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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-29
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE EXTENSION.

A few minutes later Sturgis, ap
parently absorbed in the contempla.
ton Of the paintings which hung in
the hall, heard the door Of Murdoch
study open softly. Although the re-
porter did not turn his head, he at
once became conscious that the chem
lists piercing eyes were fixed upon
him. The observation lasted SO long
that Sturgis, self-possessed as was his
wont, was beginning to feel trife
nervous, when at last DR.. Murdoch
broke the silence:
81 have to apologize for leaving you
standing in the hail. Mr.. Sturgis. ]
was under the impression that l had
invited you to step into the parlor.
The words, courteous in themselves,
conveyed to the hearer an impression
of biting sarcasm.
II found the parlor already occu.
pied; l hesitated to disturb a tetea-
tete," replied Sturgis, quietly.
Murdoch eyed him narrowly for a
moment, and then invited him into
the study.
The chemists study was spacious
room, plainly but luxuriously fur
nished, and containing every conven-
fence and comfort calculated to light
en- the labor OF busy man. The
table, Uttered with books and papers.
stood near a small safe and almost
directly opposite the hall door.
speaking-t tubes and electric call but
tons were within reach of the occu-
pant of the easy chair, and probably
placed him in communication with
the various portions Of the house,
hold; while telephone on one side
and typewriter on the other showed
that the chemist kept In touch also
with the outside world.
Murdocks interlocutor, whoever no
had been, had disappeared. But how?
The question interested Sturgis, and
his mind at once began to seek an
answer to 1t.
There were three doors leading
from the study. One Of these was the
one by which Murdoch and sturgis
had just entered from the hall. No
one could have passed out that way
without meeting then1
Then there were the folding doors
leading into the library; but, as the
door leading from the library to the
hall had remained slightly ajar, Stur-
gis felt sure that he would have heard
the man had he gone out by that
way.
The third door led to small ex-
tension.
HE must have gone into the OK
tension thought Sturgis.
The only alternative was an exit
through the windows. This in itself
would not have presented any special
difficulty: for the distance to the
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National Educational Association
Charleston, S. &.

Round trip ticket, to Charleston, 8.
@, via the Southern Railway, account Of
the Annual Meeting Of the National Edu-
cational Association will be sold on July
9th, 9Th, 7th and 9Th, good TO return un-
I'll September lat, at rate of one first class
fare plus Two Dollars membership fee.
Stop.overs will be allowed, both going and
returning, on all tickets reading via the
Southern Railway.
The route Of the Southern Railway pas
SEES through the historic battle grounds Of
Virginia and the Carohnas anil affords ex-
cellent facilities for reaching Charleston
and seeing en- route tho agricultural aud
manufacturing industries, % we'll a. tho
principal com snsrclal cities and resorts Of
the South.
Chas. L. Hopkins, District Passenger
Agent Southern Railway, 8e8 Chsstnut
street, Philadelphia, will DO pleased to
furnish all information desired
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Here Sturgis was In his element
He had himself collected valuable
library ON the subjects kindred to his
profession; but here were books many
Of which none but = Croesus could
ever hope to own. He was soon alb
sorbed in an examination OF some rare
volumes which he had often longed
to possess.
While thus engaged he became
aware Of the murmur Of voices from
the rear room. As tho words spoken
could not be distinguished, he paid NO
special attention to themi but, In
stinctively, he noted that ono Of the
voices flowed In the calm. even tones
SO characteristic of Murdock's speech,
while the other, whose timbre and
modulations were unknown to him,
betrayed the depressed excitement OF
the speaker.
1t soon became evident that MUIR
docks interlocutor was fast losing
control Of himself: for he gradually
pitched hts voice In higher key, I'M
til occasional words began to reach
Sturgis' ears. The reporter was not
the man to wantonly play the part
of eavesdropper; therefore. although
the isolated words which reached him
brought no connected sense, he
judged that it was time to move out
of earshot Of the conversation to
which he was becoming an involun.
tary listener. Replacing upon its
shelf the book which he had been ex-
aiming, he started toward the hall
door. As he did so, he heard the
now thoroughly excited individual ex-
claim in loud tones,
II don't care damn for the money.
! only went into the scheme because
you promised she'd have me; and, by
God, II l don't get her, III give the
whole cursed thing away"
st,ais who had reached the hall
door, prieked up his detectives ears
at these words. But in another Sec
ond he heard the knobs Of the fold
ing doors rattle, as though some one
had placed his hands upon them.
Quick as thought lie opened the
door and glided out into the hallway.
He had not time to pull the door
quite to behind him when the folding
Doors opened and he heard Murdoch
say In his calm, frigid tones:
Perhaps you have done that al
ready with your dulcet voice"
Had Murdoch seen him? The re-
porter asked himself the question.
Probably not; for he heard the fold
ing doors close once more.
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DEER PARK HOTEL.

Swept by mountain breezes $500 feet
above sea level. Absolutely FREQ from ma
laria. hay fever snd mosquitoes. On Main
Line of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Ho-
tel and Cottages. Every modern conveD.
ience. Rooms On suite with bath. Elsc-
trio Lights, Elevator. Turkish Baths. two
large Swimming Pools, Golf Links. Ten
mis- Courts, Bowling Alleys, Magnificent
Drives. Complete Livery Service, Anna
polls Naval Cadet Band. Delightful Cot
ages FURNISHED for housekeeping II desir-
ed) ready for occupancy juno 1st. Hotel
open from June 23rd to September Both.
For rates and information address W.
Baltimore Md. until June 10. After that
time, Deer Park, Garrett County, Md.
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A fatal policy is to neglect q back ache
or other sign Of kidney trouble Folsy's
Kidney Cure Is q sure remedy for Brights
diabetes. and gravel. All druggists.
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Wilmington, Del ,

Wilmington, Del.
All losses promptly adjusted and pail
Aggregate capital Of companies represents
ed over vi, O00, O0Q o5-m-th-tf
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The derrick to be used by the stone
workers In erecting lths outside of the
Rockford water tower has been put up.
and the one used BY the Edge Moor Iron
Company in erecting the Iron work has
been taken down. Tho steps around the
tower are now being put up on false
work. but as soon ss the wall reaches a
sufficient heighth they will be fastened to
the wall
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COLD STEEL OR DEATH

'There is but one small chance to save
your life and that Is through an opera
tion," was the awful prospect set before
Mrs. !. B. Hunt, Of Lime Ridge, Wis, BY
her doctor after vainly trying to cure her
of q frightful case of stomach trouble and
yellow jaundice. He didn't count on the
marvellous powor of Electric Bitters to
cure Stomach and Liver troubles, but she
heard Of 1t, took seven bottles, was wholly
cured avoided surgeons knife, now weighs
moro and feels better than ever. It's posi-.
lively guaranteed to cure Stomach, Liver
and Kidney troubles and never disap-
store
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Elected Officers.

At its rsgulgr meeting on Tuesday
evening. Delaware Conclave No. 2 Hep
tasopbs or S W. NJ, elected the fellow
ing officers: Archon, Olive Cole; Chsn-
csllor. E!wood Pssoe. Provost, Charisa
#. Prince; Probate, Daniel Hudson; u.
Scribe. YIN. Kirk; Inspector General,
VIM. Stidham; Trustees, .. L. Bell -
Frank Jump.
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DE0ISTER'S ORDER.
N REalsTER's OFEIcE.
New Castle County, Dol.


Upon the application Of Security Trust 8
Safe Deposit Go. Executor Of Jas: B. Crozier
late Of WILMINGTON Hundred IN said county,
deceased, 1t 10 ordered and directed by the
Register that the Executor aforesaid give
notice Of granting of letters testamentai'y, up
On the estate Of the deceased, with the date
Of granting thereof, by. causing adver
the date Of such Letters in six Of the most pub.
lie places Of the County Of New Castle, requir.
Ing all persons having demands against the es
tate to present the same, or abide by nj act OF
Assembly In such case made and provided and
also cause the same to be inserted within tho
same period in the DAILY HEPU sLICAN news
paper published in Wilmington, Del, and to
BE- continued therein three weeks, e o d.
,>, Given under the hand and seal OF
I SIS. Office OF the Register aforesaid, at
s~r->' Wilmington In New Cnstle County
''0feS''uui CALVIN sS W. VIZ ckossAS ,Y R es
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that I,ettorsTe5tamen
tary were in due form Of law granted unto the
undersigned, on the 18th day Of June
A. D. 400 and that all persons having claims
against the estate Of the deceased must present
the same, duly attested, to the said Executor.
on or before the 18th day Of June 100
Or abide theAct Of Assembly in such case made
aud provided.
eECURlTY TRUST & SAFE DEPOSIT co.
Executor
Address: Wilmington, Del. jl2
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ID EaISTER'S ORDER. ,
IL REGlSTER'S OFFICR
New Castle County, Dol. J

June 49, 1900.
+, Upon tho appli cation Of Edward H. Bren.
man, and Mary u. lallon, Executors Of the
Rev Martin X. Fallon, late Of viii
Mington Hd., IN said county, deceased, 10 Is
ordered and directed by theRegisterthat theEx
tiers Testamsntsry on the estate Of the decea,
ed with the date Of granting thereof, by causing
advertisements to De posted within forty days
from tho date Of such Letters in six OF the
moot public places Of the county of New Castle
requiring all persons having demands against
the estate to present. the same, or abide by an
act Of Assembly in such case made and pr0vid.
ed ; md also cause the same to be inserted
within the same period in the DAILY REPUB
tIcAS, q newspaper published in Wilmington,
Del, and to be continued therein. 8 weeks e. cd
;. -, Given under the hand and seal Of
s. s Office Of tina Register Aforesaid at
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
CALVIN W. CROSSAN, Register.
, NOTICE-Noticei,h hereby given that Letters
Testan tary were In due f0lm Of law grant
ed unto the undersigned on the 18th day Of
June, A. ID. 1901 and that all person,
having claims against the estate Of the decaas
cd must present the same, duly attested, to this
said Executors. Gil or before the 18th day of
June 1901, or abide the Act OF Assembly
VI such case made and provided.
EDWARD II. BRENNAN,
MAEYE FAILON,
Address: Wilmington, Del. j-O
NOTlCE-All persons holding borrowed
books or other property belone ing to the Lutte
Rev. N. X Falon, will kindly return same
immediately to Elw. d. Brennan, Executor,
&2l Market street.
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Nuff Sed.
Simm's Penpyroyal Pills the best make
price q. BY mail; 608 King street. Il
The state herald., 1900-08-24
MaAe. Fortune Vnatdsd.

Worthy to be chased among women
OF achievements In this little Syrian
girl. Rose Abaity. who II Just return
Ing TO her own country with n fortune
large enough to keep her people In
luxury for the balance Of their lives.
and every penny OF II honestly earned
upon the Pacific coast. She ran away
from home and came 10 San Francisco
five years a.o. then but 10 years OF
age. determined to win relief from tho
poverty from which there was no os-
cape at home. Al flrst she sold Jew
elry, notions and trinkcts from door
10 door. and later she developed n keen
inatlnct for the safc Investment OF
her savings. Al one time. learning
that the soldiers Of the Kansas COM
panlos. then awaiting transportation
10 the Philippines. were without funds.
she went out 10 the camp with $3.50.
which she loaned In small sums TO the
soldiers on their verbal promise TO
pay with 100 per cent interest Che
did not lose dollar by the venture,
hni gained many ffieAds, and before
The state herald., 1900-08-24

The tripping feet-the sparkling
eye-the graceful moveinent-be-
longnot alone to the budding maiden.
These graces are the right-aye
dHty Of eSe,y aoomaR until the hair
whitens and regal dignity replaces
them.
The mother who guards her
strength has so much more to de-
vote to the care and education OF
her dear ones. She should be n
comfort "a chcer-always.
Ye, how many feel that they
have the strength to properly bal
ancc the honep The world is list
less. weary and morbid. Its blood
moves sluggishly and is full Of i'm
puri,ics. It needs kindling, in
vigora,ing tonic to set II ahre-it
needs pc.rti.un
The state herald., 1900-08-24
CricHefS Wonc in EoaIond.

Cricket is said to be losing Its popu-
larity In England. In several OF tho
British newspapers this Is discussed
MS an established fact, and It is said To
be due to somewhat the same reasons
that have led to the decadcnee OF
baseball In the United States. Just
as here professionalism has ruined the
national game. so the same evil seems
to have arisen In England. II seems
that the best cricket clubs are made up
OF professionals and alleged amateurs
who arc really professionals and do
little else than play the game and reap
financial benefit thereby more or less
surreptitlously.
The state herald., 1900-08-24
The Grand Boofjack
<~ TO the Queen.

The Grand BootJack to the Queen"
will soon be guest OF fashionable
society at eastern watering places. In
spite Of his somewhat suggestive title.
the grand bootJack" is by no means
a menial. lie Is indeed an earl and
one OF the proudest In the pecrage OF
Scotland. His own title is Earl OF
Rothes. and his cour, title is one
which comes to him by inheritance
from an ancestor OF Ave centuries ago.
who wns made "bootJack" to his ma
jesty Of Scotland. The earl is only
twenty years old. Until he married
the countess he was very poor. but his
father-in-law. the famous plush Ed
ward" manufacturer OF plush. gave
him enough money to restore the state
OF his ancient house and enable him TO
support his title In style. Earl Rothcs
and tho countess are now making n
tour around the world.
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RH1I!EN,TSlMy 81 ] .l3kly T. a,l!|2!||;l P2Ek!N.
IEz| ! .t!lsl4s S. E:a4s=zf9 x1S \

entrances to several cities. They are
rut there as objects of art, and not for
any religious purpose.
In many places in the country there
are also colossal statues of gods and
warriors.
After Peit-Sang is Yang-Tsun, eight
cen miles from Tientsin. The houses
are built Of mud brick. made with
straw. They are quite comfortable
inside. and very pretty In appearance
on account of the vegetation around
them. as at so many other towns,
there is a canal, crossed by boat
bridge.
Lola. about thirty miles from Tien-
tsin, is more important place than
most OF the others mentioned. The
country is somewhat rolling here.
This place is the seat of an important
mandarin. His headquarters, or va
men, is big building OF blue brick.
ornamented with dragons and queer
Chinese beasts. The entrance Is ap-
proprlately decorated with the heads
Of decapitated criminals. In pound
alongside 1t other criminals may be
seen undergoing various form of tor
ture. A common punishment that is
inflicted for the most trivial offences
is the cangue. huge collar of wood,
almost to heavy to be borne, but SO
arranged that 1t prevents prisoner
from lying down.
Forty miles from Tlentsin is the i'm
portant walled city OF Lang Fang,
which is near the army's route. This
place is about four thousand years old
I had peculiar cxperielce here in
what is described as a first-class Chi
nese hotel
There is famous joss house in
Lang Fang which contains twenty
idols. or gods, including the God of
War. the God of Strength. the God of
Death, the God OF Eyes. the God OF
Fertility. and others. Followers OF
Buddha and Confucius use these Joss
houses impartially.
There is also a Temple OF Tortures.
This is filled with figures made OF clay
The state herald., 1900-08-24

and papier mache, illustrating in an
extremely realistic manner all the
tortures inflicted by Chinese law. 1t
is far more horrible than the Cham
ber OF Horrors at Nine. Tussaud's.
Here you see representation of a
man being sawed in half and another
being slowly ground to pieces on a
grindstone. and SO on.
Ho-Si-Wu is town OF considerable
size about fifty miles from Pekin.
Anting is small place on the rail-
road some fifty-four miles from Tien-
tsin, which may figure n the march
of the allies.
At this point the natural route OF
the army turns westward Feng-Tai.
seventy-four miles from Tientsin, is
situated on top OF ridge. from which
Pekin comes suddenly into view. The
with its walls and quantity rooted
temples. is one that cannot fail to
create deep impression upon the
trave'er. 1t makes one think Of a trav-
eler in ancient days coming in sight
Of the sacred city OF Jerusalem.
Here Is the Grand canal which is a
great artificial waterway connecting
Pekin with Nankin. 1t is carried be-
tween embankments which rise high
above the surrounding country. In
times Of peace the canal is covered
With vast feet OF junks. some of
which are bigger than large ocean
steamer. They draw as much as ten
feet Of water. and have an immense
length and beam. The famous west
gate Of Pekin is the one through which
the ordinary traveller from Tientsin
makes his entrance. The gate has
the thickness of New York city
block, and in the passage through It
there are dozen gates Of different
patterns, some opening in the middle.
some working on hinges. and others
falling like porticullises. The walls
rise to height of eighty feet. and
over the gate there is temple hun
dred feet high, with trees growing
around 1t on top of the wall.
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FORE icilI WORDS.
Some General Rules That VIII Aid In Fro
nouncing Them.

some 9enerhi tules lnut VIII Aiu IN I'rU-
nouncing Them.
Many foreign words have become n
part of the English language through
frequent use and Ii Is wise and proper
to pronounce them according to rules
Of English. There are. on the other
hand, many words that do not readily
lend themselves TO the English style
of pronunciation, or that are not used
often enough to warrant ii, In pro-
nouncing such words the following
suggestions may he of help to those
who have little or no acquaintance
with the foreign languages.
In Latin two vowels are not put In
one syllable unless they are joined rs
a diphthong. There are ms many syl-
lables as there are vowels in II word.
tSf-ne die for sine die.)
In German, the letter W has the
sound of in English. tNahg'ner for
Wagncr) The same is true in French,
though w is only found in words that
have been borrowed from other Ian
guages.
The letter In German and in the
Latin tongues, viz French, lialian
and Spanish has the sound of long g.
u'eek for pique. FIR: Bee-an-ko for
piiiltp, IT, Zee us loT l'luS, Sl.I
In the Latin tongues, also, the letter
n generally, though not always has
the broad sound. While the letter o
has the long sound.
The letter in Italian when fol
lowed by c or has the sound of ch.
(Nin'-chee for Ninci.,
Final consonants in French are
nearly always silent. (Pah for Pas.)
So also Is final silent unless an
accent mark Is placed above 1t. The
accented e has the sound of long II
In English or II sound quite close to
that.
The syllablcs in French words are
All of them are supposed 10 receive
equal emphasis. but little more
stress is laid on the last syllable unless
II is run into the next word ms Is often
done.
The French make frequent use of
nasal vowels, so-called. the correct
pronunciation of which is difficult 10
acquire. The nasal vowel Is composed
of n vowel and n consonapt-m or II.
The consonant is practically silent, but
serves to give the nasal tone 10 the
vowel The pronunciation of the word
salon, (for example, as given In Web
ster's dictionary, Is sa-long'. II should
he observed that In the front Of the
dictionary II is explicitly stated that
| this ng Is silent. being used only 10
convey the Idea of the nasal sound.
The state herald., 1900-08-24

The wagon road from Tientsin to
Pekin crosses the S-shaped loops of
the Pei Ho (river) at several points
Is very level and devoid Of picturesque
features.
The river is shallow and very broad
In places The channel is only suited
for light draught vessels and Is hard
to follow. The Chinese boats are
poled up the river and sail or drift
down. The Chinese have now blocked
the channel. A large part of the coun-
try can be flooded by means of the
Grand Canal. This rises high above
the surrounding country.
The land is given up almost entirely
to the cultivation of millet, the prin-
clpal Chinese grain, and to truck gar
tening. The truck gardens are the
most interesting. The cabbages, as
paragus, peas, tomatoes, pumpkins and
other vegetables they grow are
the finest in the world. The Chinese
cultivators are independent OF nature
and the elements. They depend neith-
er on rain nor sunshine to raise their
vegetables. The work goes on unin-
terruptedly all the year round.
There are hardly any woods here,
but from time to time there are little.
thick c,umps Of trees. which give shade
and have peculiarly Chinese appear
ance. Small hamlets are scattered
everywhere. The landscape develops
many strange features as one ap-
proaches the larger towns. Chief
among these are high poles with de-
capitated human heads stuck on top
Of them. This is the commonest form
Of punishment in China. and the man
DARN puts the heads outside the city
10 remind travellers without delay of
the fate that awaits evildoers. Tele-
graph po,es diversity the scenery with
head poles. Another curious feature
consists Of rows Of huge, grotesque
elephants. tigers and other animals
carved In soapstone. They form n
sort of artificial menagerie. There are
avenues of these things leading to the
The state herald., 1900-08-24
THE ONE MEDICINE

in the world which women may
rely upon positively. Pc.ru.na Is
good for everyone. but particularly
for women. The various weak
ncsses which afIlict their delicate or
ganisin spring from inflammation or
ca,arrli ofthc mucous lining, and pe.ru.na
is a specific for eatarrh In any organ Of
the body Any congestion Of n mucous
membrane simply means catarrh Of th,
organ affected This Il why Pc-fu.na
cures all sorts Of troubles where other
remedies fail. n there " n catarrhal
affection the matter with you anywhere
Pc-fu.na will cufu YOU,
The state herald., 1900-08-24
Those stranr, r.opl. In rari.

Some evidence ns 70 the gcnuincneSs oi
the natives IN the different sidc-shon
be CLEANED from the following conycrsn.
tion overheard between "a dancer AT IN,
Algerian theater and an acquaintance;
where's your brOtherf'' asked The
friend.
Hes a Turk at the ottoman thcatcr.'
replied the Algerian.
'And your Histcr-fhc'h here, too. ism
shes"
Yes was the nrswcr: didn't you
know She's Grishn girl In the ter
room over there IN the Japanese build
ing"
The state herald., 1900-08-24
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