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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-23

surroundings, her fellow sufferers, the
white capped nurses, and the doctors
For each and every one she had the
same wan little smile; but there was
one whose coming seemed to be the
only sunbeam of her life. How eager.
ly she watched for his coming, and how
those blue eyes lit up as she saw his
handsome, grave face! Every day he
came to her and spoke kind words
She wondered how it would all end
All! too well she knew that in a few
weeks she would again begin the wear.
isome life of the past. He would for.
get her, but through all her sutferings
she knew she could never forget him
She could never forget those dark eyes
as they looked tenderly into hers
yes, in all the years to come there
would be one bright spot she could
remember.
One morning she watched for his
coming III vain. A new doctor came
in his place, and, although Millicent
would have rather died than confess
it, two great tears rolled down her
cheek. One Of the nurses came to her
and placed a large bouquet in her thin
hands. "They are for you" she said
Shall put them in water?" MILL
cent gazed thoughtfully at them and
wondered; where they came from. Sud-
denly tiny piece of paper caught her
eye. 1t was a note addressed to her.
Her. trembling fingers could scarcely
unfold it. Involuntarily her eyes went
down the page to where the name was
written in bold, plain hand, Edgar
Canton"
Softly she read the following lines:
Dear Little Friend-I am called
away to a distant city, but cannot go
without bidding you goodby. I cannot
come to you, as I start at midnight
and by morning will be many miles
from here. When return you will be
almost we'll again. Dear little girl,
l will have something to tell you when
/ get back, try and see If you can guess
what It is. I shall be home the last
day of the old year. Until then am
yours, ., EDGAR CANTON
How happy she was, and how she
longed for his return; she dared not
think of what he had to tell her. The
days passed quickly, and one morning
she was surprised when the doctor told
her that in a week she would be able
to leave the hospital The week passed,
the day of her departure came. It was
Dec. ~, the day before Christmas:
she knew that she would be unable to
see Edgar Canton and her heart was
heavy. Where was she togo, she had
only a fewsdollars and no work: Over
and over, again lie ftriedsto think Yes,
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mans face that he seemed to make the
others gentle by comparison.
Hurry up, there!" he shouted in
English, flourishing his whip. eve are
being watched every day now. There
may be soldiers here any minute. Get
the stuff ashore in a hurry"
The men strained harder, and soon
the fiat nose Of the boat was showed up
on the sand. The men leaped out, each
one giving q quick look at the master.
as II expecting every moment cut
with the heavy whip. ..
"Hey, Torrevo, who is this?" he
shouted, pointing to Rob.
THAT fool of nephew Of mine, .
shouted back the captain OF the BLACK
Cat" "He is no good, but he would
make a trip with me. Whip him, II
he Is lazy"
Rob remembered what Torrevo had
said about his appearance as the
nephew Of the captain of "El Cato
Negro" and wondered If he, as Rob
Cleverdale, had any more to fear than
he was getting as Torrevo's nephew. 1t
seemed to be the object of Torrevo to
make him out as stupid and worthless
as possible, and to give the English
man the impression that he hated his
nephew.
The men on the boat now began to
pick up their burdens, and poor Rob,
not one-fifth as strong as one of these
fellows, did the same. He unfortunate
~ picked up a package that was too
heavy for him, and staggered with it
right before the tall, Satanic individ-
ual, whom all so palpably feared.
In an instant there was a swish, and
the Englishman's whip came down on
Rob's shoulders. . LIZ
Get on with you'll" he said. II you
can't do better than that, what good
are your" 2s
Rob, not knowing but an answer
would bring him another blow. shut
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,HAPTER v. 60 ontinued.l

CHAPTER ". ontinued.)
Al Rob: dressed In his picturesque
nnish costume. stood on the deck,
thought he had never seen SO many
llainous- looking men. They would
ppel tho large fat boats to the
boomers side, make them fast and
mp aboard. Then the black boat
81 and the crew Of the BLACK Cat"
Duld be busy for . time in trans
rring from the hold OF the schooner
the boats the packages and cases
nd casks Of the contraband cargo.
captain Torrevo was here, there and
Esverywhere, giving loud commands in
I language that Rob did not under
stand, and which would scarcely be un-
derstood BY any one whose tongue
was limited to the precise language OF
any one country.
Captain Torrevo passed Rob several
times without paying him any atten-
tion. What was Rob's great surprise,
then. when the captain Of the "Black
Cat" suddenly turned on him with
frightful oath and struck him with q
ropes end. q.
.'Will you do nothing?" roared Cap
tain Torfevo, in what appeared most
sfrightful rage. "Will you stand there.
and me trying to get unloaded? Get to
work there. or I'll kick you into the
waterl" h; ...1
Rob was thunderstruck and terribly
frightened.
II do anything!" he cried. Don't
strike me! Tell me what you want me
TO dol" s H.
Get into that boat. Do your share
sof the work! Help carry the stuff to
the cave!" 81 IT, f..
AS Rob, without trying to soften the
terrific wrath Of his seemingly cruel
master. turned to obey, he saw, stand
ing on the shore, large, black horse.
Upon this horse was seated q man OF
apparently fifty-hve years of age. This
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-23
A Quaker Wedding.

The Elk City (Kan.) Enterprise de-
scribes a Quaker wedding which took
place In that city the other day. The
bridal couple came into the meeting
house and took their seats all alone
on the rostrum, while 200 people sat
silently on the benches, After a long
wait, during which not a sound was
uttered, the groom arose and taking
the bride by the hand, said: Friends,
in the presence of God and before this
assembly take Marietta Stevens to be
my wife, promising with divine assist
ance to be unto her a faithful husband
until death shall separate u.s." Then
the bride in like manner promised to
be to him loving and faithful wife,
and the ceremony was over, -,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-23
GET ON WITH YOU"

his teeth hard and took up smaller
package. With this, which he could
just carry, he fell into line.
There was now steady line Of men
going from the shore, where two boats
were unloading, over ridge some few
hundred feet of, up to which there
was a constant rise. They disappeared
over this ridge, and Rob wondered
where they took the contraband goods.
But he was soon to find out. As part
Of the endless procession. with dark,
shining bodies, before him, and others
coming after him, he walked up the
slope, and at the summit OF the ridge
found that there was steep descent
on the other side. And down this there
was a swampy place, toward which the
men went. They did not go into the
swamp, however. Turning one side,
they continued till they reached spot
: where the side of the hill was almost
straight. Here there was a small open
ing, almost hidden by growth Of trees
and bushes. These were being held
aside by men while the burden car
riers went into the opening. To &C.
complish this they were compelled to
put the burden they carried on the
ground, roll or push it in, and then get
down on their knees and crawl in
themselves. Rob did just as he had
seen the others do, and when he again
stood upright he found himself in a
great cave, almost totally dark. with
the men moving like spectres Of dark
ness here and there. After few min
utes he managed to see little, and
then found that the cave he was in was
only one Of series Of vaulted caverns,
leading back from the ridge toward,
and perhaps under, the water Of the
bay. There was a constant slope down.
ward, and Rob judged that the bot
tom Of the cave was at least fifty feet
below the river bed. From one Of the
caverns men now came with torches,
and Rob saw that this strange place
was a vast storehouse Of struggled
goods. Bales Of tobacco lined one
rock roomt Bales Of silk and cloth
filled another. Here there were casks
OF brandy and in another place guam
tity Of liquor in bottles. There was
wealth represented there stolen
wealth-for, even If the smugglers had
bought the goods honestly, they were
stealing It into the country, which was
in itself dishonest And II they would
do this no doubt they would steal It.
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man was tall, and had heavy beard.
He was dressed in well-f1tting riding
suit. with high boots. There was 9
look Of masterful cruelty about him
that made Rob SILVER.
Rob noticed that the blacks, and the
crew Of the BLACK Cat" as we'll. shot
glances Of fear toward the calm and
powerful-looking man on horseback.
Poor Rob did not know what to do
! first. All around him were groaning
and clustering blacks, and the cruel.
sharp words Of Torrevo were ringing
In his ears.
'Take it! Take it," said one Of the
laborers to him, holding out a pack
age. Rob tried to take it from the
( fellow and put it with others, as he
saw the men around him doing, but 1t
was too heavy. He let 1t fall, and
there was the sound Of breaking glass.
Immediately the captain Of the BLACK
& Cat" let out a shrill yell of rage, and
sleaped into the boat. He gave Rob a
cut across the shoulders and even on
his face with the ropes end he carried.
Rob cried out with pain, but Torrevo
cursed and struck him again.
Cub! Good for nothing!" he
screamed. seemingly beside himself
With rage. 'Will you break the cap
tain's bottles? Take that for your
clumsiness." J.
The schooner was near enough to
shore for the man on horseback to hear
and see what was going on. He turned
! calm. impassive face toward the boat.
ats that good for-nothing nephew
of mine. Senior Captain" sang out Tor
reyo. .'de would go on voyage with
me. and what good is he. except to
steal and lie and break things? I'll
break him! Come, take this and see
! II you can break It" &. .s,..
Rob tremblingly took the package
from the dark hands that held 1t. out
70 him, and succeeded in getting 1t in
place without mishap.
IN this way with much roaring and
cursing By Torrevo, the boat was load
ed. and then started toward the shore.
The tall man on the horse now got
down on the ground. and stood with q
heavy whip In his hand and 4 ma
slsyolsut expression on his face. This
man was evidently an Englishman or
an American. Rob had thought the
dark, svil faces ION the Black Cat"
dreadful y look at,, hut' Assre was
oomething % utterly IN this
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-23
DIRT PASSES FOR BUTTER.
In Many Places of This Globe Whore
Primitive People Dwell.

Primitive People Dwell.
Eating earth is practiced all over the
world to certain extent, and is not
confined to the clay-eating Indians OF
the far west. In some parts of the
mountains of Germany the natives eat
certain kind Of clay spread on their
bread, calling it "stein butter" stone
butter. In upper Italy and Sardinia
kind of clay is offered in the markets
for sale as food. In Northern Sweden
and the peninsula of Kola kind of
earth called bergmerl, mountain -four,
is baked with the bread. In Persia, too,
large quantities of clay are eaten. The
natives of Africa are great clay-eaters,
especially the Botocudos of the Orino-
co river. In Nubia certain kind Of
earth is eaten as medicine, and on
the island of fimor the eating Of earth
is connected with the religious cere-
monies. The cause Of this widespread
custom, according to Doctor Lasch, a
German scientist who has just been in
vestigating the matter, is that the clay
contains q certain amount of, salt.
which tastes good to these primitive
people. The consequence of habitual
earth-eating is a great distention OF
the stomach, an increase in the lean
ness of the eaters, and distention OF
the liver. When child of civilized par
cnts shows a disposition to eat earth
or slate pencils, as is often the case,
there is physical cause for it, and the
case should be brought to the attention
OF the family physician,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-23

M had bsttar gs " AsF old iodginGs.
TIE landlady ~ Hind ma M could
pay her board Tor u lev weeks ~ least
and then perhaps get employment
It was New Years eve; Millicent sat
with her head on her arm thinking sot
DR.. Canton. She knew that he had
probably returned. and she wondered
II she should ever see him again. Just
then some one knocked at the door Of
the room. Thinking 1t was Mrs, Blake.
the landlady. with her tea, she sim
ply said, Come In" without even lift.
ing her head. ID +. .% 5s
No tea tray was put on the table, and
Millicent, hearing no one, looked up.
Two strong arms encircled her, and
with one glad cry, she recognized Ed
gar Canton. .a,
Darling little Mile, YOU have
guessed what I have to tell you. 1t IS
that on the first day Of the new year
l want to make the sweetest little girl
in all the world my wife. Will you
make me happy by consenting to be-
come Mrs. Canton Tomorrow"
Tears of joy glistened on the long
lashes and she softly whispered: "1s 1t
because You pity me, Edgar?" 1T Is
because a certain little blue-eyed girl
has captivated my heart. and it Is. for
her to decide whether my life will be
worth the living. Look at me, Mile,
darling; yes, am sure that can see
love written in those blue eyes in great
big letters" Slowly the golden head
sank on that broad shoulder and the
happy bells pealed forth the coming
Of happy life for these two.-Boston
Post. +,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-23
HOODS
Sa1"SapaT.ilIa

Is Americas Greatest Blood Medicine.
The small boy likes material SYM
pathy, but he never likes his mother to
feel for him with her slipper. .
The height of some mems ambition
is to be able to say II told you So"
The skeleton in woman's closet Is
usually some other female. i
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-23
Spring H'lyl110r's
Of the Blood

Come to certain percentage Of all tho
people. Probably rs per cent. of these
people are cured every year by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and we hope by this
advertisement to get the other rs per
cent. to take Hoods Sarsaparilla. II
has made more people well, effected
more wonderful cures than any other
medicine in the world. Its strength
as blood purifier is demonstrated by
its marvellous cures Of
Scrofula Salt Rheum
scaid Head Roiis, P!mples
All kinds Of Humor Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning rheumatism
Catarrh .. Malaria, Etc.
All Of which are prevalent atthis season.
You need Hoods Sarsaparilla now.
1t will do you wonderful good. - ID,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-23

Open spaes3iB: London -. Z
Londop enjoys q greater. area ~of
open apace than any other. capital in
-the. world. s.4~a III :f~aa 80
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
vICT1aIs OF HEAT.
Many Deaths and Prostrntions Are
Reported.

,. ii 2 . q Il
Many Deaths and Prostrntions Are
Reported.
Chicago. Aug 12.-Nine deaths and
fifteen prostrations resulted from the
excessive heat here yesterday. The
temperature was above 80 the greater
part Of the day, and for one hour dur
ing the afternoon touched IS degrees.
Louisville was the hot
test of the year in. Louisville. The
maximum temperature, 1907, was
reached at $3.50 p. m. The highest tenn
perature this summer before yester-
day was 81. There were three prostra-
lions.
Pittsburg-Instead Of going lower
the thermometer jumped a point yes
terday, reaching 81 on the government
building. Five deaths and six pros
tratiops are directly attributable to the
hot weather.
New York - Eleven persons died
heat which has been torturing human
fty in this vicinity for several days
and still continues with little prospect
Of letting up.
Cleveland-There were four prostra-
tons from heat yesterday, one Of
which proved fatal. 1t was the hottest
day of the present heated term.
Philade!phia-The intense heat yes
terday resulted in five deaths and
twenty prostrations.
Milwaukee = Yesterday two deaths
and one prostration, due to intense
heat, were reported.
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cerdins 70 4 dispatch I'd ths Daily NJ ],
press from Chefu, dated Aug. 8. pur-
porting to give an account Of that en-
gagement, were 200, the majority of
these being killed. 1.-THE allies marched
on hYang-tsun." says this report '.at
dawn Monday. The position. held by
1000 Chinese, was well intrenched to
the east of the river. After four hours
heavy fighting the Chinese were driven
from their defense works." Az
Another dispatch to the same paper,
dated Tien-tsin, Aug. 6. recounts a
reconnaissance that morning by the
Japanese beyond, Hsiki, the result be-
Ing that the enemy was developed in
strong force, we'll fortified. at Wei no.
The Chinese We're superior in num-
bers and are facing the fire Of seven
guns. The Japanese retired in Hsiki
with three killed and twenty-seven
wounded, but captured 200 horses,
With the exception of these messages
Gen. Chaffee's report is the only one
published by the London morning pa
pers telling of the capture of Yang
tsun.
The editorials generally incline to
view the progress toward Picking as
thus far splendid, but one which can
not be maintained at the present rapid
rate as the concentration of supplies
and the establishment of bases will
cause inevitable delays.
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London, Aug. IAN edict emanat-
ing from Picking authorizing Ii Hung
Chang to negotiate with the powers
for peace, it is reported from Shanghai
under yesterdays date, has been re-
ceived there.
The morning papers express salts
faction at the latest developments in
China. The average comment is that
China is now genuinely suing for
peace through Ii Hung Chang.
The correspondents at Yokohama
again send the statement that Rus
( so-Japanese force is moving on Pc
king from the north. The movements
and the number of this force are kept
secret to prevent the facts from reach
ing Picking.
Dispatches printed this morning
give further details of the taking OF
Yang-tsun. According to the Daily
Mails correspondent the attack was
led by the Americans and British. The
Chinese position consisted of seven
lines of intrenchments. The enemy
fell back from one to another, until
driven to the last line, they fled to-
ward Peking,
Completely DcmOralized.
The Chinese say they retreated be-
cause the British poured poison" into
their troops. This refers to the lyddite
shells, which the Chinese then ex-
perienced for the first time. The cor
respondent then adds that the British
casualties were so and the American
25, but this latter estimate, it will be
noted is four times greater than Gen.
Chaffee's report,
A ST. Petersburg special says the
Chinese minister there, Yang HUI, has
received a telegram announcing that
Ii Hung Chang is dangerously i'll and
confined to his bed, and that he has
been granted a months leave. An
other ST. Petersburg dispatch asserts
that the Russian general staff has
been notified that the Chinese, 10000
strong, are moving from Hun Nan and
HUI Pei toward Peking and Tien-tsn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
ARMOR PLATE BIDS.

Figures Submitted by the Bethlc-
hem and Carnegie Companies Are
Identical.
Washington, Aug. 12.-At the open
ing of bids yesterday at the navy de-
partment for armor plate, the Bethle-
hem and Carnegie companies sub
mitted identical bids, each for about
1920 tons of the $4,000 tons adver-
tised for at $500 for the thick .armor
and $411.20 for the thin. The only
other bid was from the Midvale Steel
company, which proposed to furnish
the whole amount of armor, without
charging any royalty, on a sliding
scale from s43S up. This company is
unwilling to contract for less than TO-
900 tons.
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Reported to have been given command of the
allies in China.
the correspondent of the Associated
Press, shortly after his arrival in Berlin.
"My appointment" said Gen. Won Wal
dersee, lis due entirely to the initiative
of Emperor William. I snail start for
China, going probably by way of San
Francisco, in a short time. 1 am fully
aware of the great difficulties I shall
have to meet in China and of the extreme
delicacy of my position there; but I can
only say that shall do my best to prove
myself worthy of the honor and of the
confidence placed in me by the kaiser
Countess Won Waldersee will accompany
me to the United States.'
This evening the field marshal had con-
fererces at the offices of the general staff
AID the minister of war.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17

The writer of short story in the
Century Magazine has invented two
phrases that may find a permanent
place in political slang. Party plat
forms do not always express the real
sentiments or the intentions of those
who subscribe to them. 1t is easier
to promise than to perform the prom.
Use. This writer speaks of a weasel
word" as one that sucks the meaning
out Of another which is beside it, lust
as weasel sucks an egg, leaving only
the she'll. "Weaseling," he says. is
highly expedient because one class of
voters will like the weasel, and the
other the word that has been weaseled
the egg. The other phrase is 1.-The
stained glass plank" CHANGING through
the window at one point a dog looks
yellow, while at another he is green
and not until the window is thrown
open can you actually see what the
dog is like. OF course windows are
not made of "planks' which one can
look throughput let that pass.
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Sig. Constantine Macs, the Italian
archaeologist, says that 5000 bronze
tables, constituting the records of
Rome from it's foundation to the time
OF Vespasian, are buried in the marsh
at Ostia, near Rome, having been car
ried to Ostia after being rescued from
the fire which devoured the capital in
the year GO OF the Christian era. Sig.
Macs suggests that the marsh should
be completely drained in order to re-
cover this historic treasure.
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Overhead trolley system not only
damages underground pipes, but it
also Injuries trees. Wherever a cable
touches a branch it rapidly decays and
the tree eventually dies. Serious COM
plants Of this nature are made at Bay
Ridge. N. Y.
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RELEASING PRISONERS.
Freedom Given to Make Room
New Arrivals

Freedom Given to Make Room for
New Arrivals.
San Francisco Aug. -. - The mill
tary prison on Alcatraz island has
been overcrowded for some time past.
and the constant arrival of soldiers
with long sentences to serve has
caused the issuance of an order direct
ing the commandant to release 5 per
cent of the prisoners who have served
any great portion of their sentences.
This is in addition to those recon-
mended by the board of clemency an
pointed some days ago. The COM
mandant at Alcatraz is directed to
liberate five men each day in order
to prevent the discharge of so many
men, many OF whom are desperate
characters. Maj. Oliver e. Wood has
assumed the duties of chief commits
sary of the department of California.