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fathers trust. Then, pulling herself to-
gether- she looked up quickly TO discover
if she had disturbed her charge. She
looked, but could see nothng-she felt
with both hands-she called to her moth
err bat the room was empty-Mrs. How
ard had disappeared
An idea came to Denise in that moment
of terror which sent her running back
to the window, with her heart humping
like a steam engine. The white figure
took a familiar form in her minds eye,
and she looked for it now with an equal
sense of alarm, though her fear was of
different kind.
Yes-uOw there could be no mistake. the
pale Wanderer she had mistaken for an
apparitiou was a hesh-and- blood woman
her own mother-Out alone in the solitary
garden at midnight.
Denise watched her slowly vanishing
down the haunted grove, at the end OF
which lay a broad lake. Where was she
going and why was she up? Evidently
! she had not wished Denise to know. 1t
was all very mystifyiugi And OH how
could she walk under those terrible yews?
The child experienced a great thrill of
admiration as she thought of her mother s
courage, knowing personally that she her
self would never have dared.
But even as these thoughts passed with
their vivid sensations a fresh idea came
to Denise Her father had told her to
stay with mamma, to take care OF her.
to be with her as much as possible, and
clear along the path of duty stood the
haunted grove, the deserted moonlit gar
den, with its mysterious legends!
oh, no no; of course she need not fol-
low; she would hide her head under the
bedclOthes and wait till her mother came
back Physical terror spoke the smooth
words, but stern reality echoed her prom
Use, ''IlI take such great great care; I'll
be ever so CAREFUL
For some moments she stood battling
with cOWardice, struggling to muster
courage. To face the unseen foes of dark
ness seemed a petrifying task for the ner-
yous, overwrought child, and her very
fear made Denise doubly a heroine, as
she mastered self, obeying her nobler in
stincts
Braving the terrors of the night. the lit
tie whte-robed figure ran noiselessly
down the broad staircase. across the hall.
paved in black and white marble over
numerous Turkey rugs. passed an old In
dian lac screen to narrow doorway
moonlight told her this door stood open;
in another moment she would be crossing
the dreaded ground, running swiftly in
her mothers footsteps.
Hesitation meant retreat so Denise
rushed blindly forward hardly conscious
of the cold air blowing on her bare neck
and futtering the thin white gown. She
held her breath as she neared the monk
tree, keeping her eyes cast down, quite
sure she would have seen something su-
pernatural had she Ventured To glance
round
Denise flew like lightning, for at the
end of the grove she overlook the wan
derer. whose feet were on the brink OF
the lake, just as small band grasped
her arm, drawing her gently back.
What are you doing, mamma?' Denise
asked. in a whisper.
She looked up as she spoke into the va
cant face. The unanswerin6 eyes, the
rigid features told their own story. De
Mise guessed in that painful moment what
had hapuened; her mother was Sleep
walking, and for this reason needed
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won Samuel Adams over to the support
OF the Constitution, and thus aided to se-
cure its ratification by Massa chusetts At
the Bunch Of Grapes. i'm the Same city. in
iIs6. was formed the Ohio Company which
t1duced Congress TO pass the ordinance
p 1875. with it's slavery prohibition clause,
fof the government of the Northwest Ter
iitorS. laid the foundation of the five
States north of the Ohio and gave free
dom its preponderance over slavery when
the contest between them came. The first
government which the new State of Mis-
souri, had met in the Missouri Hotel in
St. Louis. In the same hotel Benton was
first chosen to the Senate. 4 BaTnums
Hotel in Baltimore. which dates from the
Presidency of John Quincy Adams. were
held great gatherings in the Presidential
years of the 80 5, 40's, and SOS. when Bal
timore was the city at which the big par
ties had most of their national conven-
tions. The same was true, of course. of
the leading hotels of Chicago, Cincinnati.
and St Louis in the years when those
cities held party national assemblages. In
the hostelries at Long Branch much OF
the politics Of the country was shaped
back in the days when President Grant
made that once famed resort the summer
capital of the United States
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Come and sit down" said Mrs. Howard
as they stroIled in the garden after tea.
II love this old seat by the monks tree
She led Denise To "A lichen-covered bench
under one of the frOwning yews.
Doesn't the house look sweet from
here? You would not like to give it up.
Dense-you would not like 10 be obliged
to go away"
A very genuine note rang in the child 5
we love 1t so. don't we. Denise? But it
is just possible we may have 10 sell the
dear old place-if things go wrong. We
shall know tomorrow. II is all about
money, lawsuit, to be decided immediate
ly. The anxiety has preyed on my mind,
though your father is quite confident OF
Poor mamma. whispered Denise.
You must not SIT here if you are sad.
This is where Charlotte saw the black
figure. Let us go back TO the rose gar
dem
Are you really frightened of these fun
ny, quaint trees? It's such nonsense, you
know
Everybody is frightened you
and papa" =" replied Denise, in self-defence.
The village people always use the other
path-they call this the devils entrance.
Very rude of them / don't invite dew
lis to Lichen Hall
NO. but they come unlimited and
that's the bother of 1t, said Denise.
gravely, as she scoaxed her mother away
Denise did not sleep easily that night.
though the soft aif blowing through the
open window kept the room deliciousy
cool She watched her mother fall into
deep sIumber before she allowed herself
to close an eyelid, then the voices of the
nightingales outside grew hushed. and
Denise also slept.
Some hours elapsed, time drifted, then
she woke suddenly a flood of moonlight
falling full upon her face. The blind had
not been drawn. and the pale rays gave
the room a singulafiy ghostIy appearance
The light win wake mamma she
thought. II nusts pull the curtains. /
must shut it oT.
With this intention Denise stole on tip
toe To the open window. She thought in
voluntarily Of the sombre yew trees with
their gloomy Verdure siivered by the
moon. Through summer through win
OF sensitiveness, hard mysterious. un-
feeling,
Denise. shivering slightly with fear, yet
emboldened by the knowledge that her
mother was with her in the room, peeped
cautiously at the bright garden lying SO
silently under the stars Her eyes strayed
from the gay flower beds sending up their
mingled odors to the dark grove, and as
they did so chill blast stirred the dis
heveled curls framing her terrified face.
Beneath the dark line of waving boughs
a tall, white figure moved sowly-a pale,
transparent fOrm-whch seemed to carry
the light along with 1t. Denise could see
loose strands of hair, like that of a hu
man being hoatiRs from the creature
upright head 1t glided like moonbeam.
as If waited by the faint breeze.
With Il cry of terror Denise hid her
eyes and, rushing wildly to the bed flung
herself down with her face to the pill
lows.
"It's there, It's there! | saw ii! / saw
it, she found herself moaning aloud be-
fore she realized she was betraXing her
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DESCRIBING THE PHILIPPINES.
The Humorous Pen Picture of n
North Carolina Soldier.
Erom ~ nenderson. \. q. Cold -

From the Henderson. \. C.. Gold Leaf)
The Cold Leaf is in receipt OF the fol-
1 lowing unique combination of humor. sar-
casin, truth, and irony about the PhiliD-
pine Islands. written by a Vance county
man doing service in that far-off land as
one of Gncie Sans boys in blue The
author is John II. Burwell, brother of
Walter .. BurweN. OF Henderson For
cold irony cutting sarcasm, and a fine.
sense of humor his production stamps him
as a writer OF no mean parts of the ne
! from a familiar knowledge of his subject
. after an experience of year and a half
on the Islands. He says:
The Philippine Islands are a bunch of
trouble gathered together on the western
horizon Of civilization. They are bounded
on the north BY rocks and destruction on
the east by typhoons and monsoons. on
the south by caunibals and earthquakes
on the west by hOOdooism and smugglers
The climate is combination of electric
changes well adapted To raising Cain The
soil i extraordinarily fertile producing
large crops OF instructions and trickery
The inhabitants are very industrious
their chief occupation being trench build
ing and the manufacture of bolos knives
and reloading Remington cartridges
Their amuSements are cockfighting monte
dealings, thieYing, and cheating. Their
diet consists Of rice-boiied rice Stpwed
rice. fried rice. cooked rice and rice
The Filipino marriage service is verv
impressive. especially the cia.ISe WFctein
the wife is given the privilege of working
a. fHutN a hef husband desires. The
beasts ol burden are raTabOus. on three
mile journey only ten days rdtioI.. reed
be taken. but if the journey X 100 mics
the driver would die of old ..ge before
reaching his destination. The rivers are
serpentiDe in course. the current running
in opposition to ain known taws a. a-svf-
tation- Manila the capital and pri:iC ;pal
city. is situated on Manila Bay. q iarse
land-lOclI1 body OF water. fali of Nth.
sharks. and Spanish subma rine boats
CaVtte. the second city OF Importance. is
noted for its natural facilities for naval
station and for its large number of saloons
ana Cinnamon.
The principal exports Il the islands
are rice. hemp, and war bulletins The
principal imports are American soldiers
arms. ammunition beer and tobacco
Malaria is SO prevalent that on vari-
Gus occasions the islands have been sha-
ken with a chill. Luzon, the largest of
the group. resembles one Of Cv Green's
cast t-on boots. Communication has been
established between the numerous ISL
ands by substituting the mosquito for the
carrier pigeon. the MOSQUITOES being much
larger ana better able TO endure the ia
ugue OF the journey The native costume
consists OF -four sack tied around the
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THE FIRST IRoNCLAD.
Built in Antwerp When the Dutch
Were Fighting Spain.
{Froni lie London Express.

The first ironclad, according to records
recently discovered, was not the Merri-
mac, but a ship built early in the six
teenth century. when the Dutch were
lighting for their independence with
Spain. The burghers of Antwerp built
this first ironclad, which was protected
by heavy iron plates nailed to its sides
On the masts were rOomy platforms for
shaTpshooters. q
With this terrible vessel the burghers
hoped to break the blockade-hoped il so
confidently that they called the ship Finis
Belli (the end of the war;. But it prov
ed unmanageable, and shortly after being
launched ran aground on a sandbar and
as then called Perditae EXpensae. which
means 'thrown-away money Soon after
that the Spaniards won a decisive victory,
dragged off the maritime monster and re-
named il Finis BelH, for the war was then
indeed ended, but unfortunately not with
the result the men of Amsterdam had so
confidently expected
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THE HAUNTED YEWS.


comes Of leaving children too much 10
themselves; the servants tell such silly
storiesN I hear your little girl Is quite
sweet. 50 pretty and bright"
You heard that? Wen / am not sur
prised; it is one Of the reasons why do
not bring Denise 10 London. People talk
about her, and / am afraid she may grow
conceited. At present she is absolutely
natural-has not an idea she IS even pret-
~. II is "a great charm in Il child.
Yes said Miss Fowkes thoughtfuliy,
Il wonder how you could part with her
for months at a time but perhaps you
are right
Miss Fowkes found herself interrupted
by the entrance of the men. Of whom the.
majority drifted towards Mrs Howard II
was fashion 70 consider her beautiful
under any circumstance. Very agreeable
and very clever she certainly proved Vet
on that last evening of her London tread
mill she bore some resemblance TO those
portraits which wear an eternal smile.
The gates Of Lichen Hall We're set wide
open, and IN the twilight following a
brilliant summer afternoon carriage
passed up the haunted grove. so named for
centuries by the Howard ancestors. De-
Mise. in q white froCk, her picturesque lit
tie face framed by curls of FURNISHED cop
per waited eXcitedly OH the steps
Her eyes sparkled as they caught the
first glimpse Of the carriage; her feet
an tmprOmptu pas de seul, her voice
sounded bresthless as she gasped the sin
gle word. Mother.
The pale lady in the carriage flushed Al
she strained the child 10 her heart. They
made pretty picture. he lovely minia-
turc Of the once loVelicT woman lin to
hp-Denisc trembling with Joy as she dis
entanglcd herself in order 10 give her a
welcoming hug
1t Il 50 nice. yogr coming back-aione--
Just YOU two said Denise, a. she trIpped
after them into the house. Il shall have
you all 20 myself for once. Last summer
We got no time for nice long talks did
We. MOTHER
No. dear replied Mrs Howard with
a sigh. as she thought OF the fais ues
Of the previous year, when royalty had
been entertained az Lichen Hall
IL did not strike Denise 10 wonder why
there was no house party. till her father
remarked upon his wife's health.
Mother has been doing too much late
ly, Denise he said. You must take great
care Of her. I shall constitute you nurse.
How would the role suit Miss Merry
legs2
Denise looked AT her mothers tired face
She PM her gentle little fingers against
the faded checks, and stroi1ed them ever
80 softly.
Are you ill? she asked. and the bright
eyes dimIned at the mere idea
Not really ill-only silly laughed Mrs
Howard. Il dream more than is good
Tor me. and wake with bad headache.
ne country Is going 10 cure all that
on said Denise earnestly II hone
you won't the ghostF
ihe thought struck her suddenly; the
words slipped out
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Tired
Yes, very, What a confession to make
10 my hostess,
Your face first made the confession"
Yes; but, my dear Barbara. You should
pity me. ] am suffering from nerves-it' >
horrible, / don't know how / have man
aged 10 drag through the season. Arthur
did not want 10 leave town till the Par
namentary recess. but last week he grew,
suddenly frightened about my health 50
we are going 70 Lichen Han tomorrow for
absolute quiet No house party this sum
mer-by doctors orders-ruraI simplicity
early hours, sort Of rest cure. in fact p"
is Denise in town with you?"
No. I think children are better IN the
country. I left her with d gOyeruess at
licheE Hall where she runs wild to her
heart content. Her holidays begin to-
morrow-poor little Denise, she is simply
longing for our return"
Barbara Annesley, who would not will
ingly have parted with her own children
for a single day. looked critically at the
nervous, fair-haired woman with the
wide, blue eyes and sensitive mouth Ma
rian Howard was known as a beauty. but
lately she had lost her lovely eoIoring
through fll-health, and the vivacious So
ciety woman was now ianguid and tired
looking.
The country will do YOU good Ma
riau, said Barbara, with that cheerful
ness SO frequently adopted by healthy wo-
mcn toward their weaker sisters. Nerves
are frequently Imagination, the result Of
hysteria. You have overtaxed your
strength but YOU VIII soon pick up
agsia
Mrs. Howard smiled waniy The buzz
OF conversation wearied her She thought.
with a sense Of relief. that tomorrow she
would be far away from the hum Of the
busy world. in the dear old ivy-coyered
house standing I'm its great. grand gar
deus, with the sOmbre iir trees, pale foun-
tains and frowning yews
Barbara turned To her other guests.
fresh voice occupying Marian Howard s
attention.
is II true that Lichen Hail has the rep
utation Of being haunted2' asked Miss
Fc~kes. long necked individual. heati-
~ laden with barbaric ornaments
'Oh, yes; all the village people believe
firmly - our haunted grove. an avenue OF
trees much frequented by ghosts Even my
little girl. Denise, has grown up rooted and
grounded IN the family superstition She
hardly dares TO look out OF her window on
moonlight nights for fear Of seeing an
s2paritlon"'
"Ah." murmgred Miss Fowkeg. "that
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waist Children twelve years of age wait
till the next year for their clothes. The
towns are an aggregation of shaCkS built
of bamboo and full of filth, fleas. cur dogs.
cats. horses. chickens, pigs, flies. bedbugs.
and lice. The family all sleep on terms
of equality The native drink is bino,
concentrated tarantula poison, cactus
juice. harbed wire, and forked lightning.
The Philippines are an appropriate pres
ent for a deadly enemy. The natives are
friends at the point of n gun. The eli
mate, pleasant and healthful for reaches.
tarantulas. alligators, scorpions. cent?
pedes and snakes. The soil, adapted to
raising foul odors and diseases The ISL
ands. a God-forsaken. canntbalized.
Aguinaldo-infested blot on the face of
Gods green earth"
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fresh zeal to her task, determined not to
be baffled.
As she reached the open door she saw
her mother, still wrapt in slumber SLOW
ly moving toward the house Together
they entered. the calm. statues9ue wom-
an and the hot, exhausted child painting
slowly after her with strained and ach-
ing arms.
Back. up the wide staircase into TIE
moOnlit room. a silent little heroine. IN &c
way proud OF saving life and property,
fell half-fainting on her mothers bed
Thus she lay. her hands still clutchins
the handle of the heavy basket. listening
to Mrs. HOWard's even breathing which
seemed To minsle with her own loud
When day dawned, and the delicious
breath of an early summer morning
stirred fresh life in the child 5 pulses.
Denise crept forth again at the first
sound of the hOusemaid busy in the pass
age The child looked very pale as she
deposited a burden of silver before Char
iOtte's astOniShed eyes.
Il thought this plate-basket wasn't very
safe downstairs so I brought il mp. IL got
dropped, and the things are all in mHd-
die; that was my fault You might tell
Johnson mother and / left the side door
open: it was rather hot in the night.
we went for a stroll. "
Before Charlotte could answer Denise
darted back 10 her mothers room where
she waited for Mrs. Howard TO wake.
Mother must never know. thought
Denise; 1t would only frighten her
seemed as If an angel with gIfttering
wings had come with gift straight from
heaven-yet the angel after all only Wore
the prosaic garb of a telegraph boy.
carrying a yellow envelope.
Mrs Howard opened the message with
trembling fingers. and Denise peeped
over her shoulder Then the sun burst
through the mist of doubt. and each knew
the dear old home was safe-the malicious
enemy had been conquered
Two radiant faces awaited Mr.. Howard
at the station while he. equally eiated
waved his hat out of the window before
the train had time to stop and allow De-
Mise 10 fly into his arms
\ happy trio drove back through the
country lanes. with much 20 say u
each other that even the beauty of the
summer twilight escaped them.
As they passed the haunted grove De-
Mise glanced dis,iainfully at the monks
tree.
.-The ghosts are all fraud she told
herself. or they would never hsve let
us sit there last nigt without doiTg
something unpleasant
Deuiss. diued with her parents that even-
ing and drank prosperity to the old home
in what she called iizzy wine.
After dinner she begged her father T.
come into the garden inst 20 look ut the
yewS by moonlight.
Under the shade Of their sombre branch
IS she told. quite simply, the tale II her
nights daring the adventures of which
her mother was blissfuliS unconscious
Denise could not see his face as she lis
tened. but she never forgot the kiss h.
gave her as she concluded thc story with
a Stified yaWn-
You know you told me to take great
care of mother" she said and I'm lust
a little sleepy. fOr-yoU see. iJ was rather
a long sort of night
Her head fell wearily on his shoulder
Il feel 50 safe now. she whispered IS
ne arried her in to bed -Wiuifred era
ham III the Strand Magazine.
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A MOTHER OF GIANTS DEAD.
Great Size and Weight of 81 Western
MOuan'S sons.
(From the Minneapolis Times)

Mrs. X. o. Rauf who died recently at
Reynolds a small town a short distance
from Grand Forks y. D. was the mother
of a remarkable family and was un-
dOubtedly entitled 10 the distinction Of be-
ing the mother of the largest family phySi-
Cally in the Northwest.
She had four sOns. and they ranged in
height from six feet 10 six feet six inches.
and in weight from 2o9 up to nearly 500
pounds The aggregate weight of the four
boys was a little short OF 100 pounds.
Carl h. Pauf. who died a few years ago,
attained a weight Ofs nearly Go pounds
to hold himself down TO $50. Lars Is able
to tip the beam somewhere in the neigh
borhOod of 250 and Christ is the feather
weight of this remarkable quartette. being
slightly lighter than Lars. The most pc
culiar thing in regard To this remarkable
family of giants is the fact that both
father and mother were only of medium
size.
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The Richardson Collection on EXhf-
bItion-NinintureS Of Great Deli
cacy of EXecutfOn-ChoraI Leaves
From the Fourteenth Century.
The sun., 1901-10-12
EQUAL CITIZENS.

.Nnd now we rcnssert that the law
mal>cS ~ equality " citizenship alike for
tn" vicious aud the vrtuous.
This Is uot new. Tile denial III II III
~ American. rs All alleged Republican,,
cditari;lly by an alleged Republican iuur-
nall N decidedly new. Equality of citi.
zrushp upon the hroad basis Of con-
mon humanity. i tIlr basic idea of thr
ty before tie law III the exercise of citi-
zrnsIp, and la all other relations IL
Which thr law touches thc citizrn. is the
Fundamental lctl of I;rpuhlicanism. ~
tho founders of the Republic admitted aN
free white men tu an equality II ns
citizenship III l776. 50 the s;yiors Of tii.
RomFlr admitted thr freed black mcn ~
an equality u citizenship, with tle rr'e
Whit. mrn. in the amendment Of the Fnd-
eral Constitution after thr civil WAN.
Ill the Nvws over hear Of thesu thing
before. or had il Forgotten thrm:
IN attempting e prove legal inrutn,
ity ot citizcl.hip tllr News says;
The law locs MT attempt N mats.
the vicious HHd tile yrtUnus equal. nnd il
cnulot make thcm equal H. mt q man
Mo StcaS IT. mnrlcrs IT. hurlls the
property nf others upon the samc cauai-
III With tlir man whose tfc " pur" nrl
whose motives and impulses arg good, Is
t. mt i premium upon vice.
Ne. but that is not what We said th@
JIM did "rhr law does not attempt to
make tllr vicious and the viituous equal
II assumes that the equality cNists.as-
srnr,s tho equal virtue Of all men. 1'hr
assumption Of American law is that all
mon arc born free anad endowed bE
thrir creator with certain iualienahl"
RIGHTS Such as life. liberty ANA the pnr
sui of happiness. The legal regulations
relative to citizenship are for the security
Of the Individual IN the exercise of those
equal birth rights. il is particularly the
province ~ thr LAW. 10 scrurr tn cach
individual citizen an equal influence in
government, 70 restrict the vicious and
the yirtuous to one vote each. The law