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prospects of the party. Their great gen.
eral, Tomas Zumulacarregui had been
killed by cannon ball at the siege of Bill
boa, and Cabrera, though unsurpassed as
guerrilla leader, had not the swift Ma
poleonic judgment and breadth of view of
his predecessor Add to this that a new
premier, Mendzabhai. and a new general
Espartero, were directing operations from
Madrid. the former, already half English
had begun to carry out his great scheme of
filling the pockets Of the civil and military
authorities by conveying to the government
all the property belonging to the religious
orders throughout Spain, who, like our
friend, the abbot of Montblanch, had reso-
lutely and universally espoused the cause
of Don Carlos.
1t was an early rumor of this intention
which had so stirred the resentment of Don
Balthazar Varela and caused him to look
about for some instrument of vengeance to
prevent the accomplishment of the designs
of that burro of the English stock eX-
change as his enemies freely named Men
dizabhai
But Cristina Of Naples was a typical wo-
man Of the Latin race, and, however
strongly she might be determined to estab-
lish her daughter on the throne of Spain,
she was a good Catholic, and any oppres-
sion of the holy church was abhorrent to
her mind
Upon this probability, which amounted to
certainty in his mind, the abbot of Mont
blanch resolved to proceed
Moreover, 1t was an open secret that a
few months after the death of her husband,
Ferdinand, Cristina had married Munoz
one of the handsomest officers Of her body
guard. For this and other Bourbon delin-
quencies, conceived in the good old Neapol-
itan manner, the Spaniards generally had
the greatest respect, not even being scan
daltZed when the queen created her new
partner Duke of Rianzares, CT when, in her
role as colonel of dragons, she appeared
| in a uniform of blue and white, because
| these were the colors of the Immaculate
Conception"
But enough has been said to indicate the
had before him, when, after a toilsome
| march, the party halted In the gray Of the
dawn in a tiny dell among the wild noun
tains Of Guadarrama.
The air was bleak and cold, though luck
| lily there was no wind Concha, the child
! of the south, shivered a little as RolIo
| aided her to dismount, and this must be
| the young mans excuse for taking his blue
| military cloak from its coil across his sad
| die bow and wrapping it carefully and ten
| derly about her.
| Concha raised her eyes once to his as he
| fastened It's chain catch beneath her chin,
and Rollo, though the starlight dimmed the
| brflliance of the glance. felt more than re-
paid. In the background Etienne smiled
| bitterly. The damsel of the green lattice
| being now left far behind at Sarria. he
would have no scruples about returning to
/ his allegiance to Concha. But the chill in
| difference with which his advances were
| received, Joined to something softer and
| more appealing in her eyes when she looked
i at Rollo, warned the experienced youth
i that he had better for the future ccnfine
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| But no one was watching them. No
| clump or juniper held spy, and the ser
geant was at liberty to develop his plans
| He turned quickly upon the old gypsy wo-
man.
La Giralda,' he said, there is small
use in discovering the disposition of the
courtiers In San 1ldefenso-aye, or even
the defenses Of the palace, If we know
| nothing of the Romany who are to march
tonight upon the place.
La Giralda, who had been drawing a
little milk from the udders of each she
goat, to ease them for their travel sud-
denly sprang erect.
Il do not interfere In the councils of the
Gitano," she cried, II am old, but not old
enough to desire death"'
But more grim and lack-luster than ever,
the face of Sergeant Cardono was turned
upon her, and more starrily twinkled the
sloe-like eyes diamonds set in Cordovan
leather) as he replied: The councils of the
Rom are as an open book to me. If they
are life, they are life because l will tiff
death, then / will the deathi''
The old gypsy stared incredulously-
Long have / lived" she said, staring
hard at the sergeant, much have l seen
both of gypsy and gorgio; but never have
l seen or heard of the man who could make
that boast and make 1t good!'
She appeared to consider a moment.
Save one" she added, "and he is
deadr'
How did he die?" said the sergeant. his
tanned visage like mask, but never re-
moving his eyes from her face.
by the garrote," she answered. in
huShed whisper. Il saw him de!''
"Where?"
"In the great plaza of Salamanca" she
said, her eyes fixed in a stare of regretful
remembrance 1T was filled from side to
side, and the balconies were peopled as for
a bull fight. All, he was a mani
His name?'
"Jose Maria the Gitano, the prince of
brigands!' murmured La Giralda.
."Ahr' said the sergeant coolly, Il have
heard of him.!
Not a word more was uttered between
the two gypsies. La Giralda, for no rea-
son that she would acknowledge even to
herself had conceived infinite respect
for Sergeant Cardono, and was ready TO
obey him implicitly-a fact which shows
that our sweet Concha was over hasty In
supposing that one woman in any circum-
stances can ever answer for another Wheh
there Is a man in the case.
But on this occasion La GiraldaS SUD-
mission was productive of no more than a
command to go down into the town or
San Ildefenso the white houses of which
could clearly be seen a mile or two De-
low while the sergeant should betake hlm-
self to certain haunts of the gypsy and the
brigand known to him, in the Businesses or
the Guardarrama.
Like a dog La Giralda complied. she
sharpened a stick with a knife which she
took from little concealed sheath In her
leather leggings and with it proceeded TO
quicken the donkey's extremely deliberate
pace
cTo be continued)
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his gallantries to the most common and or
dinary offices Of courtesy.
Sergt. Cardono had long ago abandoned
all distinctive marks of his Carlist parti-
sanship and military rank. Moreover, he
had acquired In some unexplained way a
leathern Montera cap, short, many-but-
toned jacket, tapped wafstcoat of red
plush and leathern small clothes of the
same sort as those worn by La Giralda.
Also there was something indescribably
daring about the man, his air and carriage.
There was the swagger OF a famous matd-
dor about the way he carried himself. He
gave cock to his plain countryman's cap
which betokened one OF q race at once
quicker and more gay-mora passionate
and more dangerous than the grave, digni-
fed inhabitants of Old CASTLE, through
whose country they were presently journey
ing.
AS these two departed out OF the camp,
the sergeant driving before him a donkey
which he had picked up the night before
wandering by the wayside, III Sarria looked
after him with sardonic smile which
slowly melted from his face, leaving only
the giants usual placid good nature ap-
parent on the surface. The mere knowl-
edge that Dolores was alive and true to
him seemed to have changed the hunted
and desperate outlaw almost beyond recog-
milton.
why do you smile, Ell Sarria?" said
Concha, who stood near by. as the outlaw
slowly rolled and lighted cigarillo. You
do not love this sergeant? You do not
Ell Sarria shrugged his shoulders and
slowly exhaled the first long breathing of
smoke through his nostrils
Nay, he said, deliberately, L have
been both judged and misjudged myself,
and 1t would i'll become me in like manner
to judge others. But If that man is not of
your country and my trade. Ramon Garcia
has lived in vain. That is all.
Concha nodded a little uncertainty.
YES, she said slowly, 'yes-of my
country. / believe you. He has the An
dalCsian manner of wearing his clothes
If he were a girl he would know how to tie
ribbon irregularly and how to place a bow
knot a little to the side of the right place
things which only Andalusians know
But what in the world do you mean by ''of
your profession?"
Ell Sarria smoked while in silence, In
haling the blue cigarette smoke luxuri-
ously, and causing 1t to issue from his
nostrils white and moisture laden with his
breath Then he spoke.
Il mean by my late profession" he ex-
planned, smiling on Concha, lit will not do
for man on the high road to a commits
sion to commit himself to the statement
that he has practiced as bandit or stop
ped a coach on the highway in the name Of
King Carlos Quinto that he might exam
Inc more at his ease the governmental
mail bags. But our sergeant-Well, l am
man sworn and without honor If he hath
not many a time taken blackmail without
any such excuse.
Concha seemed to be considering deeply.
Her pretty mouth was pursed up like
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and etiquette of the Court OF Madrid. re-
tired hither that she might do as she pleas
ed for two or three months of the year
Generally the great park gates stood hos
pitably open, and the little town of San
Ildefenso, with it's lodgings and nosteis,
was at this season crowded with court1ers
and hangers-on of the court GUARDS circu-
lated here and there or clattered after the
queen regent as she drove out on the mag
nificent kings highway, which stretched
upward over the Guadarrama toward
Madrid or whirled down toward Segoyfa
and the plains of Old CASTLE. Bugles were
never long silent in plaza or barrack yard
Drums beat, flies shrilled, and there was
a continuous tramping of horses as TINS
ambassador or that was escorted TO the
presence of the Queen Cristina, widow OF
Ferdinand ", mother of Isabella IL, ana
regent of Spain.
A word of historical introduction is here
necessary and 1t shall be but word
For nearly a quarter of q century Ferd1-
nand since he had been restored to the
forfeited throne by British bayonets, had
acted on the ancient Bourbon principle OF
learning nothing and forgetting nothing
His tyrannies became even more tryannlc-
al, his exactions more shameless, his In
dolent arrogance more oppressive. Twice
he had invoked the aid of foreign troops,
and once indeed, 4 French army marched
from one end of Spain to the other.
But with the coming of his third WIFE
young Maria Cristina of Naples, all this
was changed Under her influence Ferdl-
nand promptly became meek and uXorlouS.
He revoked the ordinance which ordained
that no woman should reign In Spain.
Then he recalled his revocation, and again
promulgated 1t according as his hope or
offspring waxed or waned.
Finally a daughter was born to the III
mated pair, and Don Carlos, the king S
brother, and the former heir apparent, left
the country. Immediately upon the king
death civil war divided the state. The
stricter legitimists who stood for Don Car
los included the church generally and the
religious orders. To these were Joined the
northern parts of Navarro and the Basque
countries, whose privileges had been threat
ened, together with large districts of the
ever-turbulent provinces of Aragon and
Catalonia.
Round the queen regent and her little
daughter collected all the liberal opinion
of the peninsula. Most of the foreign SYM
pathy, the influence of the great towns and
seaports of the capital and the government
officials, the regular army and police with
their officers-indeed, all the organized and
stated machinery of the government.
But up to the time of our history these
advantages had been to some extent neu-
ment generalship, and by the brilliant sue
cesses of two great Carlist leaders-Tomas
umulacarregui and Ramon Cabrera.
These men perfectly understood the con-
ditions of warfare among their native
mountains and had inflicted defeat upon
defeat on every Cristino general sent
against them.
But cloud had of late overspread the
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cannon Garcia known Fl Sarra, having peeh
induced TO believe that his wife Dolores Is un-
faithful. stabs a village fop, Rafael flores'
whom he finds presumably kissing Dolores
through the window. His estates are conhscatea
and he becomes a hunted man. At the same
time Young Scotch adventurer, Rollo BAR
comes to Spain and during an inn quarreI Is
aided by John Mortimer, an Englishman. Inc
two start to visit Don Baltasar, abbot OF the
Monastery of MontblanCh. Blair and Mortimer
are entertained lavishly by the abbot ana heel
Ftieune St Pierre, a French gallant, VINO Is
studving for holy orders. These three, Win FL
Sarria who has found protection at the hoh-
astery are commissioned by the abbot TO cap
ture the queen regent and her little daughter
I'm the interests Of the church. I'm route Tor
the camp OF Cabrera. the Carlist general, they
mass the home Of Fl Sarria, who learns that
Dolores was not false to him and that his
downfall was plotted by Luis Fernandez DO
lores is imprisoned in Luis home and the son
to whom she has just given birth is about TO
he buried alive by Luis brother, Tomas, when
FL Sarria falls upon him. IL Sarria rescues his
child and takes it TO the Convent OF the holy
Innoccnts where Concha a close friend OF
Dolores is also staying. Then, aided by RoIlo
Blair and his companions he captures Fernan-
dez.s home and rescues his wife. Blair and his
comrades captured by Gen. Cabrera, cannot
prove their sympathy with the Carlist cause
because Blair was forced to leave his creden-
tiaIs at the convent security for Dolores
They are sentenced TO be shot at daybreak
Concha arrives from the convent with creden-
ttals saves their lives and later joins Blair's
party in search of the queen regent.
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Important Omission.

From the Chicago Tribune.
What did your trip through Europe and
the Holy Land cost you?
"A little over $780,"
why / thought the company that got
up the excursion promised that the expense
for hotel bills, guides, drives, shore excur-
sicns, railway fares and all else would not
be over 1885,.
'They did, but they forgot to figure in
the tips"
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Sergeant and La GiraIda,

The dust heat Of the desolate plains of
Old CASTLE was red on the horizon when
the sergeant and his companion started
together on their strange and perilous
mission. Would they ever return, and
when? What might they not find? A
court deserted and forlorn. courtiers fee
Ing. or eager to fee, If only they knew
whittier, from the dread and terrible
plague? A queen and a princess without
guards. palace open to the plunder of
any chance band of robbers? For some
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Gift From Heaven.

From London Fun.
"a wife," said the young man. ''is a gift
from heaven"
The old gentleman sighed and then mods
ded.
but what kind of gift?" he asked.
1--WE get the sunlight and the gentle rain
from heaven" suggested the young man.
old gentleman.
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A Distinction.

From the Detroit Free Press.
I met bucolic young person. whom
made bold to accost.
.'You are milkmaid. doubt not?'
said /.
milk? Ha hal You must be new! A.
dairymaid, sir!' said she with a curtsey.
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Meantime the sergeant and his gypsy
companion pursued their way with little re-
gard to the occupation or sentiments of
donos keen black eyes, tWinking hither
and thither, a myriad crowsfoot reticulat-
ing out from their corners like spiders
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Mr. and Mrs L Cullen are visiting
frendt in Rutland.
Miss Jennie Conroy il visiting her
brother, james Conroy 10 Proctor.
Mrs. Coy Of Manchester ia stsyine
wi,h her sister, Mrs. q. b v.snlt.
"A. Collius Stewart vas married 10 Bos
too last week, and is expected here with
his BRIDE.
Mrs. John Robinson vss called TO
Miidlsbnry last week by the serious III
ness OF her father.
-Youns Brockwsy is nearly recovered
from what sss supposed to be . fatal injnry
received on the mountain several weeks
ago.
Word has beeo received from Wtsb
iugton, d. G., OF the death OF Mrs. 81.
John Res. . dsu. liter OF the late Il. &.
Hale.
The Ladies' auxiliary will met With
Mr., Chsries Back ia West Ar ipsion
rbuudsy siternooa. II stormy the rect
ing viii be postponed uttil Friday shu
noon.
MIR. Bsri,min E.s,m.n died last
week. the iuuersi being held on WEDGES
day, She eos . sist,r Of the late VIM.
shepard. sod /, is ,bot eh, bar illness re
snliei IRON . cold taken While attending
hts fueefal
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STATE NEWS.

There ate lu2 Subscribers to The BeI
rinsloh tHchsrge al the New EHslspt
Tslsptoas CoEpsry. . gaia OF alnpsi
100 pefee & duups tbs pas, year
Frank Gnpser, Barre grsnile dealer
vss iptisuily allied Jsn. - A lstg,
block Of srsuiie slipped from the bloch
irs sod fell upon lin, etasbiag bin ,S
death.
fr.pk II Rose. OF Jacksonville. H..
cbslf@sn d lAs IIlisois Rspabliesa state
ccmnilles, bss beeu appointed private
secretary 10 Governor Richard Yates. Of
tbs, sisi-, MIR Rose lie b.tiye Of Poul,
pey.
Philip u Stewart OF Colorado Spriugs
sou q ex-governor John W. Stewart oil
Middi'bnry. is accompanying Vict.Pfesi
dett-eI,et theodore Roosevelt on bis
huntina expedition 10 Colorado.
The New Eoglspd Asbestos Mining a
Milling Ccmpspy Of Fall River, Msss,
will have a gang Of men st work on the
mins 10 Ellen 10 shout two weeks. Or
ders for % 600 tors Of asbestos have been
booked. Machinery will be sent at once
aud work will be going iull blast in .
short time
L BowDsn, chiei VI police OF The city
OF Ruilsud, 10 bis ann lsl report gives the
following statisiics; Number OF arrests
l4l. OF which number 1872 we're men snd
0 women. The number OF arrests for vsri
ous causes were. ibtoIicstiop, 80. breach
OF the pesce, A, selling and keeping. 81.
petit lsrcepy, 10. trsppipg 4, assault ],
lewdress, 3. prse,iciug medicine without
license, J.,
DR.. John A. Mesd Of Rutland aad 8,
L. Griffith Of Danny, sre to sail from
New York on the Hamburg American
steamer Augusta. Victoria for Madeira on
Jan. Dist, They expect to be gone until
April Sth and will visit the following
places; Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers,
Genoa. Nice. Monte Carlo, Syracuse and
Mslts, They will also make a trip up the
Nile, visitiDg the great pyramids From
here they so into the Holy Land,
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Are ycu disturbed 81 nish, and hroieE
Of roar rest by alex child snnering ADD
cryins .iih pain Of caiiiug iesihi II SC
seed nj once snd gei bottle 81 Mira. Winl
slOws Sooibiss syrup ior children teeth
ina. IL cures dysentsry, diarboea, resHI
lsles ,he stomach aud bovcla, cures wind
collie. sofioEs the gums. reduces Indians
ton. snd gives tone and energy 10 The
whole system. Mira winslow's Soothing
Syrup for Childrea Teeihiag is pleasant
The taste sna is tbs prescription OF one
Of the Oldest sud hes, female physieisn
snd nurses 10 the Uniied States aud ia for
sale by all druggists throughout The world
price Is cts bottle,
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Agricultural EIports,

ftsbk Il Hilehecct. chief Of The section
oi iorfizn markets Of the agricultural d.
psflmett bss jest issaed ~ spupsl resies
OF ibs ifsle Of TIE Usilei S's,es 10 Asr
ealtotsl spsets III, pet .,'. ia
pnt
Tbt errsl year 1900 brought 10 close .
ceuiary OF marvellous dsEelupms 10 TIE
history Of tie Ualtsd Sis.ts comnetoA. 10
1890 q orIiury. toe total yslue OF tbs
m.rcbsndise imported and erpo.ied 10 OUT
trade siiL ioreiso coubuiss va, considers
bly, less than garter Of bullion dollars.
TIE value OF the goods eIeasrsed during
the psst d,esl year rescued nearly tHo
spd . qsstsr billion, far exceeding eli
previous records. Since tho opening OF
the oebtory our commerce sith the rest OF
the world has increased more than l2-fold
Iluss chiefly in the export trade ibs,
the enormous growth Of the century 90
Cured. Oar domestic exports during 1900,
with 9 recorded value Of 1880 1863 All.
we're over 40 times s large SO 10
1900. The total imports for 1900, on the
other hand. smouatins 10 value to $40,
9il. 1874, where less than 10 times ss large
ss 10 1900
The products OF Unitsd States saricul
tore we're marketed sbrosd 10 the fiscal
year 1900 to the value Of SSi4 GIG. $50.
forming sbou. 62 per cent Of the total DO
nestle exports With the single e1cep
ton OF 1898. the last year witnessed the
largest annual export trade 10 farm pro
duse on record. The vslue STAINED came
within sl5, 900 600 OF the phenomenal fig
ores for 1898 snd passed those for 1899 by
more than 800. 100000. A considerable
portion Of the increase over 1899 was &C
coubted by the high price OF coiton, Aside
from cotton the largest gains 10 value we're
those afforded by the exports OF meat pro
nts and live stock. Tobacco. fruits and
outs. vegetable oils. oil cake. dairy prod
uts aud seeds slso furnished examples Of
lacrosse.
A comparison OF the value OF our ssri
cultural exports for 1900 with that OF our
agricultural imports shows thot the form
or exceeded the latter by 1924 4S0. 140
The export vsluo was slightly mere than
double the amount OF The import value.
Among the agricultural imports OF the
United States for lhe fiscal year 1900 the
leading items named 10 the order Of value
we're sugsr. hides. skins, coffee, silk. veg
etsble tibcrs. WOOL. fruits and nuts, twines.
vegetable oils and COCOA. These items
composed 10 value nearly 80 per ceLt Of
our entire import trade 10 the prod ucts Of
foreign agriculture during the year.
Oar principle agricultural exports in
1900 IS in previous years were bresdstuff.,
cotton aud meat products, including live
animals. oil cakes. vegetables, fruits and
o uis, dairy products Ind reeds. compris
ing over % per cent Of our total exports Of
farm produce during 1900.
The exports for 1898. amounting to
s33 s97. ll9, we're by far the largest 90
record. In 1899 the export trade smouut
ed to s273. 999. 500, this value being 10 Ell
cess Of any previously reported, except
that lust mentioned for 1898 and record |
81 5000. 362,ll7 sttsiued in 1892. The
shipments during 1900 we're valued at
s262, 7A. COS or 81 1855. 62l less than the
q sutes for 1899,
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LETTER TO X. EGGLEsTON

Dear Sir: Wben you bald house you
va, soyd paint us,t 70 wood II, eoes .
Iona way 10 tshioa care Of the wood. The
psin, The, bss the besi chsace TO be useful
10 The frat coat: Gre, two costs: nrst three
costs. The first tskes care Of the wood
The sscond takes care Of tbs nrst; The
Third tsk.s care OF the tso. ali three be
come one, snd thai one IL 70 lest forever
"Poressr" means ~ lons o The house
lssis. The Wy 10 make the nnt psintins
lsst, % long ~ The house, 10 10 follow IL
up With sspsintins often enough.
Hos of,enf Depends 90 The psint. Re
psir, while the paint IL stiil waterproof.
All The wear 10 out.ids; there ia no wear
% tie under paint This IL bow the frs.
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psissiHs l.ts iotsss': by ksepias u cc,sr
ID, keeping IL sasn5. Ard tss !, The
cheapest ssi - lsts cate o. beuse bsi
bev ai,se 10 psis, depssis 90 year r.ini.
iiyeu psisi led aud oil. pate, sssis 10
three yssts or les,: u Dros lead ssd sisc.
rsioi sssia 10 three iosrs OF more.
Thsi "lessr cad nera" are sboat ss
ous V i#p Dssoc Iced and mac t.iss
es,s u heuss Of bait coat, because IL
lsls tsics !. ioss - issa sod cal
foars naly.
a
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hss,p sFtf fssses nu.i hs's ohsetsed
that tas dsosassos u Crest Bniisr 10 eco
iss 20 b. raf a.r iopis 10 The ssiion 90
De- ditrsaion ssa 10 is.tr sittnt trrs
ssli.Isbssssssi sad ssli.a.s,li,tiss ,esn
10 BE- csnsstitl Q ths ebssis0'd sfinl Of
,bs ts,ior, iotesd 10 re.liEs through tbs
seos@ sl.iios % fssetsa niiiiHy. diplo
ns,ir. ss8 iadssliisI. Ikst 0tss; Bfii.is',
drssm o. Irsae@issres y pet II 81
no.l daily oeesuence for some eres,
Loaton uesfpaptr 10 parade toe shoi icom
iuss q tie eouniry. is,tiisiing sompsri
ssus viib ihs uIi,ei State. and Gemsby
lille rlInsntsry 10 Gres, Britain,
Lost opporlunitis'," ssys the Moiniss
Poet. -. lbs ks,-Sols. sud The Britain
stish Soala dictate ils gill 10 the ends Of
toe ssrih Is ioisy . myth"