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NoTRE-DAME D,AMoUR.
La vieille femme sen approcha.
la regarda avec emotion. Tout a
coup. ellie poussa un cri. Zanette
Sc leYa. accourut.
GUY at il, mere?
-Regarde
lie doigt maigre de la vieille, de-
signait une crevee, IN trou dams le
rembourrage, ct dams ce trou APP
paraissait, oncastre etroitement. IN
petit caillou q pointes aigues.
20 mon Dieui cria Zanette. O
mon Dieul est-il possible! !! obi je
comprends je deyine! Celia Went
pour eur de cette Rosselinel
La vieille cut IN de ces mots
CONNIE en- trouvent les gems de cet-
te race Disseminate des Grecs, des
Let,na, e qni ont des e-pri.s noar-
ris de lsgendes ct de chansons tres
anciennes
Ga, petite. Ga Went de Marte-
gas, dit-eile. C'est son amel
Les yenx de Zanstte ttincelaient.
sa levre pale tre,nblait. Une reso-
luton saus merci sc voyais sdaos
toute ellie.
Je me vengerai de cette lem
me. dit.elle. sur, ie me veDgerai
dellel
II ne faut pas Sc venger. ia
mais, dit Ia yieille. R-garde ce
paayre chevaI. Sa mort est injus-
te... Non. non. il ne faut pas SO
veDger. Plus que jamais. je pence
CONNIE N. le cure. II raison on
ne salt pas tout. Il ne faut iamais
juger le bon Ditu Rien n'arrive
que par la permission de Ia hsut.
Viens tout de suite, yisus avec moi.
Prends la clef de Ii chapelle. ia;
une chose 4 te dire. que je ne doIs
dire que ID.
Eiies entrerent dans ID chapelle
missrable on souriait la Notre Dame
dor.
IA vieille sagenouilla Par ha-
bitede de resi- eet, zsnette, quoique
toote rsvoltee, eD fit sutant.
Il vieille fAnatiaue des Ssintes.
Maries de IL Mer, IL facs illuminee.
ses yeux Ieves brilliant sous l'srcade
soorciliere profoude, prononca en-
maniere de prisre ct de lsmeDta-
tlon funebre
Soavtnez vous. . Verge sain-
e. qs.'on ma jsmais ent~pdu dire
qn ancuu de eenx qai vous ont pries
sient eu en- rain recours ! vous /
Puis-ie laisser crtte petite. qui au-
joard' 'hni 9 droit de me nomner sa
mere, que ie garderai de tout NAL
et que u maritrsi. iespere. ! qnel-
que autre do vos elfanss. pour O.
cheter h fauae de mon fils. puissis
z laisstr, cstte petite. vons accuser,
voas sDeconnsitre, 81 EaS riter par la
que xons lui rttrssx sotre bs06dic
lion ! ianeis? !? Nonl non Et
mon ils ns = pas souln Hsiss |
e i fsu,. i fsut. pour Z punition
as mes fsoses lae il seis, noi, iors
c6e Dc confesser cello de mon 80
fant. de mon proprs enfsnt de mon
annlhsnrelx snfsnt
1anetts stouaaat crpyAnt devi
! ner de6jk
: sieille femms pourspisil
2 e iAat bonne Notre Dsme.
H soes So p<rpis gun msafs.
pr e naoyen Dc eetfs fesls IS. {
Izi q solre nos no1l le2oaS
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-03-16

PAR JEAN AICARD.

le rameau benit. II ma pas tenu
sa parole. Et il a dill au cure de
Saint Trophime de me venir repe-
ter ca derniere pensee. II a dit en-
mourant: "Jai merite mon sort,
je suis allie me le chercher, j'ai cou-
RI apres mon malheur. Dites aux
deux femmes. a ma mere ct q ma
fancee, monsieur lie cure. que je
metals pas sur de moi. Mieux vaut
peut etre que je meure. Ma mort
peut esre bien les preserve de plus
grands lDalheursI" ii dit celia, il
la dit! Et jai voulu, q cette petit
te. ne le repeter que devant voua, 9
Notre-Dame d'Amour
Zanette, effaree. ecoutait, hale
tante. presque terrifiee.
La vieille poursuivait sa priere,
lamentee, d Ia maniere des vocifera-
trices corsts !:
Comment lui faire comprenslre,
. cette ipnocente. que mon fls l',li-
matt, ct que. tout en- faimant de
tout son cnur, en- dtsirant avec
amour en- faire So femme, il ait pu,
malgre son serment, ailer revoir
fautre, lui parler encore, lui parler
settlement. mails lui parler sans
avoir horreur dc lui-malue !!
Zanette poussa un cri. ct SO pros
terna le front contre terre. Ellie Sc
rappela, CO moment. de queI tree
settlement il await e.e agit6 sous le
regard de R,sssline, . l'arrivee On
Aries, le jour da marriage Ce fris-
son passa de nouveau dams ce petit
bras don't ellie entourait. &c ionr-la,
Ia taille du cavalier. Ellie compre-
matt tout maintennntl Si Notre-
Dame. le jour on il await etc blesse,
dams les Arenss. favait 81 visible
nent protege. c'est qa'il avait, lui.
ce jour-Ia. renoncs dams son ceur
Rosselins... tandis que, le jour
meme dn marriage, il await, sous le
regard de cetse femme. tressailli
d'amour coupable, aux cotas memes
de sa fascee
Ia vieille Sc Iainentait toujocrs
II courait i 10 faute il serait
retourne au psche morteIl Et
vous. qai stes mere conme moi,
vous avez prefsre quill meure, gull
meure pour .on salut platot que
de- vivre pour = pechel Vous me
l'avss repris. . Notre Dame d'A-
mour que votre solonts soft faite.
que votre saint nom soit beni. Il
ne peut venir dc vous que de Il
ju~tice. 8 Notre- Dame d'Amour.-
Qui suit Oh cetfe femme l'aurait
conduit Hslss on ellie "a sans
doate ella msme, uns vie de per
dition 81 de honte.
Et Zlnette, II veuve-enfant, ecra-
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-03-16

III JuSbtc0 uOut II 50 piatpuatb uhtdt
deja dune aimee, la blessure d'a-
mour-propre de l'ancien chef de
bureau au ministere des finances
saignait CONNIE au premi jour. II
ne pouvait pardonner an gonverne-
ment de lui avoir "fen Ia l'oreille"
quand ses faculties administrative
gardaient leur pleine ver.ieur, lors-
que sa competence ct les services
rendus lui donnaient le droit de
passer chef de- division eau choix".
II Sc repandit en- aigres recrimina
tions contre la lachete du ministre,
qui await pas hesite a sacri6ar un
agent d'elite aux rancunes de quel-
ques miserables politicians. II
await etc le bouc emissaire. On lui
await fait payer ses opinions conser-
vatrices ct aussi, ajoutait-i il vaniteu-
sement. 50 particnle don't les CANA
rades etaient jaloux. Sons lie pre-
texte de ses soixante ans sonnes, on
l'avait mis- en- demeure de prendre
sa retraite. C'etait un acte arbirtai-
re. un odienx abus de pousoir.
Petit psre. objectait Ludivine
en- essayant de le caimer. avoue ce-
pendant que le ministre lui-meme
reconnn ses torts, en- t'offrant COM
me compensation nne direction dams
an chef-lieu de departement.
-Oui, il eu l'audace de ne dom
ner le choix entire ma retraite on
une collocation hors de Paris. Jolie
compensation, qui consistait q me
faire moisir dams IN trou de pro-
vince ct q m arracher d tontes me.
habitu les d'independance Voi.-
tn un homme de ma trempe, obI,ge
de vivre sous la coupe dun prefet ?
Merci, decheance pour decheance.
je prefere manger une mediocre
pension de qnatre mile francs dams
ce coin de banlieue on je snis mon
maftre, on je rrpose sous un toit
qui m'appartieut.. Mais foislyete
my ronge. Ellie me tuerai
Dams Ia splendeur de cette soiree
de la fin de JUN. ses plaintes sur sa
carriere brisee, sur l'inaction meur-
trlere. sur sa sante compromise,
s'exhaiaient tonjours plus aeerbes
ct plus desenchantaes. Et pour
tant 81 jamais coin de terre cut Ia
propriete de paciiier les inquietu-
des humaines ct de :onsoler les am
bitions dacues. c'etait certainement
le paysage que le pere ct la file
contemplaient en- CO moment. A
ce tournant de Ia vallee. entire denx
versants boises, 10 Biesre coulait
somnolente, sous des platanes, d la
marge de fnyantes prairies ssmees
d. bouquets d'arbres. lie jour de-
clinait; an della de Jouy END Josas,
les derniers rayons du c0uchant
teignaient GU rose les arches loin-
taines de faqneduc dc Bac. sntre-
WI parmi de moutonnantes verdu-
res. Avec rombrs accrue. un cal-
me profond descendant sur les pres.
lie silence n'etait trouble que par
de lointaines sonneries d'angelus ct
par le grincs,nent me,a'iique dune
faux que la-has. dans le fond, un
invisible faucheur aigaisait avec IL
hate d 'un homns qui vsut fi0ir 50
tache avant Ia tomhee dn crepus-
cule. Al inilieu de cette paix du
soir. les paroles acrimonieuses de
Iancien chef dc bureau montsient
comme autAnt de notes discordan.
les.
Et remarqae bien. ajontait-il
avec an vague accent de reproche.
que ii jai accepte ma rs.raite, ce
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PAR ANDRE THEURIET.
PREMIERE PARTIE.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1901-03-16
PLANTATION CARTS,
IMPROVED STUBBLE SHAVERS,
ROAD CARTS,
MANUFACTURED BY
p. BAR RE.
Blacksmith and WheelYright.

Prompt attention given to general repair
work at moderate prices.
Open for engagement as engineer for COM
ing sugar crop.
For further information please call on or
address me at Edgard P. o., La. lone half
mile below CourthOuse).
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
LONG THE RIPARIAN MOCK.
Farmers Get Advantage of the kise
in Wheat.
Especial Dispatch to The Tines

Especial Dispatch to Inc ilties-l
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Jan di.-Ai.
r. r. Powell has sold his fine farm near
belmont, in Spotsylvania county, To NIX
r AuItman. of Pennsylvania, tor So'oPo-
Most of the corn now used IN TINS SCI
tion is being brought from the West. the
sl1pplv OF home raised product being near
~ exhausted.
The farmers who held their wheat are
n1aased at the recent advance in price.
4 number have sold this week at q cents
ner brshel There are said to be about
.. 600 bushels in the hands OF the farmers
of Orange county not yet sold
Mr.. 0. 7. Terrill, of Orange county,
shinped q few days ago two beeVes that
aggregated nearly 5000 pounds in weight.
Nessrs. James e. Bradley and Charles
S. Bradley sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. h.
Bradley. of this city. will both engage IN
business at other points. the former eS-
tablishing a large paper, excelsior and
Irvine store at High Point. N c., under
the firm style of Bradley & Kirkman. and
the latter will open a dry goods estab-
lishnnent in Stanton, Va, with Mr. IL
CLAY Miller. of Baltimore, under the firm
STYLE of Bradley & Miller.
Mr. George 3. Mallory and Miss Hattie
Diggs. of Louisa county, will be married.
on February 9th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
BOY SENTENCED FOR MURDER.
Twelve Prisoners Sent to the Peniten
tiary-Tcleplione System.
(Special Dispatch 10 The Timcsl

FAYETTEVILLE, W. VA, Jan 3n.-The
Criminal Court, which has been in session
here for the past three weeks, adjourned
to-day, and twelve prisoners are under
sentence to the State penitentiary, their
terms running from two to seven years.
Many of the important eases were con-
tiuueti, owing to the fact that this was
ts1e first term held by the newly elected
prosecuting attorney. He mad not had S1lffi-
cient time 10 prepare the cases.
The case that excited the greatest in
terest was that of Herbert Turnbul fot
killing Dewey McNeer. Turnhull is from
Franklin county. Va. eighteen years CT
age, and comes from a respectable family.
TurnbuU and McNeer had been tue best
of friends, and while they were engaged
in q quarrel. which the bystanders
thought only a jest, Turabull drew his
pistol and shot McNeer. The defense was
accidental killing" but the jury. after
trial, which lasted several days. brought
in verdict of murder in the second de
gree. and the court fixed the term OF
inf rise nnent at se-sl years
4 telephone company has just been
chartered here with n capital OF $4,000.
to build a complete telephone system over
Fayette county. and connect with other
long distance lines. Work will commence
immedia tely.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
KICK HIM t:OUNH.

A fellow out West sent an anonymous
communication to his local paper, and as
it did not appear he wrote again to know
if the editor was afraid to publish it. A
nice chap he, to talk about courage. On
several occasions this paper has received
abusive communications from men who
had not the courage to sign their names,
and, wonderful TO relate, it usually hap
pens that these anonymous correspondents
lecture US on the subject of morals. 1t
takes all sorts of folks to make a, world,
and The Times cultiVates the spirit of
charity towards all, but we have always
an irresistible impulse to kick the serb.
but lacks the courage to sign his name.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT.

The New York Sun takes the Baltimore
Sun to task for saying that when the
government is conducted on business prtn-
ciples. when the affairs of the nation shah
be conducted on the basis of a first-class
corporation, then an ideal government
VIII be established.
The New York luminary contends that
business principles are really of an order
of morality. much lower than politicai
principles; that the Government of the
United States has been, and still is better
conducted than that of any frst-ciass
corporation, and that it will be degraded
in quality rather than elevated If it shall
ever descend 10 adopting such morals
Business principles as they are applied
to making business adds the Sun, has
no application to government, which Is
not for any such purpose. The theory OF
expenditures for government.is altruisec.
of drst-class corporation it is selfish.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
MARRIED BY THE CLERK.
y Happy Combinatis n at Spo'sylvania
That s'Hciiitnt' atrimony.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

SPOTSYLVANIA c. H, VA, Jan 81
Mr.. Chas. ]. Lewis and Miss Nellie CT.
Stewart, from near Sunlight. in tbs
county, canc to the clerks office here
yesterday evening, secured license from
Rev. J. P II. Crismond. the clerk, who
married the couple, and they went on
their way rejoicing Through the snow
Rev. J. H. -Aniss, presiding elder
preached at TIE Methodist Church here
Tuesday night and held the first quarterly
conference for the year for Spotsylvara
circuit at the parsonage yesterday even
ing.
Last week the office of Mr.. James
Powell, prominent lawyer in the Bel
mont netghborhood, was destroyed by
fire. Many valuable books and papers
were consumed. He lost his office once
before by ire
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01

Sexton was moved to persuade Chief Dew
cry To disobey the boards order by delay
ing sending out notice to would-be rounds
men to apply for promotion by the com
msioners desire to have all grades OF
patrolmen enter the examination. The
board intended that the examination
should be open :to men only OF the first
grade This it seems, Commissioner
Sexton thinks is unjust, as many men
then doing detail duty were put into the
first grade at the time the charter Went
into effect. althougff they had served less
time on the force than hundreds OF men
in the lower grades.
.'Mr. Sexton wanted the restriction done
away with" said Mr.. York to reporters
Yesterday, land in consequence asked
the chief to keep back the order. He
omitted, however, to inform the board OF
this. I understand that Mr.. Sexton Will
bring the matter up at the board meet
ing Tomorrow. But Chief DeverE is not
in any way involved in the affair:
HAMBURG SOLD.
Hamburg, surnamed the Great son
of Hanover grandson of Hindoo, tEle
flower of the famous Bitter Root stud and
the first of the thorougtibredS brought
together by the late Marcus DAILY at Il
cost of more than SlOr0,C0o to pass under
the auctioneer's hammer, was sold IN
Madison Square Gartien last night tor
$4,000 to William C. Whitney. The price
was a sharp disappointment to the hve
thousand men and women who had gath
cred in the expectation of seeing t'1e
$4,000 paid for ST. Blais- by Charles Reed
a few years ago exceeded and the Ameri-
can record broken
There was a rumOr in the Garden pc
fore the sale began that James g. Has-
Gin would start the bidding with an offer
of the sum paid for ST. Blaise 1t was
known that William c. Whitney would
be a bidder and the crowd was on edge
for an exciting struggle between the Two
millionailes for the aristocrat OF the
track. Mr. Whitney Won by adding ar
tifice to courage when everybody sup
oosed that Mr.. Hasgin had driven 'liii
from the contest.
Though William Easton, the auctloneef,
had requested that there be no dernonstra-
ton. there was an involuntary burst OIL
appla1,se when Hamburg was LED INTO
the ring. his high breeding showing IN
every graceful movement OF his cream
limbs and arched neck. He turned MS
head this way and that, as though Won
iering why everybody was staring at NM
and he tossed up the sawdust Win Al
;mnatient hoof during the pause when
each, competitor waited for the other 20
show his hand.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01

The standard of honor and obligations to
which officers of government are sworn
is far higher than that enforced by bus
mess principles, and, practically. ODE
dience to it Is stricter and more general
that is tideMty to those lower principles"
1t rs very clear that these two newspa-
pers, the Baltimore Sun and the New
York Sun. are arguing an entirely differ
ent proposition. Tho Baltimore Sun
means to say, we doubt not, that in the
conduct of the governments affairs of
business, business principles should be
adopted and employed. The government
carries on business in a certain sense.
and wherever such is the case it ought to
conduct its affairs according to the
recognized rules.
We have been urging this upon the peo-
pie of Virginia. The State does not carry
on its business affairs private corpora
.tions do. The State hats no we'll defined
system Of laying and collecting taxes and
its system of bookkeeping in many of the
counties is crude and careless. There
are moreover a great many employees, of
the State, collectors and clerks and book
keepers, whose duties correspond to those
Of such employees of private corporations
and they should be subject to the same
rules that are in force in business circles.
This is particularly applicable to mu'i-
cira1ities. a municipal corporation is
largely business corporation, and it is
especially necessary that the affairs of
the municipality should be conducted
strictly along the recognized lines of bus
iress. We agree with the Baltimore Sun
that when the business affairs of the ma
ton, the several States and the 1nuni-
cipalities of the country are conducted on
the basis of a nrst-class corporation we
shall have an ideal government.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01

Is not able to handle the .oidiccs, much
less the freight that is awaiting t,ans-
portat!on and from present appearance
it will have to be rebuilt throughout.
In addition 10 this Russia supports an
enormous army and is spending millions
of rubles in c.eating navy. But Russia.
like any private manufacturing enter
in or so through bankruptcy, which is
both disaSreeable and unwise. It is small
wonder. therefore. that NJ. de Witte. who
has for years been able to raise the neces-
sary money. should be regarded through
Russia as one Of their truly great men,
and throughout Europe as one of the
most astute financiers and statesmen
alive
During the year that Is JUS. past the
ordinary revenue of 4 ssia was 1906 9G,-
oo6 rubles, and the ordinary expenditure
was 1,656, e52 $50 'es. while the extra
ordinary expenditure was 13l.s29, a5o rubles.
OF this extraordinary expenditure 61.0oo.0oo
rubles went for the Manchurian war. and
the deficit which was thus created be-
tween the revenues and expenses of
Sc. coo 600 rubles or S2S, 900 was made up
by draft on the imperial treasury
We recently pointed out how NJ. de
Nitte capitalized the French fears OF
..peraIe Albion and their desire for
Russian alliance at s700,eo9,o 900. which he
forthwith borrowed from France and
spent in paying interest on Russian bonds
and building the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
We also pointed out that all that France
got was q visit to Paris By the Gar,
which was one of the most expensive en-
tertainrnents given in modern times.
when we come to figure the actual benefits
derived. Now France has stopped lend
ing money. Germany has her own
troubles, and English capitalists are IN
yestins elsewhere not because they hate
Russia. but because they are not certain
that Russia can pay her Obligations. I'll
of which goes 10 prove that NJ de Nitte
has troubles ahead of him sill, which he
has very wisely met in advance IN ms
annual budget. by saying that Russia
stands primarily for peace and industrial
development. which is a practical bid Tor
the confidence of the capitalists OF the
world Russias balance sheets mean
nothing for they are after all only politl-
cal manifestocs, but the ascendcncy of
Russia in China means great deal, and
the country that has been through as
many s5ani rty tcies as the great SlGV en-
pre- will be able to carry on Its amper-ai
schemes whether individual cap talists
like its annual statement of earnings or
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
AIEs,ON FROM KAN AS.

The example of Mrs: Carrie Nation is
being initiated by other fa1 aticai women
in Kansas and bands are being organ
izcd here ana there to smash the saloons.
Wednesday such a band operated at
Anthony and completely wrecked The Tx
lures iii four saloons, smashing plate
glass windows and mirrors ana turning
gallons of liquor into the cutters The
women We're accompanied by their hus-
bands and sons or brothers, who assured
them protection, and no arrests We're
made. This, mind YOU, was all done in
the name of temperance: in the name OF
law. and IL tie name of God.
What is the meaning of it all? 1t means
what we have said in these columns a
hundred times or more. that lawlessness
begets lawlessness, That contempt of law
begets contempt Of law, that it is better
to have no law than to have a pretence
Of law which is not enforced. Kansas is
ostensibly a prohibition State There is
a law against the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, but The law has been openly de-
fed and the officers of the law have failed
TO bring TO justice those who have vio
lated it These saloons which Mrs. Nation
and her associates are smashing are being
operated in contempt of law, and so the
women have determined literally to break
them up. One lawless act is followed
by another and that is the whole story in
Il nutshell.
l.o ell
lection of the law because they have put
themselves outside the law by conducting
a lawless business. OF course the women
have no right to go around smashing up
property in this sort of fashion. More
over, they are doing the temperance cause
great harm and dealing it n blow every
time they strike a saloon. and they are
Icreat ting. decentralization wherever they
co. But that is not tie point under dis
cussion in this article The saloon-keep-
e,s invited these attacks by carrying on
an unlawful traffic and the officers of the
law invited the mol, 10 operate by failing
to close these unlawful saloons and bring
the saloon-heepers to justice for violating
the law. Say what You may against Mrs.
Nation and t,sr associates. how can the
snloon-keepers or The officers OF the law
blame them for rising up ard trying to
put down a lawless traffic? II the saloon
keepers are lawless, how can :hey COM
plain of the women fer Seing iawie<S also.
If the officers Will not enforce the pro
hibiiion law, how car, they blame the
temperance wcne en- for trying TO enforce
it?
The law must be everything or nothing.
The law must be upheld and respected by
The people and enforced by the autilori--
ties, or it viii be as sounding brass and
linking cymbals. There is always a con-
test between the law on the one hand
ana the mob on tfe other. and -ese side
OF the other Will prevail. Just at this
time in the State OF Kansas the mob is
in the saddle ana the law is being tram
pied IN the dust.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
POpuiarity.

Maud ST. Burgoyne was not without
dramatic talent. But she esteemed pop
ularity above mere fidelity to her art.
do you remember the little song we
,u.ed to sing together Nskeo o!rli
Schuyler.
Mand bit her lip till the blood came.
Should she obey the mandate of art, step
forward to the footligths, with the kind
permission of the audience. and, sWeetly
bidding the professor to rattle the morse
tetnth, sing this little song? Or Should
she not?
The struggle was a fierce one but brlef.
II remember nothing, she crled We
hement;.
The deafenng plaudits of the multitude
were her reward she asked no other.
Her art, her self respect were as nothing
to her in comparison.-Detroit Journal.