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The age-herald., 1902-05-10
cotton Letter.

Clay's Cotton Letter to Cothran & Co.
 New Orleans. May 9.-Liverpool seems to be in dread of a serious decline in American markets or at least is laboring under the influence of predictions of such an occurrence, so private cables explain, and the additional decline of three points in deliveries during the early trading was attributes to that cause, though lack of evidence to support such predic- tions apparently had reassurng effect as recovery of two points was estab- lished before the close. Spots dropped off a sixteenth with sales of 10000 bales
 The days session here was character ized by frequent ups and downs as trad CTS were very uncertain as to which course to pursue, and the tone of the market consequently remained very ner- vous and undecided. The statistics were favorable enough, but there was no dis position to force matters on this feature
 Closing quotations are to 8 points higher on this crop and 2 to points up on the next
 The visible supply lost 16OOOO bales this week as compared with a loss of 107OOO the same week of last year, which is suf- ficient evidence that cotton is passing into consumption at a lively rate even at the high level of prices, and this fact would doubtless have very beneficial effect were 1t not for the present com paratively apathetic state of the spot de- partment. The whole situation is a great puzzle as it stands. and those engaged In guessing 1t are involved in a huge task. One thing is certain, that much cotto on is being attracted here for delivery on account of the high parity of this market, and 1t remains to be seen if such deliver les will be readily cared for.
 Maxn NOrL HottA. E,,k,,.~-
The age-herald., 1902-05-10

For sure enough beer drink Schillinger's Lager Beer.
The age-herald., 1902-05-10

SEX dividend.
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Vera, smiling. "He expected me to
follow him. was aroused about an
hour ago by one of his most trusted
officers, who was the bearer Of this
message, which shall read to you.
The prince was too prudent to come
himself. would have had him in the
guardhouse, where his messenger now
is. Listen to this:
'vera. our cause Is lost. There Is treachery
among our soldiers. The American, Darrell, Ia at
the head Of It. He has used Russian gold to buy
our officers II the force were still loyal, ! would
cut our way through the enemy, but cannot At
tempt to lead traitors
"Yet you and l may have destiny as glorious
as the one we hq planned. There are other re-
gions OF the eartl. where we may use our powers
and the vast wrs:th now In our hands The
treasure Of Gredskov 10 mine, and 1t was greater
than you ever suspected. part has already been
sent out Of the ty H. my secret way. The re-
mainder in gold I'D ~ els, / ..Ae with me. We
shall reach the sc whoTs triGlas G. mine have Al
ready made prtp 100 fs2 ON eoolpe, and then
the world is beft y
"Here folio. ....u... " che plan by
which | was 10 overtake him under the
guidance of the officer who brought me
the message. Tha letter closes with q
glowing picture Of our 1eH life togeth-
er-mine and Kilziars. We were to
found an empire In Africa. II l remem-
ber rightly. and return some day to
free Clrcassia- am ashamed to have
given Kilziar so low an idea of my In
telligence. Yet doubtless he counted
upon my terror-a woman's weakness
for, my friend, this Is the end Of all OF
US. This news cannot long be kept
from the troops, and then-anarchy.
The Russians will overwhelm US, and
the only terms will be the edge Of the
sword"
"Vera," said Darrell, his face as
white as marble, this Is matter of
minutes. l have not even time to tell
you what 1 hope to do. Give me your
authority to speak for you with the
Russian commander. Durham can be
trusted. We will 60 out under flag Of
truce. Let him be ready In an hour.
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THE SPUR OF FATE.
Bx ASHLEY TowNE.
Copyright, 1901, by Charles B. Ethering ton.

dition of the besieged. especially in the
matter Of food supply. and he pointed
out with an old soldiers precision the
ultimate fall Of the garrison.
"Your battle Is lost" he said. ut Is
wise for you to make terms. l speak
with the full authority Of my gov
ernment when I say that peace Is the
principal aim sought. The mildness of
the fermer car in dealing with the
, revolt that was quelled in '66 should be
known to you all. The same policy
will be pursued today If hostilities are
| ut once suspended. There is no crav-
ing for revenge if full submission is
made. We demand the delivery Of the
| following prisoners. who have been
| leaders in this insane undertaking"
Here he read a list beginning with
Prince Kilziar and ending with "the
person styling himself Motman Khan"
| The others were officers directly asso-
ciated with the prince. and Durham
himself was not one Of them, to his
own great surprise. Judging from the
list. the purpose Of Russia was to Sc
cure men who had held military COM
missions in her service at the time Of
the uprising. as Durham had not. The
net was spread for traitorous soldiers.
Upon the surrender Of these persons,
Panin continued, with the arms and
armament Of the force, a general pa
role would be granted, and the troops
would be permitted to return to their
homes, supplies and means Of protec-
tion during the journey being guar
Gnteed.
The terms were surprisingly liberal,
out they were absolutely impossible
under the circumstances. The immu-
nifty granted Durham was in itself
sufficient reason why he could give no
favorable response. He replied in
calm tone, saying that the nature OF
the proposal was unexpected to him,
that in order to secure consideration
there must be guarantee that the
khan, Prince Kilziar and the others
named would be treated as prisoners
of war, but even so he could give no
hope that q surrender would be made.
He was proceeding toward certain sug-
gestions Of his own when suddenly, to
the surprise Of everybody. General
Panin interrupted linn and burst into
violent harangue. dcnouncing Kilziar
and his associates in unmeasured terms
and with epithets that seemed quite
foreign to his nature. as his previous
speech had disclosed It.
His own officers stared ut him In
amazement. and Darrell. standing in
the darkest shadow to avoid rccogni-
ton by Getchikoff. knew not what to
expect. Then suddenly In the midst of
his speech the old general flung up both
hands to his forehead and fell across
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-31

ALWAYS SOMETHING TO LEARN
President Elliot was arguing in favor
of education by Showing how" before
the klndergartens Wednesday night.
He said that he was learning some
thing every day by being Shown
how"
He illustrated his point by describing
the training of medical students and
concluded by telling Of an old friend of
his who had suddenly become deaf in
one ear.
How did this happen?" asked him.
"Well, I was blowing my nose the
other day. when felt something snap
in my ear, followed by an aching and
dullness.
when the doctor came he said the
drum had split and asked how l did
it.
81 only blew my nose I told the
doctor.
well, had you opened your mouth
when you blew your nose you would
not now have a damaged ear drum" :"
was the medico's reply"
You see, my friend has lived sew
enty years and had never been shown
how to blow his nose," concluded Pres
ident Elliot. The application was ap-
preciated and greeted with great
burst of laughter.-Boston Journal.
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which our ancestors came, are now,
believe, considered as representations
Of the old thirteen states, and with
most persons the idea of a shield is
lost sight of. You perceive that, by
drawing six lines or stripes on a
shield figure, 1t will leave seven
spaces Of the original color. and
of course give thirteen apparent
stripes: hence the idea Of their being
all intended to represent the old thir-
teen states. My opinion is that this
was the origin of the stripes. Mr.. JEFF
fersons quartered shield for seal de-
vice was seized upon as a national en-
blem. We have now the stars as well
as the stripes. When each Of these
was adopted cannot say; but the flag
as it now Is was designed by Captain
Reid, and adopted by congress"
Eta Jane, S. c., May %.
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He stepped back tOWdrd the door.
appear as the khan, and, moreover. she
Is physically unable to do it. The coun-
Gil was held today around her bed. We
cannot carry her to the conference OH
q litter. Don't be too anxious. 1t is
mere exhaustion. However, to resume.
Kilziar, Of course, Is out Of the ques-
ton. The Russians hold him to be a
traitor and refuse to treat with him.
General Durham will go as the repre-
sentative Of the khan. and | am going
with him."
"Will you take this message to the
princess said Darrell. Il believe that
my presence with General Durham may
be of the greatest value to the Circas
sian army, and l beg Of her as the
greatest favor she can ever grant me
that I may be permitted to form one Of
the generals escort"
Darrell waited in great anxiety for a
reply to this plea, and he was deeply
gratified when Korna returned with
word that he could go-in q colonel's
uniform.
"Durban was consulted" said Korna,
land he seemed pleased. The man has
taken a great fancy to you"
THANK heaven l have cultivated his
acquaintance during this SIEGE" re-
piled Darrell.
The conference was held in tent
pitched on a hillside midway between
the lines. The rain had recommended.
and q rivulet could be heard running
under the rough floor of boards. Upon
entering, Darrell had seen first the tall
figure Of General Lyof Panln, the Rus
sian commander. He must have been
q man Of fine presence at his best, but
now his visage was grotesquely red
dened with fever and his eyes had al
most the look of madness. BY his side
stood Ivan GetchikOff, the man whom
Darrell had hoped to see. Yet he was
greatly surprised to note from the first
formalities that Getchikof was the
ranking officer present aside from Pa
min. His uniform showed that he had
been advanced another grade In the
short time since Darrell had seen him
in Gredskov. probably because he was
the son of his distinguished father
rather than for his own merits. Yet
there should have been many who
would rank him in so considerable an
army. Doubtless the hill fever ac-
counted for their absence, and Darrell
remembered Korna's saying that the
disease prOstrated men past forty.
The conference opened with a plain
statement from General Panin. He
showed a good knowledge Of the con-
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THE YOUNGEST SPY.
A Ten-Year-Old Confederate Four
Days on Top Of Fence Post.

A Ten-Year-Old Confederate Four
Days on Top Of Fence Post.
Henry s. Carr, now a deputy at the
county JAIL was one Of the youngest
spies in the service Of either side in the
war between the north and the south.
At the age of 10, Mr.. Carr received his
first instruction.
It was the year that the Louisville
forts were built. The order for all
able bodied men Of certain ages to as
sist in the construction of the forts
had been issued, and many southern
sympathizers were looking about for
some way to evade the edict. Judge s.
A. Farr, father Of the deputy jailer,
openly declared that he would do no
work for the soldiers from the north.
He also declared that his Negroes
should not help build the forts, and
the officers in command Of the Federal
troops heard Of it. A squad of soldiers
was despatched at double quick time
to the Carr homestead, which was
within a hundred yards Of Western
Park.
When the soldiers arrived they found
barefoot boy sitting upon fence
post. He was swinging his legs and
whistling as only some boys can. A
lieutenant was in charge of the soldiers
and he drew rein when he saw the boy.
He inquired for Judge Carr. The boy
shook his head and answered that he
did not know him.
Tne soldiers passed. An hour later
they returned and the boy was still
upon the gate post. All day the SOL
diers searched in the woods and all
day the boy sat upon the gate post.
The following morning the soldiers re-
turned and again the boy was upon
the gate post.
"I sat there for about four days."
said Mr.. Carr. MY father and sew
eral neighbors and all Of their Negroes
were hid in the woods, and by means
of a signal code we were able to COM
municate with one another.
1.-TWO or three men were stationed
in the treetops. We all had white
handkerchiefs. I watched the soldiers.
One wave meant that they were In the
neighborhood, two meant that they
were leaving, and three meant that
they were not in sight and that all was
well,"-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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her military workshop, and she look
ed pitably i'll. Behind her stood the
tall amazon whom Darrell had seen on
the veranda in Vladikaukas. and the
face of the stern and formidable old
woman was deeply lined with anxiety.
This is mere WEAKNESS" said Vera.
"It Is possible that | may have over
taxed my strength. ] am resting to
prepare me for the work that must
come tomorrow. There is plainly but
one course for us. Your report makes
that certainty doubly sure. We could
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in his strong box in the Merchants and
Farmers bank, and the contents Of
this box no man knows accurately as
yet. 1t is full of gilt-edged securities.
Here are reckoned to be over $175,0O0
in North Carolina non-taxable 6 per
cent. bonds. These securities Mr..
Springs priced more than any other.
and he bought them at every opportu-
nifty. The late s. P. Alexander, who
was about the same age as Mr.. Springs
and who died two years ago, also had
large holdings in these bonds. When
he died and his North Carolina bonds
were offered for sale Mr.. Springs stood
by and bought them under the ham,
mer.
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NIT this communication to General
Getchikoff."
He gave the officer a sealed note
written by Darrell, and at signal one
of the Cossacks come forward and
took 1t, galloping back to the Russian
lines. There was delay Of perhaps
a quarter of an hour. and then General
Getchikoff appeared, attended only by
three members of his staff. He rode
to the tent Of conference and. dis.
mounting, stepped within. The others
remained outside. Then the Cossack
who had carried the note returned
with bis report
General Getchikoff condescends to
hear what Colonel Darrell has to com
municate." said the officer.
A minute later Darrell and Getchi'
koff were face to face In the tent alone
and the real battle of Gredskov opened
with an exchange Of keen and search
ing elances.
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Have Korna and Varnek among his
staff. / need all the trustworthy men
that can be found. And now goodby.
Remember that was always absolute
ly yours; that from the first minute
that I ever saw you 1 was as much
constrained to serve you as was the
heart in your body. 1t was a law OF
nature, and obedience was my only
happiness. Goodby."
They spoke at three yards distance,
and he did not attempt to come nearer
except for one instant, when she gave
him a signet ring from her finger.
"This is your warrant" she said. u
know not what you will do. am in
capable of thinking. You know that
am fainting with illness. Let that be
my excuse. I pray God that you may
find way to save your own life."
"He that f1ndeth his life shall lose
It," whispered Darrell In English, and
he turned away as Vera, stretching ou'
her arms to him, tried to rise and then
sank back into the chair, her eyes wet
with sudden childish tears. She was
for an instant as he remembered her In
Paris at the Gordons' house that first
strange night. He dared not look al
her again.
For the next hour Darrell sought fol
Kevski throughout the camp. but with
out result except that he heard ru
NOR of the mans desertion to the en-
emy. A woman who had known Kew
ski said that he had stolen out Of the
city early the previous evening.
Darrell Joined General Durham END
his suit at the northern gate, and the
party advanced under flag Of truce
proceeding according to the regulations
agreed upon when arrangements for
conference were first made between
the armies.
Some distance from the tent where
the previous meeting had taken place
they were met by staff officer attend
ed by half O dozen crazy Cossacl
troopers. Darrell looked at those say
ages and thought upon the taking OF
Gredskov.
The staff officer advanced and ex
changed the customary salutations
with scant courtesy.
General Getchikoff," said he, "de
sires me to say that unless you have
come with a proposal for surrender
without conditions conference will Dt
| needless"
"This seems unusual" responded
Durham. 1--WE had been given twenty
four hours to consider certain terms"
"Those terms are now impossible
replied the Russian curtly. 1--WE shal
resume active operations at noon."
1t will readily be understood wha
"active operations" would mean to thu
force in Gredskov, deserted by Its mos
important military leader and dozeT
other officers of high rank. Durham:
face had a grayish pallor, but his voice
was perfectly calm as he said:
| "We have not come to propose un
conditional surrender, but to continue
negotiations of great Importance II
both sides"
81 regret to say" responded the Off
Ger, "that all possibility Of negotiations
has ceased and that our attack begin
| at noon."
"There remains, then, nothing to b.
DONE" said Durham. Except to trans
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the table behind which he had been
standing. When they raised him up,
he was seen to be beyond the control OF
reason. raving and muttering in the de-
lrium of fever.
Help was summoned, and he was
horne away.
HE will surely die" whispered Dur.
ban to Darrell. 1T is pity; fine old
man."
LAS the ranking officer Of the Rus
sian forces before Gredskov." said Ivan
Getchikoff. 81 can only repeat what
was said by my superior. now. unfor-
tunatcly. incapacitated for the further
conduct Of these negotiations. You
have until tomorrow at noon to consid-
er our proposals."
Durham and his suit bowed gravely
and withdrew. AS they returned to
Grcdskov the sun burst through the
clouds. announcing the end of the
storm.
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CHAPTER XIX.
DESERTION.

RINCESS VERA re-
ceived General Dur.
bans report with q
calmneSs that would
have done credit to a
veteran of a dozen
wars. She was lying
on a couch that had
bpnn bro,,pht down IL
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MANS FoRGETFULNEss.-M has
been said Of the audacity Of man IN
building his home in spots so danger
GUS as the slopes Of Mount Pelee have
proved themselves to be. Yet all his
tory affords illustrations Of the calm
forgetfulness with which the race
erects it's dwelling places on the sites
of the most dreadful catastrophes.
Vesuvius still smokes over peaceful
Naples. Lisbon rises beautiful and
imposing, where "convulsion OF ma
ture" once brought unutterable fright
and desolation. The Japanese still
crowd the coast Of their tide-swept Is
lands, and the Chinese huddle along
the banks Of the Hoang-ho. 1t Is not
two years since Galveston was over
whelmed by flood, yet a new Calves
ton is being built on the dangerous site
Of the wreckage and the people OF the
city are ready to take their chances of
similar disaster in the future. There
is absolutely nothing to prevent a Sec
ond tidal wave from the gulf, yet the
city pursues its daily task, apparently
unafraid. Men in hazardous enter
prises continue in them, because they
offer something more than a living
wage. Manufacturing processes that
require the constant inhalation Of nox-
ious gasses or dangerous dusts pay
high prices for labor and have no diff
Guilty in obtaining recruits. We live IN
unsanitary houses, with death and dis
ease staring at us from every corner,
and yet shudder at the final audacity
Of people who are wiling to spend their
lays beneath the curling smoke of q
long -smoldering volcano. The fact Is,
that in the less healthy districts Of the
crowded cities of the United States.
where ventilation is bad and drainage
deficient and disease germs are abun-
dant, a man is exposed to greater risks
than the dwellers on the islands Of the
West Indies.-Providence Journal.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
THE CZAR'S TERMS.

SHl3SOlSNORf five succeeding days
e &: !: !: ! !. ! !: !: ! !
k NfNS1 there was no glimpse
~ BAlIYf of the sun. The rain
kgB%XbD was not Violent but
E6 Ks enough fell to keep
= %wT~ the roads impas able
EsaLG7 and to drench IL b..
Ez5NlT&S@ siegers. Rumot. II
their straits were rife
In the city, and the defenders were in
good spirits despite their own discoin-
fort. Then upon the sixth day the sun
appeared in a rift between two storms,
as the event proved. and the Russians
honored him with lively cannonade.
There seemed no reason to anticipate
a serious result from this fire. A GER
tain number Of houses would certainly
be destroyed and few lives lost, but
the Russian guns were not heavy
enough to affect the defenses. 1t was
the unexpected. however, which hap,
pened. Against all probability the en-
emy's shells reached the two largest
food depots in the city and set them on
fire. The buildings had been supposed
to contain too little wood to burn. They
were outwardly stone structures. and
vet the flames found material within
them for stubborn and disastrous con-
flagrations. The loss was almost crit
ical. and the knowledge Of 1t depressed
the army to an alarming degree.
The rain set in again upon the fol-
lowing day. but ceased about noon.
though the clouds did not break. In
the lull Of the storm appeared a white
flag advancing from the enemy. and 1t
proved to cover a demand for surren-
der. A defiant reply was returned. but
to a subsequent suggestion for con-
ference a council Of generals returned
q favorable answer.
"Kilziar advocated it." said korna In
telling the news to Darrell. "They
will offer terms. he said. and we shall
learn something of their condition. The
suggestion was that Motman Khan.
with an escort Of five officers. meet
General Panin. commander In chief of
their forces, between the lines. 1t was
considered unwise for the princess to
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
GOOD BY.

Good-by, proud world I'm going home;
Thou art not my friend, and I'm no
thine.
Long through thy weary crowds 1 roam
A river ark on the ocean brine.
Long I've been tossed like the driver
FOAM
But now, proud world I'm going home.
Good-by to flattery's fawning face,
TO grandeur with its wise grimace,
To upstart weasth's averted eye,
To supple office, low and high,
10 crowded halls, to court and streets,
To frozen hearts and hasting feet,
To those who go and those who come
Good-by, proud world, I'm going home.
1 am going to my own hearthstone,
Bosom'd in yon green hills alone
A secret nook in pleasant land.
Whose groves the frolic fairies planned
Where arches green, the livelong day,
Echo the blackbir6s roundelay.
And vulgar feet have never trod-
A thought that is sacred to thought and
God.
oh, when / am safe in my sylvan home,
i tread on the pride of Greece and Rome,
pines,
Where the evening star so holy shines,
I laugh at the lore and pride of man,
At the sophist schools and the learned
clan;
Long I've been tossed like the driven
foam,
When man in the bush with God may
roam.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.