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CHAPTER XIII.
The Sacrifice.

There was sometimes practiced among the
Iroauois a game which bore a certain re-
semblance to the casting of dice, as the lat
ter is known among civilized peoples. The
method OF the play was simple. Two OBJ
long polished bones, of the bigness Of a
mans finger, were used as the dice. The
ends OF these were ground thin and were
rudely polished. One of the dice was stained
red. the other left white. The players in
the game marked out line on the hard
ground, and then each In turn cast Cd the
two dice into the air. throwing them from
some receptacle. The game was determined
by The falling OF the red bone, he who cast
this colored bone closer to the line upon
the ground being declared the winner. The
game was simple. and depended much upon
chance. II the red die fell fiat upon its face
At point near to the line, It was apt to lie
close to the spot where 1t dropped. On the
other hand, did It alght upon either end.
IL might bound back and fall at some little
distance upon one side Of the line.
IL was this game which, in horrible fash
Ion Teganisoris now proposed to play He
offered TO the clamoring medicine man and
his ferocious disciples one of these captives,
whose death should appease not only the
ohsnded Great Spirit. but also the unsated
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vengeance of the tribe. He offered, at the
same time, the spectacle of play in which
human life should be the stake. He used
as practical executioner the woman who
was possessed by one of them. and who, in
the crude notions of the savages was no
doubt coveted by both. 1t must be the
hand OF this woman that should cast the
dice. a white one and red one for each
man. and he whose red die fell closer to
the line was winner In the grim game of life
and death. ... st.
Jean Breboeuf and Pierre Noir stood
a. TT and tears poured from the eyes of
both. They were hardened men. well ac-
quainted with Indian warfare; they had
seen the writings of tortured victims, and
more than once had faced such possibilities
themselves; yet never had they seen sight
like this. .Hr st--'-.--
Near the two men stood Mary Connynge
the bright blood burning in her cheeks, her
eyes dry and wide open, looking from one
to the other. God, who gives to this earth
the nature of those elements which made
her, and the character of the conflict which
now went on within her soul. Tell such a
woman as Mary Connynge that she has a
rival, and she will either love the more
madly the man wnom she demands as her
own, or with equal madness and with great
er intensity will hate her lover with a
hatred undying and unappeasable.
Mary Connynge Stood her eyes CHANGING
from one to the other of the men before
her. She had seen them both proved brave
men, strong Of arm, undaunted of heart.
both gallant gentlemen. God, who makes
the Mary Connynges of this earth, only can
tell whether or not there arose in the heart
OF this savage woman. this woman at bay.
scorned, rebuked, mastered, this one oues-
ton: Which? If Mary Connynge hated
John Law, or if she loved him-ah, how
must have pulsed her heart in agony, or in
bitterness, she took into her hand those
lots which were the arbiters Of life and
death,
Teganisoris looked about him and spoke a
few rapid words. He caught Mary Con-
nynge roughly by the shoulder and pulled
her forward. The two men stood with
faces set and gray In the pitiless light of
morn. Their arms were fast bound behind
their backs. Eagerly the crowding savages
pressed up to them, gesticuIating wildly,
and peering again and again into their faces
to discover any sign of weakness. They
failed. The pride of birth, the strength OF
character. the sheer animal vigor of each
man stood him in stead at this ultimate
trial. Each had made up his mind to die.
Each proposed. not doubling that he would
be the one to draw the fatal lot, to die as
a man and gentleman. +y,
| Teganisoris would play this game with all
| possible mystery and importance. It should
| be told generations hence about the coun-
ell nres, how he, Teganiseris devised this
game, how he played 1t. how he drew Ii
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and beef is exported to Cuba, but native
methods of killing and cooling are so crude
that beef Is imported from the United
States to supply the more discriminating
demand.
A soil survey of about 300 square miles.
about one-tenth the area of the island has
been completed by the bureau Of soils and
will prove of material assistance to the Of
ficials of the experiment station.
For the present, at least. the bulletins OF
the station. two of which are ready for he
printer, will be published in both Spanish
and English. While deprecating the extrav-
agant claims of some writer's, Mr.. Gardner
speaks hopefully Of the agricultural future
of the island and anticipates that the exper-
iment station will prove Of material assist
ance in it's development.
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SYNOPSIS.

yohn Law OF Laurston and his brother suffer
ct the hands Of band OF English robbers. and
are later succored on the road by Lady Catha-
rine knoliys. a famous beauty, and Mary Con-
nynge. Law and Lady Catharlne mutually
infatuated. while Mary Connynge sdmires Law
without response. Law later takes a promi-
nent parI In English finances and again en-
counters Lady Kitty, to whom he disclo5es his
love. In a duel Law kills Beau" Wilson and
Is sent TO prison. He writes to Lady Catha-
rine, but Mary Connynge intercepts the note
and hastens TO the prison. persuading Law Of
her love and Of kfttys faithlessness. Law Is
condemned to die, but the day before the execu-
tion Is to occur he escapes through the aid,
unknown to him, of Lady Catharine, who has
heard Of his plight. She goes to the prison and
Is astounded TO encounter Law and Mary as
they depart together. Law and Mary go to
America and a year later at the head of
an expedition to the Mississippi valley, under
the guidance Of Du Mesne Mary discioses to
Law her jealousy Of Lady Catharine. The party
rraeh the river and discuss plans for the future.
Law establishes permanent camp In a de-
serted Iroquois village and Du Mesne returns to
New France to dispose OF furs. Law Is visited
by Sir Arthur Pembroke to avenge his treat
ment OF Lady Catharine, but upon learning
how Law deceived. becomes his friend.
Mary Counynge sttempts Laws life through
fslousy. Law and his party captured by
the froquos Indians and taken to the great
hikes. Either Law Pembroke is condemned
% death and Mary Connynge is ordered TO east
hats
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PORTO RICo's REGIMENT.
It Will Be Gradually Reduced in Mum
Der to 500

The general order for the reduction of
the army to its minimum strength of $3.50
applies to the Porto Rico Provisional Regi-
ment of Infantry, as well as to other or
CARNATIONS of the army. The Porto Rico
regiment is composed of natives of that
island, Differed by officers of the regular
army, with Col. Buchanan in command. The
effect of the order is to reduce the strength
of the eight companies composing the regi-
ment to sixty-fve enlisted men in each,
making the total strength $40 men. As in
the case of other organizations the reduc-
ton will be made gradually by expiration
of service, etc.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The EmbaSSV.

Monsieur! Madame! Pierre Noir! Listen
to me! 1 have saved you. I. Jean Breboeuf,
l have rescued you!"
So spoke Jean Breboeuf, thrusting his
head within the door of the lodge IN which
were the remaining prisoners of the Iro-
quois
1t was indeed Jean Breboeuf who, stroll
ling beyond the outer edge Of the village,
had been among the first to espy an ap-
preaching party Of visitors. OF any travel
ers possible none could have been more i'm
portant to the prisoners. Too late. yet well
come even now, the embassy from New
France among the Iroquois had arrived. In
an instant the village was In an uproar.
The leader Of this embassy from Quebec
was one Captain Joncaire, at that time of
the French settlement, but In former years
a prisoner among the Onondagos, where
he was adopted into the tribe and much
respected. Joncaire was accompanied by
a priest Of the Jesuit brotherhood, by
young officer latetp the regiment Carignan.
and by two or thrseapetty Canadian off,
Gals as well as 70 struggling retinue of
savages picked up on the way between
Lake George, and stheI Indian villages. He
advanced now at the, head Of his little party.
bearing in his hand a. wampum belt. He
pushed aside thesHouqg men and demand
GU tudt ne ne DF93l&At 10 the CHieI OF the
village Teganiseris himself presently adj
vanced to meet hipsiand Of him Joncaire
demanded that ttlarss should at once be
called full councA1.of the tribe; with
which request theochtsf Of the Onondagos
fastened to complyxo E
/ Fully accustomed STD such ceremonies
Joncaire sat in the council calmly listening
to the speeches d bf, sits orators. and at
length arose for his own reply. Brothers."
said he, II havey hsref@and he drew from
his tunic copy opi#he decree of Louis
XIV declaring pd&essbetween the French
and the English to46hies-"a talking paper
This is the Will oYDn6ntio, whom you love
and fear, and 1T is the will of the great
father across thee water, whom Onoiitio
loves and fears. This talking paper says
that our young men of the French colonies
are no longer to go to war against Cor
laer The hatchet has been buried by the
TWO great fathers. Brothers, have come
to tell you that 1t Is time for the Iroquols
also to bury the Ratchet and to place upon
it heavy stones. SO that. 1t never again can
be dug up. ps<1s@ 5ss -''''4ts5
Brothers, as you know. the great canoes
from across the sea are bringing more and
more white men. Look about You. and tell
me where are your fathers and your broth
ers and your sons? Half your fighting men
are gone; and II you turn to the west to
seek out strong young men FROM the other
tribes, which of them will come to sit by
your hres and be your brothers? The war
}ratis OF the nations have, gone to the west
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Philippine Customs Revenues.

The bureau of ipsplar affairs of the War
Department has given out for publication
statement showing that the customs rev.
enues in the Philippine archipelago for the
seven months ending July 81, 1862. were So
064,952. II as compared with 1910. Ii for
the same period Of 1901, s.. 137, 6s2,72 tor
1900. and $3.50, 5s9.S6 for 1889. Estimated
upon basis OF the yearly revenues from
1880 to 1887 both inclusive, the revenues
under Spanish administration for period
Of seven months are shown to have been
81 :333, 900. -
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GERMANY to Take Part.

United States Charge Jackson at Berlin
reports to the State Department that En-
peror William has directed the official par
ticipation of Germany in the st. Louis ex-
position and has instructed the chancellor
to prepare the necessary bill for presenta-
ton to the federal council.
Minister Dudley also reports from Lima
that the Peruvian government has appro-
priated the sum of 5000 to meet the ex-
pense of representation of Peru at the ex-
position.
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NOT GIVEN UP.
Status Of Negotiations for Reciprocity
With Newfoundland.

The statement in some of the Boston pa
pers that the negotiation Of reciprocity
treaty with Newfoundland has been aban-
doned on account of the opposition Of Sem
ator Lodge is without foundation. Senator
Lodge is in favor Of reciprocity treaty If
the interests Of Gloucester are, in his opin-
ion, protected. 1t is understood that the
negotiations between the two countries
have not been interrupted, and it is hoped
by the State Department that favorable
result may be reached.
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DOWN IN PORTO RICO
Mr.. Gardeners Two Years
Experience.
SOIL Is EXHAUSTED
SCHEME FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
ITS AGRICULTURE.
Plan is to Encourage the Production
of Those Crops Which Cannot a
Be Produced Here. .-5..

After spending nearly two years in Porto
Rico as director of the Porto Rican expert
ment station Mr. Frank d. Gardner, who
Is Temporarily in Washington, says that
the agricultural possibilities of the island
have been greatly overdrawn. Instead of
an exceptionally fertile SOIL he has found
an extensive area of worn-out land. ex-
haustive methods of cultivation and tor
rental rains having robbed it of the great
er portion of It's productive capacity.
In order to restore the soil to a profitable
condition the extensive use of commercial
fertilizers is essential. and to that subject
the experiment station has devoted large
share of its attention. The problems which
confront the agricultural investigator are
numerous and difficult of solution, but the
Porto Ricans are eager to learn and stand
ready to furnish every possible assistance
General Scheme for Development.
Already a general scheme for the devel-
opment of Porto Rican agriculture has been
mapped out, and will be adhered to with
such fidelity as subsequent discoveries will
permit. While the agricultural resources
of the island are not sufficient to occasion
serious competition with American pro-
ducers, it has been determined to especially
encourage the production Of those crops
which cannot be produced within the
United States. The cane sugar industry is
already widely followed and yields profit
able returns. The coffee plantations are
less prosperous. With the transfer of
Porto Rico from Spain to the United States
the Spanish custom was lost. and as yet
this country has not supplied its place. AT
present the United States purchases most
of it's coffee from Brazil, while Porto Rico
sells it's product to Austria, France, Eng
land and other European countries, in the
order named.
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Willard F. Lester, prominent and
wealthy resident of Adams county, ILL.,, is
under arrest for murder. The evidence
against him depends mainly on the action
of bloodhounds.
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The Porto Rican Coffee.

Following Secretary Wilson's well-known
policy, the production of all the agricultu-
raj produce we consume within our own
borders and the development of the home
market before the foreign is cultivated, an
organized effort will be made to popu.ariZe
the Porto Rican coffee. which is of excep-
tional quality, in the United States, and,
that DONE special attention will be paid to
increasing the yield, which now amounts to
about 200 pounds per acre and which sells
at about 10 cents per pound.
The cultivation of tropical fruits, among
which may be mentioned the alligator pear
the guava and several species unknown in
this country, will also receive special atten-
ton. These fruits WILL 1t is predicted, find
a ready market in New York and other sea-
port cities once their attractive qualities
become known.
AS an evidence of the interest which the
experiment station, Mr.. Gardner cites the
fact that after Congress had appropriated
S12, 900 per annum for the maintenance of
such a station the provisional government
appropriated ST., 600 for the purchase of
site, to which sum was added 81 600 by the
city of Mayaguez, the total sum having
been expended for a plantation of go acres.
with buildings which serve all immediate
requirements.
Tobacco Culture.
Tobacco culture is somewhat extensively
followed, but the quality Is not as good as
can be produced and the experiment station
will endeavor to introduce new varieties
and superior methods OF production. Cattle
Ji+x,o
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DEVELOPMENT of Guns.

Ad.Nral ONeil finds that the best way to
Illustrate the tremendous development of
artillery in late years is to cite two cases,
that of the 6-inch gun and the Pinch gun
The former used to weigh only AS tons, was
only thirty calibers in length, with a muZ-
Zle energy of =, T73 foot tons and a practi-
Evening journal., 1902-03-04
FIRE COMBINE
TO CONTINUE
Five Companies Will EOt
Comply With Ordinance
OFFICERS ARR NONINATED
OFFICERS ARB NOMINATED
WeccacOe Members Select Michael r.
Conway 10 Serve As Chief En-
gineCr Of Department

The combine fire companies of this
city will not obey the mandate of City
Council to go into an election of offi-
GERS with the other companies accord
ing to rotation. The companies in the
combine are the WeccacOe. Washington,
Phoenix. Liberty and Friendship. The
anti-combine companies are the Della
ware Reliance, Fame and Water
Witch.
For about ten years the combine
companies have been taking turns
electing the officers of the department
The anti-combine companies have not
had any representation. Sometime ago
tho combine companies had City Coun-
.cil pass an ordinance providing that
the officers be elected by rotation. The
combine companies now hold that the
ordinance is not legal, as City Council
cannot amend an act of the Legisla-
tpre. The law governing the election
OF officers of the department provides
that they shall be elected by a majority
OF the companies in the department. II
was passed by the Legislature.
According TO the custom and agree
ment of the combine companies, IL 1,
the turn of the Weccacoe Company tC
name the chief engineer.
Last evening the members Of thal
company met and nominated Michae
+. Conway for the position. His oppo
nent was John Conner The forme
was nominated by a vote OF so TO .
Tho Washington Company has nomi
mated Robert Porter for first assistant
and the Friendship Company Thomas
Starr for second assistant
/ If the election was to be gone into ac
lcording to rotation, as provided b
the act of Council, the Friendshi
would be entitled TO the chief eng
lneer, the Washington TO the first. an
the Phoenix to the second assistant
The Friendship Company. althong
DC would gain a chief engineer b
breaking away from the combination
will stick and send in the name {
starr for second assistant.
4 What the outcome will be remain
10 be seen. City Council has the sir
mature Of a representative of each com
lpany. ecept the Liberty. TO an agree
ment to abide by the ordinance. Tn
members of the combine companie
claim the men were not authorized {
bind the companies. IT, is likely tina
the anti-combine companies will TAX
the matter into court.
The election for officers will TAX
place in May.
Evening journal., 1902-03-04
DUMPED REFUSE IN STREET
South Wilmington Resident Thinks Board
Of Health ShOnId Protect Him

Complaint has been made to the
Board of Health about the ashmen
dumping manure i'm front of the Her
bert House, in South Wilmington. Mr.
Carvin, proprietor of the house has
complained several times to the board
about the men dumping the refuse in
front Of his door. and has tried to stop
the carriers from doing so, but has not
been successful
The rain soaks Through the refuse, and
when the sun shines on it a disagree
able odOr arises. Mr.. Carvin says the
filth is enough to breed smallpox. He
thinks the Board of Health should act
in the matter Immediately.
Evening journal., 1902-03-04
DIlIDENDS NOT PAID
Application for Receiver for Mutual "
delity Company

Judge Bradford. in Federal Court,
upon application of attorneys repre-
senting Calvin Jones and others. Of
Memphis. Tenn, has issued an order
restraining the Mutual Fidelity Com
pany from transacting business On
April argument will be heard to de-
eide whether an Injunction shall be is
sued and a receiver appointed.
The petition sets forth that on No
vember 9. 1899. Baltimore parties char
tered the concern in Maryland, with a
capital OF $4,000. The Maryland cor
Doration was forbidden the use Of the
mails and it was rechartered at Dover,
and holders of stock were notified that
they would receive stock in the new
company But IL is alleged that when
the postal authorities learned that the
company had been chartered in Della
ware the use of the mails was again
forbidden.
According to the complaint of Mr..
Jones the company issues certificates
but no deliveries have been made For
each certificate the purchasers paid S.
a month. and after the fifth month the
company was supposed to pay divi.
dends. at the rate of from 81 to S. a
month. AT the end of the fourteenth
month the dividend would equal the
amount of the certificate. The holder
also was to get a share OF a surplus
fund and provision was made for tho
payment of dividends in diamonds
Evening journal., 1902-03-04
PASSING OF LANDMARKS
Old Buildings Being Torn Down Along tho
Railroad to Make Room for Elevated

Ryan & Kelly's worlmen yesterday
began 10 tear down the old restaurant
and grocery store adjoining on the
east side of Market street below Front
With the passing of these old buildings
TO make room for the new elevated
railroad tracks several of Whining
tons oldest landmarks disappear.
The demolition OF the Wood property
at Orange street Is progressing, and In
about two weeks all buildings in the
path Of The coming Improvements with
the exception OF the S. G.
Simmons a Bros. saw mill
and lumber yard at Tatnall street will
have been removed. There seems to
be some trouble between Mcssrs. Sim
mons and the railroad company over
the price to be paid for their property,
and the amount of land to be sold.
If the lumber company has 90 sell II
wants TO dispose of all the property
while the railroad only wants the up-
per yard and mill.
The contractors are making Roadway
on the foundations at Market street,
and weather permitting. that will fin
ish their work 40 this point in about a
week The engine and concrete mixer
were turned around yesterday and now
face King street. where the remainder
ol the work Is TO be done.
Evening journal., 1902-03-04
DEATH or EZEKIEL HUM
WellknOWn Former DelaWartaB Dies in
PHILADELPHIA al Age Of a2

Ezekiel Hum, one Of Philadelphia S
oldest citizens, died ON Sunday night in
his home, No. 1868 Arch street, Of infg-
enza. Mr.. HUM was the nephew Of
Ezekiel Hum, once Governor Of Della.
ware in which State the late Mr.. Hum
was born 90 years ago. When IA years
old he went TO Philadelphia, bound him.
self as an apprentice TO Townsend Sharp
less, the merchant prince of those days
became % merchant himself, and latel
married his employers daughter. Wher
so years old Mr.. Hum retired from bust
ness. lie is survived by a son and
grandson, both of whom bear his name.
The Hum family spend the summers in
the old home, Wildcat Manor. near Cam
den.