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find his voice and he cried in tones Vi
brant with certain kind of triumph:
II told you so!''
"That's what Wait said all along,''
supplemented Bill Comfort.
The swarm turned upon the Judge
wrathfully and Col. Keever shouted:
"And do you, sir, do you mean to
champion the cause of this contempti-
BILE sneak from the other side of the
county?"
'No, never! But Dingle has done
this town service by making off with
that monstrosity."
"What?" gasped the crowd, glaring
at Waffle.
Bill Comfort planted himself at the
judges side and defiantly reiterated
the judges statement.
Col. Keever was red and wra thful. A
clash was impending and Guy pushed
his way between the impending fac
tions.
Enough of this" said he. eve have
a powerful enemy in Vlandingham
and we cannot hope to win unless we
present an undivided front. Instead of
contending amoung ourselves suppose
we inquire into the method of Col.
Dingle's escape? And Sampson-we
are forgetting about him. He may be
severely hurt"
This was sufficient to turn the atten-
ton of the crowd into another chan
mel and Guy led the backward move
ment along the hall to the spot where
the unfortunate printer was lying.
Sampson had not moved hairs
breath. He was fiat on his back, his
arms and legs sprawled out and his
eyes closed. There were no visible
marks of injury upon his face and Guy
dropped down on one knee and lifted
his head.
AS he did this Guy saw section Of
glittering gold chain on the floor under
the printer and he dropped one hand
over it and concealed it in his palm. No
one else had glimpsed the bit of jewelry
and Guys heart was in his throat the
instant his eyes fell on it. At favor
able moment he transferred the chain
to his pocket and continued his exam
ination of Sampson.
''Stand back!" commanded the
Colonel. "Give him air! Get some
water, somebody! Gentlemen, gentle
men, that boy has been the trial of my
life, but if he has been sacrificed by the
venomous Dingle, I'll call the murderer
out, by CAD! I'll face him with six
shooter, and. my word for it, he'll be
carried off the field"
That awful threat silenced the BY
ISLANDERS and forced them back, but
Guy saw Waffle nudge his engineer and
whisper netting that made them
both grin sarcastically.
you'll not have to call Dingle out,
Colonel" said Guy. "Sampson's pulse
is normal, and his heart strong, and
can't find wound on him.
Pedro arrived just then with a glass
of ice water. In his excitement he
dashed the whole of it in the printers
face. The effect was instantaneous
and Sampson sat up, rolling his eyes
and spluttering.
'Who did that ?" were his first words.
"Sampson," said the Colonel, tender
ly, ''Do you know me? Look, boy!"
"'Course I know you! Who hit me
with that bucket of water, that's what
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~ rican wilderness that has as
wild and barbarous a his
tory as we have record Of, for the
early explorers found in that region
the very hotbed of fetish superstition
which sacrificed human beings to the
spirits at the harvest festival or to the
kings ancestral ghosts" on the death
of great chiefs or on almost any pre-
tense whatsoever. cat Kumasi, mean
ing the place of death,'" says one
writer, "whole streets were set apart
for the habitation of the execrtioners
of men, women and children doomed
to die by hacking off of heads on the
edge of huge execution bowl five feet
in diameter"
Happily, however, early expeditions
into the interior did away with these
heathenish horrors and the present ex-
petition has nothing of this nature to
contend with, although it has had Skin
mishes in plenty with the Nigerian ma
tives.
But the British purpose to get at
the resources Of this part of the west
ern coast of Africa has especial in
terest, for the reason that, if present
signs count for anything, the territory
has future of more than ordinary
promise, agriculturally. Already cot
ton has become an important product,
while the more singularly African
products, such as palm oil and shea
butter-a grease obtained from the
seeds of the shea tree, and valuable
for the manufacture of candles, soap
and grease for railway wheels-have
come to be exported in large quaint
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-04
CHAPTER Y.

The citizens of Concord were stupi-
Ned: That weathervane was symbol
of their defiance of the. other town
and to have the hated Dingle come bra
zenly among them, insult their leader
In peculiarly irritating manner, es-
cape mysteriously while they were
wrang]ing over the method of his pun
ishment, and flee with the grotesque
galvanized figure waving over; his head
/ was enough to paralyze the mos tsrabid
partizan. X =, 4 4 Il s1 q nsa
Sa Christopher Waffle was a Concord
man to the marrow of his bones; but
he had no love for Col. Keever-possi-
bly, because the Colonel had once over
charged him fora threshing "ad." Nor
had Waffle admired the Colonel's handi-
..work as exemplified in the sweather-
sane. The fudge had said tia the was
coarse and brutality insolent and that
sonlet thing would happen on account Of
AZ for which they would he sorry. IN
tie present crisis tie judi wasl AYstto
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the territory belonging to them by
| natural expansion included strip that
entirely surrounded the British pos
sessions and then extended off indefi-
nitely towards the Mediterranean sea.
(The final allotment, indeed, recog-
nlzed the French "sphere of influence"
over land extending in fact quite to
the Mediterranean The English
might have regarded the matter in
similar light from their standpoint;
but they failed to assert their claims
soon enough.
Friction between the powers became
SO great that they resorted in 1sS4-5
to conference to decide vexa tious
boundary disputes. The conference
was held at Berlin and from that con-
ference dates the real partition of
western Africa. BY this conference
the basins of the Niger and the Congo
were declared free to the flags of all
| nations.
But very shortly the basin Of the
Lower Niger became in measure the
bone of contention between England
and Germany, and each country
claimed the territory as belonging to
its "sphere of influence" but by a
subsequent settlement the Germans
| withdrew their northern boundary,
leaving the British in possession of all
the region about the Lower Niger
and the basin Of the Banue from Yola
to its confluence with the Nj ger.
With regard to the claims of France,
they were practically determined, so
far as this territory is concerned, by
commercial rather than by political
supremacy. When French companies
established posts on the Lower Niger
and began to trade with the natives
they found themselves pitted against
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ITO Be Continued
Still Held the. BluesRibbon

Not SO many years ago there was a
veteran. teacher in the boys high
school who often made his classes
vince under the lash of his bitter sar-
casm and ready wit. One day little
half-starved yellow cur strayed into
the school, and the boys thought they
saw chance to express their feelings
towards ''Fussy," who was busy in an
other room The frightened mongrel
was picked up, quickly fitted with a
pair of large wire spectacles and
placed on the teachers chair. "Fussy''
entered the room, walked to his desk,
calmly surveyed the work of his pu-
pills, and then, turning to them pleas
.antly. said: ''In my absence, see you
have held business meeting and elect
ed one of your number chairman."-
ArgOnaut, VI
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-04
Lamb Wore Out.

The proprietor of German menag-
erie keeps Gagged together lion, tiger,
a wolf and lamb, which he labels
"The Happy Family" When asked
confidentially how long these animals
had lived together, he answered.:
"Ten months, but the lamb has to
be renewed Observation-Disclosures.
phia Times. ,s...,...sf.-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-04
Snme Old Com ulaYnN.

Mrs. Noosens-My daughters be.
coming more proficient. She plays
regular pieces now. You don't notice
her playing exercises now as much
as you did.
Mrs. Naybor-No, but notice her
playing exercises my husband as
much as ever it did.-Philadelphpia
Record.
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The Point. of Censure.

II must admit that some of my
work was not original," said the au-
thor. II
I'm rot finding fault with that"
answered the publisher. t'But when
there is such wealth of literature
from which to select, I cannot under
stand why you should not plagiarize
with taste. "'--Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-04
Force of Habit.

Miss hyperion lat the balD-Let ux
have another round before the music
stops. & ~ W + !,
DeRoger-sure; and remember this
round is on me er-that is-beg your
pardon, Miss hyperion. Another waltz,
did you say?& With pleasure Chicago
Daily News. y
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An ObliEfng Burglar.

"John," she whispered, there's a
burglar in the parlor. He just
bumped against the piano and struck
several keys"
''You don't say. I'll go right
down." said he.
"Oh John, don't do anything RASH"
Crash? Why, I'm going to help
him. You don't suppose he can re-
move that piano from the house
without assistance, do you?"- Phila-
delphia Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-04
GUY CONFRONTED THE CLAMORING
MULTITUDE.

I want to find out! Nice way to treat
man when he's DOWN."
Sampson got up emerge tically and
looked about him with indignant eyes.
There, there, Samp,''> said the
Colonel, soothingly. 'You were
knocked down by that brute of Dingle
Don't you remember?"
''Oh, yes" returned Sampson, peer
ing at the open door of the closet and
rubbing his forehead in a bewildered
way. did he escape?"
II should say he did, Samp son. How
did it happen? Tell us about it,
"Well," replied Sampson, II heard
him hunting around in that closet and
1 opened the door to see what he was
up to. After that there's a blank kind
of mixed up with shooting stars, COM
cts and other bright things.'
"Where did he hit you?" inquired
Guy?"
''Give it up.'' =.
''That is exactly what Guy did. Either
the printer had had timely attack of
heart failure or else he was shamming.
'What's this?" asked Comfort who
had wandered into the closet and was
now standing with hiseyes fixed on the
door. The next moment he stepped
back into the hall, pulled the door shut
and all could see that there was letter
fastened to one of the panels with a
pin. The crowd surged forward
eagerly.
"'For that arch-conspirator, Kew
err, with the compliments of Col. Dim
gle,'"' read Mr.. Glimmer as he jerked
the note from the door and handed it
to the Colonel. .,,..
>"Read it, Colonel" chorused the
crowd, FACILITATING with curiosity.
The Colonel tore off the end of the
envelope and drew out the inclosed
sheet. His eyes flashed fire as he
swept over the few lines the note con-
tanned, his face became convulsed with
passion and his breast shook with his
labored breathing.
Read it, read i'll" cfamored the by
standers.f sz&,a 49, d, - ~
b Not reared the sCoione:. This is
for me alone, for me. 7 have borne
with this contemplate cur beyond en-
durance. The villain! The rascal!
Let him look to himself now il he
cant" y - -. -.
The Colonel spun about on his heel
and made Oft ragefully. as fast as he
was able. q Sampson shot after him
and then the crowd disintegrated by
twos and threes and drifted in the al
.rection Of the post office, discussing
the exciting events of the morning
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p IS n e
Roasted tJanit0e.

9 Mrs. yewlywed-What is that odor
of cooking in the hall, John dear ?Es5 :
Mr.. Newlywed- it's your mother Il
the basement, my loye,ssroaatine The
sjamtor! Judge. y .s #ss3,l
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&n&(a11> is 1o>p @pe>li1lQ
9f1p Qfrita>l Terrttorp %@
'a!11tafy Expeditions Paving the Way ADVANCING
Civilization Along the Niger River.

HE report that Great Brit
ain is opening up the Niger
River country brings into
consideration a bit of At
rlcan wilderness that has as
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-15
Hoar and Plat.

Some really amusing things do hap
pen in congress, and originate fire.
quently from unexpected quarters.
Many of them are never generally re-
ported in the paper and would not be
chronicled at all but for the work of
some observing special correspondent
who jots the incident down for the
benefit of the readers of the paper he
represents. One of these occurrences
was spirited and amusing tilt be-
tween two Of the Oldest and most dig
nified members Of the senate, and it
served greatly to relieve the tedium Of
a dull session of prosy debate and
routine business. Senator Plat Of
Connecticut delivered a spread.eagle
speech on the destiny Of the people Of
the western hemisphere and incident
ally took occasion to make this re-
mark about Senator Hoar Of Massa-
chusetts:
'In the sneers which the senator
from Massachusetts has seen fit to in
dulge in with reference to this most
patriotic, beneficent work in the Phil
ippine islands he refers, with his u.s.
.ual inaccuracy, to a statute"
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PstrIoks's Day st Valley Foroe.

In washington at Valley Forge"
T. w. Bean says: On the morning of
the 18th Of March, 1878, some of the
Pennsylvania German volunteers made
Paddy and set it up in conspicuous
place in camp to the great indignation
Of the Irish. 1t soon attracted crowd
Of the true sons Of the Green Isle; some
came with their arms, others with
clubs, and all swearing vengeance
against the New England troops en-.
campcd there, declaring them to be the
studied authors Of the insult. The af-
fair soon assumed formidable propor-
tions, and subordinate officers were un.
able to restore quiet and discipline. The
difficulty was promptly reported to
headquarters by the officer of the day
on duty. Washington, having hastily
ascertained the entire innocence of the
New England troops, and not wishing
to disclose the mischievous and fun
loving Dutchmen of Pennsylvania,
mounted and rode in among the angry
and threatening crowd, and reasoned
with them, but in vain. This plan
having failed, he tried another, and
suddenly seemed to share their feeling,
and expressed his displeasure at the
violent breach Of discipline, and re-
quested the guilty parties to be point
ed out and he would direct them to be
punished. This they were unable to
do. "Well," said Washington, IT, too,
am lover of st. Patrick's day, and
will settle the affair by making all the
army keep the day" He therefore d.
rected his commissary to issue the
whiskey ration to every man of the
command, and the day was one Of the
merriest for the men at Valley Forge,
and long remembered by men and Off
GERS as pleasant episode in their
monotonous camp life.
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Senator Hoar patiently waited until
Senator Platt had finished, and then,
half apologizing for OBTAINING the SEN
ate at such late hour, remarked:
'"The senator from Connecticut is
entertaining us with feeble platitudes
on the destiny Of this nation when the
Filipino babes are crying out for Mrs.
Platt's soothing syrup"
A burst of laughter from the gal
leries, in which the senators Joined, in
terrupted Mr.. Hoar. Senator Platt,
usually slow and solemn in his move
ments, jumped to his feet as If i'm
PEELED by spring and cried out he
objected.
II apologize to the senator from Con-
nectfcut," said Mr.. Hoar, chuckling.
Il apologize, because believe 1
should have said Mrs. Winslow's
soothing syrup"
There was still more laughter, and
Senator Platt sat down, looking very
angry.
Half an hour later, when q motion
to adjourn had been carried, Senator
Platt was seen shaking long, threat-
enfng finger at Senator Hoar, and the
aged statesman from Massachusetts
was heard to say in his cracked, pen.
etrating voice:
"Oh, forget that, Platt. have apol-
ogized, and I still apologize and as
severate that I did not mean Mrs.
Platt's soothing syrup"
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land in their evil grasp until the light
of Christianity, through st. Patrick,
dispelled the darkness of Paganism.
He Gzeating) does not deny the exist
ence of natural snakes in ancient Ire
land, but attributes their extinction,
not to st. Patrick, but, strange as it
may seem, to Moses, and in proof of
this, quotes an ancient legnd. 1t oc-
CURED in this way:
When the Israelites were travelling
through the desert on their way to the
promised land, they encountered a
powerful and warlike tribe who spoke
the Gaelic tongue Zone Of the languages
supposed to have Originated at the
tower Of Babel), and who, like them
selves, were travelling in search of a
promised land-that is, a western is
land that was vividly pictured to their
king in a dream. Now, this king had
an only son whose name was Gael, and
as they were encamped close to the
Israelites, a poisonous snake bit him
on the neck, leaving CHASTITY wound
that continued to increase as the poi
son spread, and which baffied the skill
of the physicians to cure. Having
heard of the fame of Moses, the king
sent for him and besought him to save
the life of the young prince. Moses
readily complied, and by his prayers
healed the wound, which left in it's
place green spot; hence he was called
Gael glas (Green GaeD, anglicized Cad
elias. The king, having expressed his
deep-felt gratitude, Moses promised
young Gael that wherever his posterity
should settle. the land would be free
from all poisonous reptiles. This prince
was the great ancestor of the Milesian
Irish, who were also called an Clan M
Gael, or Gadelians-that is, the chill
dren of Gael glas or Gadelas. And SO
Moses promise has been fulfilled in
Ireland.
1t will also be seen how natural it is
for Irishmen to wear the green, espe-
cially about the neck, where it was in
delibly marked upon their ancestor by
an Arabian snake about four thousand
years ago.
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which were devoted to the conversion
of the generous people Of ireland, who
accepted the faith without resistance,
and have clung to it since with a 10y
atty unequalled by any other people in
Christendom.
The belief is common among the
Irish people that snakes once inhabited
Ireland in great numbers, but were
banished forever by st. Patrick. His
tory, however, is not very clear upon
this point. Many legends are told
about st. Patrick and the snakes. One
is to the effect that as st. Patrick ap-
preached the Irish coast he beheld the
island encircled by ring Of demons
in the shape Of serpents. But, per-
haps, the chief of all the tales related
about st. Patrick and the snakes is
that of the meeting of our saint and
the serpent in the neighborhood of
Lough Neagh:
Monster" said st. Patrick, address
ing the serpent, "why tarry thou here,
when the rest Of thy tribe hath de-
parted?'
II am occupying my inheritance"
returned the serpent.
"Departv commanded st. Patrick.
"Whither will I go?" asked the
snake.
''To the lough," said st. Patrick.
"For how long?" queried the snake.
"Until Monday" replied st. Patrick.
The monster made no reply, but
gliding swiftly towards the great lake,
disappeared in it's depths. But when
Monday arrived he came forth again
from the bosom of the lake and glided
over the green earth with head erect,
eyes aflame, and breathing fire. st.
Patrick, observing him, took the
"Bachall Iosa" (Staff of jesus, ad-
vanced to meet him, and accosted him
thus:
Monster, dost thou dare come forth
again to taint this Christian atmos-
phere with your poisonous breath? Did
not order you to yonder lake?"
"Only till Monday" answered the
serpent, "and is not today Monday?"
There are many Mondays in a
year." replied st. Patrick, "and many
years in century; today is the begin
ming Of the Christian week, when the
sons Of men may resume their daily
labor after their rest. on the Sabbath,
but your Monday will mark the end Of
time and the commencement of eter-
nity-then you may come forth and
gather your harvest: return, therefore,
to the bottom Of the lake and do not
rise nor show your head again till the
Day Of Judgment!'
And at st. Patrick's command, the
demon went back to the lake, mutter-
ing as he disappeared beneath the
waves: 'Is fada lion stad go Laun"
Ut is long to wait till Monday. But
at the sound of Gabriels trumpet, this
satanic viceroy of Pagan Ireland will
come forth from his haunts among the
submerged cities of Lough Neagh to
claim all the unfaithful children of st.
Patrick.
The illustrious DR.. Godfrey Keating,
whose ashes lie in the little church.
yard Of Lubrid, county Tipperary, ex-
pressed the opinion that st. Patrick's
connection with the snakes was fgur-
atfve, and meant the Punishment or
overthrow of the demons that held Ire
The evening world., 1902-09-23
Creditors Of the Hecker
Luncheon Go. and
Danziger Bros. OBJ
jet to Assignment.
CASES INTO COURT.
Judge Adams Appoints Re-
ceiver and Full investigation
Wi II Be Made Of All Trans.
actions of the Firms.

Judge Adams. in the United StatOa
District Court. to-day appointed Ed
ward S. Thomas receiver for the Heck
er Luncheon Company, which yester-
day filed an involuntary petltion IN
bankruptcy. The receiver was appoint
ed on the petition of the Hunter and
Trium Company. creditors, who allege
that the assignment made by the com
pany. Aug. /, was irregular, and ask
that it be Inquired into.
The Hunter & Trimm people say that
the first intimation they had OF the
assignment was when one of their
statesmen called at the company's place
of business, and found an auctioneer
~disposing of the c%ompany's assets, I'M
der orders of the assignee, James H.
Richards.
The pc tition charges that the assets
were disposed of at values considerably
MOI than set forth in the schedule OF
assets filed by the assignee. The petit
toner says that inquiry should be made
into che large amout stated to be due
the President of the company, which
consists OF thra-fourths of the total liza
!dliues.
According to Lawyer Alexander A.
Jansky, of No. 800 Broadway, interesting
litigation. some of which may find It's
way into the criminal courts, will follow
the Involuntary bankruptcy petition filed
to-dtJ by him against Dauziger Bros.
skirt manufacturers, at No. 81 Bond
street Lawyer Tansky's clients are b.
Bernha.rd 81 Son. No. 81 2Broadway. On
thci- Ie ition that the skirt makers be
declared Involuntary bankrupts NJ. Linn
Bruce vas appointed receiver by Judge
Adams.
ued to 20 business until Saturday last,
and that three large cases of goods We're
removed .~om the store some time dur
ing SatI Gay.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
ARM SHIPPED OFF
BY GIANT BUZz-SAW
Careless Employee in Coffin
Factory Turned His Back
to Machine While Steering a
Board Through 1t.

Long familiarity vita II huzz-saw IN
the ON factory OF J. w. Stoltz. at No.
40 East one Hundred and Sixth street,
made Albert Wilson. of No. 1875 East
enc Hundred n Fifth street. careless.
nd N he lost his left hand
to-day.
Wilson had been manipulating the
saw for years. lie coIld work at It with
his eyes shut, This afternoon he started
the saw through a board. With his hand
nm the board t. steady It. he turned and
haean to discuss the latest SHOP gossip
with a fellow workms'1.
ne next instIn, his right arm was
HANGING by a few sinews, Just below
tho elbow Wilson had presence or
mlnd enough TO Jam the arm into a box
fpi OF sawGust. b-lpiag TO stop to rome
extent the Tow OF blood. ms. -s
famed. When he TOT TO Harlem Hos
pftal = an ambulax,cs the doctors cut
on whatw was ietr orstho arm