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his face pale.

his face pale.
sThey shall be punishcd.H hs said
grimly, "if they are alive and can be
found"
When the week was up, 1 gave my
self into the hands of Lawyer Berk.
ton. It had been arranged that I
should 60 to his Office with Gordon
aad Doctor Tilling and that President
Dole should meet us there. Ibid nos
know what Dole had to do with my
ancle's affairs, unless as executor or
something of that kind. The weather
had for day or two been unpromis-
ing, and for my benefit it was hgresd
that the meeting should take place as
The Corals.
SO We gathered in the library to
read some important papers left ~
Uncle Tom.
Lawyer Berkton wns quite an old
man. He stopped considerably and
spoke in slow, hesitating way. But
ae was the best lawyer in Honolulu.
President Dole, Berkton, Gordon.
TilljEg and myself formed the group
ITO be continued.)
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Two Killed By Moi.

Wheeling, w. Va, Special-Tuss'
day night at Glen Jean, a mining
town in Fayette county, this State.
mob went to the home Of T. Williams-
a colored herb doctor, called him to
the door and shot him to death. Nose
Allen. colored, was found short dis.
tance away shot through the stom.
nch. He died his afternoon. In q post
mortem statement he said he was
passing along the road and was struck
by a stray bullet. Williams was a re-
cent arrival from Tennessee ana
ignorant negroes believed him to he
D cnpiurer.
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Desers Hanged.

Washington, Speclal.-TRo soldiers
were undoubtedly hanged in the Phil
ipp!nes Friday, in the execution OF gen.
tenccs imposed by military commits
s!ons by which they were tried ana
convicted of deserting to the enomy.
Their names were Edmund A. Du-
bose and Lee Russell, and both were
attached to Company E. OF the Ninth
Cavalry, a negro regiment. While their
company was operating against the IN.
surgents in the province OF Albay. n
August last. the two men deserted
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Mechanical Letter sealcr.

An employee OF tho Treasury Ds-
partment at Washington, who, know.
ing the enormous amount OF mail sent
out daily, conceived the idea of 8
machine that would seal envelopes
automatically. To conceive and then
to execute is the order of the American
inventor, and soon the machine was
completed and in operation. It is q
simple affair, something on the order
of printing press. the envelopes be-
ing fed in. The sealer moistens. folds
aud seals the envelopes automatically,
and has developed o capacity of oyes
Is, 900 an hour.
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CHAPTER XVII.

A week later was so much i'm.
proved as to be able, so Tilling said,
to paddle my own canoe. The week
had dragged slowly, so impatient was
I to set out in search Of the perid-
ious priestess and bring her to pun
ishmsnt. was also ar xious to settle
up Uncle Toms affairs, and my Curl
osity had been excited by what Dole
had said about my heirship.
During the week of convalesceuce
Gordon had been with mo almost
constantly.
Doctor Warren had been out to soc
me once, but the journey was getting
8 little long for him; age was telling
on him to that extent.
Jollroy Seacamp had been to see mo
several times. This good-natured,
sympathetic fellow sat with tears IL
his eyes while I told him what I had
seen. He was especially moved by
my recital of the hopes that had been
aroused in me by Kaumal's words,
aud the utter desolation that followed
the discovery that she was false to
me and true to Pele, her goddess.
"I tell you what, Warringford," he
said, "there's only one thing for you
to do: Find her, if she's alive. Per-
haps she met well.merited punish.
ment in the volcano. But, if not, you
must find her. Tear her in pieces.
Slow death, torture and all that. And
the priestsi Kill them! Burn them
alivel These blamed natives never
were any good, and never will be. I
tell you the the sooner you kill every
member of the dsrned old Ka nmilou.
kanilmawai the sooner you will con.
fer favor on this country and hu.
mauity in general. Yes, sir. Do it.
Ii you want me to go aloug and help
you, I'll 60, as sure rs my name IS
Seacamp. I'll pile 'em onto o fire
and prod 'em with a stick while they
are roasting. Cuss 'em! That beau
tiful girl to meet death like that!
Gordon, I conjure you AID lay it
upoa you as sacred duty to iinl that
cruel priestess and her gang of fanat-
les, if it takes the whole army to do
1t. Kil, 'em. I say. kill 'em!"
:. Cor rjou's lips were compressed anj
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Saturday q Big Day for Cciumbis.

SATURDAY Dig LAY tor S"tu'nO'o.
Columbia, Especial. l.}-Columbia has
had to assemble within her borders
in the last few weeks the Methodist
conference, the Southern Educational
association, the Good Roads conyen.
tion. and now comes the Young Men 8
Christian Association convention
last, bat by no means least A few
OF the delegates came In Friday night.
but most arrive Saturday.
Saturday the presidents Of the col
fege Y. NJ. C. AS were In conference
with the college secretary. Mr.. VIII.
Son.
That night supper was served by
the ladies auxiliary. Prof. e. IS.
Dreher, president of the last conven.
ton. called the convention to order.
and 1t will be in session until Tues.
day night.
Mr.. c. L. Gates. Of Atlanta. one Of
the most experienced and capable
secretaries OF the international com.
mittee and formerly State secretary
Of Alabama. will be here assisting IN
the convention.
Mr.. L. A. Coulter. Of Richmond. IS
state secretary Of Virginia. He came
especially to address the mammoth
mems meeting in the new Columbia
theatre at 4 p. m. Sunday afternoon.
HIS theme was "Chains that Bind"
and was heard by almost every man
IA Columbia.
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WillC Cut No Figure.

Washington. SpeciaL-Hcn. White.
law Reid has invited Miss Alice Rocse'
Welt, Oldest daughter Of the President.
to accompany him to London as his
guest when he goes to attend the
coronation Of King Edward. 1t Is the
present expectation Of Miss Rcose-
Welt to avail herself Of this opportCni,
ty to see London, but If she does so,
she will have no status save that
simply OF young American girl, and
will not figure in the coronation csrs-
monies "a anv manner.
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PRESIDENT VISITS HIS SICK son
flrs. Roosevelt at his Bedside--Trip to
Charleston Exposition Abandoned.

Groton, Mass, SpeciGl.-Mrs. Roose-
xelt and maid reacGed here just aiter
10 O'Clock SATURDAY. AT the SCHOOL
Mrs. Roosevelt %as received by
President Peabody and few mo
ments later was at her boys beusiae.
Subsequently, an attempt was nade
10 obtain from MRS. Roosevelt state
rnent for publication regarding the
Illuess Of young Theouore, Dut,
through President Peabody, she de-
xlined to depart from the course ap-
proved by President Roosevelt. AC-
cor6ing to this plan. all necessary IN
fornauon concerning the lads conan
rion will be transmitted to PresldeA-
Roosevelt, who will determine WGlt
news shall be mada public. 1t was
learned late this afternoon that youh5
Theodore was a little better tocay
than Yesterday. His temperature tL!s
morning was l05, but during the al
ternoon II dropped to 103. ihe pres
ence Of Mrs. Roosevelt, had a rene-
fetal effect upon the lad, AMI he mas
frightened considerably since her
coming.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Cortelyou left Washington for Groton.
Mass, Saturday night at 1924 on a
special car attached to the regular
train on the Pennsylvania. Just before
leaving the President received teie-
xram saying that his son Theodore
had slept all the evening and that his
condition appeared quite favorable.
The train left Washington IL
minutes late. It is due to Jersey C!sy
at 6:52 q. m. A special train Will 10
In waiting in New York to take the
President to Boston.
Late Saturday evening the Presi.
dent determined to disregard the re-
quest Of his sons physician and TO
20 to his boys bedside. 1t was stated
that the President felt that his pres
ence would be comfort to Mrs.
Roosevelt end that as the critical Pc
Rod covers the next three days he
should be near his son. 1t Is also
stated that the trip to Massachusetts
Is takens on the Presidents own In
itiative and is rot due to any alarm
ing news which has reached him con-
cerning his sons condition.
There Is absolutely TO change in
tho condition of Theodore Roosevelt.
Jr.. tonight say the physicians in at
tendance, and there are no new de-
velopments in connection with the
f1oy's illness and the closing OF the
Groton school.
It is stated that the President has
no plans for returning to Washington
his future movements depending upon
the condition OF his son.
Advices received early this evening
ut the White House. say that Theo-
dore. Jr., is doing well. He is suffer
ing from a treacherous form Of pneu-
monia, but Is not considered In i'm
mediate danger.
Owing to the request Of the phvsi-
clans, the President has abandoned
his trip to Charleston.
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Atlanta Has Population Of lss,7ss.

Atlanta, Special.-According to the
city directory published by Thomas
J. Maloney, the advance sheets Of
which have just been issued from the
press. Atlanta, including its imme-
diate vicinity, has population OF
ASo, ,735.
Atlanta and all suburbs included
has q population Of l4s,940. which Is
IN increase Of moro than 5000 with.
In a year.
Atlanta's financial growth. as told
by the records OF the clearing house,
Is shown in the following table. which
covers a period Of nine years past:
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"No. The indications were that IL
was going to be violent one, and We
got out Of the way as soon as pos.
sible. We could see nothing of it
from the steamer after we left the
island"
"Wsre you able to learn from what
I said in my fever anything of the
scenes through which I had been?" ]
asked.
"In q measure" said Gordon,
gloonily. with what I saw and
what you have since said in your
rawlings, 1t was possible to form On
idea of what you had been through.
aud the awful fate that poor Winnie
met"
Here Gordon's emotions overcame
him, and he again paced to and fro on
the porch.
Doctor Tilling was evidently get.
ting nervous. The excitement was,
in his judgment. too much for me.
lie had raised his hand warningly, and
was about to say something, when o
carriage rolled Iuto the big gate and
toward the house.
"Here comes Dole" said Gordon,
stepping into the house and bringing
ont q comfortable chair for the pre-.
siGent.
Mr.. Dole came at once and shook
hands with me.
"I an sincerely glad, Warringford
that You are so much improved" he
said, taking the seat profierel by
Gorlon, near me. ''It was exceed.
iagly good news when G, rtlon told me
vou were to he allowed the luxury Of
tae porch to-day. I concluded that
if you were even so far on the roa1
toward coavalescence, it could do no
harm to drop in and see You. Was
my conclusion correct, Doctor III
ling?"
"Quite so, Mr.. Dole" replied
doctor.
And, in fact, Tilling seemed relieved.
Dole was so calm, and his manner Of
talking was SO soothing and easy
that it had the effect of undoing the
excitement brought on by my talk
with Gordon.
"Of course, Tom, you know NIL
about your uncle's death?" said Mr..
Dole. 'It was o sad blow to all Of
u.s."
"Gordon AMI Tilling have just told
me-" I replied. 1T makes me feel
still worse, but the grief I was al.
ready in seemed to exhaust my nery.
Gus force. I could feel no more"
- Dole bowed his head, rs il he
wished to signify that he understood.
But he looked inquiringly at Doctor
Tilling. He evidently had not been
told of the fate OF Winnie, as disclosed
by my mild rawlings.
"rom will have his hands fall
now," said Gordon, with The Corals
and all Mr.. Warringtord's wealth."
A cloud rested on Dole's face.
EYES," he replied. with a slight
hesitation. "Yes, bat there is some
thing to DO said about that. Some.
thing that you do not understand
any of you. But it will not do
to talk about it now. Tom is not yet
strong enough. In a week. perhaps,
at B.rkton's Office, we will talk it
over"
After q short chat Dole left, and l
vas hustled back to bed. Tilling sail
he had been very lenient. That I had
had a good day of it, and he feared
I had overdono it. But il there
were no ill results, I might continue
each day to be out more.
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Walked on River Danube.

Vienna, Spcciai--Capt. Orossnnau
started on Thursday from Linz for
Vienna, a distance Of 100 miles. walk
ing on the surface Of the River DAN
ube on shoes invented by himself. Ia
covered twenty miles On THURSDAY,
towing his wife in a boat. Hs WAS
therefore unbale to make anywhere
near the speed he expected. 1t Is
stated that the peasants along the
banks were terrified by the strange
spectacle.
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German experts have asce-tainea
1tat railway rails dcte-ioTate sooner in
tunmeis than elsewhere because OF the
plfoct of injurious gases.
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Nearly cne-talf CT tho st.dents at
Switzer!and's universities LAST summer
1890 out OF 4,o4G-we7e foreigners
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TeIegraphic Sparks.

Asheville (SpeciaD-A large textile
mill Is to be established just below
Asheville on the French Broad river.
At a meeting here today the new COM
pany was formally organized and oper-
attons are expected to begin at an early
date. Both cotton and Woolen goods
viii be manufactured. The new plant
will be located near the W. 7. Weaver
Power Company.
Washington, Special.-Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Schley arrived in Washington
today from their Southern trip and
went at once to their apartments In the
Richmond. The severe cold from which
the admiral has been suffering has
been greatly improved.
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The Sample Sufficient.

The late Augustin DAILY, in spite of
the gloom that ever seemed to envelop
him, had his pet story, which the few
persons who were at all intimate with
him personally must have heard owe
and over again, says the Philadelphia
Ledger. 1t vas about a big Jerseyman
who, casting his eye along Broadway
for a likely show" vas attracted and
tempted by the highly colored posters
announcing a spectacular piece called
The Forty Thieves" and determined
to spend the evening in the theater
where it was offered. He went to the
box office. laid down a So bill, and ask
ed for one of the best seats. A punch
ed coupon and So were handed him.
When he asked what the ticket cost
and was tol 50. it was evident he had
not calculated higher than half a dol
lar.
Two dollars to see The Forty
Thieves eh?" he repeated.
Yes, sir" courteously replied the
ticket-Seller. please do not block the
window"
We'll, keep you burned seat!' e
claimed the Jerseyman. picking up the
50 change. 81 ont think I care to see
the other thirty-nine."
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Bad Boz Met His Equal.

Boys in school nowadays nave an
fathers" said a man who likes to tell
now bad he used to be as an urchin
according to the Detroit Free Press.
Really, I believe that boys must be
much better in this age than when 1
was one. You couldn't teach school
the without using corporal punish
ment-no, stree! I used to get whipped
at school regularly every other day at
least, and expected tit was part of
the exercises. My teacher was not such
a brutal man. either; but that was the
ancient method of making unruly boys
intellectual and submissive and recep-
tive.
Il used to play hockey now and
then, 90: and my poo father and
mother gave me up in despair. They
couldn't manage me, AMI had to admit
it. Also, they told my teacher, a pow
erful, strapping, black-eyed New Eng
lander. that he could d. with me as he
choose-anything to break up my
uan habits, and make me STUDY.
well, sir, that determined nan set
to work on me. When 1 didn't appear
at school he would start out after
ScnOOl ana nunt me up. HOW ne IOuIlu
out my haunts I can't tel, out he gen
orally caught UP with ne. Once col
Jared, 1 could not escape. Sometimes
he o me to the scnool house and
kept me there nearly all night, study
ing and reciting the lessons I had miss
ed. We had candle light, and he had
plenty of red apples III his big, heavy
iidded desk. He said A bow wouldn't
Starve on good apples.
cat other times he would take me
to his home. and there I would have
to study nearly all night. Still / played
hockey occasionally; and my teacher
finally told me hat ne was going tc
have me hauled to school On a dray il
the mornings. l couldn't understand
his motives at the time, and thought il
would be a lark. 1t was not, however
Something in the dreadful publicity o.
riding through town on a dray. clutch
ed at the C of my collar by my
teacher. who rod with n.e-undermineC
my obstinacy. 1 rode on the dra!
twice. then caved under, and begged TO
mercy. My teacher and 1 were grear
chums after that. and I never played
frnanf gain
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Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know Of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The proprie-
tors Of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds have
given away over ten million trial bot
ties Of this great medicine; and have
the satisfaction of knowing it has abb
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness and all diseases of the Throat,
Chest and Lungs are surely cured Ly
it. Call on r. r. Bellamy, druggist.
and get a free trial bottle. Regular size
soc and 81. Every bottle guaranteed, or
price refunded.
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s@*-si-s-*s-*-s-* - ::-*:-!-!-:-
MODERN
FABLES.
C=BY GEORGE ADE.@
BY GEORGE ABE.

couldn't find a Place in which to stretch
out; and he needed a Derrick in order
TO move one Of the Chairs; and al
Night when the Moonlight came into
his room and he saw all the bunny
Bean-Pots lined up on the Foot-Board
and the instruments Of Torture staring
at MIN from every corner of the Room
he would crawl down under the Covers
and dream Of his Childhood Home,
with the old-fashioned Sofas and the
deep Rocking-Chairs and the big Bu-
that were meant to hold Things
and not to look at.
However, he has been unable to arrest
the reaching-out after the Beautiful, for
only last Week she purchased a has
been Clock-price s115.
MORAL: There is no Place like Home
and some Husbands are gIad of il.
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A TALE OF THE DEEP SEA.
4 Vessel Overrun with Hut
ternies and Birds.

The bark Antioch Of Boston mad this
port yesterday from Buenos Ayres bal
lasted with a deep-sea warn. vouched
for by all her ~veracious Yankee crew.
and duly entered on the log in the
handwriting of Captain Hemingway,
lays the New York Times. It deals
with two visitations OF the bark by
birds, butterflies. and locusls lille the
Antioch was hundreds of miles from
land, and incidentally reveals the sa-
gacity of the vessels cat, developed by
trips to foreign ports.
Third Mate Whimple, who conducts
a chicken and rabbit farm in Connect
cut as n side line to sAiloring. and Is
therefore the ornithologist and zoolo-
gist of the crew, yesterday gave the re-
suit of his observations.
1--WE were about 500 miles northeast
of the Porto Rican coast last Saturday
a week ago." he said, when Zeb Jones.
who was at the wheel, yelled for some
one to come and grab d scorpion often
his neck. Sure enough. there was
something burrowing under the collar
of his shirt, and some n hit it with a
marlin spike without thinking that Zeb
was there, too. 1t fetched the bug,
anyhow, and so we beat Zeb on the
soles of the feet with the spike, which
is good for conclusion of n brain.
Before he came to we found the bug
wasn't a scorpion, but a locust. and
in five n u more j whole cloud OF
them came from the west and settled
over everything. They had hardly got
settled before a swarm of butterflies
followed-thousandS of 'em-and any
place that wasn't occupied fy locuStS
was taken up with butterflies. Every
kind you ever heard Of was there.
Ten minutes later came the birds
and that's when Cumso. the cat. got
busy. There were jay birds, reed birds
sparrows, red birds. and"
"I seen two Tyre BIRDS grinned the
cook interruping.
Several other kind 1 didn't know
continued Whimple, ignoring the insin.
uation.
There were enough birds there tt
have towed this bark in a calm. They
pushed the locusts and butterflies aside
and made themselves as comfortable
as able seamen in a boarding house
| Cumso lit into those birds. and stoves
cargo so fast / was sure he d founder
Just about the time his yes began t.
bulge out. he remembered his friends
the Sailors, and blest If he didn't chas,
a lot of reed birds right into the galley
He never bothered the sparrows, excep
to knock them out of the way. That
a cat worth making a voyage to see.
That afternoon hey all left us-lo
Gusts, butterflies, and birds. We saw
| nothing more of them for three days
when they all came back to us go mile
southeast of Hatteras. 1t was tn
same bunch, SUE. and Cumso welcomed
EN-. Then the left us again, to tax,
a Ward liner, : think"
Cumso's sleei: appearance was NUT
| confederation Of Mate Whimple's story
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Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coatef
globule of health, h a changes weak
ness into strength. listlessness i7to en-.
erGy, brain-fag into mental power
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only Csc per box. Sold by z
r. Bellamy. Druggist
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The worsI Form.

Multitude sing the praises Of KodoL.
which Is making SO many sick people
well and weak people strong by digest
ing what they eat n by transforming
their food into pure. rich blood. Mrs
Cranfll, OF Troy. I. T.. writes: For a
number Of years ] was troubled with
indigestion In the worst form E1naiiy
I was induced TO use Kodol and aftef
four bottles ] am entirely cured
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Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball that hit G.. B. Steadman.
of Newark. Mich, in the Civil War. It
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat
ment helped for 20 years. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons,
Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
on cath, % cents, a box Cure guar
anteed. Sold by r. r. Bellamy drug
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London, October 23.--n consequence
of the action of the French Jockey club
in s~uspending J. Reiff, the American
jockey, the stewards Of the English
jockey club announced in today's is.
sue OF the Racing Calendar the with
drawal OF Reiff's license to ride in Eng.
land.
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Working Night and Day

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that yer was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule of health. that changes weak
ness in to strength, iistlessness into
energy, brain-fag int mental power
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only 25c per box. Sold by r
r. Bellamy.
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Il Needs n onfc.

There are times when your liver needs
a tonic. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
expel all poison from the system and
tonic the liver. w. Scott, 531 Highland
ave, Milton, Pa, says: "I carried De-
Wits Little Early Risers for several
years and would not be without them"
r. r. .BeIlamy.