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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-HIGHEsT cash price paid ;or Ia
dies and gentlemen cast-0H clothing Ad-
dress postal sad VIII cali $. KEBESKY. 300
7th st. eIl-80
WANTED-Furniture and carpets; buying con
tents Of houses a specially; highest spot cash
prices paid Drop postal 10 A. H. LEVY, 1905
= 81 NV; prompt attention. elo-3
WANTED buy most any old thing. including
bicycles, tyPewriters and gTaph9ph0nes. BOX
466, this Office clog
WANTED-A portable O-ig HORSEPOWER steam
engine and boiler combined. must be in good
running order. state lowest cash price and
where can be seen Address JOHN LINK,
Le1ins1lc. Va. eos
WASTED-To buy several leouard skins. 5.
NAkABAIH, ll0y g. ma. clos
WANTED-A nice male hid or Young and gen
ne trained billygoat Address BOX idJ. this
Office el0@
wANTED-To buy some bake shop fixtures.
address SIS 4 St NV. MOS
MATTRESSES MADE OVER on premises. 81 so.
J. j. FEENEY. 2ls 4th St. nv. ml3-s
WANTED-A china closet, cheap. s1l4 llh
/ 81 NV my@
CHILDRENs DREssMAKING by an expert
3ls % 81 81 mss
WANTED-At SiucI4ir's. Gs8 Louisiana ave.
afty bedroom suites roller top desks, stack-
day and Thursday. mos
WANTED-To rent BlaeLsmith's shop ana tools.
either in city VI country. Address bon lsJ.
this office. mos
WANTED-F1ruiture, Office and store fixtures
Our prices are the highest. FRIES & CO., 400
10Th q. aw. Phone. Main 90 y. ms-S
OLD BOOKS, pictures wanted. send card.
! LITTLEDALE. care Carrier 49, mss
/ WASTED-HIGHEST cash price paid Tor la
/ dies and gentlemeH's cast-Od clothing. Ad-
| dress postal and / viii call B. TARSHES 1905
/ 7th 81. NV. e27-3J
CASH PAID FOX Schnapps, R. J. r.. Golden
Crown tin tags and Sensation fronts JUSTH 5
/ OLD STAND. 6l9 ID st. NV. oc22-SOt
I OLD GOLD, SILVER AND COINS bought. SIS
e 81 MS. c. MARTIN. OcI5-50t
/ WANTED =. 80 10 81 50 ounce Tor old COLO
I 20 cents ounce for silver. gold dollars. 2l-1j
snd Up. pawn tickets bought AB3AHANS. 43s
9th 81 nv sslO-u
FOR SALE-HORsES & VEHICLES.
& FOR sALE-smalI young black mare. cheap.
| Store, I-tb and Georgia ave- So. els
/ FOR sALE-A Iady's driving Ao-ie and rubber
! tire runablgt, light st harness gentleman 5
road cart, owing to sickness, 81 % sell cheap
/ 1885 Il 81. me- mills
] FOR SALE-Gray horse seven years old. phae-
I ton and harness sl-J. Apply rear oi 1925 n
1 ~ nv clog
/ FOR sALE-S0rrel marc. weight 1000: can
I trot OF pace also surrey IN tine condition
/ guaranteed safe Address ~ D. st. ue- clos
/ FOR sALE-Weu bred Kentucky horse. hay
] ness. and rubber-tire Tunabout- 6ls O. 81. uw.
D. MOS
3 TOR sALE-Horse. buggy aud harness. 1919
I Il 81 ne, n4V.s
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WANTED-SUBURBAE.

lnents small suburban place; one with some
land and hen house preferred Address BOX
AS, this Office. mIl-3
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10
JOY In NATURE.

There is no greater pleasure than
watching the growth of a tree or plant
i'm which one is interested. If you h2ve
planted 1t yourself, SO much the bet
ter. You then have a feeling OF pro
prietorship i'm each opening bud or leaf
which can be gained in no other way.
But, at any rate. cultivate the friend
ship of the plants and trees not sim
ply for the flowers and fruit which
they furnish, but for the pleasure OF
seeing them grow. 1t has been said
that any square foot OF sod, If intelli.
gently studied, Will give occupation for
many hours. The growth of the sim
plest plant is a wonderful process
Perhaps you cannot 20 abroad or 70
the mountains or the sea, but you have
an opportunity for unlimited recrea-
ton and diversion If you have a small
plot of grass aid plants with when
YOU have not become acquainted.
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onths m olden Times.

The Roman oath Of olden times was
made with great solemnity and eiab-
grafton. In Roman mythology june,
making promise 60 sleep, strengthen
ed it by taking the heavens in one
hand and the earth I'm the other Greeks
and Romans sworc by their gods 10y
the Styx, by Olympus, by their sacred
springs. wells and rivers and by the
sun and ,he moon. Their oaths were
of much value and meaning during the
early days Of the republic. but worth
less after they became corrupt
Oaths lost their sanctity and became
colloquial or profane az very early
time among the Jews. Greek ladies
swore daintlly by Venus Diam ana
Juno. and now and then by some male
god whose name was frequently taken
I'm vain by their licge lords The
French monarchs, too, had their OWL
peculiar forms Of oaths.
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Your anSiccrn DC ddded tmpdtientlh
refusal makes utter ruin Of your life
and Of your love, for upon my word /
believe you love that woman in Paris.
a sudden spasm Of pain swept across
the Russians face. From that instant
Darrell felt secure.
when YOU wished my name TO be
Serglus Bilowski. Bllowski 1t was he
continued. 1T Is my turn now to pick
an alias for myself
Rather than carry you back to STAY
ropol under that name, whispered
Getchikoff, leaning across the table
his face liyid, 81 will give you chance
to break out Of GredskOv and escape
you and the princess and a part or the
force. will so weaken our lines In o
place which you shall know of that you
cannot fail to pierce them. Only give
me pledges
Darrell checked him with a gesture
For a single instant his brain swan
! with visions. He knew In what ligh'
he would appear 10 Vera after such .
feat-what fair reward she had Offered
| hllZlaF TX ne WOuld sd NhN "AA'' w
( Circassia.
"The Princess Vera Getchikoff be
gan. as If be had read the others MIND
81 will not ride to my desire" salt
Darrell upon the back OF a spurious
military glory nor over the bodies o
some hundreds of the troops OF botl
armies. Your infamous plan mean
murder. and | viii not hear IT, wan
TO see this foolish fighting end. You
answer lac added impatiently' striR
ing the table with his fist. Your al
swerr'
Getchikoff's throat was so parche
with excitement that he could scarcel
speak
"You VIM. he said, and, crossing VI
steadily TO the door lac called out tn
order:
: Invite the Circassian general an
! his staff To advance
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SLAMS capable OF such feat could have
been in those parts. and bad the deed
been done there would be more evil
dence OF the struggle. lie could see
only this dead man and the battered
door and windows OF building across
the way 20 justify a conclusion that
rescue had been attempted.
Looking az the building more closely.
he discovered that IL was the one IN
which he had been a prisoner for his
first few hours I'm the town. Gould
Vera have led n party TO free himf II so
and She had SO far succeeded as TO be
able TO leave her dagger ia the room
where lac lay asleep, why had she gone
ont again and locked the door behind
herr lie laughed al the absurdty.
Returning 20 the dead Circassian art
or viewing the wrecked house, he look
ed more closely al the body aud reach
ed the extraordinary conclusion that
the man had been shot after death. To
the eve OF one instructed In such mat
tiers il was quite plain that the soldier
had died from the effects Of a blow ON
the top OF the head. received several
DAYS ago. Indeed there was indication
that the wound had received medical
attention. but this was the more am
cult 10 decide because, Ike many 9th
ers OF his race, the poor fellow had
/ been accustomed 20 shave his crown.
In field bordering the road was an
other Circassian, shot through the head
] ~
that he had died OF fever.
CLEARLY" said Darrell, this Is
fake rescue. Getchikoff did not dare
to take me to Stayropol lie has or
! ganlzed this farce with the aid of Cir
cassian stragglers from Gredskoy anC
two corpses from the ambulance train
But Vera's dagger? No; | can't seen
TO fit that into the scheme.
The thought of the weapon reminded
him OF the diagram, and he looked n
il again. What did the squares mean
Towns? There seemed 10 be an I'm
necessary number of them. Botka wa
town. and 1t was represented by
square. but ii was drawn dinerentl
from those that were huddled together
They are houses in this village
/. was Darrell's conclusion.
The line upon the diagram Indicate
that he must visit "A certain hous'
What should he find theref Some forr
Of death-a part of this strange plot
II might be So yet he did not hesitate
There was little difficulty In follow
Ing the elew The house marked OF
TO be visited was easily recognizes
the other squares, indicating othC
houses. serving as guide. 1t was
better house than that In which he ha
been confined. There were two stori'
, and three rooms on the ground floor,
, hall leading back to the largest
them. which was in the rear.
, Darrell walked along the hall som
what cautlously-for his mind was m
quite free OF the Idea OF a snare-aI
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

both transferred by men whom Gctca.-
kon could trust. The bogus rescue
was easily managed through the AID
OF a squad OF Circasslan prisoners on
their way 10 Stavropol for punishment
FOR various violations OF the RUSSIAN
regulations In Gredskov Their free
dom was their reward. and OF course
they afterward dispersed beyond the
possibility of doing harm.
"As TO vera's promise, IL was. Of
course. clear 10 her, though uneNpress-
cd IN words. that she must follow the
lire upon the chart. the line that led 20
Paris
"Getchlkoff dared not trust ne with
the news that Vera was In the town.
He feared would not agree 20 his
plan. which put her so completely under
my power and direction, and am
i greatly obliged TO him for his delicacy.
/ So / was drugged, and with touch OF
the theatrical the dagger and the chart
were left for me- Vera also had a
sleeping potion with her supper and
was as much surprised as ! 70 wake In
i freedom.
There were horses for us in the barn
behind the house where | found her, and
we rode that day 10 Botlla. village
not far 10 the west. In the square de-
noting that village was a little cross La
the southwest corner as one views a
map. 1t denoted an American mission.
AIRY station, and there. my friends, Vera
and / were married by a fine, earnest,
handsome young clergyman named
Perkins, who was born In the state OF
Maine. A quaint and beautiful little
wedding we had in that far corner OF
the world. | shall never think of i,
without tears of purest happiness.
"And SO we are here, Robert after
our strange honeymoon journey We
have heard Of Russlas great leniency
10 the Circassians who remained under
arms after Gredskoy's fall and OF tn,
restoration OF peace IN that country
There is nothing we could do ther,
even were we not pledged to keel
away.
we have heard of KilZiar's death by
his own hand in prison and of the mer
cy shown 10 his associates.
GAS for Getchikofi. he has laid m'
under such obligations that, though Ia
had forged my own name for ever!
dollar | possess, though he had slail
Ladislov In cold blood and Ladislo'
had been a good man and my friend,
e must still have shielded the fellow 4
I the limit of my power. | will surel,
!, do 1t, and. upon my word, after Int
r courtesy to Vera in Meldek. | almos
A believe he Is worthy of vencss 10
i his sins.
) by the bye, to Botka, not long afte
A our arrival. came Colonel Korna, wit
I a few others of our friends, riding Tx
mad and put upon the trail by hin
: cleverly conveyed by Getchikof. The
4 were present AT our wedding, and thel
d blessings followed us"
TIE END.
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pushed open the door OF the large room
He saw table, upon which were a
part OF roasted fowl. some bread, and
a glass flask containing milk. chair
was upset on the floor behind the table
Darrell had heard it fall yet he saw
no one.
lie paused. with his hand upon the
catch Of the door, which opened in
ward.
'who is it," cried a voice, sudden
and clear.
Darrell sprang into the room and In
stantly beheld the muzzle OF n revolver
that looked as big rs bucket. Ii fell
TO the floor with ring Of steel upon
the hard wood. and there stood Vera.
white as a ghost, staring AT him.
you see" said Darrell, addressing
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Gordon i'm Paris
some weeks later, the dear girl found
out what had become OF me. and she
determined 10 divert the course OF my
destiny. which seemed M the moment
10 be tending toward n stone wall and
Y u HlliA purity III 'Ahhihlt1As AAAAAA" 1870
the amazon tried TO restrain her, but
she slipped away from them at the
minute when they were leaving Cred.
skov, secured horse somehow and
rode after Getchlkoff like Nalkyrie
She o5ertook him at nightfall IN that
village Of Mcldek. surrendered TO MN
privately and demanded my release.
"Getchikoff was in qunndary lie
was pledged 10 me for Ncra's safety.
\ He could not take us both 20 Stayropol.
lie could not put her out of the way
either by death or captivity, for it was
In my bond that | should have word Of
her and he had certainly gone too far
10 break faith with me, even supposing
that there had ever been n time when
he could do II.
"Under these trying circumstances
he did the smartest thing ever done by
anybody. He made Vera promise that
II my release and personal safety were
absolutely assured TO her she would
play her part as Motman Khan abso'
lutely according TO his wishes. For my
life. she gave that promise. She was
put under guard In another room OF the
house where was first detained. Then
under cover OF the darkness we we're
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

the Princess Vera has played this mas
querade. There Is no one else for
whom you would thus risk your life.
But il can't be done; II positively can
not be done. / dare not take you back
10 Stavropol as Motman Khan"
"Getthikof. " said Darrell, with dead
" intensity. take your choice. Your
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10
A nIhnlnn. OnInInn.

at is appalling TO contemplate the
effects that this increase In the price
OF corn may lead to-" said the panicly
person. 1T may lead TO something Ike
q famine"
Worse than that" returned Colonel
Stiilwcll solemnly; worse than that
In my opinion the pangs Of thirst are
even more terrible than those OF star
walton. Washington Star.
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FROM BLACK ROCK
OUR NEXT SERIAL

sob, mIIy. BIIly, you helped ,
40 once when 1 needed help! i
cannot forgctr
And Geordic, EroRning' AYE
Iaddie. ladder" passed out Into
the fading light OF the carry 4
evening.
Neyt day no one went 10 work,
for 90 NH "a seemed sncrca
day. They carried him into the
B lt,tte church, and there Mr..
craiw spoke Of hts long, hnra
nEht and OF his ANAL victory
for he died without fear ana
with love 20 the men who, not
knowing. had been his death.
And there was no bitterness In
amy h@nrs, for MIR. Craig read
the story OF the sheep and told
how gently ke had taken billy
homet hut. though no word
= was spoken. a. was there the
\ league was made again.
} They laid him under the pine"
y hcsa6e Lewis Mavor, and the
Y miners threw sprigs OF ever
3 green into the open grave.
2 when sIavIu, sebbinG bitterly
x brought hts sprig, no one stop
y ped him, though all thought IL
u strange.
x A. we turned to leave the
\ grave the light from the even
\ ing sun came softly through
x the rap In the mountains and
q hIIInE the valley, touched the
x trees and the little mound be-
meath with Rlory, and Thought
y Of that other glory which 10
K brighter than the sun aad was
B not sorry that poor btiiy's
Y weary hRht was over, and
\ could not help agreeing with
y Craig that II was there the
& league had its reveHRe.
$&%&%>%p<o>~>>~>>~es~~s
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the Russian reported
upon the progress Of the disarmament
and departure OF the Circassian army,
and his words were confirmed by Dur
ban. II appeared that the letter and the
spirit Of the terms were kept strictly in
mind. There was no attempt az eva
sion, and TO the Clrcassians the chang.
ed conditions were an infinite relief.
After lllziar's flight had become
known IN the city there had been panic
indescribable among the troops. II
was rumored that Vera also had fled,
and the soldiers cursed their leaders
and raved IN despair.
When Durham returned with news
that general pHrolp would be granted,
with supplies and protection for the
return TO Circassla, the army could
hardly credit the report. Durham be-
came an idollzed hero, but he was I'M
able 60 endure the false light thus cast
upon him and turned 1t frankly upon
Darrell. the American. Lastly rumor
went abroad that II was the princess
who, by thwarting Kilzlar and sur
rendering herself into the Russians
hands. had saved her soldiers from the
/ sword.
vera's Illness gave color to the story.
She was, IN reality, the victim Of a
complete mental exhaustion. She had
let 90 her hold upon reality and lay
upon her couch all day, dreaming and
talking OF days and events long past
IL was feared that her reason was ut
terly gone, and upon that account al
news about her was suppressed. More
over, Il was deemed essential by Dur
ban and Colonel Korna, who alone
knew the exact facts, that vera's pres
ence I'm the city should be unknown.
The truth was revealed 10 Darrell
and he could almost have found 1t II
his heart TO he glad.
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The all and the billy.

Subbubs-That billygoat Of yours
ate a large portion Of our wash this
morning.
Outlander-W Well, do you expect
me 20 foot the bill?
Subbubs--Yes, you can foot my
bill. I've footed your "bill" good
and hard already.-Philadelphia
Press.
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Everything Checked.

Floorwalker ~ Good morning
You wish to do some shopping, |
presume?
Bride with hubby)-A-e-s.
Floorwalker-Step into the smck-
ing room, and the boy there will
give you a check for your husband.
New York Weekly.
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CHAPTER XXI.
THE pAGGEB AND Tm cHARr.

ARIEL remained a
prisoner in the Rus
sian camp eight days.
Except for his guards
he saw no one but
Getchilkoff and Gem
eral Durham during
that time. Every day
tho Rnsslnn reported
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MnIoritics Not Always Right.

Crowds are not always right; major
tiles do not always stand for the truth.
To stand alone requires another spirit;
to follow the Lord fully quite frequent
ly involves our standing alone against
the mulutudes.- Rev. Edmund Duck
worth, Episcopalan, St Louis
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Germ OF Good In IN.

In every man there is germ OK
goodness which only needs TO be devel-
oped. 1t is there in the heart and
needs only TO be- cultivated 10 bear
fruit. Rev. J. c. Barr, Presbyterian,
Now Orleans.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

To live without God Is TO chase q
vain dclusion 20 hopeless ruin 10
man should begin his business or pro-
fessional life till be has seen and heard
God.-Rev. r. c. Carlton, Baptist, *.
Louis
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AIhIetIcs nnd Mornls.

The problem before us as Christansl
is the encouragement and production
Of n form Of athletics which tends
equally to the development Of the high
est spiritual and intellectual and phys
ical manhood.-Rev. Or. Henry G. Nc
Cook, Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

In your duty OF man toward man do
not count God out. II you Will not
keep God as your partner. right soon
your good work will be cut Off OF its
sweetness. OF its strength. No real
brotherhood OF man can be without
the real fatherhood OF Godfrey. DIT.
Daniel s. Tuttle. Episcopal Bishop OF
Missouri.
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True Eloauence.


There is more eloquence In a single
gracious act than In the fiery breath OF
all worlds orators. - Rev. Frank q.
Tyrrlu, Christian, ST Louis,
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The greatest unfaith toward Chris
tianlty is the unfaith OF selfishness.-
Rev. Or. William j. Tucker, President
Dartmouth College.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

Anybody can receive; It is perfectly
natural, but when you voluntarily, for
the good OF others, choose 20 give, to
treat them as yourself. then you enter
into suporlutiye Joy. The giver.
through constraint or custom or repu-
tatlon. can never appreciate this Joy
Rev. Joseph stephan. Methodist, ST.
Louis
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The Soul In Dnrkness

A soul without a heaven is a soul
living in the dark.-Rev. George IL.
Hepworth, Congregationalist, New
Work
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

Each one of US stands In the thou2h'
OF God for some definite and divine
purpose.- t. George Sankey's
Presbyterian, New Orleans.
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The Most Practical ming.
The RcnIIty OF Christ.

That Christ may be made real 10 the
world he must be real to the church
itself.-Rev. Or. Sherman III. Doyle,
Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
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The cry OF To-day.

The cry OF the people today is not
for the heavenly mamma. but for bread
and something with L. The cry of the
people Is not for the white diaphanous
garments, but for good, substantial
clothing made OF wool, which they can
wear down here, -Rev Marie st. Crolx
Wright. Unitarian, New York