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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-03

ed, for he was suspecting that n love
affair i'll some stage of progress lay
between her and Rene.
She blushed violently, but quickly
overcoming combined rush of sur
prise and anger, added with an en-
phasis as charming as it was unex-
pected:
II myself am, perhaps, swordsman
enough to satisfy the impudence and
vanity of NJ. Beverley, lieutenant in
the American army"
pardon me, mademoiselle; forgive
me, beg of you," he exclaimed. ear
nestly modulating his voice to sincerest
beseechment. Il really did not mean to
be impudent, nor
Her vivacity cleared with q merry
laugh.
mo apologies, command you," she
interposed. I'VE will have them after
have taught you fencing lesson"
From shelf she drew down pair
Of foils and, presenting the hits. babe
him take his choice.
"There isn't any difference between
them that l know of" she said. and
then added archly, "but you will feel
better at last. when all is over and the
sting Of defeat tingles through you. if
you are conscious of having used every
sensible precaution."
He looked straight into her eyes, try
ing to catch what was in her mind, but
there was a bewildering glamour play.
ing across those gray, opal tinted wells
of mystery, from which he could draw
only mischievous smile CLINT, direct.
daring, irresistible.
'Well," he said, taking one of the
tolls, what do you really mean? Is it
challenge without room for honorable
retreat?"
1.-THE time for parley is past" she re-
piled. Follow me to the battle ground. -
She led the way to pleasant little
court in the rear of the cabins yard. a
space between two wings and vine
covered trellis, beyond which lay q
We'll kept vineyard and vegetable gar
den. Here she turned about and faced
him. posing her foil with a fine grace.
Are you ready?' she inquired.
He tried again to force a way into
the depths Of her eyes with his. but he
might as well have attacked the sun,
10 he stood in confusion of not very
well defined feelings. undecided, hest
tating, half expecting that there would
be some laughable turn to end tie ;,f-
fair.
Are you afraid. M. Bev; IL" II.
demanded after a s..o., i
silence.
He laughed now and WI.
with his foil.
You certainly are MOI y, g..
said interrogatively. ~.
mean that you want to f..
III you think because j..
girl You can easily bcat :. ~,
abe tauntingly replied. -. al,
thrust toward his bre..
Quick as fash he parted and then
merry clinking and twinklin,, OF Il
blades kept time to their swift move
men;s. Instantly. by t..e sure sense
which is half sight. half t. !, tn.
selise that guides the expert, "a fe,ic-
ers hand and wris,-..evt !, IN y
that he had probably uc , -.
match. and lm ten src :, "a,
.a"' by II time thr-s in OPP IN
-..>., ..u>.....
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-03
...,i.4 En-, 81.
y FENCING EoUT.

n FEW days after Helms ar
"a rival u. Roussillon returned
to Vincennes, and If he was
sorely touched in his amour
propre by seeing his suddenly acquired
military rank and title drop away he
did not let it be known to his fellow
citizens. He promptly called upon the
new commander and made acquaint-
ance with Lieutenant Fitzhugh Bever-
ley, who just then was experimenting
the work Of cleaning up an old cannon
in the fort and mending some breaks
IN the stockade.
Helm formed . great liking for the
big Frenchman, whose breezy freedom
Il manner and expansive good humor
struck him favorably from the begin
ming. n. Roussillon's ability to speak
English with considerable ease helped
tie friendship along, no doubt; at all
.events their nrst interview ended with
q hearty show Of good fellowship. and
- time passed they became almost in
'appasable companions during II. Rous-
SALONS periods Of rest from his trading
4 epslions among the Adlans. They
lGoyGd card and brewed hot drinks
oeor which " told marvellous stories.
~ latest /. invariably surprising all
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-03
MERCER g LAWN.

Alice sprang back, lowered her point
and laughed.
"Je vous salue, NJ. Beverley" she
cried. with childlike show Of delight
ibid you feel the button?"
Eyes. l felt it," he said with frank
acknowledgment in his voice. 1T was
cleverly done. Now give me chance
to redeem myself"
He began more carefully and found
that she, too, was on her best mettle
but it was short bout, as before
Alice seemed to give him an easy open
ing and lie accepted it with thrust
Then something happened that he did
not understand. The point of his foil
was somehow caught under his oppo
nents hilt guard while herblade seemed
to twist around his. At the same time
there was a wiring and jerk, the like
Of which he had never before felt, and
he was disarmed. his wrist and fingers
aching with the wrench they had re-
ceived.
OF course the thing was not new; be
had been disarmed before; but her
trick of doing it was quite mystery
to him, altogether different from any
that he had ever seen.
"Vous me pardonnerez. monsieur
she mockingly exclaimed, picking up
his weapon and offering the hilt TO
him. Here is your sword!"
''Keep it," he said, folding his arms
and trying to look unconcerned: you
have captured it fairly. I am at your
mercy; be kind to me-"
"Mme. Roussillon and Jean. the
hunchback, hearing the racket Of the
foils, had come out to see and were
standing agape.
you ought to be ashamed. Alice
said the dame in scolding approval o.
what she had done. "Girls do not fens
with gentlemen"
'eThis girl does" said Alice.
"And with extreme disaster to TIM
gentleman" said Beverley. Laughing
q tone of discontinue and resignat1oA
"Ah, m'sieu'. there's nothing but di
aster where she goes" complains
Nine. Roussillon. "She is desFoya
Of everything. Only yesterday w.
dropped my pink bowl and broke
the only one I had" II
"And just to think" said BeverfI
what would have been the condine'
Of my heart had we been using raplsn
instead Of leather buttoned foils! s
would have spitted 1t through the Ve'
center"
Like enough" replied. the dame Y
differently. ''She wouldn't wln'
either-not she"
Alice ran into the house with +"
fnila and Reverlev fnllnwod
/ fro =. CONTINUED
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-03
DELAYS VOTE ON CUBAN BILL.
Senate VIII Dispose Of Measure .
Dec. IS.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Mr. Cul'o !,
presented in the senate today -,
agreement that the Cuban reciproe.|
bill shall be taken up on the cow
ing of the regular session of consIsss|
Dec. Z. and remain the order OF uS
ness each Aay after the routine nms v,ll
ing business until Dec. is. on w"
date q vote shall be taken. the ums
the 18th and 18th to DO equally a..
ed sbstv4en the friends aAA OPP
Of the bill. -
The agreement was accepted W.
ont dissent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-03

Of lighter driftwood while making slow
but certain headway toward the hither
bank.
Beverley took a bit of punk and q
dint and steel from his pocket, relit his
pipe and stood watching the skillful
boatnlan conduct his somewhat dan
Gerous voyage diagonally against t. e
rolling current. 1t was a shifting, hide
and seek scene. its features appeari,.
and disappearing With the action Of tic
Mavoeyad6 tiSe :dosbtfalq ieist sre1eet, d
from fading clouds and sky. Now an
again the man stood up in his skittis u
plroGue. balaucing. himself with care. Ia
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
Color of Judas Hair,

In very early times all pictures Of
Judas were shown with great shocks
Of red hair falling down well on the
shoulders. This and the fact that the
Judas in the Miracle Plays" was pro-
vided with red hirsute worked the
superstitious people Of the middle ages
up to such degree that 1t was actual
ly unsafe for red haired person to ap-
pear in company. Seeing that things
were coming to a serious pass, writers
Of all classes began to rebuke and de-
nounce "the senseless prejudice against
those of lively colored hair" Cyrano
de Bergerac in his Estates and EN-
pires Of the Sun" boldly praised and
glorified the despjsed color I'M the fol-
lowing words; "a brave head covered
with red hair is nothing else but the
sun In the midst of his rays, yet many
speak i'll Of 1t because few have the
honor to be So"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
A Case of Interpretation.

"What shall we do with the prison.
err" demanded the spokesman Of the
mob. "Do thou, o royal chamberlain,
haste to the presence of his majesty
and learn his wish"
The royal chamberlain hurried to the
presence and bowed himself thrice to
the floor; then he asked the monarch's
pleasure regarding the desperate out
law.
away with himw said the king in
loud. harsh voice.
But the chamberlain was something
of n humorist. and when he returned
to the mob he laughingly announced
that In regard to the mlsdoings with
the prisoner the king had said only
that 1t was "a way with him."
Whereupon the mob reluctantly re-
leased their quarry.
But In trying to explain the joke to
the obtuse king the royal chamberlain
became confused and completely lost
his head.-Baltimor American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06

The curiosity of the natives of wild
countries as to everything belonging to
the traveller often leads to amusing sit
uations. Mr.. j. w. Wells tells In Three
Thousand Miles Through BRAZIL of his
visit to one settlement where the only
shopkeeper of the place proved very
inquisitive. He was frequent visitor
and would carefully examine the few
belongings of the traveller. His curlos-
ity was finally punished in very fun
ny manner.
On one of his visits, writes Mr.. Wells,
he found my bottle of spirits of ammo
MIA on the table, and, seeing II was
something he had not hitherto inspect
ed, he naturally laid hold of 1t and
asked Of me. what is thisf"
"Only medicine" ! replied, and
with a perhaps unworthy satisfaction
watched him hold 1t up to the light,
look at It all round and finally remove
the glass stopper and then take a good
sniff.
had to rush forward to save my
precious ammonia, as he staggered and
gasped for breath and calculated, 81
am dying" BY dint of much slapping
of his back and dousing of cold water
he quickly recovered, but nevermore
did he touch any of my things.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
After Dinner Orntnry.

The fake humorous speaker has an
easier career than even the fake elo-
quent speaker. Yet at any given din
ner the orator who passes out mere elo-
cution to his hearers has n success al
most as instant and splendid as his
clowning brother. 1t is amazing what
things people will applaud when they
have the courage of each others inepti-
tude. They will listen after dinner to
anything but reason. They prefer also
the old speaker to new ones; they like
the familiar taps of humor, of elo-
quence. If they have tasted the brew
before. they know what they are going
to get. The note of their mood is toler-
ance, but tolerance of the accustomed,
the expected; not tolerance of the
novel, the surprising. They wish to be
at rest, and what taxes their minds mo-
Tests their intellectual repose. They do
not wish to climb any great heights to
reach the level of the orator-W. ID.
Howells In Harper's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
SAVE TEN PER CENT.

Pursuant 10 an Act OF Assembly will at
tend at the following times and places to re-
celve county, poor, bond, state and dog taxes
Perry township, Monday June I, at Frost
burg postoftce, 9 TO II, n. m.
OF Squire Lamiscr, Horatio. j TO 4. D. m.
oliver township Tuesday, June 2, at Olive
burg, 70 II. o: M. and at campbells Hotel.
Knox township. Wednesday, June Q, at
Hopkins store, a. m. TO Y M.
Pine Creek township, Wednesday. June 3.
Corsica borough and d II Union township,
Thursday June 4, at Hotel Glenn, 0 a. m. 10
summervIlle borough and Glover township,
Thursday, June 4, at Commercial Hotel, 10
Beaver township, Friday, Jane 8, at store of
B. q. Reitz, o TO 10. 30, a. m,
Worthwhile borough Friday, June 5. at Ho-
Rlnggold township. Friday, June sat Hotel.
10 D, D. m.
Porter township, Saturday, June Sat Porter
postofce, s 10 10, a. m.
Perry township, Saturday, June 6, at Neel
Mitchell's store, to q, D. m.
Eldred Heath and Barnett townships, Tues
Warsaw township, East, wednesday,, June
10, at Foxes Hotel, . To IL, u. m.
Washington township. Wednesday. June
day, June H. at Rockdale Mills, 20 II, a. m.
Falls Greek borough, Thursday, June II, at
% snyder township id D and a d Brockwayville bor-
ough, Friday, June IL, at Logan House.
Polk township, Saturday, June IL, at store
of Menderf to III, u. m.
Warsaw township. West, Saturday, June
IL, At Wassons store, TO 4, p. m.
Winslow township, Tuesday, June 16 at
Imperial Hotel, Reynoldsville, In the after
noon.
.Reynoldsyille borough, Wednesday, June
IL, at Imperial Hotel
West Reynoldsville borough, Thursday,
June IS. In the forenoon, at the Ross House.
=, Brookyiile borough, Friday, June 10, at the
Treasurer's Office.
Rose township. Saturday, June 20. at the
Treasurer's office.
Henderson and McC Calmont townships, Mon
day, June %, at Hotel Wayne, a. m. TO ~, m.
McCalmont township. Monday. June %, In
Anita, at Hotel McGregor, 10 Q, b. m.
Bell township. Tuesday, juno %, at the
Gaskill township. Tuesday, June %, at Glib
sons store, to4, u. m.
Big Run borough and Henderson township,
Wednesday June "a AT Hotel Mcclure.
Hotel Haley. =
panYSsu.sSpey Pun s. borough Friday juno %. al
Young township. saturday. June "a. at Ho-
tel Pantall, a. M. TO y. m.
Ten per cent. Will be added TO all taxes not
paid County Treasurer before duplicates are
collectors. MERCANTILE, restaurant and BILL
lizard licenses will be received at all places
visited. aud all Licenses remaining unpaid
after the fret day of July. Will be placed "
the hands OF the proper oi1icers tor collection,
= sy Rsy 4 AZ lsSs e. Assembly w. - mxAr RI
County Tsesslrer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
A Very Old Hat.

Among the treasures in the safe cus-
tody of Corpus Christi college, Oxford,
is an old, old hat which was found in
an Egyptian tomb and must date back
at least 5000 years.
Its simplicity of make has been its
safeguard, for 1t has no nap or perish
able trimmings, such as moths might
corrupt 1t is closely akin to what Is
now known as panama straw hat and
is of such excellent quality that 1t can
be folded or crushed without any harm
to its appearance. 1t is also quite as
well adapted for practical use now as
1t was in the days of the pharaohs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
kindergarten and Citirenship.

The kindergarten offers special ad-
vantage-namely, the opportunity for
practice of citizenship before real civic
duties present themselves. Theory Is a
necessary preliminary to performance,
even when the doer is not sufficiently
enlightened In his work to be aware
that he holds theory. But practice is
the test of theory. Right here In the
kindergarten our six-year-olds are un-
consciously testing theories of life
through problems which will arise,
willy nilly, even in a child's life, as
soon as that child begins to come I'm
contact with other children. The chill
dren solve these problems for them
selves. But the wise eye is upon them,
the suggestive word awaits their need
the helping hand adjusts conditions and
provides the material for the children
TO act against. The master mind of the
kndergarten-for such it ought to be-
permits mistakes, it is true, but ut the
same time 1t prevents the fumbling ap-
prentice from the discouragement Of
the unnecessary stumble.-Gunton's
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
A Queer Relic.

In University college. London, is a
singular object that is preserved care
fully in remote gallery inside a glass
case. which again is contained in a
huge wooden cupboard, the doors of
which are locked and the keys in safe
custody. The relic which is thus so
zealously guarded is described in some
notes on the history of the college as
the skeleton" Of Jeremy Bentham,
"clad In the garments in which he
lived" while his head only is stated to
have been "mummified." 1t has always
been understood that Bentham's body
was embalmed, and in that case it can
not be his mere skeleton which is re-
posing there under lock and key.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
ODD RUSSIAN CUSTOM.
An Annual Assembly For the Promo-
tion of Matrimony.

In compliance with an ancient Rus
sian custom all the young men and wo-
men of the mercantile class in st. Pc
tersburg assemble on whitmonday, the
former TO stare and the latter to be
stared at. The young girls. dressed as
richly as their means will allow, are
arranged in long rows by the sides of
the flower beds in the summer garden,
with their mammas standing behind
them. The wardrobes of their mothers
and grandmothers are laid under con-
trlbutlon, and everything bright and
gaudy Is carefully brought forward to
enrich the drapery, the headdress or
the girdle.
Some of the young ladies are so Gov
cred with gold and jewelry on these oc-
casions that their natural charms are
altogether concealed; indeed the lu-
dlcrous excess to which this sort of
decoration is sometimes carried goes
beyond what has ever been attempted
elsewhere. Thus bedizened the blush
ing damsels are drawn up in mute
rows, while the papas, In flowing
caftans and curling boards, parade
their sons up and down. Here and there
the papas and mammas try to lead the
young folks into conversation with one
another, in the course of which certain
little looks and emotions may arise,
pregnant with future circumstances.
Eight days or so after this bridal ex-
hibltlon private family meetings take
place, at which those whose hearts
are captivated at the grand show are
more formally afIianced to one another
by their parents and relatives
"Sketches Of st. Petersburg"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
wonderful Thing. In Heredity.

1t is n fact well established by stu
dents Of heredity that children are apt
to inherit not only the physical, mental
and moral traits of their parents, but
to be Influenced by their age as well.
Children born of very young fathers
and mothers never attain SO vigorous q
growth of mind or body as those of old
er men and women, while children Of
old people are born old.
One of the most surprising cases In
medical history is that Of Marguerite
Cribsowna, who died In 1763, aged 108
years. When ninety-four, she was mar
ried to a man aged 105. Three children
came Of this union, but they had gray
hair, no teeth, were stopped, yellow
and wrlnkled, decrepit in movement
and could eat only bread and vegeta-
bles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
A MARINE AUTocRAT.
The Cnptsts of the Bnttleshfp and
His Absolute Authority.

Over the vast establishment rules the
captain In supreme and Isolated author
ity. All his accomplishments must be
those of the seaman, for he directs the
movements of the ship In all evolu-
tlons, and his decision upon all profess
slonal points Is final. His responsibility
nt all times is grave and exacting. In
time of war 1t will strain the stoutest
nerves. In the hour of battle II is moth
ing short OF appalling when be stands
alone In his coming tower. having con-
. troll of all the tremendous forces lying
latent In his ship only to be released at
the proper moment by touch Of his
hand. lie Is the guiding spirit Of an
enormous projectlle of 1900 tons that
rushes through the water at a speed, Ii
may be, Of fifteen knots, and he knows
that the slightest mistake Of his head
or heart may mean a national disaster.
But besides being the naval and mill
tary chief of the establishment he Is
lawyer-a kind of justice of the peace,
as 1t were, who holds court every MORN
ing, investigates reports of misdemean-
ors and assigns punishment to the
guilty. The delinqueDts are brought to
the mast" - the quarter deck - with
their accusers. Both sides are heard,
and swift Judgment usually follows. In
this capacity 1t Will be noted that the
captain is court, judge and jury. Not
infrequently he acts as clergyman and
as such is the bishop of his diocese, ac-
knowledging no ecclesiastical superior,
reading the service on Sundays, ofilci-
ating at the burial of his dead and in
the old days occasionally marrying low
ers.--Lieutenant Commander Gleaves
In Worlds Work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
A Sure Thing.

1t is 81 that nothing is sure except
death q taxes, but that is not alto
getherie. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for)nsumption is sure cure for
all lun,nd throat troubles. Thous-
ands cstestify to that. Mrs. G. b.
VanMte OF Sbepherdtown. w. Va,
says "lad severe case OF Bronchitis
and fol year tried everything heard
OF, butot no relief. One bottle OF DR..
King'sew Discovery then cured me
absoluly." It's infallible for Group,
Whoong Cough, Grip, Pneumonia
and Csumption. Try 1t. It's guaran-
tee d tH. Alex Stoke, druggist. Trial
bottleree. Regular sizes SOC, $l.00.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
Some Example. of Nerve.

In recent big libel case the foreman
of the jury received letter from a
publican, apparently otherwise sane,
asking him to insure that the jury
should find for the defendant because
he had heavy bet on the result, and
this astonishing epistle was read In
court 1t is interesting to note that the
writer lost his bet anyhow. Equally
bland was the request once made to
Mr.. Balfour during his premiership to
have dismissed from the commission
Of the peace justice who had very
properly sentenced the author of the
request, notorious ruffian, to a stifr
term of Imprisonment for sending beg
ging letters.-London Answers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
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SOME QUAINT ENGLISH.
p Portuguese Idea OF the Language In
n book of "Lcarning."

A book as amusing az It is rare IL in
the library of a Wissahickon student.
The work Is called 80 Nova Guia da
Conversacao." II Is supposed to in
struct the Portuguese In English con
versatlon, and the following. dia-
logue headed For TO Ride Horse" is
the kind of English conversation II sup
plies:
Here is horse who have bad
looks. Give mi another; will not that
He not sail know to march, lee Is pursy,
he Is foundered. Don't you are ashamed
to give me jade us like? He Is und-
shoed, he is with nails up; 1t want to
lead to the farrier."
An anecdote In the book Is:
"a day came n man to consult this
philosopher for to know at o'clock It
was one to eat. IF thou art rich. told
him eat when you shall wish; If you
are poor, when you may do"
In the preface the most elegant par
agraph Is the following:
I'VE expect then, who the little book
(for the care what we wrote him, and
for her typographical correction that
may be worth the acceptation of the
studious persons, and especially of the
youth, at which we dedicate him par
ticularly."
The authors of this strange volume
are Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Caro-
limo. 1t would be interesting to know
where Pedro and Jose Learned" Eng
lish.-Philodelphla Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
Dreams Explained.

Dreams" says an eminent lecturer
on theosophy. consist of recollections
Of the combined impressions received
and workings Of the physical and as
trai minds. The soul and subconscious-
ness are independently active, and II II
the confusion arising from the con-
founding of the thoughts of the soul
with the exaggerated Interpretation Of
Impressions received by subconscious-
ness which makes 1t so often impossl~
BILE to remember dreams"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-06
Huced Rates to New Orleans.

Forhe benefit OF those desiring to
attenthe meeting of the American
Medil Association at New Orleans,
La, by 5 to s, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road ompany will sell excursion tickets
fromll stations on its lines to New
Orleis, on May /, 2, and 3, good going
on tlse dates and good to return reach
ing riginal starting point not later
thanen days from date Of sale, at re-
duce rates. BY depositing ticket with
JoinAgent at New Orleans between
Mayl and IL, aud payment OF fifty
cent an extension Of final return limit
to Ny 30 May be obtained.