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Dilatory Colombia.

The president is credited with the pur-
pose of trying to bring the Colombians to
time as to the isthmian canal, by giving
the government notice that it will have to
take the alternative Of losing the canal II
the extra session Of the congress, now
called for June 20, exhibits disposition
to continue the 'manana" policy, and con-
tinues piddling with important business.
AS a matter of fact, when the call for
the election Of members Of the Colombian
congress was issued, it was the intention
to summon a special session on May II
to ratify the canal treaty, but President
Marroquin found that strong opposition to
the treaty had developed and that date
was abandoned, he believing that during
the elections more favorable sentiment
would develop, but this has not been the
case The Cate for the opening Of the
regular session is July 20 and, If the date
Of the special session is abandoned the
treaty will have to go over to the regular
session and there is not the slightest GER
tainty that it will be taken up then unless
the canal sentiment changes. 1t is not
likely that our government will tolerate
the dilatory attitude of the Colombians.
There Is, however, possibility that the
latter may be compelled to take up the
treaty and ratify it in order to prevent
the threatened secession of the isthmian
states, Panama and Cauca, where there
is unanimity as to the ratification Of the
treaty and a. desire to establish new re-
public and communicate with the United
States and negotiate q. new canal treaty.
The Colombian government is exhausted
financially after tho wars heavy drafts
upon its treasury and upon the paper mills
to supply the paper for many cords Of ir-
redeemable shinplasters, and cannot go to
war with the two states to whip them
back into the combination, and 1t is prob
able that the mariana" politicians will
act favorably ON the treaty. The Co
lombian constitution gives the president
extraordinary EDITORIAL powers and, in case
Of an isthmian revolt, President Mario
quin, under its provisions. could assume
the duty Of ratifying the canal treaty him
self. Whether he would have the nerve
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13
PATS SECOND THOUGHT WAS BEST
Evalyn Currier In Lippincott's.

n Curriers' n 1
in
thru the little
Illness riding inside while the
Of sodo with its promised for
dashng hill at rapidly
while
the
hill There
smoking
tunbed
tisit
with
their
excitement somewhat subsidized and fresh
Pat
what first thought when the pole dropped?
mese
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LITERARY NOTES

e. ]. Clode, 1856 Fifth avenue New
York, announces Mr.. Chamberlain: His
Life and Public Career by S. II. Jeves-
The Lothrop Publishing Company, Bos-
ton, announce a novel entitled 'sMara. .
by Mrs. G. r. Alden, author Of the
famous Pansy books.
A copy of the first edition Of Keat,s
poems was sold at a recent London book
sale for $500. The late owner found it
among the dusty books In a hooksta II
and paid 80 cents for it. Such stroke
of bibliophile luck does not happen except
at long intervals.
The School News Company, New York.
has issued a new edition Of H S. FiuIler's
Ten Days Abroad
Here is a real little gem from Renna1l
Rodd: =
eooD-BY.
Goodnight, and wings Of angels
Beat round your little bed
And all white hopes and holy
Be on your golden head.
You know not why love you.
3e You little lips that kiss;
But If you should remember,
Remember me with this:
He said that the longest Journey
Was all on the road to rest;
He said the children's wisdom
Was the wfsest and the best:
He said there was Joy and sorrow I
Far more than the tears in mirth
And he knew there was God in heaven
Because there was love onSearth
Mrs. Wards Lady Roses Daughter,
was the best-selling novel in the Tinted
States in May: a Z. : :
The Harpers have just issued Carl snv-
der's new scientific work, New Concen-
tons In Science showing the state of
scientific research at the present time
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OUR LOUD AND POSITIVE FOOL
Fortnightly Review.

respectful shn OF
quantity OF
judgments One impression that the sort
American discussions American s
American scientific
OF
asnnsis a a
ninet
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Great is Norman Robinson of Sibley
county. A town board had removed a,
fence that it held to be across a public
highway. A farmer thought otherwise and
sued the board for $500 damages. Into
court came ten witnesses who, one after
another, swore the board members good
money away. The case of the defense
looked like Napoleon at Marengo, at s
o'clock. But even as at Marengo Desaix
appeared on the field before it was too
late, Norman Robinson arrived at Hen
derson in time tofsave the day. When
Norman took the witness stand he was
found to have the whole history of Sibley
county, geological, agricultural and politi-
cal at his command. Fences and lines,'
says an admiring correspondent, .that
have been for decades among the things
of the buried past: rose and stood again,
living before the eyes Of the jury In Nor
mans honeyed eloquence. One could not
doubt such words as those. Skepticism
and unbelief fled away and all that Nor
man said lived as truth in the hearts of
the jurymen on whose decision hung the
$500 damages involved
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SATURDAY EVENING,

and nobody outside Wall street, which
seems to have been the pocket hole thru
which the billion dropped. knew anything
about 1t. The country Is getting SO big
and so rich than nothing can cause 1t to
lose confidence In itself.
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THE Art OF BREvITY

Frederick III. Of Prussia delighted in his
reputation as the most laconic man in Eu-
rope. A Hungarian magnate, taking the
waters at Carlsbad, acquired fame for alb
ruptness Of speech, such that the Prussian
was tempted to meet him and try him in
the arts Of brevity. The magnate was
pointed out to Frederick as he stood in the
hall of his. hotel The king went up to him
and the following conversation was the re-
tsult:
Notwithstanding
Notwithstanding.
Frederick-Ofhcer? 3
Observation-Disclosures!
Frederick-So!
Hungarian Haking the iniHative) -Detective7
Frederick-King!
neutrality-suspicious.
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Those German farmers may not learn
much about American agriculture thru
their succession Of dinners and junkets.
but they will certainly learn something
about the United States.
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AN ExPURGATED MRS. HEMANs
New York Mail and Express.

z 3 4 I
he I 4
a if a
watches man
of
pm
to
regula S
persuaded It the edt
orno ,hesaid, inc went IA
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raiders. train wreckers and all round
Saau0 Duvals when they. taunt society
TOUGH aggregations in order to bank upon
theirs past crimes on the plea Of earning
2 livelihood. They should either have
peen kept in the penitentiary or compelled
to retire from public gaze. b
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QUITE So.
p.1xa. TO-

Brooklyn Life.
Editor-You want to be sure Miss
Scratchington, that all the historical data
Of your novel is strictly correct
Miss neutrality-suspicious. worry about
that, dear sir; people who know history
never read historical novels.
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KINDRED SPIRITS.

st. Louis Post-Dispatch
Literary Hostess-You two should know
each other. Mr. rhackens Dickery, this is
Mr. Selling Pooles. the bookmaker.
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THEN AND NOW.

Once. long ago. twas her delight s.
To dress up In a handsome gown;
But now. when he's out late at night
She likes to dress her hubby down.
Chicago News.
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Judge Grosscup says it is paternalisn
or socialism, and that he chooses the
former. If that is the choice, most of us
will join the judge.
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LESS THAN TWO CENTS.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ST wouldn't give cents for a cigar like
that!'' he exclaimed as he. tried for the
fourth time to light one. +.
But I didn't, George, protested his
fearful little wife. II only gave 80 cents
for fifty of them" &
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THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
Yonkers Statesman

when you have chosen your walk in
life, never look back" said the tragedian
on the lecture platform.
But suppose you hear an engine COM
ing?" suggested the comedian, solemnly.
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They Will Read Them.

Thackeray says, relating his youth
ful experiences in one Of the Roundabout
papers: do I forget one night after
prayers (when the boys were sent to bed)
lingering at my cupboard to read one lit
tie half-page more Of my dear Walter
Scotland down came the monitors die
tionary upon my head?" That could not
nave been an unusual experience with
younge persons at that period, for very
many Englishmen thought then, that 1t
was a very reprehensible thing, almost
a crime-to read novels. In the time Of
shakspere the rather Immoral novels Of
Boccacio and the other noted italian ro-
mancists had been translated into Eng
fish and the, bard utilized them to some
extent IN his works, and Chaucer was
somewhat imbued with their charms and
RIGHTEOUSNESS. The Puritan regime in
England, threw something OF q wet
blanket over the suggestive literature and
looked askance upon such boarded
treasure as Henry Ills silverclasped
Book Of Romances," and such
reading had to be accomplished secretly
until Charles H., with his gay and care
less encourage came back from exile and
restored "the world, the flesh and the
devil" in the open to England. After
that the taste for romance was minis
tered to by plainspoken writer's like De-
foe, Swift, Fielding, Richardson, who
called a spade a spade.
When Zachary Macauley, father Of the
distinguished historian, Lord Macauley,
edited the Christian Observer in London.
he made war on novel reading as
most ruinous practice, and advocated
the humiliation Of novels. The fathers
invectives do not seem to have had much
restraining power over the distinguished
son. for the latter admitted that his
favorite fiction writer was Samuel Rich
ardson and that his favorite novel was
Richardson's "Clarissa Harlowe!'' The
elder Macauley's family was, according
to Trevelyan, who ought to know, "a
family in which novels were more read
and better remembered than in any
household in the United Kingdom They
were versed in the texts Of Jane Austen
and Richardson among others.
The elder Disraeli in his essay on ro-
nances declares that novels are the most
instructive literature for, every polished
nation, and, picturing the passions, are
most useful for youth to contemplate. He
refers only to novels composed by un-
questioned genius.
OF necessity, however, it is not adj
visable to commend an unabridged
."Decameron'' Of Boccacio or Defoes
works unabridged or many novels Of the
French realists or, indeed, of some English
and American realists, to the studious
contemplation Of our young people,
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Tho United States has lost billion dol
lara In valuation in the last few months
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fCoNTINUED.l

Sow tnnt he had unintentiOnally Of
Tended her and had permitted her to
60 without an explanation she was
dcarer to him than ever, and as he sat
there with his face in his hands he
knew that II matters went on rs they
were going the time would soon come
when he would throw caution to the
dogs and would try the imposslble-to
win her for his own. Caution and
Judgment still sat enthroncd, and they
told him now what lie knew full we'll
they would not tell him after a short
time-that failure was certain to fol-
low the attempt and disaster sure to
follow failure. First, the king would
In all probability cut of his head upon
an intimation of Mary's possible fond
ness for him, and, second, IL lie should
be 20 fortunate Rs to keep his head
Mary could not and certainly would
not marry him even II she loved him
with NIL her heart. The distance be-
tween them was too great, and she
knew too we'll what she owed to her
position. There was but one thing left
New Spain, and he determined while
sitting there to sail with the next ship
The real cause Of BrandOn's manner
Ind never occurred to Mary. Although
she knew her beauty and power, us she
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much? Let me give you the money.
have so much more than 1 need. Let
me pay it. Please tell me how much
it is, and 1 will hand it to you. You
can come to my rooms and get 1t, or l
will send it to you. Now tell me that
may. Quicklyw And she was alive
with enthusiastic interest.
There, now, YOU arc kind again, as
kind as even you can he, BE sure,
thank YOU, though | say 1t only once"
and he looked into her eyes with n
gaze she could not stand even for IN
instant. This was growing dangerous
again; so, catching himself, he turned
the conversation back into the banter
ing vein.
'Ah, you want to pay the debt that
I may have 10 excuse to remain? Is
that it? Perhaps you are not so kind
after all"
NO, no: you know better. But let
me pay the debt How much Is ii, and
to whom is it owing? Tell me at once,
| command yor.'
mo, no, Lady Mary; cannot"
please do. l beg, If l cannot COM
mand. Now | know you will. You
would not make me beg twice for any
thing| She drew closer to him as she
spoke and put her hand cOaxingly upon
his arm. With an Irresistible impulse
he took the hand In his and lifted it to
his lips In n lingering caress that could
not be mistaken. 1t was all so quick
and so full Of fire and meaning that
Mary took fright, ana the princess for
the moment came uppcrmost
master BrandOn"' she exclaimed
sharply and drew away her hand. Bran
don dropped the hand and moved over
on the seat. lie did not speak, but
turned his face from her and looked
out Of the window toward the river,
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There ,ras but one thing lctt-Ncw Spat

There trds but one thing lctt-NcW Spain.
could not help but know it-not as n
matter Of vanity, but as n matter Of
fact-yet love had blinded her where
Brandon was concerned, and that
knowledge failed to give her light rs to
his motives, however brightly 1t might
illumine the conduct Of other men to
ward whom she was Indifferent.
30 Mary was angry this time-angry
in earnest-and Jane felt the irritab BILE
palm more than once. I, too, came In
for my share Of her Ill temper, as most
certainly would Brandon had he al
lowed himself to come within reach Of
her tongue, which he was careful not
to do. She did not tell Jsne the cause
Of her yexation, but only said she YER
lily hated Brandon, and that, of course,
was the key to the whole situation.
After a fortnight this Ill humor be-
gnn to soften I'm the glowing warmth
Of her heart, which was striving to
reassert itself, and the desire to see
Brandon began to get the better Of
her sense Of injury.
Brandon, tired OF this evcrias asting
watchfulness to keep himself out Of
temptation and dreading Mt any mo-
ment that lapse from strength which
II apt to come to the strongest Of us,
AGd resolved to quit his place at court
aid go to New Spain Mt once. He had
learned upon inquiry that ship would
sail from Bristol I'm about twenty daya
and another six weeks later. so he
chose the former and was making his
arrangements to leave as soon as pos
sible.
e,He told me Of his plans and spoke Of
70 situation. "You know the reason
Cor my goipg." he said, "eyep " have
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rnn i:ronf tile room. ), n

rnn FROM tile room
/ Her words showed linn the chasm
anew. She saw the distance between
them even better than he. Evidently
1t seemed farther looking down than
looking up. There was nothing left
now but flight.
He sought refuge in his own nport
mcnts and wildly walked the floor. OK.
claiming: Fool, fool that 1 am to lay
UP this store of agony to last me all
my days. Why did ever come to this
court! God pity mc-pity me-" And
he f"ll upon his knees at the bed, bury
ing his face in his arms. his mighty
mans frame shaking as with n palsy.
That same night Brandon told me
now he had committed suicide, rs he
put it. and of his intention to 20 to
BRISTOL and there await the sailing Of
I'll" ship and perhaps find Il partial RES
direction in New Spain.
Unfortunately, he could not start for
Bristol ut once, as he had given some
challenges for II tournament mt Rich.
mond and could furnish no good excuse
10 withdraw them, but he would not
who was driving him mad XIII
1t WAS better. he thought, and wise.
ly, too, that there be 10 leave taking.
but that he should go without meeting
hcr.
IF I 500 hcr again. he said, IL shall
have to Kill some one, even if it Is only
myself"
/ heard him tossing in his bed oil
night, and when morning came he
arose looking haggard enough. but with
his determination to run away and see
Mary 10 moro stronger than ever up
on him.
But Providence or fate or some one
ordered 1t differently, and there was
plenty of trouble ahead.
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Il am afraid you had better be bad.
give you fair warming" said sBrnndop
huskily. He felt her eyes upon him all
the time, and his strength and good
resolves were oozing out like wine from
an i'll cOopcred cask. After n short si.
lencc Mary continued, regardless of the
warming:
But the position is reversed with us.
At first l was uniind to YOU, and you
were kind to me, but now / am kind to
you, and you are unkind to.mc."
Il can come back at you with your
own words" responded Brandon. "You
don't know when am kind to you. 1
should be kinder, to myself. ut least,
were to leave you and take myself to
the other side OF the world"
"Oh, that is one thing wanted to
ask you about. Jane tells me you arc
going to New Spain"
She was anxious to know, but asked
the question partly to thrn the conver-
Sation, which was fn$ 4ecoming peril
Gus. AS girl she loved Brandon and
know 1t only too well, but she knew
also that she was n princess, standing
next to the throne Of tho greatest king
dom OF. carth-in fact, at that time the
heir apparent. Henry having no chill
drcn. for the people would not have the
Scotch kings imp, and the possibility
of such thing Ms n union with Bran
don had never entered her head, how
ever passionate her feelings toward
hlin it was not to be}thought OF be-
tween people so far apart rs they.
'rar don answered her question: "I
do not know about going. | think I
shall. | have volunteered with n shin
that sails in two or three weeks from
Bristol and l suppose shall CO."
"Oh, no: DO you really mean it?, 1t
CAV" her pnng TO hear that he was
actually going, aEd her love pulse,l
higher. but she also felt Il sense Of rc.
lief. somewhat rs Il conscientious
houschrcakcr might feel upon finding
the door securely locked against him.
1t would take away a temptation
which she could not resist and vet
dared not yield to much longer.
Il think there Is no doubt that I
mean it," replied Brandon. al should
like TO remain In England until I can
save money enOugln out of the kings
allowance to pay the debt against my
fathers estate, 80 that l may be able
to 80 away and feel that my brother
and sisters are secure In their home
my brother Is not strong-but l know
1T Is better for mo ia so now, and 1
hopo to find tho money out there. I
could have paid 1t with What l lost to
Judson before discovered him cheat
Ing" This was the first time he had
ever alluded to the duel, and the
thought Of 1t, In Mary's mind, added q
faint touch Of fear to her feeling to-
ward him.
She looked up with light I'm her eyes
and asked: What Is tho debt? How
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Proof Absolute,

Peters-What proof did the doctors
have for declaring Blank insane?
Parr-IIe refused to take their medi.
cine.-Baltlmore American,
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| a lBOUT n week after Brandon's
JN memorable interview with
IG61gSj Mary an incident occurred
gseS which changed everything
and came very near terminating his ca
recr in the flower of youth. 1t also
brought about Il situation OF affairs
that showed the difference In the qunl-
ity of these two persons thrown 40
marvelOusly together from their far
distant stations ut each end OF the lad.
der of fortune in n way that reflected
very little credit upon the one from
the upper end. But before l tell you
OF that will relate briefly one or two
other matters that had n bearing upon
what was done and the motives prompt
Ing it.
TO begin with, Brandon had kept
himself entirely away from the prin-
cess ever since the afternoon at the
kings antcchamber. The first day or
so she sighed, hut thought little Of his
absence: then she wcpt and. as usual,
began to grow piqued ana irritable.
What was left of her Judgment told
her it was better for them TO remain
apart, but her longing to see Brandon
grew stronger as the prospect Of It
grew less, ana she became angry that
It could not he gratified. Jane was
right; an unsatisficd desire with Mary
was torture. Even her sense Of the
great distance between them had be-
gun to fade. and when she 80 wiahed
for him and he did not come their posi-
tions seemed to be reversed. At the
MI Of l,o ;r,l ,l,, ..l,.~
to come to her rooms. but he by
mighty effort sent back brief note
saying that he could not and ought not
to 60 This, Of course, threw Mary into
great passion, for she judged him by
herself. very common but dangerous
method Of Judgment. and thought that
If he felt at all as she did he would
fro DE CONTINUED
throw prudence to the winds and come
to her, as she knew she would 20 TO
him If she could. 1t did not occur to
her that Brandon knew himself well
enough to he sure he would never 20
to New Spain If lie allowed another
grain of temptation to fall into the bal
ancc against him, but would remain in
London TO love hopclcssly, to try to
win IL hopeless cause and end It all by
blacing his head upon the block,
Well Worn.
Wigg-That was pretty old Joke
Boron cracked at dinner.
Wagg-Borem didn't crack Il. That
joke has been cracked for years.-Phil.
adclphia Record.
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$l.00 A YEAR:

WE ARE GN 1T
(TO STAY)
fabulous.
on earth, nor do do all the
oo' we are here among the good with
ample means for all reasonable demands, wit capta
COME backed up bv Good m ecor} 90, your ht wants i
x,,. AMI, made irreproachabe by fair business
WE AXE here to stay and solicit
accommodation consistent with banking '
Interest Paid Deposits.
Merchants and Planters National Bank
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CHAPTER VIII.

OUBLE IN BILLINGSGATE WARD.
BOUT week after Brandon's
memorable interview with
Mary an incident occurred
which changed everything
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~ THE TOWN OF UNION

!" TIE TOWN OF UNION
,Ms r3k Cotton Mills, Knitting one
lii ana Dye Plant, one Oil Mill,
TWO Fufnffure Manufacturing Con-
cSLn Female Seminary, Five
Electric Lights, Population 1000.