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preston which replaced all other feel
ing on the kings cOuntenance as he
heard this announcement With
manifest displeasure he looked from
j is this true, mademoiselle ?" he
Her cheek was red, but she held her
self 4bravely.
Eyes, SIRE she said.
Anew emotion leaped to the dukes
face as he heard her lips thus fear
lessly7 confirm the answer Of her eyes
And So before the smonarch-in that
court which Marguerite called the
Court Of Love ~ they plighted their
troth. ssss i
ever puzzled the obserVant. king; an
exclamation perhaps, uncalled for by
the simple telling Of a. secret UNDER
standing between them; that rapid in
terchange ofzglances; that significance
Of manner when the duke stepped to
her side. Francis bit his lips.
NJ AFT OF ~ he exclaimed. s. This is
lord since she promised to- be your
Wifes?''' 81 i. 9t4s
.since your majesty spoke re-
turned the duke TRANQUILITY.
| And before that?''
Before? I only. knew that loved
her, SIRE t. 81
And now you know, for the first
time, that she loves your" added the
king, dryly. But the emperor-are
you not tpresuming overmuch that he
will give his consent? Or think you
with fine irony-"that marriages o1
state are made in heaven ~
1T was once my privilege, sire, SC
to serve the emperor, as his majesty
thought, that he babe me ask Of him
what / would, when I would. Here
tofore lave had nothing to ask now
everything
Some of the asperity faded from
Francis glance. The situation APP
pealed to his strong penchant for mer-
ry plaisanterie. Besides-suc was his
overweening prideto hear a woman
confess she cared for another dam.
pened his own ardor, instead of slim.
ulating it. None but himself coul6
be his parallel. the royal lover coulc
brook no rival. Had she merely de.
sired to marry the former fool--the
COUNTESS Of Chateaubriant had had 6
Husband but to love him!
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Inadvertently, Sire" answered. the
duke. His voice was steady, his face
pale, but in his blue eyes a CLINT as
Of fire came and went. Self-assurance
marked his bearing; dignity, pride.
He looked not at the young girl but
calmly met the scrutiny of the king.
The latter surveyed him from head to
sword whose hi1t cleaned even bright
.er than his own, and was fashioned in
a form that recalled not imp perfectly a
hazard of other days.
where did you get that blade p
he asked, abruptly.
From the daughter OF the Consta-
BILE Of Dubrois.
Why did she give it to YOU?
ITO protect her, sire. = s
The :1nonarch's countenance became
more thoughtful; less acrimonious
the past! Were kings, then, en-
meshed in the web of their own acts?
Were even the gods not exempt from
|retributory Justice Those We're days
of superstition, when a obedience as
sumed the Importance OF 1ne2orable
destiny.
"Once was II. drawn against me-
said Francis, rehectively.
I trust, sire, it may never again be
QTaWn aDyS Stll sSl1Ol1lJsS VI y Jul 11AdJSSIy.
The king did not reply, but stood as
a man who yet took counsel with him
| self.
by what right, he asked, finally,
do you speak of the lady 2"
| "A moment the duke looked discon-
certed. .tBy what right ~
Then swiftly he regarded the girl
As quickly flash it seemed-he1
/ dark eyes made. answer, their Ian
guage more potent than words, He
could but understand; doubt and mis-
| giving were forgotten; the hesitation
vanished from his manner. Hastily
crossing to her side, he took her hand
land INTERESTINGLY it lay in his. His
heart beat faster; her sudden acquies.
cence flied him with wonder; at the
same time his task seemed easier. Te
protect her noW! The king coughed
ironically, and the duke turned from
her to him. sSs
BY what right, your majesty?" he
said in a voice which sounded differ
| ert to Francis. This lady is my
Iaffanced bride, sire
Pique, umbrage, mingled in the ex.
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terest; but, as thru a mask, she dis
cerned his face, cynical: libidinous, the
countenance Of a sybarite, not a king.
The air became sitting; the ribaldry
Of laughter enveloped her; instinct
lively she glanced around, and I her
restless, troubled gaze fell upon the
duke.
What was it he read in her eyes?
A confession Of insecurity, fear; a
mute appeal? Before it all his doubts
and nisgivings vanished; the look they
exchanged was like that when she had
stood on the staircase in the inn.
Upon the monarch, engrossed in his
purpose, it was lost. If silence give
consent, then had she already ac-
guessed in a wish which, from a king,
became a demand. But Francis, ever
complaisant, with an inconsistent chiv-
airy worthy Of the subterfuge Of his
character, desired to appear forbear-
ing, indulgent. IS
For your own sake he added,
must we refuse that permission you
ask Of us. . &
She did not answer, and. noting the
direction Of her gaze, the eager ex-
pectancy written on her face, Francis
turned sharply. At the same time the
duke stepped forward.
The benignity faded from the kings
manner; his countenance, which AT
no time would have made a mans for
tune" became rancorous, caustic; the
corners Of his mouth appeared almost
IupdraWn to his nostrils. He had little
reason to care for the duke; and this
interruption. so fragrant, nenacing
almost, did not tend to enhance his
regard. In nowise daunted, the young
man stood before him.
II trust, sire, your majecty will re-
consider your decision ~ .Es
With a strained look the young girl
regarded them. To what new danger
had she summoned him? Was moi
she, the duke, even the emperor him
Iself, in the power of the king, for the
present at least? And knowing well
Francis headstrong passions, his vio-
/ Hence when crossed, it was not strange
at that moment her heart sank; she
Ifelt on the brink of an abyss; name
less peril toward which she had drawn
/ the companion of her flight. 1t seemed
an endless interval before the monarch
spoke.
..Ah, you heard!n remarked Francis
lat length, satirically.
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"Don't you do anything but sit here
and whittier"
"You bet ! do! ] go down to the
deepo twice a day to see the train
come In"
After. all. she was but an audacious

After all, she was but an audaclous
slip of a girl; a dark proved, bold gip-
sy; by nature, intended for the mot
ley-yes, the Duchess 'Etampes was
right. Then, he liked not her parent
age; she was a constant reminder
of one who had been like to make va
cant the throne Of France, and to de-
house Of Orleans. Moreover, whis-
pered avarice, he would save the cas-
tie for himself; stately and right
royal possession. He had, indeed, been
er-generous in proffering it. Love,
said reason, was unstable, fitting;
woman, will-o'- the-wisp; but a castle
its noble solidity would endure. At
the same time, policy adnonished the
king that the duke was a subject of
his good brother, the emperor, and a
rich, powerful noble witha1 So with
such grace as he could command,
Francis greeted one whom he pre-
ferred to regard as an ally rather than
an enemy.
(courteously, masking in aScourtly man
ner his personal dislike for him whose
sharp criticism he once had felt in
Fools hall, "a mble-Witted Jester was
lost when you resumed the dignity OF
your position. But" he added eau
tiously, as a sudden thought moved
him, s.. tn lis ladY has appeared some
what unexpectedly; the house OF
FrIedwald IS not an inconsequential
one. =" ~ ST. S
What mean you. sire ~ asked the
young man, as the king paused.
Francis studied him shrewdly
why" he replied atslength tn, hesitat-
| ingly. there is that controversy Of the
Constable of Dubrois; s. certain lands
and a castle, long since n Chilly CON
|f1scated. - .ss
ssY our ma jesty, there Is another
castle and lands TO spare in "a dlstan1
country, returned the duke quickly
These will suffice.
AS you WILL said the king in q
Hyelier tone, For the future com
mand our good office since you have
made us sponsor of your fortunes.
With which well-covered confession
of his own defeat, Francis strobe
away. AS he turned, however, he
caught the smile Of the Duchesse
d'Etampes and crossed to her gra-
ciously.
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looked as tho Nick would make his
mark. That time expired when he
finished his engagement with the law
Of gravity.
When the other kids got wise to
Nicks mental insolvency they made
him run for the ball when it was
knocked over the fence, dig bait and
do everything else in which there was
no fun. Nick never put up howl for
the reason that he utterly despised a
fight.
Nick worked pretyt hard at the In
formation Dispensary, but he didn't
show any signs Of it, and before he
could get on terms of familiarity with
arithmetic, geography and the like,
he was disqualified by the statute Of
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WING SHOTS AT SEA
r.. Holder iii. November outing.

t. I1OIueI IIISNyUVe1IIUcI OUC1I1S' -
One morning the yacht Linda
steamed out of5the bay<of Avalon with
ting on Tie upper. deck, about eight
feet from the water, each with
a shotgun. The4 Linda was headed UP
the coast andssWas presently running
at full speed and ina short time into
the flying fishes, which roserat2or near
the beWtsand went Swimming away in
graceful lines. Il he st yer went
to the left, and cleverly dropped
anot hersWith his left sbarreL The third
fish felIs to me. 1T rose twenty feet
ahead with a vigorous trembling of
the body, produced blythe screw-lil1e
motion, and dashedsaWay three feet
above the surface. AS it sWerved to
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"What did you bow to those people
for? You don't know them." Is.
whats the difference2 They don't
know whether know them or not, and
It makes people think I'm in society.m
..Your dress becomes you well
OF cOURs Sc NOT.

Z -
"Your dress becomes you We'll
Anne" he said.
She glanced down at herself de-
1nurely: her lashes@ yelled a sudden
CLEAN Of triumph. y How kind of you,
sire. to notice--my poor gown.
II was right murmured Triboulet-
joyfully, as he saw king and favorfte
walking together. No one will ever
replace the duchess. .
Silent, hand in hand, the duke and
the joculatrix stood#upon the balcony.
Below them lay the earth, wrapped
in hazy light. Behind them the court,
with its glamor.
Have 1 done well, Jacaueltne. Ito
answer the king as I have done ?" fhe
said finally. Are YOU content to re-
)sign all-forever-here IN France? TO
go with me
Into a new world she Interrupted.
"Once asked you take me. but you
hesitated, and were like tosleave me
behind YOU rs
But now tits IsWho ask" he an
swered.
And Who hesitate ]. s. :. looking COX g. out ut
a cloud crossed the land.
| do you hesitate, Jacqueline? 2"
| She turned. About her lips trem-
bled the old f1eeting smile.
What woman knows her mind, Sir
Fool? Yet if it were not So
If it were not so? he said,
eagerly.
den. ct might .believe4I had been of
one mind--long. .ss:s
.sJacoueline sweet jestress!.---''
He caught her sud denly in his arms,
his fine young features sagloW. This,
/ then, was the goal Of his desires; a
goal of delight, far, far beyond all
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I1SHCenTy. q
Nick was not exactly eligible for a
place in the county Bughouse, but it
She pretended to think he had called
to see her brother. Nick said he
;Juanita took a chair right in front of
the parlor door, which stood wide
open. Nick told her he had heard she
was engaged to Archie Lomax.
Juanita said she would not marry the
best man in the world, for she intend
ed to remain a bachelor-girl and have
high old time. Nick looked at his
watch and said he had a date down at
Main and Walnut.
The next time Juanita got wind Of
Nicks coming, she took particular
pains to have girl friend over to
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the right I fired, dropping it; as it
fell the splash startled another fish
from the water, which came straight
toward the boat, rising slightly on the
stiff wind. I did not fire, as the fish
was too near, and it passed over the
boat into the preserves of my com
panion, who dropped it when fifty
feet away.
There was something essentially
novel in this sport. The fish appeared
as tho by magic, shooting out of the
water with little or no splash, often
apparently sailing along a foot above
the surface, which it SO resem bled
that it was as difficult to drop them
as it would be the woodcock darling
over cover that it perfectly resembled.
There was one essential lacking in
this novel sport-a retriever. Many
Of the fish sank before the small boat
could be cast off to secure them.
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ONE WAY OF HOOKING FISH

VIM. c.. Harris in November Outing.
VIC. Hoyt of New York boated a
black bass recently at Lake Lough-
bro, Cana, under peculiar conditions.
He writes: after he first struck, I
gave him about 1 8 fet of line, in order
that he might get the bait well down;
then waited about 20 seconds or SO;
then snubbed him and brought him in
without a struggle. He was disarmed
as per enclosed diagram; he simply
could not move The diagram shows
a half hitch of the line around the
f1eshy part of the TAIL. the bass evil
IDENTIFY entangling himself when line
was given him, and came in tail fore
most to the boat. S=...s
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spend the night. When Nick arrived
he was received by Friend, who
Nick, confidentially, that Juanita had
an awfully mean disposition, and that
while she was very bright and pretty,
took some of the best doctors in the
state to prove it, and cost old man
NeWcomb an awful lot Of money. Z
In due time Nick outgrew his teens
and took an interest in the opposite
sex, and before the authorities could
interfere he got stuck on one named
after, the Pullman sleeper, "Juanita."
For a long time Nick was too mod
est to say a word about it; not even to
Juanita. But he showed it by wear
ing his Sunday clothes, putting per-
fume on his handkerchief, whistling
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from which he suffers more; clearly
defined when it is alone, and left to
the exercise of his own undisturbed
will.
z An important object in giving medi-
cines to these animals is to concentrate
drugs as much as possible. 1t is best
that the animal should not know that
it is getting medicine at all, SO it be-
comes necessary to disguise the drug
in some way. So
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sandle
carefully
I'm. 4 #. r
be In
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POEMS YOU OUGHT TO READ

Whatever your occupation may be- crowded your
affairs fail at least minutes
getting inspiration affairs Of day life from bit Of
poetry.
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Copyright. 1903, by Steve Floyd, N. Y.

Copyright, 1903, by Steve Floyd, N. Y.
- NOE upon a time there lived in
a the town of Hickoryville a
q presidential impossibility,who
~ was listed in the census re-
ports as Nicholas Newcomb.
During his juvenility, Nick fell out
of a tree and reached port ead-first..
The attending physician announced
that the trip caused Nick to lose pint
of blood. Nick's neighbors say he
sustained other losses that were not
included in the doctors report.
Whether that be true or not, Nlck's
brain became so abstemious after that
little incident he had to carry a memo
randum book, and when he was
sentenced to the local Reason Refinery
he went right to the foot of his class.
There had been a time when 1T
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aH&A48 : ~ s.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-18
Fig. 2. VARIATION IN APPARENT SIZE oF,,MARs.

played upon Mars at recent oppositions,
is the appearance of a system of dark
lines or bands extending hundreds, and
even thousands, of miles, and running
in all directions, some parallel, some
at right angles to others. Most of them
seem to have their origin in the darker
areas of the planet which some suppose
to be seas or shallow areas of water.
Schiaparelli observed these lines ex-'
tensively in 1877, and again in 1892 and
1894. So also did Bernard at the Lick
observatory, and Lowell at Flagstaff,
Ariz., at the later periods. There can
no longer be any doubt as to the ex-
1stence of these lines, though they are
visible only in good telescopes. But
what are they, and what is the cause
Of their existence and variations? To
these questions no definite answers can
as yet be given. But some things are
significant. When the ice and snow
fields that surround the poles begin to
melt away then these long, dark lines
begin to appear, rising and swelling as
they extend. Schiaparelli concluded
that these lines, then, are natural fur
rows through which the water formed
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nere. If this it not snow upon the
planet, coming and going with chang
Ing temperature, and If these are not
che changes of overshifting seasons.
which We behold upon its face, 1T is
something SO strangely like it that no
one has found an explanation for it.
Here then. is a voice from the heavens
prOelaiming in no uncertain terms, that
this apparently minute orb in the sky
is in reality a sister world-a twin
planet with old earth, having doubtless
a similar origin, having similar condi-
tons and phenomena and possibly
similar history and destiny.
Perhaps the most astonishing of all
the phenomena which have been dis
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land surface greatly exceeded the water
surface, we pass to notice the much
more remarkable fact that the progress
of the seasons upon our neighboring
planet can be watched with remark
able degree of distinctness unless all the
appearances are wholly deceptive The
youngest reader will recall that as au-
tumn yanishes and winter approaches,
on our earth, the snow line moves
rapidly Southwark, from the Northern
parts of British America, until in
mid-winter it has passed far down into
the United States. But when spring
and summer return the snow begins to
vanish on its Southern edge first, and
gradually fades away until in mid
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THE PARTITION OF THE BAL KANS:
UNDERGRADUATES OF INTRIGUE

The Vienna correspondent of the Daily
quartz" that the conferences between this
Telegraph learns from a well informed
Emperor William and the Emperor Fran
els Joseph on Saturday as well as those
between Count Won Bulow and Count Col
uchowski, We're concerned exclusively
with the Balkan question. The fullest
agreement, he declares, exists on the SUBJ
Ject between the two monarchs, and alss
between their minister's
Count Won Bulow has assured repre-
sentative of the Neue Freie Presse, states
the Central News. that Germany is de-
sirous only of maintaining peace in Eu-
rope, and confidently leaves the direction
of Eastern affairs and insistence on the
carrying out of Macedonian reforms in
the hands of Austria and Russia.-From
Newspapers dated Sept II, 1903.
In 1880 Austria signed with Turkey
the convention extending her rights,
granted by the Berlin congress, to
occupy ''au-dela de Mitrovitza." This
agreement served as basis for the
Austro Russian entente of 1897, by
which the sphere of influence of both
powers was determined. At the same
time Austria signed a convention with
Servia by which this latter country
gave UP her policy of extension west
ward, that is, towards Bosnia, and en-
gagged to find her development in the
East. The Bulgarian Servian war in
1885 was the result of this arrange
ment. This convention expired in 1898
and has not been renewed. Servia
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new life along the canal which fur
nishes moisture to the land for many
miles on each side. 1t is observed that
where two canals cross each other there
is a large visible spot Which was at
first called lake, but under the second
hypothesis is an oasis. This is what
we might expect from the increased
quantity of water, that is, that a large
area would them be covered with
abundant vegetation. When the sup
ply Of water is exhausted, as the sea-
son advances, the dark lines fade away
and we imagine that the vegetation is
dying, to be. revived and made visible
again with the return Of the next melt
ing season. Quite possibly the surface
of Mars is very uniform, making it
possible for such a system of canals
to supply water to large areas of the
planet, which would hardly be possible
on the earth. But here the magma
ton steps in and suggests that these
canals are artificial instead of natural,
and that they have been planned and
constructed by a race of beings who
have accomplished a task which puts
to shame all the pdny efforts of man.
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THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful It Is In
Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
is the safest and most efficient disinfec-
tant and purifier in nature, but few real
lie its value when taken into the human
system for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is q remedy that the more
you take OF it the better; it is not a drug
impurities always present in the stom-
ach and fntestines and carries them out
of the system. sefa
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and improves
the complexion, 1t whitens the teeth and
further acts as a natural and eminent1y
safe cathartic.
1t absorbs the injurious gases which col
lect in the stomachsand bowels. it disin-
fects the mouth and throat from the poi
son of catarrh 81
Ali druggists sell charcoal in one form
or another, but probably the best charcoal
and the most for thefmoney is in Stuart's
Absorbent Lozelgesir they are composed
of the finest powdered Willow charcoal
and other harmless antiSepticS in tablet
form or rather in the form of large. pleas
ant tasting loZengeS, the charcoal being
mixed with honey e.
The daily use of these loZenges wiz soon
tell in much improved condition Of the
general health, better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty OF
it is, that no possible harm can result
from their continued use, but on the con-
trary great benefit!m
A Buffalo physician in speaking of the
benefits of charcoaIs says: Il advise STU
arts Absorbent Lozenges to all patients
suffering from gas in stomach and bow
els, and to clear the Complexion and pur-
ify the breath. mouth and throat; also
believe the liver is greatly benefited by the
daily use of them a they cost but twenty
though in some sense a patent prepara-
ton, yet / believe 1 get more and better
charcoal in Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges
than! in any of the ordinary charcoal tab
let's"