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MAIL SERVICE TO ENGLAND.
A Letter Can Be Sent to London and
Reply Received in Seventeen DAYS.

By an arrangement which has just been
made by the Post Office Department an i'm
proved mail service to Great Britain will
go into effect soon with the result that a
resident of Washington will be able to
send letters to London and receive a reply
nearly two days quicker than formerly.
This improvement involves the equipment
of the White Star Line ships with sea
post offices and the change in the sailing
day of the American Line steamers from
Wednesday to Saturday. The principal
saving will be effected in the Saturday
service, as letters leaving New York on
that day will reach London by noon on the
following Saturday. The Saturday mail
for London has been sent previously on the
Cunard Line via Queenstown and has not
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securely the clasp was more one of protec-
ton than of restraint and the warm hui
man touch was like talisman against the
haunting shadows. Suddenly it came over
her. in burst OF heavenly relief. that this
hand had lifted the burden of vengeance
forever. Even Fridtjof could not be 50
unreasonable as to ask more OF her, so
plainly was 1t Odin's will that Justice
should be left for Canute. She had done
her duty. and yet she was free of it-free
OF 1t! Her heart burst out singing within
her. and the eyes she raised toward her
captor were adoring in their gratitude.
The look she met In return was the same
lcok OF mingled strength and gentleness
hich had come through the starlight to
answer her question. Once again that
calm of weary trustfulness settled over her.
Since he had saved her from the dead she
had no doubt whatever of his ability to
save her from the living. Her head droop-
ed against his arm. and her hands, ceasing
their struggles, rested in his grasp Ike
folded wings.
1t had not taken q moment. the instant
Norman finished his explanation the Ethel
ing was speaking quietly: LAS the Lord
OF Baddeby says. King Edmund, 1t was !
who stayed the boys hand. and It was ]
also who fetched him into camp. l found
him after the battle. bleeding hts life out
in the bushes and brought him in my
arms. like a kitten, and dropped him down
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by my fire. Waking in the night and MISS
ing him, 1 traced him hither. AS have
had all to do with him in the past SO, II
you will grant that may keep him, will
take his future upon me- with your con-
sent 1 will attend to 1t that he does no
more mischief"
A momentary cordially came Into the
kings manner; as though recognizing 1t
for the first time, he turned to the figure
across the fire with courteous gesture.
MY lord of 1varsdale! I am much be-
holden to you: Had any chance wrought
evil to the lord of Baddeby while under my
safeguard my honor would have been as
deeply wounded as my feelings"
As he bowed in Acknowledgement some
embarrassment was visible in Seberts man.
ner; but he was spared reply for after
moments rubbing of his chin, the king con-
tinued:
LAS regards the boy, however, there is
something besides his knife t. be taken
into consideration. l think we run more
risk from his tongue"
The words of the ,earrs thane fairly
graZed the heels of the kings words: 1.-The
imp can do no otherwise than harm. my
sovereign. Should he bring his tongue to
Danish ears. he could cause the utmost
7 evil. For the safety of the Earl Of Mercia
-ay, for your own need-I entreat you to
deliver the boy up to my keeping"
| II am no less able than the Lord of had
deby to restrain him." the Etheling said
| with some warmth. eff 1t be your pleasure,
| King Edmund. win keep him under my
| hand until the end of the war, and answer
| for his silence with my life."
| Then Normans eagerness got the better
| of his discretion.
Now. by Saint Dunstan." he cried "you
| take too much upon you. Lord Of Ivarsdale!
The boys life is forfeit to me, against
| whom his crime was directed" A grim
| look squared his mouth as suddenly he
stretched his hand past Sebert and caught
| the red cloak.
1t may have been this which the Ethlinx
| had foreseen. for he was not taken by
surprise. Jerking up his sword arm he
| knocked the thames hand loose with scant
I ceremony.
You forget the law of the battlefield
Norman of Baddeby." he said swiftly. 1.-THE
! life OF my captive is mine. and am The
| last man to permit 1t to be taken because
| he sought a just revenge. I know too well
| how it feels to hate fathers murderer"
l He shot baleful glance toward q half
| seen figure that all this time had stood
| motionless In the shadow behind the king.
Probably this figure and the earfs thane
were the only hearers he was conscious Of.
but his tone left the words open to all ears.
There was q sudden indrawing Of many
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score more in the brush at their hack. and
the races of all told more plainly thar
words what 1t would mean to attack them
put the blood of Cerdic, once fired burn
ed too rapidly for policy Edmund,s Ion,
was set In savage menace as he turned and
peckoned to his guard Had he spoken the
Norus on MS lips, there Is little doubt
what MS order would have been
interruption came from an unexnectad
quarter Even as his lips were opening.
that White-taloned hand reached out of
the shadow and touched his arm
Most royal lordi If it NAV be permtt
TED me?' Earl Edric said. swiftly.
his voice was very low. and every rough
ness had been filed away until ii flowed
ike Oil. Upon the kings wounded temper
II appeared to fall softly as drops of
healing balm. With his mouth still set.
he paused and bent his ear. There was a
murmur of whispered words.
what they were no one ever knew, and
each man had a different theory; but their
result was plain to all. Slowly Edmund's
knitted brows unraveled. slowly his mouth
relaxed into its wonted curves At last he
had regafned all his lofty composure and
turned back.
Lord of Ivarsdale, I am not rich of
time. and my present need is too great to
spare any of 1t to the chastising OF rebel
lious boys. Go back to your toy kingdom.
and lord 1t over your serfs until find lei
sure to teach you who is master" Making
disdainful gesture of dismissal. he turn
ed with deliberate grace and entered into
At the moment II is lfkeiy that the young
noble would have preferred arrest The
utter scorn of word and act dashed the
blood to his cheeks and the tears to his
eyes. With boyish passion, he snatched
the sword from its sheath, and. breaking
1t in pieces across his knee. flung the frag-
ments clinking into the dead embers
But If he had hoped to provoke an an
swer 1t was in vain. the king deigned him
no further notice Resuming his seat. Ed
mund continued to talk quietly with the
earl, a half-smile playing about his COM
placent chin
The old cniht bent forward and whispered
in his chiefs ear: Make haste. Lord Sc
bert; they will be cheering in a moment,
the churls; SO pleased are they at the
thought of going home. Hasten with your
retiring"
It was a clever appeal. Forgetting, for
the moment. humiliation in responsibility,
the young leader whirled TO his men. A
gesture a muttered order. and they were
drawing back among the trees in silent re-
treat. few steps more. and tho bushes
had blotted out the Ironside and his thames.
Ito be continued tomoErow1
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day grazing on the parade ground at

any day grazing on the parade ground at
Fort Yellowstone.
1.-THE new buffalo herd, which is under
the Immediate charge of Mr.. c. J. Jones, is
doing exceedingly we'll. This l.eTd now
consists of 81 buffaloes-20 old ones aud Z
calves. Five of the calves are from the
cows of the Allard herd purchased last
fall and two of them were captured last
spring from the wild herd of the park.
The addition of these two calves from the
wild herd will give three distinct strains OF
blood in the new herd, for the bulls pur-
chased last year were from the Goodnight
herd in Texas and the cows were from the
AIlard herd of Montana. The Increase in
the heard this year was not as great as
was hoped for. but was due to the fact that
many of the cows purchased were quite
young and all were badly shaken UP In
transporting them from their range to the
park
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been delivered in London before week
from the following Monday.
Under the new arrangement a letter
posted in Washington Friday evening will
reach London a week from the following
day, in time for the correspondent to send
his reply by the Queenstown boat on the
same afternoon. In this way the reply
would arrive in Washington week from
the next Monday. making a little less than
seventeen days for the round trip.
The new plan was inaugurated by the
liner Philadelphia. which left New York for
her first trip under the schedule Sat-
urday. Hereafter the American Line ships
will make only one round voyage a month,
thus allowing a full week in port for over
haul between each two passages
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the Danes, Ethelred had a right to require ;
and steel my father was ready to pay. But
Ethelred demanded gold, and the Lord of
lvarsdale would not stoop to bride. Nor
has 1t been proven that his policy was
wrong" he added under his breath
men there was no longer any doubt con-
corning the position of Ethelreds son. He
said with deliberate emphasis. 1.-The only
policy which concerns those of your sta
ton is obedience"
If there was enough of the old free blood
felt tn the kings thames to redden their
cheeks. that was all there was. But while
growl through the ranks of yeomen: the
gaze they bent upon their leader had In 1t
almost the force Of a command.
He was young. their chief, too young for
fmpassivity. Despite himself, his hands
trembied with excitement. But there was
no tremor in his words.
I'VE of Ivarsdale do not profess such
obedience, King Edmund. That is Tor
thames and for the unfree. who owe their
al to your generosity. Our land we hold
as our fathers held it-from Gods bounty
and the might of our swords When we
have PAID the three taxes of fort building
and bridge building and field service we
have paid all that we owe to the state"
At last they stood defined, the first of
the feudal lords and the last of the odal-
born men. Even through the kings lofti-
ress it was suddenly borne in that behind
the insignifcance of the revolt doomed a
force. For the first time he stopped to a
threat. though still 1t was tinged with
scorn.
Il observe that the men of your
race have not been Of great I'M
portance in the land. 1t appears that
Ethelred was able to do without the rebel
Lord Of Ivarsdale."
Il admit that he was able to lose his
crown without him." the rebels son re-
torted. swiftly.
The kings wounded dignity bled in his
cheeks; he was stung into a movement
that brought him to his feet.
This Is insunerable!" he cried
1t was evident that the crisis had come.
While the Etheling faced him with a def
ance that in its utter abandon was a little
mad, a sensation as of bracing muscles
and setting teeth went around the group.
Several Of. the thames laid their hands
upon their swords. And the half dozen
eald0rmen present bent toward one an
other in hasty consultation. At an almost
imperceptible sign from the old cniht, the
henchmen made noiseless step nearer
their master. There were not more than
a dozen of them. but behind them doomed
some two score yeomen-soldiers, with .
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when Sebert limited his reply to respect
full inclination of his head, the smile van
ished abruptly. Under the affability there
became evident a certain stern insistel.ce
I'm former days, I think there was some
hostile temper between the earl and you.
But expect you will see mat under the
stress of a foreign war all lesser strife
must give way. So I desire that you will
repeat in my presence the troth already
plighted by these Others"
lie made a slight gesture, and the Gamer
took step forward The light that fell
back from his hooded face played curiOusly
about his jeweled hand; as 1t rose from the
gilded hilt. 1t could be seen that to remedy
the bluntness of the thick fingers the nails
had been allowed to grow very long. which
gave it now. in its half curve. the look of a
claw. upon which the red gems shone like
blood -drops
Hesitating, the Etheling went from red
to white. Then. with a swift motion. he
unsheathed his SWORD and stretched it out
point foremost.
way does my hand go forth toward q
| traitor"
This time there was no sound of breaths
drawn In; It was as though the whole world
had ceased breathing. The sternness that
had underlain the kings manner rose slow
| ly and spread over the whole surface OF
his person, as he drew himself up in tow
ering offense
Lord of Ivarsdale, bethink yourself to
whom you speak"
He was royalty imposing in his displeas-
IRE; the Etheling flushed like a boy before
| his master: but he had his answer ready.
| and his head was steadily erect as he gave
| IT..
king Of the Angles. the right of open
| speech has belonged to my race as long as
! the right to the crown has belonged to
yours. So my fathers fathers spoke to
yours under the council tree, and so shall
! speak to you while live."
Back in the shadow each yeoman laid
| one hand upon his weapon. and with the
other. thrust an exulting thumb into his
neighbors ribs. But they did not turn to
look at each other: every eye was fastened
upon the two by the fire. Freeman ard
| his leader. or feudal lord and hiss depen-
I dant? For the moment they stood forth as
representatives: OF q mighty conflict. and
/ every breath hung upon their motions.
After time the king made a slight
movement with his shoulders.
IT should have remembered" he said.
that your father was ruined by rebel
lion"
In q flash the rebels son had forgotten
l boyiah embarrassment. Whose told you
| that. royal lord. told you lies My father
stood upon his right Steel to turn against
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cient constitution of their country In
1879 they finally decided to take part in
the Vienna assembly, but did so under pro-
test, and declared that their appearance
there was by no means to be considered as
a resignation of the special rights that Be-
hernia had formerly possessed.
Since then number of demands have
been made on Austria by the Czechs. Such
of them were granted, even the eStab-
lishment of national university at Prague
were bitterly opposed Dy the Germans. The
greater number of the scenes which have
been of such frequent occurrence in the
reichsrath have been due to quarrels be-
tween Czechs and Germans.
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DEMANDS BY THE CZECHS.
Austria Asked to Give Them as Much
as She Gave the Magyars.

A New York Times cablegram from Lon
don says:
The Vienna correspondent of the Times
says that the CZechs. who have been await
ing the end of the Hungarian crisis in Or
der to demand for Bohemia the equivalent
Of whatever should be granted to the Mag
vars, have just launched a full-sized pro-
gram for national requirements. The docu-
ment pledges the signatories to seek:
FirstIy-The liberalization of the Haps-
burg monarchy
Secondly-The application of the principle
of the equality of the Czech and German
languages in the central administration and
whole public life of Bohemia.
Thirdly-The foundation of a second Czech
university in Moravia: the creation of
technical and secondary schools, and the
reform of the primary schools In Sliesia
IN order to assist the development OF the
Czech national spirit. and the organization
Of public schools for the CZECH population
Fourthly-The protection of national MI
norities in order that their civic, national
and economic rights do not suffer harm.
The program further demands electoral
reform, proclaims hostility to all attempts
to include Bohemia economically or polit-
ically within the German empire and de-
mands the extended use of the Czech Ian
guage in the army.
The signatories are pledged to employ the
"sharpest parliamentary means against
the present system OF government.
Bohemia has long been regarded as the
cockpit" as Count Lutzow described it. of
Austrian political warfare, and almost every
POLITICAL crisis Of the last half century has
been closely connected with events that
have occurred in Bohemia.
The Bohemian representatives in 1867 re-
fused to take part in the deliberations of
the Vienna parliament. The existence of
which they considered contrary to the an
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Uniform of the Marine Band

General Elliott, cemmandant of the ma
rine corps. is said to be considering the
matter of changing the uniform of members
of the Marine Band for use at receptions
and state affairs at the White House with
the idea of making the uniform more dis
tinctive than at present Although the de-
talls of the proposed new uniform have NOT
peen hnally arranged. a suggestion that the
coat be somewhat similar to the present
undress uniform of marine officers is said
10 nave received favorable consideration
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"Why did you leave your last placer"
well, mum, the mfSSus loiked nv
cookin' so well she got dyspepsia eatin'
it."-Yonkers Statesman
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TRADE WITH CANADA.
United States Constantly Increasing
Exports to the Dominion.

United States Consul Culver at London,
Canada. writes to the Department of Com
merce:
Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts to
induce the purchase of Canadian goods to
the exclusion of the manufactured products
of the United States, and despite British
preferential tariff duties, the United States
is constantly increasing it's exports to the
dominion.
1.-The trade statistics show that for the
fiscal year ended June 80. 1903. Canada i'm
ported from the United States goods
amounting to s137 sos, 1919, and exported to
the United States goods to the value of
81. 7S39 19.
The percentages of the imports of the
dominion from the British empire and from
the United States is given as follows:
From From
i's. British United
empire. States.
Year Per cent, Per cent.
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Cab Horse-'You pretend to be having a
sood tnle, but you're not-with only a
stump of a tail to brush the flies with ana
your head held away up with a high cbeck
rein" ~n
Coach Horse-"Well, of course. # costa
something to move In good society. Chs
cago Tribune.
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HAWAII'S SUGAR CROP
PRODUCTION 35 TIMES AS GREAT
AS IT WAS THIRTY YEARS AGO.
American Capital and Energy the CHIEF
Factors in This Development
Exports to This Country.

The announcement that the Hawaiian SUI
gar crop of 1903 is 10000 tons. or
$40, 600, OCO pounds, lends special interest
to some figures recently presented by the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
through its bureau Of statistics. covering
the growth of sugar production in Hawaii
under the close commercial relations with
the United States established by the reel
procity treaty in 1876. and further devei-
oped by annexation in 1898.
These figures show that the sugar produc-
ton of Hawaii in 1903 was practically
thirty-five times as great as that OF the
period Immediately preceding the reciproc-
ity treaty Prior to the establishment OF
the reciprocity treaty of 1876, the sugar
production of Hawaii averaged ABOUT
Is coo 900 pounds per annum. WITHIN Two
years following the reciprocity treaty the
production had doubled; by another Two
wears 1t had quadrupled. BY the END OF the
first decade under reciprocity it was nearly
ten times as great. and the growth during
the entire period has continued at very
rapid rate. The rapidity of growth In sugar
production in Hawaii during the period IN
der consideration is shown by the folloW-
ing figures of production at decenniai pc
RODS:
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American Capital Invested.


In this development of Hawaiian sugar
production American capital and American
energy have been the chief factors. A state
ment recently received from a high author
ity in Hawaii by the bureau of statistics in
dicates that about hounderd million
dollars of capital from the United States
has been invested in Hawaii since the recf-
procity treaty of 1876. large part of this
having been so invested since annexation,
In 1898. This development since annexation
in the increased investments In capital from
the United States and it's application to trri-
CATION in it's highest forms has resulted in
an increase of more than 80 per cent in the
sugar production of the islands, the produc-
ton. of 1897 being 562 100000 pounds; that
of 1868. S40,0e0,O0 pounds.
Hawaii Stands Third.
The Hawaiian Islands now stand third in
the list Of sections producing cane sugar
for expectation. Curiously. all of the great
cane sugar exporting spots of the world are
islands. Cuba stands at the head of the list,
with an annual expectation under normal
conditions of over two billion pounds: Java
next. with an average annual production of
one and one-half billion pounds, while the
Hawaiian Islands have now nearly reached
the one-billion mark. China and India are
also large producers of cane sugar, but con-
sumo practically all OF their production,
their expectations being small.
Sugar production in the Hawaiian Islands
has developed much more rapidly during
the last thirty years than in any other cane
producing section of the world.
Hawaii's share in supplying the sugar
consumption Of the United States has in
creased very rapidly since the reciprocity
treaty of 1876. Prior to that date sugar
imported from Hawaii formed about IL per
cent of the total importation, while In the
fiscal year 1908 Hawaii supplied about Is
per cent of the total brought into continent
tai United States
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Deer Increasing Rapidly.
1.-THE deer seem to be increasing r,or
rapidly than any other game in the park
at least they are becoming tanner and NOR
fearless than any other species. and during
the past winter from so to rs could DO seer
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Elton jackets cut quite figure on
the new frocks.
Lay in stock of gay buttons II you
want to be up to date.
Mauye crepe de chine dresses are
among the most charming.
Every modiste has taken an un
precedented fancy for tucks.
Long-waisted bodices and very short
skirts are worn by wee folk.
Tussore has proved itself most
economical fabric because almost ever.
lasting.
More than one fall street suit will
serve all winter with an extra lining
in the jacket.
A toque made of velvet violets
tinged mauve rather than blue Is ex.
tremely fascinating.
Mauye buckskin shoes and mauye
silk stockings complete the mauye
toilet for evening or gala afternoon
wear
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Malarkey is the Boston Nationals
winning pitcher.
Gessler has taken McCreery's place
in Brooklyn's right field.
Dick Harley is suffering from lum-
bago, but refuses to drop out of the
game.
Barney Dreyfuss is said to be after
Birmingham's crack pitcher, Frank
Smith.
Louis Bruce, the Indian pitcher of
the Toronto team, may be given a
trial by Kelley.
Arthur Hilderbrand, the old Prince
ton football and baseball star, is pitch
ing fast ball for Los Angeles.
Substitute Infelder Otto Jordan's
conscientious, steady work has made
him popular with Brooklyn patrons.
Umpire tombstone does not appear
to mind the players coaching from the
bench, if they don't get too personal.
Donovan is at his home in Lawrence
suffering from an attack of typhoid
fever. He will hardly play again this
year.
Strang and Dobbs of the Brooklyn
team, were boyhood playmates in
Chattanooga, whence both hail. This
case is unique in major league ball.
Bresnahan says that when Willis
is right it is almost impossible to