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your hearts blood-or mine"
Crash! from the hand of the dukes jester
cess started, turned; for moment their
glances bridged the distance from where
she sat- to the fools end Of the table; then
hers slowly fell; slowly, and she passed a
hand wherein shone the kings ring across
her brow: looked up, as though once more
to span infinitely with her gaze, when her
eyes fell short and met the dukes. De-
liberately he lifted his filled glass.
Red as your hearts blood-and mine-my
lover he repeated: and then stared sharply
across the table at his jester.
Triboulet staggering in his chair, so high
his feet could not touch the floor. surveyed
the broken glass. the duke and the dukes
fool. For some time his vigilant eyes had
been covertly studying the unconscious for
eign Jester, noting sundry signs and symp-
toms. Nor had the princess look when the
goblet had fallen. been lost upon the mis-
shapen buffoOn; alert, wide-awake, his
mind. quick to suspect, reached a sudden
conclusion; a conclusion which by rapid
process of reasoning became a conviction.
Privileged to speak where others must need
be silent, his profession that of prying sub
tlety. which spared neither rank nor power
SO that it raised a laugh. he felt no hesita-
ton In publishing the information he had
CLEANED by his superior mental nimbleness.
ITO! ho! he beloved. the better to at
tract attention to himself. THE duke sent
his fool to amuse his betrothed and the
The king left of his Whispering Catha-
rine turned from the chancellor, Diane
ceased furtively to regard Caillette. while
the Queen Of Navarro laughed nervously
and murmured:
Princess and Jester! 1t will make an
other tale
But Henry of Navarro looked gravely
down. He, and Francis Queen-a passive
spectator at the feast-and a bishop, whose
interest lay In a truf11ed capon, alone fol-
lowed not the direction Of the dukes eyes
The fair favorite of the king clapped her
hands, but the monarch frowned, not hav-
ing forgotten that night In Fools hall when
the jester had appointed rogues to Offices.
What is this? fool in love with the
princess?" said the king. ominously.
Even so, your majesty" cried Triboulet
But moment ago Duke Robert did whis-
per to his bride-tO-be. and the FOOLS hand
trembled like a leaf and dropped his glass
Ira! la! Ia! What a situation. Holy Saint
Bagpfpe! Here's comedy in high lifer'
"A comedy" repeated the duke, and half
rose from his chair. regarding his fool with
surprise and anger.
Now Triboulet roared. Had he not in the
past attained his high position of favorite
Jester to the king by his very foolhardi-
hood? And were not trusting lovers and all
too confiding husbands the legitimate butt
of all testing?
Look at the fool. ".he went on exultantly
Does any one doubt his guilt? He is silent;
he cannot speaki'
And. indeed, the foreign jester seemed
momentarily discOncerted, although he
strove to appear indifferent
"A presumptuous knave! muttered Fran
cis. darkiy. He saved his mock once only
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Before this tribunal of ladies' whose
beauty and learning he has outraged by his
disaffectiOn and spleen. I summon him for
trial. continued the dukes jester. "Tribou-
let, arise! Illustrious ladies of the court of
Love, the offender Is in your hands.
"A little monster" spoke up Diane with
q gesture of aversion, real or a1ected.
He is certainly somewhat reprehensible,
added the Queen of Navarro, whose tender
heart ever inclined to the weaker side.
AN unconscionable rogue" murmured
the bishop, cOmplacently clasping his fat
fingers before him.
so he is already tried by the church and
the tribunal" went on the PLEASANT of the
duke. 1.-The church hath accommodated
him and the court of love-"
'Will Danish him." exclaimed the coun-
tess mirthfully, regarding the captious
monarch with mock defiance.
Yes, Danish him: turn him out" echoed
Catherine careleSSly.
But. your majesty!' demonstrated the
alarmed Triboulet, turning to the monarch
whose favor he had that day enjoyed.
Appeal not to me!' returned Francis
sternly. Here Venus rules!' And he gal
lantly inclined to the countess.
venus at whom he scoffs!.' broke In
Jacqueline. shrilly leaning back in her
chair with her hands on her hips.
You witch!-you sorceress-it was you
Who'-he Missed with venemous glance. i
Hear him. exclaimed the girl, lightly
He calls me witch-soreeress-b because.
fcrsooth. 1 am woman!'
"A woman-a DEVIL" muttered Triboulet
between his closed teeth
"And now" she cried. rising, impetuous-
ly, he says that women are devils! What
shall we do with him?'
"Pelt him out!" answered the countess.
"Pelt him out!'
With peals of merriment and triumphant
shouts. the court, of one accord, directed
fusillade of fruits, nuts and other viands
at the head and person of the raging and
hapless bunoon, the countess herself, apple
In hand-Eve bent upon MISUNDERSTANDING
In the assault. The other tables responded
with crossfire. and heavier articles sue
ceeded lighter, until after having endured
the continuous attack for a few moments
as best he might the unlucky dwarf raised
his arms above his head and fairly fled
from the hall. leaving behind in his haste
a bagpipe and his wooden sword
$50 may all traitors be punished! said
the bishop, unctuously. as he reached for q
dish of CONNECTIONS that had escaped the
fair hands in search Of ammunition.
WELL" laughed the Countess d Etampes
"if we have the support of the church."
Il will confess you. myself. madam" gal
lantly retorted the bishop.
And all the court of lover asked Mar
guerite.
'Ah. your highness-all?-I am old--in
need of rest-but with an assistant or
two"
Assistant or two!" interrupted Cath
arine. imperiously. Would the task then
DO 50 greatf'
'Nay'-with gentle expostulatio n--''but
you-members of the court--are many: not
Il suppose" whispered Jacaueiine to the
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by a trick"
"oh. the duke would not mind, now. If
you were to hang him. Sire" answered
Triboulet blithely.
'True!' smiled the king. 1.-THE question
OF breach of hospitality might not occur
What have you to say. fool?" he continued
turning to the object of the bufroon's in.
sidious and malicious attack
Laugh whispered Jacqueline, furtiyely
pressing the arm of the dukes fool.
Laugh. Or
The touch and her words appeared to
arouse MIN from his lethargy and the jester
arose. but not before the princess with
Naming cheeks, but proud bearing, had
cast quick glance in his direction: a
glance half appealing. half resentful Idly
tne Jocuiatr1x regarded him, her hands upon
the table playing with the glasses. her lips
Ia1ntly repeating the words of a roundelay:
For love Is madress;
While madness rules.
Fools in love
Remain but fools!
Sing Sing. hOddy-
Remain but foolsI"
With the eyes Of the company upon him.
the dukes fool impassively studied the
carven figure on his stick If he felt fear
OF the kings anger, the resentment of his
master, or the malice OF the dwarf his
countenance now did not betray 1t. He had
seemed about to speak bit did not.
WELL rascal. wellr" called out the king
DO you think your wand will save you,
sirrah?' he added impatiently.
jester. f1Ee 10 sss1' "
The dukes face grew more and more
ominous. Still the fool. looking up. did not
quail. but met his masters glance freely,
and those who observed shoted it was the
duke who first turned away, although his
Jaw was set and hfs great fist clenched
Swiftly the testers gaze again sought the
princess, but she had pfucked a spray of
blossoms from the table and was holding II
to her lips. mindlessly biting the fragrant
leaves: and those who followed the FOOLS
glance saw In her BUT d picture Of languid
unconcern such as became kinswoman of
the king. 'oi
Almost imperceptIbly the brow of the
PLEASANT clouded. but recovering himself. he
confronted the king with an enigmatic
smile.
why not?" he repeated. '.In the court of
love Is not the FOOLS wand greater than q
kings inter or the pastoral staff of the
Able de Lys? Besides, sire." he added
quickly. "as fool takes 1t, in the court of
love. not to lOve-is treason!"
"Good! murmured the bishop, still eat
ing. mot to love is treasoni"
who alone is the culprit? Whose heart
alone is filed with umbrage. hatred.
pique?"
'Triboulet! Triboulet.. the traitor!" sud-
denly cried the countess. sprightiy as a
Eyes: Triboulet. the traitorr exclaimed
the fool. pointing the wand Of folly at the
hunchback.
Even Francis, offended face relaxed. .sPo-
aitively. shall never hang this fellow" he
said erimly to Marguerite.
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TINE WORKS CHANGES.
Visible on the Farm as Well as In the
Cities.

''Times have greatly changed on the farm
az well as in the stores and cities. re-
marked a local merchant today. II have
just come from q little vacation in farm
ing district in the center Of Virginia. l
used to work on a farm .here In my boy
hood days. Oh, II my careful. economical
father could only see how they do farming
these days! 1t was during the civil war
that I worked on my fathers farm. 1t
contained $50 acres and $500 would have
bought all the vehicles. horses and farm
tools on 1t. We had a couple Of horses.
one wagon. harrow. pillow and Guilt
hand. Some OF the farmers had those two
seated democrats that are disappearing
now. and I think there were one or two
buggies in the neighborhood
Take farm Of that size today and you'll
find $1,000 or 5000 worth of buggies.
wagons and tools on 1t. Then there will be
six or seven horses besides. The old farmer
himself will have surrey. BY counting
the number of buggtes in the wagon shed
you will be able to learn the number OF
sons he has induced to stay at home to help
him work the farm AS for farm imple-
ments. there will be several plows. a har-
row. different kinds Of cultivators. mower.
a reaper and binder. seeder and lot of
other stun that the old-time farmer never
thought of.
''Are farmers more prosperous now
adays?' Eyes. More money Is In circula-
ton and the farmer gets his share of it.
The farmer has to spend money now to
keep his boys on the farm. Most Of the
sons go to the cities as soon as they get
old enough to be useful, and those who
don't are supplied with buggies and horses
In order to induce them to remain on the
farm. Then with hired men who will work
only eight or ten hours a day, the farmer
has got to get up-to-date implements.
These implements are cheaper In the long
run and the hiring of additional men who
will work only short day AS soon as it's
quitting time the hired man will get his
grub. gets on his wheel, hurries away to
the village, returns to go to bed about 1
am. and isn't fit for much work the next
day.
Yes. indeed. country life Is changing just
as much as city life Is changing"
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CHAPTER VII-Continued.

Quicker circulated the goblets of silver.
gold and crystal; faster babbled the pretty
lips; brighter grew the eyes beneath the
stupendous towers that crowned the heads
of the court ladies. All talked at once
without disturbing the king. who now whis-
pered soft nothings in the ear OF the coun-
tess. From the other tables In the hall arose
a varying cadence of chatter and laughter.
which increased with the noise and din of
the kings own board: a clamor always just
subservient to the deeper chorus of the
royal party: an accompaniment. as 1t were.
full yet unobtrusive. to the hubbub from
the more exalted company. But the prince
ly uproar growing louder. the grand mas
tiers, grand chamberlain, gentlemen of the
chamber and lesser lights of the church
were enabled TO carol and make merry with
less restraint. The pungent smell of roses
permcated the hall arising from a screen
of shrubbery at one end of the room where
In sang a hundred Siiver-toned birds.
AT the kings table Caillette recited a
merry roundelay. and Triboulet roared out
tale after tale. each more full favored than
the one that went before it. fiinging smart
sayings at marriage, and drawing a ludi-
crous picture of the betrayed husband
Villot. lily in his hand. which he regarded
ever sentimentally. caroled the bosterous
espoUs lis OF a yokel and a cinder wench.
while Marot and a bishop contended in a
or certain passage of Ovid Art of
Love"
Sinsul rly pale, unusually tranquil. the
duke fool furtively watched his master
ana The princess. In contrast TO his COM
posufe- Jlclueline's r,erriment seemed the
NOR unreS strained: she laughed like a
witch. Ler hands Il shed with pretty ges-
lures and she had so tossed her head her
nair fioated around her. wild and disor-
dered
Why are you so QuietY'' she whispered
to the dukes fool
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ing impassively before him.
ana especially keep them from the
kitchen wenches. There's more danger in
these femmes de chambre. laundresses and
scullery Cinderellas than in a column of
gnttering steel. Remember, no court Of
love in the scullery. Now go! Yet stay
Johannr' he added, suddenly. This fool
Of ours is a bold fellow. Look to him
well!'
Saluting respectfully. an expression of
quick intelligence on his fiorid features. the
trooper backed out of the room. With his
hands behind him. his shoulders bent for
ward. the duke long pondered, his look.
Keen and discerning; his perspicacity clear,
IN spite of Francis wine or the intoxication
o. the princess eyes. Although the mobiles
glance seemed bent on vacancy, 1t was
himself as we'll others he was studying:
weighing the memorable events of the even
ing: recalling to mind every word with the
princess; reviewing her features, the SOFTEN
ing of her cold disdain; now. mentally dis
truStful, because she was woman; again.
confident he already dominated the citadel
of her heart
But a new element had entered into the
field: an element unforeseen-the jester-and,
although not attaching great Importance
to this possible source of hazard in his
plans for the future. the duke was too
good a soldier to disregard any risk. how
ever slight In love and battle. every
peril should be avoided; every vuIner-
the fool was audacious. foolhardy; his lam
guage of covert mockery and quick wit
proved him an intelligent antagonist, who
might become a desperate one.
"a woman and fool" muttered the
duke striding with quick step across his
chamber. ARE two uncertain quantities..
The one should be subjected; the other re-
moved!'
Museful he stood before the niche, where
In shone a cross of silver. set with anne
thysts and turquoise. his rugged face light
ed by the uncertain Pickering of the
candles.
Removed he repeated contemplatively.
"And She"
The clear tinkling of bell broke in
upon his cogitation; faint musical sound
that seemed at his very elbow He wheel
ed about abruptly. saw nothing save the
mysterious shadows of the curtains. the
Pickering lamps. the dark outline of the
canopy Of the great bed. Instinctively he
knew he was not alone. and yet his gaze,
rapidly sweeping the apartment, failed to
perceive an intruder.
Again the tinkling. low laugh, and,
turning sharply toward an alcove from
whence the sounds came. the duke through
the half-light and trailing. sombrous
shadows of its entrance. perceived a fig
ure In n chair. From a candle set in a
spiked. enameled stick. a yellow glimmer-
ing. that came and went with the sputter-
ing fame. rested upon an ironical face. a
graceful figure In motley and a wand with
the testers head and the bell. Without
rising. the PLEASANT Quixzically regarded
the surprised nobleman. who In spite of his
had stepped back involuntarily
at the suddenness OF the encounter.
Go he continued tomorrow.)
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CHAPTER VII.
A Brief Truce.

Turn out these torchbearers. human
cendlesticks. and Wallets de chambre. and
I'll get me to bed" commanded the duke
standing In the center of his room. and the
trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved
a swarm of pages, cupbearers and attend
ants from the door and closed 1t. How
are the men quartered. Johann
with all the creature comforts, my
Lord" answered the soldier. The king
hath dressed them like popinjays; they
drink overmuch. dice. and run after the
maids. but otherwise are well-behaved.
'Dring; dice; run after the maidsr' said
the noble. gazing thoughtfully downward.
Hold them In check. Johann, AZ though
we were In q campaign"
Eyes. my Lord.' returned the man, star
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SIMPLICITY IN THE HOME.
|othing Tawdryi pyf Useless in tn
japanese Housewives Dwelling.


Japanese Housewives Dwelling.
From the New York Tribune
The principle of simplicity in house fur
nishing. which so many profess in these
days and few practice. n applied with great
literalness by the japanese. They have
very little furniture Sn> their houses, and
much of that little. like cushions, finger
warmers and tobacco stoves, is only
brought in when required The only furni-
ture which remains permanently in a room
Is a screen or two. table foot or two
high-not for sitting at. but to support
some valuable vase, aAd-at New Year time
the three-tiered sacred rice flour cakes
known as mochi. Tha beds are rolled up
when not In use. and Though the owner may
have many handsome vases, he does not
them all at once. One or two are brought
out at a time. the rest being kept in a fire.
proof depository made OF cement
The Japanese house is as simple as It's
furnishings. 1t is all on one floor and Is
SO light and perishable in its materials and
construction that even when secured for
the night It would in many cases scarcely
bear the weight of drunken man leaning
against it. The windows are of paper
stretched across wooden trelliswork. and
paper screens: sliding IN grooves. serve as
partitions The better class of houses
are a little more substantial, and have
earthquakes a house that can fall about
the ears of the occupants without doing
them any serious injury is perhaps the
most desirable.
These houses have not heating arrange
ments. except little hand stoves and the
Japanese are seldom warm in winter be-
yond the tips of their fingers. But they
do not seem to mind cold, and are so fond
of air that among the poorer classes the
whole front of the house is usually taken
down In the daytime. and replaced. If 1t
Is sunny, by curtains of dark blue or choc-
Olate cOlored cotton.
Outside their houses the Japanese are as
elaborate as they are simple within. Some
times man with back yard only twelve
feet square will convert it into diminutive
garden, with a lake and mountain river
bridges and arbors, and if he has two or
three acres, or even one, he will certainly
do so. If he can do nothing more every
Japanese who can afford it will have a row
of earthenware jars containing dwarfed
blossoming fruit trees or the tiny frs in
which the people of the fowery kingdom
so delight, and which are made to grow
smaller every year.
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HOME OWNERSHIP.
In Large Cities More Prevalent Among
Germans Than Americans.

From Mah1ns Magazine.
That the Germans have come here to
stay and that they have money to spend
Is shown by the extent to which they are
acquiring ownership of their homes. A re-
cent article of this series brought out the
striking fact that. despite the recent ar
rival of many Germans on our shores,
German-American farmers own their farms
more extensively in proportion to their
numbers than do farmers of American
stock. Even more striking are the facts
Of German home ownership in the cities.
In the nineteen cities of over 10000 pop
ulation 209 per cent of the native Ameri-
can families live in their own homes
against Isl per cent among the Germans
Of these same cities. In the following table
the percentages of home ownership are
shown for both native Americans and for
the Germans:
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In only two cities Of the list. New York
and Newark, is home ownership more
prevalent among the Americans. Some
cities show very surprising advantage for
the Germans, and as a rule they are those
cities in which the Germans are strongest.
Take Milwaukee, for example, where one
half the people are German. Nearly twice
as many Germans. relative to their num-
bers, own their homes in that city as do
the native Americans. Very similar re-
suits are shown in st. Louis. Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Buffalo and other cities of
strong German citizenship. A study of
these facts must convince the reader that
the German is an exceedingly prosperous
American citizen.
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Good Order.

From the Catholic Standard and Times
Yes. suh." said Colonel South. we've
organized Law and Ordah Society hyar,
sub"
Something new for. your section, isn't
it?" remarked the northern visitor.
Eyes, sub, new but hustlin. Only stahted
last week, sub, but we've lynched three
niggahs already. Determined to have good
ordah hyar subj"
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trials in the valley of the upper Nile. Our
own first experiment is a modest one but
it has the same suggestion of Yankee orig
inality that characterized the equipment
of a floating repair shop to follow the
blockading fleets in the Spanish war. In
the course of time the War Department
will doubtless see the wisdom of expert
menting with the motor car in other direc-
tiOnSx
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DANGER FOR TRACKMEN.
Constant STOPPING Affects Hearing and
engine Trance" is Often Fatal.

Engine Trance" is OFTEN Fatal.
From the New York Times.
1.-THE numerous fatal accidents reported
in the newspapers to rail layers that occur
every year on the various railroad systems
throughout the country are not in every
case due, as is generally supposed by the
public, to negligence or carelessness on the
part Of the workers themselves. said
New York physician and surgeon employed
by the New York Central railroad.
. 1.-THE fact is the hearing of these men in
time becomes affected owing to the con-
slant STOPPING position which they are
obliged to assume in laying the rails. put
ting the bolts in &C., and that renders
them often oblivious to approaching trains.
Notwithstanding the fact that they work in
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AUTOMOBILES FOR ARMY
Use of Motor Cars in European Mill
tary Establishments.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
We are long way behind Europe in the
equipment of our army which accounts for
the fact that not until now have we en-
ployed the automobile for military pur-
poses. We have built very large and
very ugly but no doubt very useful wagon,
which contains a great assortment of re-
pairing tools for service on the field of
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Excavations In Rome prove the city to
have existed long before the time of Romu-
lus, so the story of his founding of the eter-
nal city is as mythical as that of his being
sucked by wolf
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Tomdix-'If there Is anything in a man
travel is bound to bring it out"
Hojax-'Yes; especially ocean travel
Chicago News.