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whats the matter?" he asked. Are
you played out?"
Eyes, captain, said Rob. Il walked
fast after your horse"
We'll, go rest yourself. Tomorrow
you will have plenty of work."
The plan of the house was commo-
dious, even though it was but one story
high. Rob was shown to comforta-
BILE room, in which was bed and other
necessaries, and even luxuries, of a
bedroom. This room opened of from
larger one, which seemed to be sort
of library or Office. There were other
rooms like Rob's, all arranged on two
sides of great hall. Three only opened
from the Office.
Rob was not slow in obeying the
captain, and after bathing his aching
limbs with cool water he went to. bed.
He was weary enough to sleep, not
withstanding the new dangers that
confronted him. And he did fall
asleep and remained in doze for sew
eral hours. He awoke some time in
the night, hearing voices outside in
the Office. The light of the moon came
in through the one window of his
room, and Rob was enabled to see.
He lay there without trying to listen,
but suddenly became aware that
voice he knew was speaking. It was
Lemuel Starne
YES" Star4e was saying, 1T was
lucky thing for me got rid of that
American cub when did Why, if he
had ever reached old Horton, it would
have been all up with me. And Just
as ! am getting on SO well, too.
have gained the old mans confidence,
and am well on to that of the girls.
1t would be q fine thing, after 1 work
up my case, ingratiate myself with
Horton and marry Elsie, to have the
old fool leave his wealth to that young
cub and leave me out in the cold. No,
no. III win any, I must win all. Some
day old Horton will die. and then we
shall control the wealth Of South
America. It was q most fortunate
thing that I heard Of his coming. It
enabled me to meet him at Rio and
chuck him overheard z 4.
What did Horton say about it?''
asked Elvin.
oh, he was stricken with grief. But
that VIII wear %. Elsie. the little fool,
= crying yet And she never saw the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-01-22

The mild and immediate effect of DR..
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DEAR SIR: Der. l5th 1902.
I had Ebeen suffering severely from kidney
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] saw an advertisement Of yours in a New York
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A STRANGE ROMANCE.

That Connects New York OF To-Day
With Egypt OF 5000 Years Ago.
A strange romance of history, con-
Meeting one of the Oldest Of lands and
civilizations with the youngest of great
nations and the most advanced system
of government, finds its setting in New
York. Three thousand years ago
Egypt was one day thrown into a state
of excitement by the birth, at the i'm
perial palace, of a princess of the royal
line. Not alone was there rejoicing at
the advent into the world of future
queen, but the father of the infant, the
great Thothmes ILL.,, caused to be. be-
gun the hewing of an immense obelisk
out of solid rock to commemorate the
event. Years went by and the maiden
blossomed into beautiful womanhood,
while the obelisk was being worked
upon by hundreds of skilled toilers.
When it was at last finished and set
up before the royal palace at Heliop-
oils she spent days in watching the
strange hieroglyphics being cut upon
it. Nearly all that we know of the
history of the world has occurred since
then, and yet today, after a lapse OF
thirty centuries, the body of that
Egyptian princess, perfectly preserved.
lies in state in the museum in Cen
trail Park, and not 200 feet away stands
the hoary obelisk as If keeping guard
over her remains: Thousands OF. miles,
Prov, thoir former homo fhoso Yon,ind.
ers of the glory of dynasties now but
a half-forgotten tradition Of the re-
mote past are strangely reunited. The
obelisk is generally known as Cleo
patra's needle" while the mummy of
the princess, whose name was Ne
fereyt, rests on a sarcophagus in the
museum.
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Tho optlml,t and tho rroII.v.

The optlmIst and the Trolley.
The late Rev B. M. Luther was an
optimist Of the first water. In preach.
ing his gospel of cheerfulness one day.
he said to friend Of pessimistic tend.
encises:
What is that coming up Broad.
way?"
why, Just trolley car"
Precisely. To your eyes It is a
commonplace, yellow vehicle, with an
ordinary motorman in front and an
everyday conductor in the rear but to
the man Of God-given sanguinity it is
q chariot Of gold with diamond-studded
wheels. q seraph at the wheel and
brake. and q cherub collecting fares"
Success.
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Christmas Tree Legend.

There is legend in Germany that
when Eve plucked the fatal apple, i'm.
mediately the leaves turned into
needle points and it's bright green
turned dark. 1t changed its nature
and became the evergreen, in all sea.
sons preaching the story of mans fall
Only on Christmas does it bloom
brightly with lights and become beau.
tiful with love gifts The curse is
turned into blessing at the coming
Of the Christ child. and we have our
Christmas tree.-Life in America.
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CHAPTER x.

The Englishman saw that the rock
was securely placed at the opening OF
the cave, and then ordered Rob to fol-
low him. He rode of towards the in
terror, and paid no further attention to
the young fellow trudging behind him.
They travelled in this way for sew
eral miles, and at last came to an old
estate on the plain. There was stone
house, one-storied, with many windows
and wide porticos. Elvin turned into
the avenue that led from the rough and
little travelled road, and dismounted at
the door Of this house. There was lit
tie about the place that indicated 1t to
be occupied. The land was not Guilt
waited. There were men about the sta
bles, and one came forward and took
the Englishman's horse. The captain
then strobe in at an open door.
Rob found the place comfortably fur
nished, but there was nothing about
it, even with its interior comfort, that
betokened the presence of family. In
fact, this out-of-the-way place was
simply the headquarters Of Richard Ell
vim and the gang of conspirators of
which he was the leader.
They passed into large room, and
the Englishman called for supper. This
was soon spread, and Rob ate heartily,
for he was hungry after his long and
hurried tramp. He was also excessive
ly weary. and the captain noticed
this.
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What He Needed.

The phyaician pondered the case for
a few minutes before he ventured an
opinion.
II think your husband needs a rest
more than anything else" he said at
last. If he could be convinced OF
that"
But he refuses absolutely to listen
to me. doctor"
Well" returned the physician.
thoughtfully, that's move in the
right direction. New York Times.
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To Prove what Swamp-Root, the Great Kidney Remedy,
Will Do for YOU. Every Reader Of this paper May
Have Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail.

Weak and unhealthy kidneys responsible
sickness and suffering
through neglect other kidney
continue fatal to
Your other attentonbut most
because they do most and need attention
IF badly" Kilmersa
the kidney remedy
kidneys begin
other organs to health. anyone.
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EDITORIAL NOTICE.-1f vov

EDITORIAL NOTICE.-1f YOU
have the slightest symptoms of kidney or
bladder trouble or if there is trace of it
in your family history, send at once to Dr.
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, who will
gladly send you by mail Immediately, with
out cost to you. sample bottle of Swamp
Root and book containing many of the
thousands upon thousands of testimonial
letters received from men and women cured
In writing. be sure to say that you read
this generous offer in this paper.
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Wooden PIeasantr,e.,

WOODEN PlSa69ntF1eos
YES" remarked the proud youns
piano. II am really going on the stage.
I am to appear in a comic opera"
The dainty dressing table laughet
scornfully.
In comic opera, where they wea,
tights!" she exclaimed. with those
legs! Oh, fudge!"
Half an hour later the repair man
was called in to glue the dressing u
Bile together again Cincinnati Times
Star.
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Toe Much sAtmos phers. !.

\ recent symposium OF acting % IN
art IN London, was being discussed
In the presence Of Sir Henry Irving,
and hs was asked whether he felt as
though he were acting amid real
scenes while on the stage.
II am not averse to the theory" re-
piled the actor. but in Dante the
scene is laid In hell. Strictly speak
Ing, ! cannot say that feel like that. !"
Public Ledger.
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cub. Well. I'll take that out Of her"
Are you sure no one suspected
your"
Starne laughed harshly.
Suspect me? Why, was the most
grief-stricken OF the lot. When / re-
ported the thing to the captain 81 the
steamer could scarcely control myself
for weeping. And I've been assuaging
Elsie's grief and comforting the old
man ever since"
when you are his son-in-law you
can do it better"
"Oh! worlds better"
Both laughed.
Rob lay quietly listening to this dif
bolical conversation. It made the mys-
terry clear to him at last Starne was
trying to win the hand of his cousin
Elsie, to get David Horizons fortune.
And he wanted it all. That was the
reason he threw Rob overboard-to get
him out of the way and leave the path
clear for his own plots and plans. Rob
clenched his fists and shook with rage
at this shameless story. Then fear
overcame the rage, and he trembled
with apprehension. Truly, he was in a
bad fix now. In the very house with
his enemy. Oh! If Starne would only
leave before morning.
What about the letters?" asked
Starne, after few moments of silence,
in which Rob could distinguish the
clinking Of glasses.
II suppose you came to write them,"
answered Elvin.
| YES"
"Well, have done better than that.
1t seems that Torrevo had nephew
with him who was educated in New
York. He wrote the tally of the last
cargo, and did it SO we'll that brought
him here to write the letters. The
plans are ripe now, and we must hur-
ry."
True enough But was it safe to
bring stranger into it,"
"He is only boy. And at any rate
it was safer than for you to write
them. You must not be known in the
thing at all. There is always the pos
sibility of failure, and if the revolution
does not succeed, then you will have
Horizons money to fall back on. You
must not be known even as my son. I
would advise you not to come here
|-again, unless something important
brings you"
Just as you say. Had better stay
tonight"
"No. Get back before daylight, and
no questions will be asked. Don't run
any risks. The stake you are playing
for is worth all the caution you can
use. Horton must be worth twenty
millions"
Forty, if cent. And it will all be
mine some day, and lovely bride in
the bargain"
"Well, be careful. 1 will have the
notices sent out in cipher tomorrow,
and by the following day the first steps
will be taken to overthrow this hate
full government"
Hateful! I should say SOL
Rob could now hear the preparations
for departure, and soon horse passed
his window. Lemuel babe his father
goodnight and rode away.
"I'll show them how to write letters
tomorrow" said Rob to himself, as he
clenched his fists again. Perhaps MI.
Lemuel Elvin Starne won't come out SO
big as he thinks he will. Oh! wasn't 1t
lucky that Torrevo made me write that
tally? Now I can save my uncle and
Elsie from the worst villain that ever
lived"
1t looked so easy to Rob. But there
were difficulties of which he was en-
tirely gnorant-difficulties that would
blanch his cheek and make his heart
almost stop beating when he learned
them.
But at least his resolution was good
and proved the nobility of his soul.
Go be continued.)
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A Change.

II have been thinking" said Father
Time, "of abandoning the scythe as an
emblem"
Abandoning the scythe?" asked the
goddess Aurora. who is always on hand
early to greet the old gentleman.
Eyes. Don't you think an alarm
clock would be more appropriate:
Judge.
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Ono short Puff cI..y. The H.ad-

One Short Puff Clears the Head.
Does your head acheI Have you pains
over your eyes7 Is the breath ofrensiyov
These are certain symptoms Of Catarrh.
DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder will cure
most stubborn cases in a marvellously short
time. II you've had Catarrh q week it,s =
sure cure. Il it's Of fifty years. STANDING
it's just as effective. 80 cts. at DrurpistS
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Not In His Line.

$50 your neck pains you?" said the
physician. Eyes. terribly" walled the.
patient. Sorry. Sir. but can't help;
you. I'm not 9 specialist in rubber
Detroit Free Press.
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It Is raid that worry kills more pso-
pie than work. probably because more
people worry than work. y SIS. .s.,
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Things are bit Mixed" purred the
kitten that had got entangled in ball
Of wool it was playing with.
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think you are in danger, come here at
once I shall remain here with the
schooner for some time, till I know
that all is safe. OF course, I won't tell
Elvin that. But you will find me here,
If you need to escape in a hurry"
Rob thanked the peculiar captain Of
the BLACK Cat" and with the few
things he had on board, most of which
Torrevo had given him, he :rejoined Ell
vim.
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II you have a spare room that Won
"ouIu Ike to rent to desirable parties,
advertise them in THF AMERICAN.
The colored American., 1904-03-19
A Clever Fish.

The salmon seems to be gifted with
much intelligence, or hereditary fore
sight" as it is occasionally called.
which is more particularly acute when
danger signals are abroad, SAYS Will
liam @. Harris in Field and Stream.
They have been known, when congre-
gated in the upper pools, to become
frightened by pOachers approaching
them with net or spear and to imme-
dtately dash down stream to a distance
of thirty miles in one night. not stop
ping until they had reached pools so
deep that they could not be taken with
the appliances OF the poacher. They
seemed to know that if they went high
er up the stream their doom was sealed.
When coming from the sea in schools
and on entering the estuary they have
been seen with an old leader at the
head of the school, the rest forming q
triangle about two and a half feet be-
low the surface of the water, and on
calm days, guided by the old patriarch,
they would swim around the fisher
mems nets, never approaching them
nearer than ten or twelve yards.
The colored American., 1904-03-19
Standing an Egg on End.

Any fresh egg can, without being
boiled, be balanced on either end by
any one possessing patience and a
steady hand.
In order to save time the egg should
be placed for a short time ON the end
upon which it is desired to balance if.
so as to allow the yolk TO settle; then
both forearms of the person making
the experiment should be rested on the
edge of the table and the egg should be
taken between the three fingers and
thumbs Of both hands and slowly turn
ed around until the center of gravity is
found This experiment may at first
require a little time, but after little
practice it will be found very easy to
do. 1t would be well to try it first on
the tablecloth and then on the bottom
of a plate.
1t is conceded, of course that the
present century is far more advanced
than that of Columbus, so it is only to
be expected that different ideas should
have been formed, even as to the bal
ancing Of eggs.
The colored American., 1904-03-19
why People stammer.

Stammering depends on a want Of
harmony between the action of the
muscles Chiefly abdOminaD which ex-
pei air through the larynx and that Of
the muscles which guard the orifice
by which it escapes with that of those
which mOdulate the sound to the form
OF speech. Over either of the groups
Of muscles by itself a stammerer NAV
nave as much power as other people.
but he cannot harmoniousIy arrange
their conjOint action. Nervousness is
a frequent cause of stammering. 1t is
possible that the defect in some in
stances may result from malformation
OF the parts about the back Of the
mouth. The fact that stammering
people are able to sing their words
better than to speak them has been
usually explained on the supposition
that in singing the CLOTHS is kept open
so that there is less liability to spas
mOdic action
The colored American., 1904-03-19
OLDEST OF ALL FADS.
lovers Of the Day Seek to Have Their
Pictures on Their Sweet
hearts shoes

1t is said that the fashionable girl
81 the present day carries the picture
Of the young man she Iovesin her shoe,
and the secret of her heart may, there
tore, be learned by looking at her feet.
There is nothing occult about it. Hyp-
notlsm, mental telepathy and things of
that sort are not concerned If the girl
Is up to date, all you have to do is to
look at her feet, for there you will see
the picture of the happy man, says the
Chicago Chronicle.
She wears it in the buckle of her slip
per, so that the best time to learn the
truth is when she is at dance At a
junction of the kind in WissahickOn re-
Gently half-dozen of the girls had
lhelr sweethearts at their feet, which,
according to amatory tradition, is
night and proper.
When the miniature fad originated
tne modish girls were pleased to wear
the counterfeit presentments of their
courters at their necks Then they
moved to the belt buckle, but it is the
PIerogatiye of woman to change her
Wlno' and man is once more lowered.
Already the new fancy is gaining sup
Porters, and many slipper miniatures
are being made with the portraits of
matinee idols" This is for the ac-
eommodation of those girls who have
uOI yet succeeded in finding man to
Sumlre at close range.
The colored American., 1904-03-19

snow had buried the jewel l. the sand,
and at just the right tim the rain
again washed the diamond clean for
Mrs. Scott TO find it. Other persons
had looked in vain, when it was lost
years ago.
81 was not looking for it, said the
owner. Il was looking for little ring
that my daughter thought she had lost.
AS could not find the ring, 1 went over
the ground rather carefully.
Suddenly something sparkling
caught my eye and then I cried right
out loud: Why, there's my diamond!'
Il was so surprised to see it that I
could really hardly believe that I was
awake, or that it was 1902 instead of
1897"
The colored American., 1904-03-19
FOnteneIIe's Presence of Mind.

The distinguished French author,
Fontenelle, was fond of asparagus
cooked in butter Cardinal Dubois was
equally in love with the vegetable serv-
ed with white sauce.
Being once invited to dine together at
the house of a friend the effort was
made to crafty the palates of both by
preparing half the asparagus with but
ter and half with white sauce. While
the preparations were in progress the
news was brought in that the cardinal
was dead.
FOntenelle did not Wait a moment
Rushing to the door of the kitchen. he
cried to the chef: Jean. Jean! You
may cook all the asparagus in butter"
The colored American., 1904-03-19
LUCKY DENVER WOMAN.
Found a Valuable Diamond in the
street Where She Had LOstIt
Five Years Before.

The luckiest woman in the west is
Mrs. Anna N. Scott, of Denver, Col.
Five years ago, in returning from a
party, she lost diamond earring
worth $500. In looking for something
else few days ago she found the dia-
mond in the street where she had
dropped it so long before.
Hundreds of persons had passed over
the spot in the meantime. Rain and
The colored American., 1904-03-19
ARE YOU A K. OF P? IF NOT.
WHY NOT?

l hope this will awaken in the colored
people just pride for the Order oi
Knights of Pythias. Its past fauls have
been corrected For the Negro it has
had no equal since Syracuse gave to
the world, that which will live to the
end of time, A Society representing
the three links of F. c. B., that bind us
so closely together in every sense Of the
word. The order was re-incorporated
in the District of Columbia, December
18th, 1903, with such honorable men
at its head as S. w. Starks, of West
Virginia, Supreme Chancellor, S. a. T.
Watkins of Chicago, Ills, Supreme At
torney and several others, some of the
leading men of the race. All Lodges in
the District of Columbia have been
placed under the Supreme Lodge with
a death benefit for each member of from
$50 to $3.50. 1t is easy to sail on the
smooth waters of life, but when the
winds of adversely blow, and the bill
lows of trOble and sorrow are sweeping
over us, is the time for the demonstra-
ton of the three letters, that bind us
together in this grand order. Some
very good men have gone out, but will
come back. There are others who can't
get back; our strength has been greatly
increased by the new order of things.
and we hope to continue increasing by
taking in young blood.
Activity and vigor will be enffused in
to the Order in the District of Columbia.
We care for the members of the Order,
the widows and orphans of those deceas-
ed We pay from So to S. sick benefits
per week Joining fee in clubs of not
less than twenty persons, not over 45
years, $3.50 each will organize a new
Lodge giving you all the benefits of the
Order. The four departments are as
follows. (Ist) The Subordinate Lodge.
In this members are united to care for
and protect each other in health, as well
IS IN sickness and distress. (2nd) Uni
form Rank. Inthis departments our
5oung men are receiving a military edu-
2ation, which makes them better and
more useful citizens. (3rd) Ladies
Court. In this the wives, mothers. |
daughters, widows, and sisters of |
Knights are united for the common pur-
'oses of life. (4ht). Endownents. In
his department we are paying out thous-
nds of dollars annually to the widows
nd heirs of deceased Knights. Each
member receives from this department
800 at death. 1t comes from the Su-
RENE Lodge. 1t is not local affair.
hose interested may obtain further in
by addressing,
AMES NJ. CONWAY, Special Deputy
the District of Columbia, 1913 L St,
l. W. Washington, D. c. If
The colored American., 1904-03-19
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