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Copyright. 1902. BY Emerson Hough.,
CHAPTER xXxv CONTINUED.

"My faith, say on!" broke in De l.
Chaise. "'Tis surely a story OF para
disc which you recount.
But listen, gentlemen the stol'
goes vet farther. AS to mines OF eolo
and silver, twas matter OF report tha'
such mines are common in all the var
ley of the Messasebe. Indeed the
whole surface of the earth, in some
parts, is covered with Jumps OF golu'
so that the natives care nothing 1or It,
The bottoms of the streams, the
beaches of the lakes, carry as many
particles of gold as they have pepples
and little stones. AS for silver none
take note of it. TITS used as building
stone"
"In the name of Jehovah, is there
support for these wonders you nave
spoken?" broke in Fraslin the Jew,
his eyes shining with suppressed ex-
element.
"Assuredly. Yet l am telling not
half of the news which came to my
knowledge this very morning-the
story is said to have emanated from
the Palais Royal itself, and therefore,
no doubt, is to be traced to this same
unknown queen of the MesSasebe- she
reports, so it is said, that beyond the
country where L'Huillier secured his
cargo of blue earth, there is land
where grows a most peculiar plant
The meadows and fields are covered
with it, and it is said the dews OF night
which gather within the petals of these
towers, become, in the course OF
single day, nothing less than SOHO
diamond stone! From this in time the
leaves drop down, leaving the diamond
exposed there, shining and radiant"
"Ah, bah!" broke in Fraslin the Jew
"Why believe such babblings? We all
know that the diamond is product
not of the vegetable but OF the mineral
world"
$50 have we known many things,
stoutly replied Varenne, only to hnd
ourselves frequently mistaken. NOW
for my part, a diamond is diamond
be It born in a flower or broken from a
rock. And as for the excellence OF
these stones, It's rumored that the
lady hath abundant proof. lis no
wonder that the natives of the valley
of the Messasebe robe themselves III
silks, and that they deck themselves
carelessly with precious stones, as
would a peasant of ours with a chain
Of daisy blossoms. Now, II there be
such wealth as this. Is it not easy &c
see the profit of bank which controls
the trade with such province? True
there have been some discoveries IN
this valley, but nothing thorough. IT'S
but recent the thing hath been done
thorough"
The Prince de Cont sat back in his
chair and drew long breath. IF these
things be true" said he, then TINS
Monsieur Las is not so bad leader
to follow"
"But listen!" exclaimed Varennt
once more. II have not even yet toit
the most important thing, and this II
rumor which perhaps your grace ha'
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FILIPINOS AT FALL RIVER.
The Commercial Delegation rays
Visit to the Great Cotton Mills
AMI other Industries.

Fall River. Mass, June 21.-The del
egation of Filipinos who are making a
tour Of this country has arrived here
A committee of citizens, including
prominent manufacturers, headed by
Mayor Grimes, met the visitors and
escorted them through the larger cot
ton mills of the city and 20 other In
dustrial establishments The tour OF
the city was followed by an informal
reception and luncheon.
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Taught. Ills whispered that the Danh
If the brothers Las is within a fort
light to be changed
What is that?" oueried Fraslin.
quickly "'Tis not to be abandoned?
"By no means. Abandoned would be
quite the improper word. IT'S TO De
improved. expanded, increased, magnl-
ned, NV lords, there is the opportu'
nifty of Lifetime for every one OF us
here!"
Say on, man, say on!" commanded
the prince, the covetousness OF MS
soul shining in his eyes as he leaned
forward.
81 mean to say this" and the spy
lowered his voice as he looked anxious
w about. THE regent hath taken
fancy to be chief owner himself OF an
enterprise so profitable In fine, the
Banuue Generate is to become the
Banoue Royale. His majesty OF
France, represented by his grace the
regent. is to become the head banker
If France and Europe! Monsieur Las
is to be retained as director-generai
Of this Banque Royale. There are TO
be branches fixed III different cities OF
the realm, at Lyons, at Tours, al
AmienS, at Rochelle, at Orleans-ln
fact, all France is TO go upon diner
ent footing"
The glances of the Prince de Cont
and the Austrian met each other The
, lew drew long breath as he sat back
in his chair, his hands grasping at the
edge of the table Try as he might, he
scarce could keep his chin from trem-
bling He licked out his tongue to
moisten his lips.
"Tbere is so much" resumed Var
enne. that it's hard to tell it all. But
, YOU must know that this Banque
| Royale will be still more powerful than
| the old one. There will be Incorporated
with it, not only the Company OF the
West. but also the General Company
of the Indies. as you know, the most
considerable mercantile enterprise OF
France. Now listen! Within the first
year the Banaue Royale will issue one
thousand million livres in notes. This
embodiment of the Compagnie Generate
of the Indies will warrant, as l know
bv the secret plans of the bank, the
issue of notes amounting to two bllllon
/ livres Therefore, as Monsieur &c
Ia Chaise signifies, he who is lucky
enough to-day to own a few actions
of the Banque Royale, or even the
old actions of Monsieur Las bank
which will be redeemed by its sue
cessor. is in way to gain greater sums
than were ever seen on the face o.
anv investment from the beginning o.
The world until to-day! Now, as was
about to ask of you, Monsieur Fras
lin"
The speaker turned in his chair t
where Fraslin had been but momeh
before The chair was empty.
"Our friend stepped to the door bu
an the instant" said De la Chaise
He is perhaps
"That he has," cried Varenne. HI
is the first of us to profit! Monsieur
le Prince, in virtue of what have SAT-
10 YOU. If you could favor me with al
advance of a few hundred louis, coul'
assure my family of independence
Monsieur lie Prince! Monsieur IL
Prince"
Monsieur lie Prince. however, wa
not so far behind the Austrian! var
enne followed him, Juggling at his Goa
but Cont shook him off, sprang lht'
his carriage and was away.
ITO the Place Vendome!" he erie
to his coachman, "and hasten!
De la Chaise. aristocratic. handsome
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Every man was broker in stocks. Bub-
5les, bubbles. dreams, fantasies-these
we're the things all carried in theiI
hands and in their hearts. Ihese
made the object of their desire. OF
their pursuit unimaginably passionate
and frenZied.
With a leap from the somberness OF
the reign of Louis, all France went to
The extreme of levity. Costumes
changed. Manners, but late devout,
grew debonair. Morals, once lax, now
grew vet more lax The blaze and
tinsel. the music and the rouge, the
wine. the flowing, uncounted gold-all
Paris might have been called a golden
brothel of delirious delight, tenanted
by a people utterly gone mad.
It was house made of bubbles. Its
domes were of bubbles. It's roof was
of bubbles. and it's walls. It's windows
we're of that nacreous film. Even its
foundations had naught in them more
substantial than an evanescent dream
of gauze-like web, frail as the spiders
house upon the dew-hung grasses.
Yet as to this latter there should be
somewhat of qualification. The wizard
who created this fairy structure saw
It swiftly grow beyond it's original
plan. saw unforeseen results spring
| from those causes which were hrs1
| we'll WITHIN his comprehension.
Berated by later generations as an
edventurer, a schemer, charlatan,
Law originally deserved anything Dut
| such a verdict of his public Dishon-
est he was not, insincere he never was;
and as a student of fundamentals, he
was in advance of his age, which Is
ever to be accursed. His method was
hut the forerunner of the modern COM
mercial system, which is of itself to-
| dsv but a tougher faith bubble, as may
he seen in all the changing cycles OF
finance and trade. His bank was but
a portion of a nobler dream. His sys-
tenn was but one vast belief, one glorl-
Gus hope. :.
The Company of the West-this 1t
was that made John Laws heart throb
America--its trade-its future! John
Law. dead now and gone-he was the
colossal pioneer. He saw in his dreams
what we see to-day in reality; and nc
bubble of all the frenzied Paris streets
eoualed this splendid dream OF re-
newed and revived humanity that Is
fact to-day
But there came to this dreamer and
doer. at the very door of his success
that which arrested him even upon his
entering in. There came the prelim'
inarv blow which in a flash his FAR
seeing mind knew was to mean ulti'
mate ruin. In word, the loose prin'
cinles of a dissolute man were to ruiz
France. and with it one who had once
saved France from ruin.
Philippe of Orleans found 1t ever
difficult to say no to friend, and more
so If that friend were woman; ant
of the latter sort, none had more thar
he Men and women alike, these coult
all see only this abundance OF none,
made of paper. What, then, was t
prevent the regent, all powerful, from
printing more and yet more OF 1t, and
giving IL to his friends? The regent
did so. Never were mistresses better
paid than those of Philippe of Orleans
receiving in effect faithlessness in re.
turn for insincerity.
The notes of the private bank of Law
were an absolute promise to pay .
certain and definite sum, not a change
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Peoria, H., June 21.-Five hundred
delegates have assembled for the twen-
ty-sixth international convention OF
the Knights of St. John, which opened
here. The ladies auxiliary is also II
session. The delegates and visiting
knights attended solemn high mass AZ
ct Mary's cathedral.
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snmmoncd to Chicago.

New York, June 21.-Secretary Cor
te,you. of the department of commerce
and labor, will arrive in Chicago Tues
day night or early Wednesday morn
ing. 1t is reported he was summoned
suddenly 10 meet the republican lead
ers
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THE WILL OF LEVI z. LETTER
n,a ,Vhird Of His Estate Goes to His
Wife, the Remainder Goes TO
His Children.

Washington, June 21.-The will %
Levi U. Letter, the Chicago millionaire,
who died at Bar Harbor, Me-, last
week. has been filed with the register
of wills in this city. 1t is dated june
1. names Mary T. Letter and Joseph
Letter. his widow and son, as execu-
tors. and they, together with MS
daughters. Nancy Lathrop Carver
Letter and Marguerite Hynde Letter
and Seymour Morris, of Chicago, are
designated as trustees. The witnesses
are his lawyers, Walter V. r. Berry
and BENJAMIN S. Miner, and H. b.
Rowland. all of this city. The Will
leaves one-third of the estate, outside
of specific reservations of coal lands
in Illinois. to the widow. and the rest
is left for equal distribution per stripes
among the children. There is nothing
in the will which indicates the total
value of MIR. Letters estate.
Returned to the Capital.
Washington, June 21,-President
Roosevelt and party have returned to
Washington from Valley Forge, Pa,
where the president aud Mrs. Roosevelt
we're the guests of Att'y.-Gen. Knox.
Texns Doll weevIl Appears Early.
Austin, Tex, June 21.-Jefferson
Johnson, chairman of the state boil
weevil commission. says that, accord.
ing to reports which have reached him.
the boil weevil is making its appear
ance two or three weeks earlier than
Last wear
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Arkansas
LOuiSiana

An ideal country TOR II
homes. Land at S., $40 vi
acre ; grows corn. cotton, "a
oats. grasses, fruits ana
tables. n
Stock ranges 10 months
year. ,.l.l
Southeast Missouri, h'S e|
Louisiana and Texas are
opportunities--the climate !
the soil is rich. the Ia"'
cheap.
Low Home.seekers ra'e'
half fare--via the Co''y'
twice month-first anu
Tuesdays. ..,,
For descriptive litera,U' ~
and excursion rates. wr''T
w. G ADAMS, j. ET,sI
Cotton Belt, Nashville
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MIDDLEBURY SCHOOLS.
Insurance Men Settle Fire LOss-TO
Hold Another Meeting in Two Weeks.

Middlebury. April IA special school
meeting was held in the town hall
Thursday afternoon at p. m. to con-
slider ways and means to provide for re-
building and equipments for the con-
tinuance of the graded school in this viii
lage. 1t was decided to let the prudential
committee, with the assistance of Charles
Earle. a we'll known builder, examine the
condition of the building and to form
plans and report To a future meeting tho
result of their Investigations. The next
meeting will he held In two weeks, in the
evening at 1880. There was some discus
sion on the taking off the third floor and
making il a two story building. hut that
was laid on the table and the meeting adj
journed.
The Insurance men have been here to-
day with the prudential committee and
have settled their insurance. The matter
was LEFT to the following appraisers; f. J.
Bliss of Hartford, Conn. for the insur'
ance compa MES. and Charles A Earle for
the school district. who are both experts
in the building line. They finally agreed
upon S29. Il as tho amount of insurance
RUTLAND THIEF CAUGHT.
Rutland, April H,-John McParlin, wht
left this city the first OF March witt
about $40 collected as delivery clerk fol
the Cash Combination store. was arrested
to-day in Providence. Rhode Island. H.
had a sister living there which led tn,
police to watch for him. Deputy Sheriff
F.. g. Whitaker left on the sleeper thi
evening to bring MoParlin back to thi
city.
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ELECTRICIAN KILLED.
Wns Working ut the Switchboard in
Bethel Electric light station.

Bethel, April 1t-Robert Martin. COM
monty known as Jess Martin, who for
the past few months has been assisting
Electrician O. C. Boyco in the manage
mcrt Of the Bethel electric light station.
was elcctrocItcd Wednesday evening Mr..
Martin was alone. Mr.. Boyce having gone
up to the village. and the accident was
brought to light by trouble with the
lights ut Randolph, which are also fur
nished from this station.
w. r. Wall of Randolph wishing to as
certain the cause of the trouble, at
tempted to call up the station by the
cornpany's private line which also con-
meets with Mr.. Boyces dwelling. His
constant ringing and the failure Of the
station to reply attracted Mrs. Boyce s
attenti IN, and accompanied by her young
son. she hurried to the power house.
where they found Mr.. Martin lying dead
near the Randolph switch. In the mean
time n party had set out from the village
including DIR. Greene and an examination
was made and it was found that Martin
had been electrocuted. his hands showing
burns which were evidently caused by
contact with live wire, probably while
he was attempting 10 replace a burned
out fuse.
Mr.. Martin. who was "a years of age. Is
survived by one sister. Miss Daisy Mar
tin, in this place, and by a father ard
several brothers living in Canton \. y,
his mother having died last fall.
BODY FOUND IN A PASTURE.
Wcstfeld. Arril l4--The body of Henry
Ostrout was found in a pasture today
The man left home Friday, intending 10
go across lots to tho the home of mis- son
n few miles distant. the cause of death
is rot apparent He WAS 10 years OF age
A widow and four children survive him.
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TRADE RESTRICTED
Tardy Spring Weather Makes It
Difficult to Make Bus
mess Active
new LABOR CONTROVERSIES
More Threatened for First Of May
However Several Important Strikes
Have been Averted-More Of q
Disposition to Accept Lower
Wages Where Necessary.
new LABOR CONTROVERSIES

New York. April IH-R. C. Dun &
Cos weekly review OF trade tomorrow
will say.
usually severe winter. makes II difficult to
restore satisfactory trade conditions. but
II Is encouraging to find at many points
this unreasonable weather the only cause
OF complaint. and there is always the
hope that early losses may be made up.
at least In large measure when the
normal conditions come. In the meantime
sales of dry goods are restricted and
stocks In all positions from producer to
consumer are larger than desirable.
Labor controversies are still an adverse
factor. new struggles being threatened for
May 1, but several important strikes have
been averted and there Is less opposition
follower wages where conditions render
change imperative.
No definite check to progress in the
iron and steel industrial Ia discerned, al
though Il lacks uniformity. and In some
departments II 10 difficult to md on
couraging features. In 30 far AZ pressure
for immediate delivery 10 concerned bar
iron and steel are most prominent max.
ers of agricultural implements being no.
tably importunate.
Chicago hide market New England foot
wear shops have received but few sup
Elementary fan orders. from statesmen in
the West.
Johbers report that retailers absorbed
most of their offerings, especially OF sum-
mer shoes, Failures this week number
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Illegal to Shoot Deer in the Open
Season unless Its Horns
Are Visible.
OPINION BY JUDGE TYLER
Jury after Receiving This Charge
Found q Hubbardton Mnn Guilty Of
Illegally Shooting n Deer Whose
Horns Could Not Ne Seen
Fine Of 500 Imposed.

Rutland. April 1i.-Judge ]. NJ. Tyler in
county court to-day ruled that unless n
deer's horns were long enough so the hum
ter could see them before shooting. it
would be illegal to kill the deer in the
open season. Following the expression of
this opinion the jury returned a verdict
of guilty in the case of the State against
Elmer +. ST. Johns Of Hubbardton and he
was fined 500 and costs. st. John killed
the deer in question last fall. The tcsti-
mony went to show that the horns were
not long enough to be seen through the
hair.
Judge Tyler in this charge said: Tho
view of the court is that the evidence of
all the witnesses including the respondent
! shows that the deer had no such horns
as gave notice to the hunter that he
might shoot him. In other words the
horns must be visible not merely discov-
cradle by touch but they must be of such
length as to give notice to the hunter
that he may kill the deer in the open
season.
The trial of the case against Ellen
| O'Shea. for keeping intoxicants with
intent to sell without license went to
the jury about noon after consuming
the whole morning session At 4:3O
o'clock the jury returned and reported
| that they could not agree on verdict.
| The Judge however, refused to release
| them. The jury had not reached a Ner-
| dict at a late hour tonight when they
| were taken to the hotel by the sheriff
and kept together over night.
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22S In the United States.
NOT ENTIRELY FAVORABLE
Brndstreets Reports Some Adverse
Features in Indnstrial Situation.

New York April 15.-Bradstreets sum
mary of the state of trade will say to.
morrow:
Trade is still irregular, with unseason.
able cool weather the chief but not thu
only drawback. In some sections, nota.
bly, the South and portions of the East and
West brighter weather has helped trade
and incidentally crop preparation, but this
poor winter wheat crop outlook in the
Ohio valley. very cool weather in the lake
regions and high water or frosts in thu
western part of tho cotton belt have af-
fected the business of retarded sprina
planting.
The industrial situation has not been
entirely favorable. Iron and steel, coal,
coke, lumber and naval stores interests
either increased in activity in production
and consumption or in improved dema nd
from various sources. There is less ac-
tivity in shoe manufacturing due to Sc
we're winter weather curtalling demand or
dverting it to rubber goods which have
been active and tine building and other
industries are marred by labor troubles,
which. while not involving large numbers
of men result in annoying and expensive
delays. The wooden goods demand Is not
up to expectations hut the paper trade
in obtaining supplies during the winter
is now experiencing a good business.
Business failures for tho week ending
April IA number los against l60 in the like
week in 1908.
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FIRE IN WEST BURKE.
Five Buildings Including Universnlist
Church DestrOycd-Its Origin
Mystcry.

Lyndonville April 15.-Five buildings in
the village of West Burke, 10 miles north
of here, were burned early to-day, caus-
ing "A loss Of about $4,000, The fire orig
mated in the dwelling of Jason Allard
and Oh account of IL high westerly wind,
threatened to destroy the greater part of
the village.
sistance but the tiremen here were con-
WINGED that the local apparatus could not
be used in connection with the limited
water supply at West Burke. Finally the
volunteer ircmen there got the blaze UNI
der control after Allards dwelling and
barn Bottoms dwelling and stable and
the CniNorsalist Church We're destroyed.
+. j. Portcr's residence was badly dam
aged. No one was in the Allard dwelling
when the fire started. The villagers were
first warned by "A loud explosion from
some unknown cause
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FINED $500 FOR SELLING.


Bethel, April IA man giving his name
as Carlos W. Granger of Randolph, was
arrested Wednesday afternoon by Con-
stable r. T. Cushman upon complaint of
Grand Juror c. y. Gushing. for selling
and furnishing intoxicating liquors. also
for being very much intoxicated. Early
in the afternoon Mr.. Granger IN sono
way procured about three quarts of Ii
quor and was very free in his offers to
treat various persons on tn" stree ct and
finally one quart was seen TO pass from
his possession into the hands Of Eugene
Rogers. Mr. Rogers having already been
twice arrested and fined for lntoXication
under the present law At the hearing
before Justice 4. J. Flint Thursday morn
ing Il was testified that Mr., Rogers after
opening the bottle gave part thereof to
William Eubar. The court found the re-
spOndent guilty of furnishing and I'M
posed II fine of $500, with an alternative
sentence. the respondent preferrinE the
minimum fine to the minimum term of
imprisonment. An appeal was taken TO
the Windsor County Court, and the re-
spondent is in hopes of securing bail,
which was fixed at $3.50. The case for III
toxcation was continued at request OF
respondents counsel.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

If boys are boistcrous it is up to girls
to he girlisterous
The price of nearly everything is high
III less YOU want to sell.
1t is difficult to give a long headed man
the short end of deal.
Strawberries come and Strawberries so.
but prunes go on forever
If it weren't for their mistakes n great
many men would never be heard of.
When a man is anxious to lose his
identity all he has to do is to marry a
clubwoman.
During courtshp a girl is often unable
to express her thoughts. but she makes
up for lost time after marriage.
When woman stops crying over her
troubles it's a sign that she has resumed
the celebration of her birthday anniver-
sary.-ChicaRO News.
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CANAL APPRAISERS CHOSEN.

Albany. N. ", April T.-Governor Odell
late this afternoon signed the Davis.
Kostwick BILL authorizing the appoint
ment of a board of examiners and apprais
ers of lands and other property required
to be taken under the power Of eminent
domain for The barge canal.
Immediately after signing the bill he
sent to the Senate for confirmation thu
nominations of the members of the board
which is to comprise former State Senator
Henry J. Donaldson of Ballston Spa.
former State Tax Commissioner J. Edgar
Leaycraft of New York city, and George
Bingham of Lancaster.
The nominations were confirmed, on mo
ton of Senator Hill.
Governor Odcll also appointed Colonc
Thomas w. Symonds. u. S. engineer
corps. now in Washington. to be a MON
bcr of the advisory board Of consulting
engineers on the barge canal work.