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ready nearly stupefed lone MORE Chal-
mers saying. soothingly. Just swal-
poor lad obeyed, rolled helplessly over. and
buried his sodden face in his arms.
They really shouldn't put men on guard,
these frosty nights. without either overcoat
or blanket" said Chalmers. That young
fellow was shivering from head to foot and
was blue and dumb with cold when offer
ed him my flask an hour ago. I'll leave 1t
to explain matters 70 the corporal When ne
comes round. Now, sir
War is war. but Ingraham turned and
looked back regretfully ere they reached
the fence. Chalmers noted the ec ha ma ana
falter II know it." said he God grant
we have to resort to nothing worse before
the wars year older. Come! The horses
and our guide are not forty rods away.
Three DAYS later they were trottlng
briskly along an old plank road. The morn
ing air was keen, and so were their appe-
tites. They had slept at Woodman 5
cabin some distance off the highway, but
thither Chalmers had led with confidence
serene The beard and spectacles had been
discarded before they were two hours away
from Manassas Junction. following their
farm boy guide through wood and bride
path that twisted and turned bewilderingly.
They had met soldfery, not even cav
airy patrol They had crossed the Kappa
hammock at low water and had come Wlthln
easy ride of the Fredericksburg pike when
they made their second camp for the night,
and during these eventful hours Rex lngra-
ham had learned much of Hugh Chalmers
that he had never dreamed before.
His father, Virginan and soldier of
the Tippecanoe days, had died when he was
but a lad. His mother, a gentlewoman of
the old empire state, had survived her hus-
band many years. dying at last only few
weeks before the fall of Sumter, leaving to
her only son the homestead at Fredercks-
burg the care of two children-his own
a daughter of fourteen. son of ten. From
his wife. a woman who had fascinated him
when he was a cadet, and for whose sake
ha had ed w
ming brevets and honors in the Mexican
war he had been separated for several
years, she going abroad. In 80 came the
news of her death in Paris; in January.
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The Middle Name in Philadelphia.

From the Philadelphia Record
philadelphia seems to be city Of middle
Names" said the cosmopolitan. IF man
has middle name. and most Philadei-
phians have at least one, he often insists
upon having It spelled out In full. mere
initial won't do at all. Just glance over
the society columns of the newspapers and
you will see. For my part 1 don't see just
where there is any more dignity in John
Brown Smith than in John B. Smith, but
the average Philadelphia seems to think
there Is. l have frequently been impressed
by the published reports of weddings In
which the names are invariably elongated
as much as possible. Now, in New York. II
a man happens to have a middle name, be
doesn't Haunt 1t on every possible occasion.
I have just been reading about the plans
for the coming wedding Of Miss Elsie
Whelen and Robert Goelet of New York,
and I was impressed by the fact that the
published reports do not credit Mr.. Goelet
with even middle initial, and the same
applies to every one of his six ushers. And
.Xst thsX are all prominent society men,"
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How Chamois Skins Are Made.
From the Science News.

from The Science News.
The sheepskin is first washed and the
flesh side scraped thoroughly to remove
the fieshy fibers; then the wet skins are
hung In warm room for about a week
and 'sweated." This Ioosens the wool SO
that most of ii can be pulled out easily.
The skins are then soaked in milk of lime
to loosen the rest of the wool and to swell
the hbers and split them into their consti-
tuent hbrils.
After lining. the hair Is all removed and
the absorbed lime is neutralized with borIc
or hydrochloric acid. and the skin is split
into two thicknesses. The outer or grain
side is used for the manufacture of thin,
fancy feathers used in bookbinding etc.
while the flesh side is made to wash leather.
Ii is first drenched. then put into stocks
and pounded until II is partly dried and tho
fbrous structure has become loose and
open, sawdust generally being employed to
facilitate the process.
Fish oil is now rubbed upon the sims In
small quantities, as long the oil is alb
sorbed. The moisture dries out as the oil
is absorbed. the skins being hung u1 occa-
sionally and exposed TO ;hc air When the
skins have absorbed enough oil they lose
their limy odor and acquire peculiar mus
tard-like smell. due to the oxidation of tho
oil They are then packed loosely IN
boxes. where they heat rapiGiy and must
be taken out and exposed to the air TO pre-
vent overheating. During tllis time they
give off much pungent vapor and turn yell
low. They then washed in a warm
solution alkali to remove the excess of fat.
The oil removed is liberated from the soapy
fluid and sold as sod oil.
The skins are next bleached in the sun,
being moistened occasionally with a solu
ton of potassium permangam tte followed
bv washing the sufrous acid or sodium
peroxide The leather is then permanently
softened and suited for all purposes OK
toilet or cleansing uses.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The SentrY,s Potion.

Rex sat bolt upright IN bed and rubbed
his eyes. The voice of Major Chalmers had
asked that stirring question.
TT must be Major Chalmers" said In
graham somewhat dazed. "yet-if you had
not spoken"
TT g Chalmers to you at least; but I'M
happily, to no one else. Just now. Mr.. In
graham, l repeat that you have not mo-
ment to lose, and just one chance of escape.
VIII yoL take it?'
Rex hesitated. He knew next to nothing
of this strange man whose life seemed
wrapped in mystery, this man disliked by
northern gentlemen like Dallas, and sneered
at by Eouthern cavaliers like Stuart. He
was grateful to Chalmers for an outspoken
and vehement letter that might be of value
and weight in setting him right at home.
He had felt in some ineXplicable way drawn
to Chalmers but from conditio that, thus
far at least. were much more interesting
than vexatious, there was reason for de-
muir Chalmers, impatiently cycling him,
read possibly what was passing in his mind.
IF you are hesitating because of any idea
that you are indebted to Col. Stuart or his
people for courtesies extended, why dis
miss It, He and they now are off for the
valley, and you will be off for Richmond be-
fore you gre six hours older" The face that
bent m1Eterfully over him was bearded and
specialized, and Rex noted with distrust
and asked with distinct emphasis:
"Will you tell me why you, among your
own people, should be d'sguised?"
II VIII tell you as we go, but go we must
before dawn or go not at all, except to
prison"
II should find friends at Libby as luck
would have it," said Ingraham. swinging
his legs out of bed and cropping for his
socks.
Libby! Man alive. there is no room even
now at Libby for any one but officers! You
would go to Belle Isle or some tobacco yard
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CHAPTER XVI-Continued.

Five minutes later Ingraham found him
self, to his mute surprise. seated at a little
table, I'm a bare little room. in an humble
little cottage on the southern skirts of the
village. Corn bread, coffee and ham. smok-
ing hot, were set before him. An old darby
was spreading his blankets on narrow
little cot. His companions in captivity had
disappeared. lie was being civilly, kindly,
courteously treated by the half dozen Vir-
ginlan troopers who surrounded him.
Twenty-four hours later. and in another
little cottage built homestead, after an
other hearty supper and much less fatigue
and excitement, he was kicking off his cav
airy boots and thinking over the adven-
lures of the second day
They had reused him for breakfast only
when the sun was two hours high. and
then With an apology. These were still, it
must be remcmt cred, the early days of the
war, and there was about him the glamOr
of n strange story-sumething to the effect
that he was under the especial protection
of so famous a Virginia soldier and gentle
man as Col. Stuart-"Jeb' Stuart-that he
was being escorted to a place of comfort
and safety, where he could reCuperate at
leisure from long. serious illness and i'm
prisonment for which the Yankees were re-
sponsble; that they had COurt-martialed
him and sentenced him to be shot for some
thing he had done out of sympathy for the
south. But their courtesy was all mex
plicable to Ingra ham. to whom, of course,
they spoke not of their theories.
The cavalry about Centerville had march
ed away when. at 8 o'clock he was aided
into saddle. Then new conductors-a cor
poral and two troopers-Nirginians allied
him away southwark along red mud road
way that, soon after 10 and after winding
among thick woods, dove into a shallow,
turbid, sleepy stream.
Bull Run" said one of the riders laconi
cally.
"Bla-a-ack-buhn's Fawd"
They finally emerged on a high plateau,
open to the north. where red ditched re-
doubts and earthworks scanned the APP
proaches from that direction and white
tents were pitched and rude shelters were
scattered far and near, and there was
tavern and a little cote house or town
hall, and there were many homes and cot
tages along the road running parallel with
the railway, and big water tank stood far
out to the west, and here. they told him. he
might have to wait two three days. the
general being away at the front"
They had brought him books and papers.
He had read. rested and dozed all the af
ternoon, and was therefore wakeful when
no went to bed. wakeful when the guard
was changed at midnight. wakeful when, in
low cautious tone he heard some hours
later the whisper of his name, and starting
to an elbow rest he became aware of a
shadowy form close beside him, and in the
Pickering freight, caught a glimpse of a
bearded face. and then, in a voice he recog
niZed at once, these stirring, even startling
words:
Not u minute to lose. 1ngraham. and just
one chance of escape-dare you take it?'
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at best. You might never get back to New
York-wl ere you should be at this minute"
There would be no seeing John Raynor,"
was 1he answer. They are taking him to
Nassau"
Granted. But John Raynor is not the
man you most need to see, nor Is his friend
and financial hacker, Watson. Unless I am
mistaken sir. you neeI that young man
Rurnham, and he should be in New York
before Thanksgiving. Are you ready, sir.
or do you prefer prison life for tie wInter?'
For answer Rex stood in his stocking feet
and reached :or his cavalry trousers.
Not those said Chalmers, hurredly,
and tossed upon the cot bundle from be-
meath the cape of his great coat. The bun
die was opened in an instant. 1t contained
a sack suit of civilian dress. some shirts
and collars and broad-brimmed. soft felt
hat. Get into these at once" said Chal-
mers Pull your riding boots over the
trousers and leave your trooper things as
souvenirs, then join me at the rear door.
In less than ten minutes Ingraham step
ped forth upon the narrow wooden porch at
the back of tie house. There was Chalmers
bending over limp form. bolstered against
one of the uprights. 1t was the sentry, al
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except native ones, so the Osaka girls
straightway petitioned the supervisors to
grant them amnesty during the length of
the war, the geishas solemnly pledginS
themselves to turn every ven thus saved
over to the government for MS war fund.
When the supervisors We're convinced that
the girls were in earnest they granted the
petition.
The geishas in other centers of Japan
have learned of the success of their Osaka
sisters. and they, too. have petitioned and
secured the same temporary privilege.
The amount of money that the govern
ment is receiving by reason of this CON
cession is by no means slight. A gelsha
pays from one and one-half to three yenS
(75 cents to $3.50 a month for hair dress
ing The girls of Osaka during the past
month have turned in over 1000 yen, or
81, COO to the war fund Thus they swal-
low up the ludicrous in patriotism.
Customs in Dressing.
This matter of hair dressing in Japan
Is a most important one, as by the very
conspicuous manner in which the hair of
the Japanese woman is arranged and or
namented can readily be distinguished by
the native born and foreigner, her position
in life, whether she Is married or single,
engaged in marriage, member OF the
large class of dancing girls everywhere to
be found over the empire. a servant or
gentry.
The poorer classes of Japanese women
strive as best they can to dress their hair
with the limited means at their command
in as attractive manner possible. Like
the Weather class, they have recourse to
the use of oils in their efforts to produce a
glossy appearance of the hair but the oil
they use is far less expensive and effective
in bringing about this desired result than
that enjoyed by the japanese women of the
Weather class. The latter also use
costly powder for the face, which prevents
running of the oil to disfgure the counte
nance which, however, does take place
when the oil of inferior quality is used, the
poor Japanese woman presenting fire.
quently grotesque appearances.
SLAVES Her Eyebrows.
Not alone satisfied with the attractiveness
of her prettily arranged hair, the wealthy
japanese woman, in order to make herself
more beautiful, will shave her eyebrows.
She is now in her glory and very happy,
and is much admired, and as she will not
fall in love with any Jap, which is against
the customs of the country, bends her ener-
gies in trying to marry for position only,
the greatest ambition of the wealthy repre-
sentatives of her sex.
1t is therefore great sacrifice the mod
ern Japanese woman is now making In fol-
lowing the custom and style of the Amer-
can woman in the dressing of her hair,
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John Raynor a prosperous lawyer Of New YORK,
financially ruined the outbreak Of the civil war
has paralytic seizure after being robbed or iuhds
belonging TO the Premier estate. Rex Ihgrahaln'
sent through Columbia College by Rsynor, Is sus-
pected Of the theft and Is estranged from Raynor
daughter. Edtha. whom he loves. With Capt.
John VIM, Rex goes to Washington and becomes
a cavalryman. While carrying STAFF message be
rides down a sentry who detained him. ard Is
placed under arrest At home, his chutG, Edward
Burnham. and Mrs. Fairbanks. Edthas aunt, start
rumors that IngrHEam Is guilty II theft. While
visiting at Bro"ks!de, home of Mrs. Iangdon and
her two daughters VIM and Ingraham witness the
capture of a Supposed SPY. The captive, who has
been seriously injured. is Major Chalmers who Is
in some mysterious way connected with the Lang
dons. Chalmers Is removed from Brookside by Or.
Dallas. brother Of Mrs Langdon. Rex, tried 10y
martial for running down the sentry, pleads
guilty, but his belief that his order TO hurry
justified him. Ordered back to his regiment, In
grnham is captured by Nirglnian troopers.
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which is not so deliberately arranged or or
namented with Jewels as is the geisha
however, by the curtaiment of her heavy
expenses in hair dressing, he able to save a
| considerable sum of money from this one
item alone, and also be numbered among
the loyal men and women of the mil<ado,
who helping him practically to prose-
cute the war with Russia
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The st. Louis exposition is drawing quite
a number of distinguished foreign artists
to our shore this summer. Besides Mr..
Neuhuys and Mr.. Blomraers, the we'll
known Dutch genre painters, M. Lalique,
the so-called Originator of LArt Nou-
veau," and Karl Mari of Munich are in
dependently making tour Of the country.
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Recoupment.

From Puck.
"Our housekeeping alone costs more than
/ can earn?' he Missed.
Scornfully laughed Helene, his wife.
PRAY what have / to do with that?' she
asked.
1T is all because you too proud to
play bridge with the wives of tradespeo-
plei Numbered Pergord, with black
look.
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Are Patriotic Damsels.

The supervisors of geisha houses gener-
ally have bylaw prohibiting all coiffures
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commission composed OF Augustus St..
Gaudens, Charles F. McKim, Edgar F.
Smith. president of the Philosophical So
ciety, and Harrison s. Morris of the Penn
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has
been appointed by the Secretary of State to
select the sculptor to design and model the
medal which the government is to strike
in commemoration of Franklins bicenten-
NAL. This Is decidedly step toward bet
ter things.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-28
SENATOR BURTON
IS CONVICTED
ately Filed BY the Counsel for
the BoodIer.

St. Louis, March 28-Joseph Ralph
Burton, United States Senator from
Kansas was convicted by the jury in
the u S. District Court today on the
charge OF having accepted a compensa-
tion to protect the interests of the
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
of st. Louis, before the postoffice de-
partment. The jury deliberated Al
hours. A motion for new trial was
Immediately filed by the counsel for
the Senator. Judge Adams thereupon
ordered Senator Burton to appear in
court either in person or by proxy at
10 o'clock from day to day until the
court had heard the argument for a
new trial, and, if decided against him,
to receive his punishment.
Means Immediate Vacation of Office.
Topeka, Kansas, March 28-Lawyers
who are close to Governor Bailey, re-
gard the conviction of Senator Burton
as the immediate vacation of his Of
fice and contest will, it is believed,
begin for his place. Governor Bailey
refuses to discuss the case.
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Chile and Argentine Republic
Get Rid of Four 0ut.of. Date
Cruisers.
WILL BUILD
NEW VESSELS
Americans Are the Buyers and Cuaran-
tee Not to Sell to Any BeI|igerent
Powers.

Santiago, Chile, March 28-Arrange-
ments are being made for Chile to sell
the battleship Captain Pratt, the ar.
mored cruiser Esmeralda, and the
cruiser Chacabuco. and for Argentine
to sell the armored cruisers Garibaldi
and Pueyrredon. Senor Terry, minis
ter, for Argentine to Chile leaves here
for Buenos Ayres shortly to arrange
the matter. The sums realized by the
sale of these warships will be donated
toward adding two powerful ships to
the navies of Chile and Argentine.
Cannot Be Sold to BelIigerents.
New York, March 28-A dispatch
from Santiago, March %, said that the
representative of Charles R. Flint, an
nounced that the Chilean warships
Captain Pratt and Chacabuco, had
been bought, but that guarantee had
been given that they should not be
sold to any belligerent power. The
sale, it was added, must be approved
by Congress.
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NO BoNDsMEN SECURED.
For Charles Moyer-Deported Union
Men Have Not Returned to
Their Homes.

Telluride, Colorado, March 2S-Up
to noon today no effort has been made
to secure bondsmen for Charles H.
Meyer and he is still a prisoner. A
number of union men who own proper.
ty offered to go on his bonds but they
received word that such action would
render them persona non grata.
When. Meyer was notified of this
condition of affairs he ordered that no
further steps be taken for his release.
The reports sent out that the number
of union men who had been deported
had returned is untrue.
Stewart Forbes, secretary and treas
urer of the local union, was brought
back and charged with perjury. 1t is
claimed that Forbes voted at the last
election when he is British subject.
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SUNMOUNT
TAKES THEIR EYE
One of the Scores of Letters Received
Daily Showing What the Bureau
of immigration is Doing.

The following letter was received by
Postmaster Paul A. F. Walter today:
240 South Sixth Street, Richmond, In
diana, March "a, 1904
My Dear Sir-Permit me to thank
you sincerely for the interest you took
in the letter which I wrote a few
weeks ago inquiring about the possi-
bilities for two young ladies who de-
sire to seek health in New Mexico.
have had letters from Colonel Max.
Frost of the Bureau of immigration
and from Gibson & Dow of Sunmount
Tent City. We are very enthusiastic
over the letters and the young ladies'
will go to Santa Fe in June Sunmount
seems to take the girls eyes especial
ly.
Thanking the Bureau of immigration
for it's really valuable information,
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM ]. M'DERMOTT.
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FLOODS IN
MIDDLE WEST
The Damages at Grand Rapids.
Michigan, Alone Amount to
Several Million Dollars.
TOWN UNDER WATER
Poplar Bluff in Missouri is Inundated
and Many Persons Have Been
Forced to Abandon Their Homes.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, March 2S-Owine
to a rapid rise in the Black River, part
of this town of 5000 inhabitants, is un-
der water from two to ten feet, and
many persons have been forced to
abandon their homes. The river is six
miles wide and the loss to stock and
other interests will be heavy.
Damage Very Heavy.
Grand Rapids, March 2S-Although
the water in the Grand River above
the city has receded somewhat, it re-
mains stationary here and residents
still suffer great privations. Two per-
sons are missing and have probably
lost their lives trying to reach places
of safety. Their bodies may have been
washed away by the swift current
which flows through the streets. 1t is
estimated today that $500 houses are
now surrounded by water, in some
places twelve feet deep. The loss to
the business section will reach sever
al millions.
Saginaw is Water Logged.
Saginaw, Michigan, March 28-Flood
conditions in Saginaw and vicinity are
worse today than ever. The water has
gone far beyond any previous flood
record. Nearly all business houses
are closed and are trying to save their
stocks.
The Wabash Over Its Banks.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 2S-The
White River, which last night over
flowed West indianapolis and covered
the first floors of 1000 houses, receded
rapidly today. The crest of the Wa
bash River flood has passed Terre
Haute and is above Sullivan where the
waters are still rising. There $4,000
acres of farm are under water, and
Westport has been entirely abandoned.
Ten Feet in Ten Minutes.
Plattsburg, New York, March 2S-
Ice gorges and floods are causing con-
siderable damage in this county. At
Champaign, the Chazy River rose ten
feet in as many minutes, flooding all
stores, hotels and many residences.
The water reached the highest point
in eighteen years. Dynamite is being
used to break the ice jams above the
city.
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planned satisfactorily that this was
consigned to Kien Chou, China, the
vessel was released. 1t left yester-
day for Shanghai, it's destination.
The Russian Version.
st. Petersburg, March 28-Large
crowds gathered before the bulletin
boards today to read the official ac-
counts of the second attempt of the
Japanese to bottle up the Russian fleet
at Port Arthur. Lieutenant Kriniz-
ki's heroic attack on the enemys war
ships and torpedo boats, and the &C.
tion of three Russian officers in board
ing the burning steamers, extinguish-
ing the flames and cutting the wires
connecting with the internal machines
evoked enthusiasm. No further details
were received except that the injury
to the torpedo boat destroyer SLIM
from grounding is slight and that it
can be easily repaired.
Consular jurisdiction AnnuIIed.
New Chwang, March 2S-The for
eign consuls had a conference with
the civil administrator today. The
latter informed them that the full in
tention of Russia's order of yesterday
was to proclaim martial law and also
to annul consular jurisdiction and that
the same was already annulled