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avail yourself of their advice. Tell all
France to bring in its gold, to enable
you to put something essential under
the value of all this paper money which
you have been sending out so lavishly,
SO unthinkingly, so without stint or
measure"
Yes. And then?"
why. then, your grace" said Law,
then we shall see what we shall see!"
The regent again choked with anger.
Law continued GO on. Smooth down
the back of this animal Continue to
reduce these taxes. The specie of the
realm of France, as l am banker
enough to know, is not more than
1900, 100000 liyres, allowing 65 livres
to the marc. Yet long before this your
grace has crowded the issue of our
actions until there are out not less than
2,6OO,O0O,000 livres in the stock of
our company. Your Brothers Paris,
your D'Argenson, your Dubois will tell
you how you can make the people of
France continue to believe that twice
two is not four, that twice 10 is not
26!"
But this they are doing" broke in
the regent, with ray of hope in his
face. This they are doing. We have
provided for that. In the council not
an hour ago the Able Dubois and
Monsieur d'Argenson decided that the
time had come to make some fixed
proportion between the specie and
these notes. We have to-day framed
an edict, which the parliament will
register, stating that the interests of
the subjects of the king require, that
the price of these bank notes should
be lessened, so that there may be some
! sort Of accommodation between them
and the coin of the realm We have
ordered that the shares shall, within
80 days, drop to $500 livres, in another
30 days to 1000 livres, and so on, at
500 livres a month, until at last they
shall have value of one-half what
they were to-day. Then, tell me, my
wise Monsieur Las, would not the issue
Of our notes and the total of our specie
be equal, one with the other? The
only wrong thing Isl this insulting pre-
sumption of these people, who have
sold actions at a pr.ee lower than we
have decreed."
Law smiled as he replied. "You say
excellently we'll, my master. These
plans surely show that you and your
able counselors have studied deeply
the questions of finance! have told
you what wonld happen to-day with
out any decree of the king Now go
you on, and make your DEGREES. You
vii! find that the people are much
more eager for vs.ues which are going
up than values which are going down.
Start your shares down hill, and lou
will see all France scramble for such
coin. such plate, such jewels as may
lie within the ability of France to lay
] her hands upon. Tell me, your grace,
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less-perhaps they will 30 down ID
nothing. am ruined, ruined! We are
all ruined! And within month |
was to have been married to the foot
man of the Marquis d'Allouez, who has
bought himself title this very week."
"And if it has fallen so ILL.," said
Lady Catharine, "since have not spec
ulated in these things like most folk,
l shall be none the worse for it, and
shall still have money to pay your
wages. So perhaps you can marry your
marquis after all"
But we shall not be rich, Madame!
We are ruined. ruined! Mon Dieu! we
poor folk! We had the hope to be
persons of quality. IT'S all the work
of this william Jean Las. May the
bastille get him, or the people, and
make him pay for this!"
stop! Enough of this, Marie!" said
the Lady Catharine, sternly. CATER
this have better wisdom, and do not
NEEDLE in things which you do not
understand"
Yet scarce had the girl departed
before there appeared again the sound
of running steps, and presently there
broke. equally unannounced, into the
presence of his mistress, the coach
man, fresh from his stables and none
too careful of his garb. Tears ran
down his cheeks. He flung out his
hands with gestures as of one de-
mented.
"The news!" cried he. "The news
my lady! The horrible news The
system has vanished, the shares arc
going down."
"Fellow, what do you here?" said
Lady Catharine. why do you como
with this same story which Marie has
just brought to me? Can you nci
learn your place."
But, my lady, you do not under.
stand." reiterated the man blankly
"'Tis all over. There is no Messasebe;
there is no longer any system, nc
longer any Company of the Indies
There is no longer wealth for the
stretching out of the hand. Ills all
over. must go back to horses-I
Madame, who should presently have
associated with the nobility!"
ITO Be Continued.l
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True to Her Task.

1t would be disrespectful to say that
there is anything obstinate about a
sitting hen, but one must acknowledge
at least that she is firm.
There is a story of a good old coun-
try doctor who found that a hen was
sitting in the back of wagon, long
unused. His everyday wagon had
given out, and he needed the old one
to make round of calls; so he har-
messed up and started, the hen and all.
Thus he continued to do day after day,
and the sitter was faithful to her post.
Only the eggs suffered inconvenience,
for the Earring finally added them.
The Springfield Republican tells the
story of another hen which was en-
gagged one night in brooding over some
eggs in a barrel in the livery stable
where she made her home.
The stable caught fire. With the
courage Of the boy on the burning
deck, she refused to leave her post.
The top of the barrel took fire. 1t
burned halfway down, and still the
hen did not move.
The stable was almost totally de-
stroyed, but the fremen had the flames
so far under control that stream of
water, turned upon the hens apart
ment, eXtinguished the blaze.
The smoke did not seem to disturb
the hen, nor did the flood of water
pouring down the inside of the barrel.
When daylight came she was still in
her half-burned tenement, and in due
time she brought off her brood of eight
chickens.
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uniformly hostile This hostility government
don hope OF liberal arrangements with United States
her disappointment she turned to Great Britain entering
cial alliance with her which has developed preferential 80 rs
per favor of the mother country
The trend OF events has undoubtedly developed sentiment
the dominion favor of industrial independence The conservative
committed line Of action which
policy and there also evidence that this policy has found support
the liberal party The logical effect of this policy would diminished
trade with the United States The policy point
that trade with the dominion increasing yearly and hence there
be fear that danger turks the present think
shortsghted view Momntos happenings usually
have small beginnings They take mpeptb Guiding often the
shapest minds in craftsmanship Who therefore that there
the Canada policy
of trade unendnes which to be of lasting demen
It's? We cannot aonted by Indifference hos
tity buy of than help would favor
policy that would knit Canada closely possible
repeat that the principal obstacle reciprocity is the attitude of
the United States That attitude political We here New England
assert that the political attitude of majority of representatives
represent the There
therefore, been organized here test the sentiment of
the community this important subject and convinced from the
results achieved that large majority of people would
friendly and liberal trade with Canada and Newfound
land. IT,
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For Her Health. Sake.

Postmaster General Payne says there
is western bishop who has been visit
ing regularly certain town to make
combinations for Is or 20 years, and
who decided last year that there was
one woman in this towns confirmation
class who had familiar look. He
studied the woman, therefore, closely.
lie scrutinized her figure, her face, her
dress. She was old and poorly clad
and decidedly her appearance was ia,
miliar.
Haven't seen you before?" said the
bishop,
Indeed ye hev, SIR returned the
woman, cordially.
Haven't | confirmed you before?"
ooh, yes, sir; many a time, sir"
"Why-what on earth-now-" the
bishop, amazed and perpleNed, began;
but the woman, smiling, interrupted
HIM to explain:
II get confirmed. sir. as often as /
kin, cause I'm told it's good for tb,
rheumatic. IN. Y. Tribune
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did Monsieur d'Argenson advise you
this morning as to the total issue of
the actions of this company?"
Surely he did, and here l have 1t in
memorandum for I was to have taken
it up with yourself" replied the re-
gent.
go" exclaimed Law, look of sur
prise passing over his countenance un-
til now rigidly controlled, as he gazed
at the little slip of paper. "Your grace
advises me that there are issued at
this time in the shares of the company
no less than two 2,235, 0S5, $50 livres in
notes! Against this, as your grace is
good enough to agree with me, we have
1,300,000,000 of specie. Your grace.
yourself and have seen some pretty
games in our day. Look you, the mer-
riest game Of all your life is now but
just before you!"
"And you would go and leave me at
this time?"
Never in my life have l forsaken a
friend at the time of Distress" replied
Law. "But your grace absolved me
when you forsook me, when you
doubted and hesitated regarding me,
and believed the protestations of those
not so able as myself to judge of what
was best. And now it is too late. Will
your grace allow me to suggest that
place behind stout gates and barred
doors, deep within the interior of the
Palais Royal, will be the best residence
for him to-night-perhaps for several
nights to Gomez"
"And yourself?"
GAS for myself, it does not matter"
replied Law, slowly and deliberate
ly. Il have lived, and l thought had
succeeded. Indeed, success was mine
| for some short months, though now l
must meet failure. 1 have this to con-
sole me-that twas failure not of my
own fault. AS for France, l loved her.
AS for America, l believe in her to-
day, this very hour. AS for your grace
in person, was your friend, nor was
ever disloyal to you. But it some
times doth seem that, no matter how
sincere be one in ones endeavors, no
matter how cherished, no matter how
successful for time may be his ambi-
tions, there is ever some blight to eat
the face of the full fruit of his happi-
ness. Tomorrow shall perhaps not
be alive. 1t is very we'll. There is
nothing could desire, and it is as well
| tomorrow as at any time"
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has taken. Sir. IL you seek to brighten

has taken. Sir. II you seek to brighten
ne, you fail"
But, look you-consider," said the
regent. Something must be DONE"
CAS- said," replied Law.
But what is going to happen? What
will the people do?"
First" said Law, judicially, Ticking
at the deep lace of his cuff as though
he were taking into consideration the
price of a wig or cane, first, the price
of share having gone to 10000 livres
this morning, by two o'clock will be
SO low as 10000. BY three o'clock this
afternoon it will be 5000. Then, your
grace, there will be panic. Then the
spell will be broken. France will rub
her eyes and begin to awaken. Then,
since the king can do no wrong, and
since the regent is the king, your grace
can do one of two things. He can send
body-guard to watch my door, or he
can see John Law torn into fragments,
as these people would tear the real au-
thor of their undoing, did they but rec
ognize him."
But can nothing be done to stop
this? Can 1t not be accommodated"
"Ask yourself. But must go on to
say what these people will do. All at
once they will demand specie for their
notes. The Prince de Cont will drive
his coachcs to the door of your bank,
and demand that they be loaded with
gold. Jacques and Raoul and Pierre,
and every peasant and pavior in Paris
will come with boxes and panniers,
and each of them will also demand his
gold. Make edicts, your grace. Pub
fish broadcast and force out into pub
licity. on every highway of France.
your decree that gold and silver are
not so good as your bank notes; that
no one must have gold or silver; that
no one must send his gold and silver
out of France, but that all must bring
it to the king and take for it in ex-
change these notes of yours. Try that.
1t ought to succeed, ought it not, your
grace?" His bantering tone sank in
to one of half FEASIBILITY.
"Why, surely. That would be the
solution"
ooh, think you so? Your grace is
wondrous keen as financier! Now
take the counsel of Dubois, of D'Argen-
son, my very good friends. This is
what they will counsel you to do. And
will counsel you at the same time to
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1ALLADE OF pLATl7uDEs.

He u tell you wrong is far from right,
mat heat Is not the same as cold;
1Eat black is not exactly white.
Ihat water sleeves will never hold:
Anal moss upon the stone that's rolled
VIII never grow. 1 have no doubt
ae does not know the news is old
lie seems to think he found 1t out.
Ne.ll tell you that the sun is bright,
mat what is bought is always sold.
That pleasing things will give delight
And fire will take the dross from gold;
1hat black sheep get into the fold,
And towards fear will put to rout,
While valor will sustain the bold
He seems to think he found it out.
1he blind are seldom clear OF sight,
Time has the greatest griefs consoled
Hell tell you that the chance is slight
or gentle language from scold
Whose tongue is sharp and uncontrolled
That pious people are devout
That charity is ofen doled-
He seems to think he found It out.
L'ENVOI.
Though Adam to his offspring told
The self-same thing or thereabout,
Now, crusted thick with moss and mold,
He seems TO think he found it out.
Chicago Daily News.
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Hnn1r1. nf pattrttrr
BY DIR. POLEr1US H. SWIFT,
Pastor Wesley Methodist Church. CHICAGO.

bitterness There Stubborn enemies with whom
conend tepess of temptation that sweep path with
sbe fury; nights of darkness when every hidden
of shipwrecl that with
sad shore We must climb with feet rugged path
spite of all this life losing fight the have the
The "Bu let patience have her perfect NAV
perfect and entire wanting nothing brings before great hope
that shines like the north in the darkest night We
perfect If will be complete and entire wanting nothing
Life forever struggling reach the perfect
Patience will have her perfect work when able
wihot and fret 1t friction that takes the
There
ton in other realm Wherever is found makes impossible
best Patience have her work only when persistent
endurance the end Patience born OF faith endurance
working in camness looking forward with hope, meowed
fees eded by the touch OF Divine hand will lead goal and
sancty life at the last.
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In this age of trans
portation by mechanical
appliance, the motor car
is the natural supplement-
to the locomotive. For
every form of trans
portation w h c h t h e
steam engine or the cleo
trio car cannot provide
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Thr Ghtrf 0hatatlf tn
&Rttprnrtty mtth Gat1anu
By HENRY NJ. WHITNEY.
Librarian James Blackstone Memorial Library. Boston,

HERE several obstacles to Canadian reciprocity which
might properly be considered but have time only speak
of one
United States, shown in political relations with the
dominion In the last 80 years the Canadian has
made several attempts to modify the trade arrangements
between the two countries with view to according to each
greater commercial freedom in the markets of the other In
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b, G.

Life at best is a
struggle. The sea over
which we sail to the
m o n i n 6 land'' as
swept by many a fierce
storm. 1t is certain that
each heart knoweth its
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Millions in Oil
In Belgium Burn.
Great Cunnagration at Hoboken
Near Antwerp. Seven Lives
Reported Lost.

Antwerp, Belgium, Aug. 26. =
The oil tanks at Hoboken, three
miles from here, containing about
26, 500, 900 gallons of petroleum
are ablaze, together with all the
sheds, wagons and puraphernslia.
The fire started at the Russian
company's tank through the igni-
tion of escaping gas and the flames
quickly spread to the standard
Oh company's tanks. A high
wind famed the fire. Troops are
assisting the 6remen to locaIize
the confagration
London, Aug. &c. A dispatch
to a news agency from Antwerp
says that seven workmen persisted
in the oil fire at Hoboken and that
only two out of the 40 tanks es,.
capped. The loss is estimated at
81, ,25O, 900.
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The Poison Was Morphine.

In reference to the Deaton case
the Yorkville Enquirer says; cit
was morphine that Mrs. w. +.
Deaton tried to smugg.e to her
husband in the county Jail last
week. DR.. Miles Walker, who
had no knowdle Of the cilcumstan-
ces until after, the apparence of
The Enquirer Tuesday evening,
secured a sample of the smuggle
powder from Deputy Sheriff San.
differ, and made test of it with
nitric acid He satisfied himsels
that it was morphine. There
were four grains of it, easy
enough to kill any ordinary mun
anacustomed to the use of the
lrug."
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Happenings in The State.
as Chrouiclrd by the Alert Cor
respondents of the Columbia
State.

MAN DRANK POISON BY MISTAKE
Ridge Springs, Aug. 1S.-A sad
death occurred three miles from
here yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Elijah Wood, u farmer on Mr..
Frank Carwlle's place, sent his son
to town to see physician in order
to secure medicine to apply to
"poison oak" with which he was
affected. The physician, it is
said, gave him small bottle of
carbolicacid, and labeled it. lie
gave him instruction to put ono
teaspeonful of acid to pint OF
water and apply it externally tc
the "poison oak. The physician
says be saw that :he boy seemed
to be somewhat inapt to compre
hend, so he repeated the direction
to him again. He then had tn;
boy to repeat to him what he hat
told hlm
The boy went home ant
put tespoonful of acid in water
and gave it to his father. Afte,
drinking this the father died with
in u short time.
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One Hundred Persons perished in
the Flames.

Manila, Aug. 80. The city of
Birang, III Laguua province, in
land of Luzon, has been DESTROYED
by fire. One hundred persons
persisted in the flames and 5000
were rendered homeless. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
The government is furnishing
shelter and food to the people
made destitute by the fire.
According to the census of
1896, Binang, had population
of 1883.
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Moe Fighting AT Port
Arthur.
An Alleged Admission by Stoes
sel Thht the Fortress Can
HoldOut but Six Weeks

ST. Petersburg, Aug. %, $50
p. The operations around
Liao Yang have undergone COM
lete change. Owing to the delay
IN The concentration Of Gen. Kur>
opatkin's army, as result of the
terrible condition of the roads the
japanese seized the opportunity to
attack the slow moving corps and
severe fighting occurred August
26e2S in which the Russians lost
another thousand men; they will
now probably have to accept
general engagement Gen. Kuro.
patkin himself describes the latest
phase of the hostilities in long
dispatch to the emperor from n
point on the railroad few miles
south of Lilac Yang, where prac-
tically the whole army was as
sembled and awaiting battle.
VERY IMPORTANT IF TRUE AND
PROBABLY UNTRUE
St. Petersburg, Aug. 80, 4p.
MT is reported from q reliable
source that Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel,
commander of tho Russian mill
tary forces at Port Arthur, has
telegraPhed to the emperor thank
ing him for the recent message of
encouragement sent to the garri-
son of Port Arthur, saying that
the defenders of the fortress are
ready and willing to lay down
their lives, but adding that the
garrison has already suffered
severely and intimating that 1t
is hardly possible to hold out for
more than month or six weeks.
DRAWING IN THE LINE
st. Petersburg, Aug. 20, 1850
p. m.-Gen. Kuropatkin since
yesterday morning has been draw.
ing in all bis forces toward Lao
Yang, Anping, Tsegow, Liahd-
iansiau and Anshanshan, oonsti-
tuting the main positions of the
other defense line of Lao Yang
have been abandoned.
is KUROPATKIN TRAPPED?
Toxic: Aug. 80, ga. m.-The
Russians are concentrating at Liao
Yang, either with the intention
of giving general battle or retire
ing. They were begun at An
shanshan and Anplug. Anshan,
shan was the strongest de-
fense Llao Yang possessed, and
it's los renders defense almost i'm,
possible. 1t is believed that
Gen kuropatkin cannot now avoid
fight and crushing defeat.
-
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Colunbia's Murder Mystery.
Special to News and Courier.

Speclhi 10 NEWS 2uu courier.
Columbia, Aug. 2S.-The jury
of inquest in the Shealey case re-
turned verdict that the lad came
to his death at the hands of un-
known parties. All of the persons
held, were, therefore, released.
1t was"thought that Frank Dargan
would be held, but the jury would
not hold him responsible. Dargan
was sent to the fishing camp for
fish, but turned back when at the
camp and did not get the fish for
which be was sent. He said that
his horse was frightened at noise
near the camp similar to geese,
and that he was also much fright
ened and returned without going
to the camp. Witnesses swore
that a horses fresh prints were
seen within three steps of the tent
and six steps of the body. The
chances are that Dargan knows
more than he is willing to admit,
but no one seems to think he ac-
tually did the killing, but the idea
is that he either saw the killing,
was frightened away by the mur-
derer or became frightened at the
sight of the body, and that he will
no. tell the facts He is an old
negro of good reputation, and
that helped him very much. The
men who had the fishing camp
and with whom the boy worked,
had been arrested, but their story
seemed perfectly honest and
straight, and to all appearances
there was utterly no motive for
them to have killed the boy, who
has been at the camp for many
months. There was no evidence
offered that showed any motive
whatever for the killing.
j. N. Phillips, w. g. Glaze
and g. w. McCombs testified up.
ON lmmaterial points. j. w.
Stewart gave the story of his
sending Frank Dargan for the Ash
and of his return without them
and his sxcnse for not getting
them and his flight. j. M. Cusb.
man and Frank b. Smith gave
their accounts Of their camp life
and how they went away to gather
their catch, and upon their return
to camp they foun 1.-THE boy dying.
Oar gan told his story and then
McCOmbs told of the horse tracks
he found around the tent.
The my stery is unsolved, as is
that of Mauds Allen. A. X.
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Something Of interest I,
Every One.

1t has for long time been
had to get School Books and
supplies just at the time you
wanted them and at the right
price. | wish to say that your
troubles in that direction are
over. now have most com.
plete line of School BOOKS and
supplies Of all kinds. The prices
are the lowest possible.
B. @. Hough.
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A WORTHY MAN AND MASON.

Charleston, Aug 26. 6.--Orangc
Lodge No. IA, A. f. NJ, has had
picture of Past Grand Master
w. M. White head painted for
presentation to the grand lodge
at the communication next Decem-
ber. DR.. Whitehead is the prin-
cipal of the Charleston High
school and Il we'll known educator.
He served the grand Lodge for
two terms, succeeding Orlando
Shepard and being succeeded by
the present grand master, John r
Belllnger.