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will. There was magic In her power.
I am certain. but unconscious magic to
Mary. I am equally sure. She never
would have used It knowingly.
There was still another obstacle to
which Mary administered her favorite
remedy. the Gordian Knot Treatment
Brandon said: 1T cannot be. You ars
not my wife. and we dare not trust .
priest here to unite US"
NO." replied Mary. with hanging
head, but we can-can find one over
there"
II do not know how that will be. We
shall probably not find one-at least ]
fear. I do not know"
After a little hesitation she answer
ed: II will go with you anyway and
and risk 1t. I hope we may find q
priest" And she flushed scarlet from
her throat to her hair.
Brandon kissed her and said: you
shall go, my brave girl. You make me
blush for my faint heartedness and
prudence. / will make you my wife In
some way as sure as there is a God"
Soon after this Brandon forced him.
self to insist On her departure, and !
went with her, full of hope and COM
pletely blinded to the dangers Of our
cherished scheme. I think Brandon
never really lost sight Of the danger
and almost infinite proportion Of chance
against this wild, reckless venture, but
was daring enough to attempt It even
in the face of such clearly seen and
deadly consequences.
no IN CONTINUED,
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Even II the voyage Kills me, I might
an well die one way az another, and
then would be with you, where It
were sweet to die" And I had to sir
there and listen to all this foolish talk!
Brandon insisted: "But no women
are going. As I told you, they wouL.
not take one. Besides, how could you
escape? will answer the drst qu0
tion you ever asked me. You are Of
'suficient consideration about the
court for all your movements 10 At
tract notice. It is impossible. We
must not think Of 1t. 1t cannot be done.
Why build up hopes only to be cast
DOWN.
"oh, but it can be done. Never doubt
It will 20, not as woman, but as
man. I have planned all the details
while sitting here. Tomorrow will
send to Bristol sum Of money asking
a separate room in the ship for young
nobleman who wishes to 60 to New
Spain incognito, and will 60 aboard
lust before they sail. I will buy
mans complete outfit and will practice
being a man before you and Sir Ed
win" Here she blushed so that
could see the scarlet even in the gath
ering gloom. She continued: "As to
my escape, I can go to Windsor, and
then perhaps on to Berkeley castle,
over by Reading, where there will be
no one to watch me. You can leave at
once, and there will be no cause for
them to spy upon me when you are
gone, 80 It can be done easily enough.
That is It. l will 90 to my sister. who
Is now at Berkeley castle, the other
side of Reading, you know, and that
will make shorter ride to Bristol
when we start"
The thought, of course, could not but
please Brandon, to whom, In the
warmth of Mary's ardor. 1t had almost
begun to offer hope, and he said mus
ingly: II wonder If it could be done?
II it could-if we could reach New
Spain, we might build ourselves q
home in the beautiful green mountains
and hide ourselves safely away from
all the world. in the lap Of some coy
valley, rich with natures bounteous
gift Of fruit and flowers, shaded from
the hot sun and sheltered from the
blasts, and live in a little paradise all
our own. What glorious dream, but
It Is only a dream, and we had better
awake from it!'
Brandon must have been insane.
"No. no! 1t is not dream" inter
rupted downright determined Mary.
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l hQQ 10 6tC UIGT6 uItu ttdtSb W ~ wv
foolish tdlh
"It ia not a dream. It shall be q real
ity. How glorious it will be! I can see
our little house now nesting among the
hills, shaded by great spreading trees,
with flowers and vines and golden
fruit all about it. rich plumaged birds
and gorgeous butterflies. On, I can
hardly wait! Who would live In q
musty palace when one has within
reach such home. and that, too, with
you?"
Here it was again. thought that in
terview would be the death Of me.
Brandon held his face in his hands
and then, looking up. said: 1T is only
a question of your happiness, and, hard
as the voyage and your life over there
would be, yet believe it would be bet
ter than life with Louis Of France.
Nothing could be 80 terrible as that to
both of us. If you wish to 60. I will
try to take you. though die In the
attempt. There will be ample time to
reconsider. so that you can turn back
II you wish"
Her reply was inarticulate, though
satisfactory. and she took his hand In
hers as the tears ran gently down her
cheeks. this time tears Of Joy. the first
she had shed for many day.
In the Siren country again without
wax! Overheard and lost!
Yes. Brandolfs resolution not to see
Mary was we'll taken. If 1t could only
have been as well kept. Observe as
we progress into what the breaking Of
it led him.
He had known that If he should but
see her once more his already topping
will would lose its equipoise, and he
would be led to attempt the impossible
and invite destruction. At first this
scheme appeared to me in Its true
light, but Mary's subtle feminine logic
made it seem such plain and easy sail
Ing that soon began to draw enthusi-
asm from her eYhaustless store, and
our combined attack upon Brandon
eventually routed every vestige Of eau
ton and common sense tnat even No
had left.
Siren logic has always been irresist.
ible and will continue 80 no doubt de-
spite experience.
cannot define what 1t was about
Mary that made her little speeches,
half argumentative. all pleading. 30
wonderfully persuasive. Her facts
were mere fancies. and her logic was
not even good sophistry. As to real
argument and reasoning, there was
nothing of either in them. 1t must
have been her native strength Of char
acter and intensely vigorous personal.
ity-some unknown force Of nature op.
Grating through her occultly-that
turned the channels Of other persons
thoughts and filed them with her own
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atisfelMntuas 8eading.
THE USEFUL REINDEER.
Ono Of. tho Most Valuable Animals In
Existence.

Ono Of tho Most Valuable Animals IN
Existence.
"Lapland, that faraway northwest
portion Of the continent Of Europe, Is
the home Of the little folk fraternity
of this mundane sphere" said the poet
laureate of all the Pascagoulas at the
st. Charles last night. "and I am re-
minded of the lines in which Thomson
describes their simple life:
The reindeer form their riches; these
their tents.
Their robes, their beds and all their
homely wealth
Supply; their wholesome fare ana
cheerful cups
1.-THE reindeer Is an animal of the
most extraordinary and beautiful form,
and Is Of more Importance to Its mas
ter than any other animal, or probably
than the whole Of the quadruped spe-
cies; indeed, the Laplander and the
reindeer seem to have been created for
each other; and this domestic race OF
human beings must long since have
ceased to exist, but for the service OF
their. friend and companion, the REIN
deer. The elephant, camel, horse, OK.
sheep and dog render to their respect
i've masters services Of the Sgreatest
Importance, but without the assistance
Of the reindeer there could be no hu-
man inhabitants of Lapland; nothing
could compensate for its loss. Its flesh
and It's milk, prepared in various ways,
afford luxury and nourishment, sup
plying every other article Of food; Its
furry skin furnishing, in a simple man
ner, comfortable clothing, and the
means Of resisting the severity OF an
arctic winter which nothing else could
do. Wrapt In these on the snow or
frozen ground the Laplanders sleep
with their infants in comfort and secu-
rity. When the change Of season re-
qu1res their removal from one hut to
another, the reindeer offers the ready
means of transporting them with their
families and goods.
I'm summer he carries their slender
effects, and when the snow covers the
ground, which is the greater part OF
the year, by means of a sledge he re-
moves them with rapidity unequaled
by any other animal. A Laplander IN
his sledge will travel a hundred miles
a day, the broad, spreading hoof Of the
deer serving as snowshoes to prevent
his sinking and apparently made to
traverse this frozen and otherwise un-
trodden waste, as those Of the camel
and the dromedary for the scorching
sands and deserts Of Arabia and India
There Is no part Of the deer useless to
it's master; its sinews supply thread,
cordage and harness, and its bones and
horns are manufactured into furniture
and ornaments. Nothing can exceed
the extraordinary appearance of these
noble quadrupeds; in size they excel
the red deer, or stag. The enormous
horns in some almost exceed belief. A
cord passed around those Of fine male
measures thirty feet. In some they
appear like the branches Of an aged
oak, stripped Of it's foliage. The i'm
mense brow-antlers vary In some In
dividuals from two to four feet They
are sleek lin summer, but in winter are
clothed with a thick. impenetrable coat
Of long hair Of dry, husky appear
ance."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
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THREsHEp LIKE WHEAT.
Novel Method Of Dealing With Frosted
Cotton.

The plan recently discovered where
by partially opened bolls of cotton may
be run through thresher and the lint
secured has proved such a success that
it is being adopted generally IN north
Texas. 1t is now too late for many OF
the farmers to take advantage OF 1t,
but in future years the cotton crop OF
the state will be materially increased
by the process.
About 80 per cent Of the bolls open
through the action Of the sun after
they reach maturity, and the lint is
secured by picking. Ten per cent OF
them open by action Of the frost late
in the fall, II the cold Is sharp enough
and is not accompanied by heavy sog-
ging rains. The remaining 10 per cent
has heretofore been a total loss. BY
the new process nearly all Of these are
made available, only those 80 imma-
ture as to show no sign Of cracking
being utterly useless.
After being run through the thresher
the hulls are knocked of and the lint
Is then run through the gin. as In the
case Of lint secureds In the ordinary
manner. The product grades only low
ordinary, as a rule, sometimes as or
dinary. On the basis Of Is cents Tor
middling, 1t sells at about cents per
pound. It costs the farmer 26 cents
per 100 pounds to have the bolls picked,
the weight being much greater than In
the case Of opened lint. He gets about
60 cents per 100 pounds for the bolls
IL he desires to sell that way, or he can
have it ginned himself and get what
ever the result may be.
The farmer also secures some open
lint which he has heretofore passed
over as not being worth the trouble OF
picking. Some of the bolls open 80 late
that the second picking has been com.
pleted and 1t Is so scattering that 1t
takes much walking to get 100 pounds
together. AS the p!ckers have to 60
over the field to get the bolls they
come to it and get all there Is without
any additional trouble save that Of car
rying two sacks.
Just yet it cannot be definitely stated
what figure this increase to the crop
will cut. It has been tried in only a
few counties in the northern section
Of the state, as the discovery was not
made until the bulk Of the crop had
been picked in central and south Texas
and the cattle turned into the fields.
It has been given sufficient trial, how
ever, to demonstrate Its practicability
In every detail-Houston, Tex. cores
pondence of the st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
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ground, were matters that would have
taken the adventurous tendency out OF
even the cracked brain Of chivalry It.
SELF Brandon cared only to fight where
there was a possible victory or ran.
SOM. or prospect of some sort at least
of achieving success.
So every phase Of the question which
his good sense presented told Brandon.
whose passion was as ardent though
not 40 impatient as Mary's. that 1t
would BE- worse than foolhardy to try
to see her. He. however. had deter
mined to see her once more before he
left; but. as it could in all probability
be only once. he was reserving the
meeting until the last. and had written
Mary that it was their best and only
chance.
She could not endure inaction, so she
did the worst thing possible. She went
alone one afternoon. just before dusk,
to see Brandon at our rooms. / was
not there when she first went In. but
having seen her on the way SUSPECTED
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are placed upon them. Trees are not
allowed to grow any height in this vi
cinity; they are cut down for IRE.
wood before they become good sized
saplings. The country is, therefore,
almost entirely treeless. The Chinese
lay down close to the stumps and when
the officers took aim they sprang into
the air and tried to receive the shot.
The officers held meeting and put
the matter to vote.
Fine sport and good riddance."
said the German jestingly; Tets kill
'em of"
But 1t soils mans conscience to
shoot the idiots, by Jove!" protested
the Englishman. And 1t isn't exactly
civilized you know"
They finally decided to leave the
fields to the birds and the coolies. The
seasons shooting was given up and the
officers took to fishing, much to the
distress Of tks weuld-be-wounded ma
tives, who crept back to their huts In
chagrin. ~;
A few weeks later the officers were
given another example Of how cheaply
they value their lives and how
highly they value the almighty dollar.
highly they value the almighty dollar.
A few native fishing boats make fire.
quent journeys from the village to the
island. The little boats have way
of cutting swiftly in front Of large
steamers that ply between Shanghai
and the towns along the coast. This
Is due to an odd superstition y 1t II
religiously believed by the benighted
fishermen. They think that II they
run great risk Of being run down and
escape in safety they will be spared al
accident for whole year-according
to the dictates Of one Of their: gods.
But in order to fully appease the god
they must keep UP the practice until
a steamer really touches them, and
they can boast that they have run q
risk Of the required quality. The
steamers are usually on the lookout
for them and try to avert untimely cas-
ualties. The practice Is extremely
thrilling to witness and proves thor
oughly fascinating to the oficers.
On the occasion referred to couple
Of little boats were dancing merily
back and forth in front ofa big steam
er that was plowing its, way toward
the island. A party Of onicers on q
steam launch were offering bets az to
which craft would 60 in the greater
danger.
Finally, one Of the officers leaned
forward and shouted in fair Chinese
what he thought to be a good Joke.
'rll give $40 to the one that will let
himself be run down"
The next instant there was q wild
pulling at oars, and the two little boats
crashed simultaneously against the
Prov of the vessel. One was cut In
two and the other was merely capsiz-
ed. 81 *. :.
An immediate effort was made to
rescue the unfortunates. but It was no.
ticeable that the Chinese on the big
steamer did not take part in the res
cue. They sat on the deck smoking,
calmly Indifferent to what was going
on. The Chinese Is not humanita-
rian; he is the truest stole in exist
ence.
The officer changed his $50 into
small coins and scattered them among
the half drowned natives. Two had
gone under, but there was no grief ex-
pressed. Their demise left all the
more cash for the survivors. And, be-
sides, they were all thoroughly immune
to accident for whole year.-ShanS-
hal Letter.
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able to see opportunities for adding
to their incomes through the foreign
invasion from the island.
The report that one man had re-
ceiVed IS for a mere flesh wound In
the arm spread like wildfire through
the village. A few days later an Eng
lish captain, aiming low In order to
strike a bird lowering near a baited
trap, brought another laborer to the
ground. The man sprung into sight
Just as the officer pulled the trigger,
and received the shot full in the thigh.
The wound proved serious in this case.
The Englishman had the man carried
to a hospital on the island, and later
compensated him to the tune of 500.
Most unlucky compensation!
The 500 proved a veritable godsend
to the wounded Chinese, but the CIV
ing of it put a distinct quietus to the
seasons sport. Five laborers were
shot the next day and each demanded
immediate compensation for his
wounds! A sixth was so unfortunate
as to offer his head for a target and
was killed outright. His body was
shipped over to the island In exulta-
tion by his bereaved relatives. They
demanded 5000 and got SIS, for the
officers were on to their game by this
time. Later, when the hunters went
back to the field. they dared not shoot
at all, except straight up in the air, for
Chinese were found crouched behind
every stump, ready to thrust their
bodies into sight as soon as triggers
were pulled. The stumps are close to
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A GLORIOUS FOURTH.

Bonaparte. July .-(special)-T
weather was perfect yesterday and
Bonaparte entertained about Ave
thousand people at her big celebration.
There We're no accidents Of any kind
and the big crowd seemed to enjoy
themselves from early morning till
late at night The parade at $50,
under the management Of M. Sturdi-
want, was pronounced by many to be
the best ever attempted In Van Buren,
county. The principal addresses Of
the day We're delivered an tlierEnests
on a hill by Robt. McBeth. OF Keosa Il :
qua, and Hon. A. G. Rankin, OF CHI
cago. The ball games in the morning
and afternoon between the ottumwa
Colored Athletes and Bonaparte were
not very interesting, as the latter very
easily defeated the former by one
sides scores. Four balloon ascensions
We're made by Johnny on the Spot.
in the afternoon and evening. The
music was furnished by the Farming
ton Cigar Co. band and the Birming-
ham martial band
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sembling appendicitis. Mrs. Scribner's
brother, Charles Williams, is also
down sick with malaria.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Strange, of San.
born, came last week for a visit
at tho parental l.. NJ Strange and w
T. Meeker homes.
Married, at O'clock Wednesday
June 29,S in Ottumwa, Miss Florence
Powell and Quincy Myers, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. J. NJ
Bailey, pastor of the Christian church
in Ottumwa. Both of the contracting
parties are poular young people of this
locality. The bride Is daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Quit Powell, who live
just east Of town. The Powells conduct
a farm and are among the successful
people of the farming com munity. The
groom is young man of energy, abil.
ity and exemplary habits He has for
some time held a good position as head
clerk in J. Harper's department store
The young couple drove to Ottumwa
and were quietly married there. The
announcement came as quite surprise
to their many friends, of whom they
have large number. On their return
to Eddyville Wednesday evening they
went to the groom's home on South
Fifth street where they will reside.
About dozen of their rriends came in
on them as soon as they arrived.
The bride is a young lady OF many ex-
cellent traits. Both are prominently
connected with church work, being
members of the Christian church
Mrs. Emily Reed, who suffered par
tial stroke of paralysis about three
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this third party organization; is wors
thy of sober consideration and calm
words. Nothing is to be gained for
the cause for which people are bait
Ting by divertins their energy to Vicf-'
Gus attacks on other political parties.
Illogical and hopeless as may be the
prohibition party as a means for curs
ing the liquor evil, the great pffnoipl6
that underlies the movement is De-
serving of better setting than IS
given it by a convention whose. chief
spokesman puts aside his fntelliSancs
to indulge his wrath. BY such meth.
DDS they only defer the realization Of
their IDEAL for eventually, IL national
prohibition of the liquor traffic Is eyet
| to become q fact, 1t must be through
the agency of one of the two great
political parties now In the field, Or
the successor OF orc or the other.
| Parties of one idea are impractical
and impotent as against parties stand
| Ing for several great principles on
which all its members are united and
many more minor ones, differences on
| which are waived to the end that the
greater problem may be solved. When
the prohibitionists succeed IN cultfvat-
| ing a sufficient sentiment Mt large to
demand the incorporation OF their idea
into the platform OF one of the great
parties Of the country, or when they
have added to their program other
principals Of government sufficiently
attractive to draw heavily from the
following of the other parties, they
will be on the highway to success.
But, nobody believes that a party Of
one idea, whether that idea be profit
bition or something else, will ever cut
much figure. AS to the principle OF
prohibition itself. and It's chances Of
being enacted into legislation, the
| day when that is done seems far
away. Public sentiment does not fac
vor it, and until it does, OF course. the
idea will not be taken up for legiala-
| ton. How distant the time Is when
this change of sentiment shall have
come is shown by the fact that both
great political parties are now content
to let the prohibitionlsts flock by them
selves. Neither party seems to think
J this vote worth bidding for.
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who are educated in music are loud
In their praise of the concert, and do
not hesitate in pronouncing it much
above the average. The program last
ed from $3.50 till 9: 80 o'clock and was
as follows:
Reading-"The Bear Story" Miss
Cramer.
Laces and Graces (Novelette)-or-
Violin solo-"Scene de Ballet, Wade
Cramer.
Selection = "Cavalleria Rusticana."
orchestra.
Overture-"Knight Errant," or
chestra.
The entertainment which was given
under the auspices Of the ladies of the
church was not as well patronized as
it should have been. AT the close of
the concert the audience repaired to
the lawn and were served with ice
cream and cake. The amount taken in
was about S14.
Prof. J. O. Murphy, of Bloomfield,
was visiting Rev. and Mrs. w. T.
Howe Friday.
George and Arthur Elliott, of Of
tumwa, have been visiting here.
For the past two months the Eddy
vile band has been in a disorganized
condition. Arrangements are being
perfected looking toward the organ
ization of band composed of young
men in their teens. Prof. D. H. Nc
Gosh, of Ottumwa, an experienced
band leader, who formerly conducted
the F'ifty-fourth Regimental band Will
have charge. The new Instruments
have arrived and have been on display
in the window Of Stephenson's phar-
macy. The final organization will be
made next Thursday evening. The
band will contain about twenty pieces
The instruments are furnished by the
leader, and the members are taught
for certain amount weekly. At the
end of the six months the band boys
will be the owners Of the instruments.
Among the Ottumwa passengers
Saturday on business We're: N. B.
Holloway and George James.
The family of Mrs. Nancy scribner.
west Of town, has been severely
afflicted. Mrs. Scribner, who has been
very i'll, is in a serious condition. Her
daughter, Miss Mary Scribner, has
sbeen quite sick with something re-