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to establish its title to outlying acres or
be submerged under the multplyin.
weight of it's own millions.
And these astute diplomats under the
mikado had learned from Christian ma
lions that military conquest and plausible
programs Of benevolent assimilation must
precede the PRONUNCIATION of claims to
any coveted domain. Thus. for years in
Japan the condition of the agricultural
industry has admonished the men of des-
tiny at the head Of affairs to modernize
the army and navy so that, when the op-
portunity should come Japan could extend
its dominion over portions CT arabic Asia
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viii Meet at lndianap oils.

washington, July 2S.-J. Hampton
Moore Of Philadelphia, president Of the
National Republican league, has Isl.
sued a call to all republican state and
territory league delegates and alter
mates and members of republican clubs
throughout the United States, to as
semble in regular biennial convention
at Indianapolis October and 6.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05
PILGRIMAGE TO EsoPUs
Members of the Democratic National
Committee Go to Visit Judge
Parker's Home.

New York, July 29.-The members OF
the democratic national committee, ac-
companied by a number of politicians,
including August and Perry Belmont,
David B. Hill and John P. Hopkins,
left today for Esopus.
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The Missouri Republicans.

ST., Joseph, July %. The Missour,
republicans met here today to nomi-
nate a complete state ticket Con-
gresham Bartoldt of ST. Louis was
made temporary chairman. q
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Steamers Are Released.

Suez, July 29.-The Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Formosa. and the
Hamburg American steamer Molsatia,
captured in the Red sea by the Russian
volunteer fleet, have been released.
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ceptions filed by either side to the re.

The amount of the property captured
finally was fixed at $l657.355 a sum con-
siderably in excess of what the govern
ment claimed to be due. One half Of the
amount will be paid to the captors, while
the remainder, as provided by law, will
be placed to the credit of the navy pen.
Gian fund --.-...
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Mr.. CONTIGUOUS FIGURES.
Thinks He Can Elect Roosevelt Easily
Without New York

New York. July 2s-Chairman Cortel-
you of the republican national committee
has prepared table of the electoral votes
showing the present political situation.
He gives Roosevelt 267 votes sure, or
twenty-eight moro than necessary to elect.
and his wi out counting New York.
Chairman Cortclyou's table is as follows:
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Washinoton Makes Ir,,,;r;ee

Washington, July 30.-The state de-
partment has addressed itself to the
Russian government through Spencer
Eddy, the American charge at st.
Petersburg, on the subject of the seiz-
ure of the cargo of the Arabia by the
Vladivostok squadron. Officials. how
ever, decline absolutely to make any
public statement respecting the char
acter Of the representations
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05

Augustus Thomas. playwright. has
decided to settle permanently in Eu-
rope
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Murphy at Esopus.

Esopus, July 27.-Charles T. Murphy,
leader of Tammany hall, arrived today
to visit Judge Parker.
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judge Parker Is Busy.

Esopus, July Appropriations for the
arrival of members of the national
democratic committee, work on the
Judge Parker at the ceremonies at
Roselnount August 10. and his heavy
mail. 80 occupied the democratic candi-
date for president that he had little
time for visitors today, and made few
appointments to see visitors.
j. Edward Simmons, president Of the
Fourth National bank of New York.
who is a staunch supporter OF Parker.
was a guest al luncheon
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.TAGGART NAMED
FOR CHAIRMAN
indiana Man Chosen by Demo.
cratic Committee Without
Any Opposition.
EAST WANTED GoRMAN
But Despite All Efforts the MaryIans
Senator Could Not Be Got Into
the Race, and Tasgart Had
No Opposition.

New York, July 2S.-Thomas Taggarr
of Indiana was unanimously elected
chairman Of the democratic national
committee today.
Urey Woodson of Kentucky was
elected secretary.
John I. Martin Of Missouri was elect
ed sergeant-at-arms, and Samuel Dom
elson of Tennessee assistant sergeant
alarms.
The efforts made last night to induce
Senator German to take the chairman
ship Of the democratic national commits
tee were continued today. The leaders
began their conferences early and II
was said a number Of New York bust
ness men We're willing to guarantee
raising a good sized fund for the ex-
penses OF the campaign If German could
be prevailed upon to act as chairman.
The friends of Thomas Taggart de-
clared early that they We're not in the
least disturbed by the effort to bring
out German.
The committee was called to order
at 1880 p. m. by Chairman James X.
Jones. The large parlor of the Hoff-
man house, where the committee met,
was decorated with flags, and portraits
of Parker and Davis We're hung over
the table occupied by the officers. Aft
Ter the committee was called to order
a photograph of the assemblage was
taken. and then the room was cleared
OF all but the members of the COM
mittee.
A motion was,aadopted which allows
the formation e special campaign
committee or finance committee In
New York, or any other organization.
that the executive committee may con-
slider necessary.
Edwin Seton of the District of Cos
lumbia was elected assistant secretary.
The committee decided to go ito ESQ.
pus to visit Judge Parker tomorrow.
No conclusion was reached regarding
the appointment Of an executive COM
mittee. The selection Of a treasurer was
left to the executive committee. The
committee adjourned subject to call.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
About 10000. 600 Melons.

Some one who Is fond OF statistics
has taken some trouble to tell us a
few facts about the watermelon crop
in Texas. Last year the melons were
a great success as to numbers, and
on this output the statistician has
based his calculations. II monu-
ment were built Of the 100000 mel.
ons raised there last year they would
make column 1,233 feet high, lag
feet at the base. In the bottom layer
there would be 2452S melons, occupy
ing q ,462 square feet. This is averag-
ing the size of the melon as IA inches
long and 8 inches in diameter.
These 100000 melons would weigh
in the aggregate the enormous total
of SOO,0O0,0OO pounds. 1t would re-
quire 10000 cars and 1000 full trains
to transport them. The trains, with
not a foot of space between them,
would cover a distance OF ITO miles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
How Success Succeeds.

Col. Weis was once at Carlsbad with
the treasurer of a Cincinnati brewery
There is a system of "Kur tax" in
Carlsbad. You pay from S. to $40 If
you stay over week, the fund going
to defray music and improvement ex.
penses. 1t is plain robbery, but can't
be avoided. The tax is graded &C.
cording to your wealth or income, and
the willy Bohemians generally know
who's who. They came to Weis and
asked his occupation.
I'm in the express business"
Watts dat?"
"Oh, we deliver packages, you
know"
So they put Weis down as a wagon
driver and assessed him the very
lowest, although he draws $685. a
year. The brewery employee gave his
occupation and was hit for the high.
est tax, although his salary was but
$4,000 year.-Philadelph Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
lmnroNe the Canals

A movement has been started in
several centers in Europe to improve
the canals, which have been neglected
through the influence of the railroads,
just as they have in many American
states.
There are in France 1000 miles of
canals. Belgium has 1922 miles of
canals and other waterways. In Hol,
land the canals are put to more gen.
eral use than they are in other coun,
tries.
In England there are 1907 miles of
canals, and it has been pointed out
that the railway companies own 1876
miles of these canals. The railroad
companies keep the canal rates so
high that there is no competition be-
tween the canals and the railroads.
There are few canals in any country
that are not fifty years behind the
times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
YOUNG MASTERS OF MUSIC
Genius In That Line Seems to Awaken
Earh.


The accounts of Master DanewslSi,
who at the mature age of has been
conducting a full orchestra at Bourne
mouth, England, in military march
of his own composition, casually re-
marked afterward that he had written
it several years ago when he was
quite young" suggests question
which is worthy of more attention
than II has received. Why are genu.
inc musical prodigies comparatively
common, whereas in other branches
of art they are practically nonexist-
emit? We say genuine" because 1t Is
undoubtedly the case that while of
course not every precocious musician
Is heard of in maturer life. nearly
every great musician has in his time
been prodigy. One need only in
stance Mozart, Schubert, Haydn,
Chopin, and among expectants of to-
day, Joachim and Norman-Neruda. to
realize that this Is so. Have psycholo-
gists explained why the genius of
music should and does awake In the
soul years before that of painting and
the allied arts?
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that great Jest and laughed. While
they We're shouting | slipped between
them and got up the stairs into
chamber, where / bolted the door and
would not open to them, though the.
pounded their fists sore and cursed
at me. At last they began to laugh
and jeer, and called to me they would
go down and drink my wedding toast
before they broke in the door and
fetched me; and then they betook
themselves to feasting."
Sister Wynfreda bent her head to
murmur a prayer: God forgive me
If have lacked charity in my judg.
ment on the Pagans! Ii they who
have seen the light can do such deeds,
what can be expected of those who
yet labor under the curse of dark
ness?"
Il do not understand YOU" Randa-
lin said YEARLY sinking on the grass
and passing her hands over her strain.
ed eyes. when a man looks with
eyes OF longing upon another mans
property. it Is to be expected that he
will do as much evil as luck allows
him. Though he has got Baddeby
Norman was covetous of Avalcomb.
When his lord, Edric Jarl, was still
King Edmund's man, he twice beset
the castle, and my father twice held
it against him. And his greed was
such that he could rot stay away even
after Edric had become the man Of
Canute."
1t was the nuns turn for bewilder.
ment "The man of Canute? Edric
of Mercia, who is married to the
Kings sister? II cannot be that you
know what you say!"
Certainly | know what say" the
girl returned little impatiently. "All
English lords are fraudulent; men can
see that by the state of the country.
Though he be thrice kinsman to the
English King, Edric Jarl has joined
the host Of Canlte of Denmark; and
all his men have followed him. But
even that agreement could not hold
Norman back from Avalcomb. He
lay hidden near the gate till he saw
my father come, in the dusk, from
hunting, when he fell upon him and
slew him, and forced an entrance-the
nithing! When he had five-and-ffty
men and my father but twelve!"
She paused, with set lips and head
flung high. The nun got down stiffiy
beside her and laid gentle hand upon
upon her knee.
Think not of it, my daughter" she
urged. Think of your present need
and of what it behooves us to do Tell
me how you escaped from the cham
Der, and why you wear these clothes. "
(To be continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
The Worlds Diamond Supply

Amsterdam is the greatest of dia
mond marts. Nearly all the rough
diamonds now taken there to be split
cut and polished come from South AT
RIGA. The stones from Brazil, Guiana,
Australia and BornSo are relatively
few. 1t is estimated that the South
African mines have added 100000
900 worth of diamonds to the worlds
supply, and since less than 5 per cent
of them are lost or destroyed In hun
dred years it Is evident that the gems
are accommodating rapidly. About o.
900 persons are engaged in the dia-
mond industry in Amsterdam. and
contrary to what might naturally be
supposed, 1t Is not the cutters and
polishers whose skill is most priced.
but the splitters. At least 1t is they
who receive the highest wages.
amounting for the best workmen to
500 a week.
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Master?

MASTER" he muttered. Master?
Have they gomez"
In an instant Sister Wynfreda was
on her knees beside him. is it the
English you mean? Did they beset
the casAe?"
Slowlr the mans clouded eyes
cleared. 1.-THE Sisters" he muir
INJURED. II had the intention-to get
to yon-but l fell" His words died
away in a whisper, and his eyelids
dropped. Sister Sexberga turned again
to seek her restorative. Sister Wyn-
freda leaned over and shook him.
Answer me, first Where is your
master? And young Fridtjof? And
your mistress?"
He shrank from her touch with a
gasp of pain. Dead" he muttered.
'Dead-at the gate-Frode and the
boy-the raven-starvers cut them
down like saplings."
And Randalin?"
81 heard her scream as the English
man seized her-Leofwinesson had
her round the waist-they knocked
me on the head, then-I-I-" Again
his voice died away.
Sister Wynfreda made no attempt to
recall him. Mechanically she held his
head so that her companion might
pour the liquid down his throat. That
done, she brought water and band
ages, and stood by, absent-eyed and
in silence, while Sexberga found his
wounds and dressed them. 1t was
the older woman who spoke first.
THE fate of this maiden lies heavy
on your mind, beloved" she said ten
derby; land l would have you know
that my heart also is sorrowful For
all that she is the fruit of darkness,
it was permitted by the Lord that
Randalin, Frode's daughter, should be
born with light in her soul. 1t was
in my prayers that we might be en-
abled to feed that light as it were a
sacred lamp, to the end that in Gods
good time the spreading glory of its
brightness might deliver her from the
shadows forever"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
CHAPTER |.

The Fall If the House of Erode.
AS the blackness of the midsummer
hight paled. the broken towers and
wrecked walls of the monastery loom
ID UP dim and stark in the gray light
Through breach in the moss-grown
wall, the first sunbeam stole in and
pointed a bright finger across the
cloiser garth at the charred spot in
the center, where missals and parch-
ment rolls had made roaring fire to
warm the invaders bloodstained
hands.
AS the lark rose through the bright
ening air to greet the coming day, a
woman in the tunic and cowl of nun
opened what was left of the wicket
gate in the one unbattered wall She
struck note in perfect harmony with
her surroundings, as she stood under
the crumbling arch, peering out into
the Towering lane.
Like the struggling hedges that
were half buried under a net of wild
roses, red and white, the path was
half effaced by grass; but beyond,
ueI eye Coulu lOlIOW lHe straight line
of the great Roman road over marsh
and meadow and hilltop.
Between the dark walls of oak and
beech, it cleaned as white as the
Milky Way. The nun was able to
trace, its course up the slope of the
last hill. Just beyond the crest, a
pail of smoke was spread over a burn
ing village. Shivering the nun turned
her face back to the desolate peace
of the ruins.
Now is it clear to all men why a
bloody cloud was hung over the land
in the year that Ethelred came to the
throne" she said. Il feel as the
blessed dead might feel should they
be forced to leave the shelter of their
graves and look out upon the world"
Rising from its knees beside a bed
Of herbs, second figure in faded
robes approached the gate. Sister
Sexberga was very old, much older
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
American Leanue Notes.

Frank Owens Is Comiskey's winning
pitcher.
Catcher Buelow Of Detroit is laid up
with split hand.
Patten seems to be the whole pitch
ing department for Washington.
The Detroits have a splendid out
field in Mcintyre, Barrett and Craw-
ford.
John Chesbro has helped greatly In
winning his own games by his yigor-
GUS stick work.
President Ban Johnson will not
come East for the present. He Is now
resting at his home in Chicago.
Outfielder Winters has not joined
the Washingtons, and will not. Sal
airy inducement lacking, probably.
Lajoie is playing a fine short for
Cleveland. The great Frenchman can
go 20 any position and make good.
Chesbro's batting is surprise to
those who recall how weak he was
with the willow while with Pittsburg.
Pitcher Morgan, the Fall River re-
cruit of the st. Louis Browns, hasn't
proved fast enough up to the present
time.
No longer can Washington be scoffed
at. Since Patsy Donovan Joined the
cam marked improvement has been
shown.
Lachance has been playing sensa-
.ional ball for the worlds champions.
N twenty-seven games he has made
)ut two errors.
Manager Armour has reached the
conclusion that Earl Moore needs
lot of work to put his pitching arm in
last seasons form.
The pigmy second base-short stop
combination of Parent and Ferris, of
Boston, has a rival in O'Leary and
Robinson, of Detroit.
Killlan, Detroits winning pitcher
looks like the pitching find OF the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Count as a Beqqar.

A fatal cycling accident near Bella
has brought to light a strange type
of Italian mendicant. The dead man
is Count francesca Avogadro di Vag,
liano, a member of one of the Oldest
and noblest families In Italy, and a
public mendicant. He might, had he
chosen. have drawn an annuity sufEl'
cient for his frugal support, but from
some perverse sentiment he preferred
to beg in the streets, miserably clad.
He, was a well-known figure at Bella.
The other day he was tramping 10 his
native district of Vagliano, when he
was knocked down by a cyclist and
killed. His family are now about to
give him a funeral worthy of their
rank.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Lace at $4,000 a Yard.

The most expensive lace manufac-
tured to-day is valued at $4,000 a
yard. Such lace is made, however, in
very small quantities. 1t is in imita-
ton of "old point" and the thread
used is the finest filigree silver, the
pattern being thickly incrusted with
diamonds. The price of this trimming
is about $144 an inch. The high
prices which the fine laces command
are, of course, occasioned by the care
full workmanship that is required in
their manufacture. Besides, the thread
Is very expensive, an ounce of Flan-
ders thread having frequently been
sold at 500 a pound. But this guam
tity can be turned into lace worth
5000. At a sale of lace which was
held recently in Brussels, point dap
plique lace fiounce brought more than
$1,000, while some old Venetian point
was sold for $40 an inch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
accorded the team and management
wonderful support
Central League Gossip.


Evansville has released outfielder
Conroy.
Pitcher Summers has been signed
by Marion. ...
Wheeling has recalled the release OF
first baseman Jim Cox.
Pitcher Tom Hackett, late Of St.
Louis, has joined the Marion team.
Capt. Pfeiffer has been released by
Dayton and Mike Peer is now captain
Of the team.
Eckert, the second baseman, has
signed again with Dayton. He was re-
leased because OF his bad arm.
Marion is greatly handicapped by
the lack Of its leader, Jack Grim.
who is suffering from erysipelas.
II there is a team in the Central
League that has not Smith on its
roster, II has yet to be heard from.
President G. w. Bement has had
trouble with his umpiring staff Kahn
is the only man so far that has been
able to control the players and give
good satisfaction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

In the chapel four feeble old voices
raised a chant that trembled and
shook like a quivering heart-string
TREMENDOUSLY sweet it drifted out over
the garden and blended with the aroma
in the air. The wounded man smiled
through his pain.
The chant ceased, the waverine
treble dying away in note of haunt
ing sweetness. The man moaned and
clutched at his wound; and the bowed
figure by his side reused herself to
tend him. Then a grating of rusty
hinges made her turn her head.
Under the crumbling arch, relieved
against the green of the lane beyond,
stood the figure of a slender boy
wrapped in mantle of scarlet that
bore a strangely familiar look.
Sister Wynfreda rose and took a
step forward, staring at him in bewild
erment.
'Fridtjof?" she questioned.
At the sound of her voice, the boy
turned and FASTENED toward her. Then
great, cry burst from Sister Wyn,
freda, for the face under the black
locks was the face of Randalin.
She made a convincing boy, this
daughter of the Vikings Though she
was sixteen, her graceful body had re,
tanned most of the lines and slender
curves of childhood; and she was long
of limb and broad of shoulder. A life
out-of-doors had given to her skin a
tone of warm brown, which, in land
that expected women to be lily-fair
was like mask added to her dis,
guise. The blacEness of her hair was
equally unconnected with Northern
dreams of beautiful maidens. Some
fair-tressed ancestor back in the past
must have qualified his blood from
the veins of an Irish captive; in no
other way could one account for those
locks, and for her eyes that were of
the grayish blue of iris petals.
The eyes were a little staring this
morning, as though still stretched
wide with the horror of the things
they had looked upon; and all the
glowing red blood had ebbed away
from the brown cheeks.
She said in low voice, "My father
Fridtjof . :" then stopped
to draw long hard breath through
her set teeth.
Sister Wynfreda ran to the girl and
caught her tremblingly by the hands.
Praise the Lord that you are de-
livered whole to mel" she breathed.
Gram told us-that they had taken
YOU"
Gazing at her out of horror-filled
eyes, Randalin stood quite still in her
embrace. Her story came from her
in jerks, and each fragment seemed
to leave her GREATNESS, though she
spoke slowly.
Il broke away" she said. "They
stood around me in a ring. Norman
Leofwinesson said he would carry
me before priest and marry me, so
that Avalcomb might be his lawfully,
whichever king got the victory. I
said by no means would wed him
sooner would slay him. All thought
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
American Association News.


The Minneapolis club has released
first baseman Dan Lally.
Bug" Holiday and pitcher Hart are
umpring In good style.
Hazelton Is one of the best hitters
that ever wore Toledo uniform.
Stone, whom Boston turned back to
Milwaukee, is hitting .416.
Outfelder Swander is making good
with Minneapolis club in batting and
fielding.
McCord. the left.handed pitcher who
was. with Louisville last year, has
signed with Greensburg.
The st. Paul club has released out
fielder John Lawler to Sioux City, be-
cause It had more outfielders than it
could use.
Hugh Hill Is batting hard for Kan
sas City, In one game the man whom
Cleveland released year ago made
four two,baggers. His average up to
date is 1905,
Notwithstanding the fact that Billy
Clymer and his Columbus team were
unuCky in getting away In poor fash
lou, the enthusiasts of that city have