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morning at q =. IN lie or the sun. nd
to his eyes these waving seas Of grasses
all seemed bccSOnins fields of corn.
These smokes. coming from the broken
tcpceS OF the iimid tribcsmen. surely
they arose from tao roofs OF haDny
and coltented home, These vreaths
and wraiths OF the twisting and wide
stalking mists. surely these were the
captains OF general hYsO1ndryi All
John Law. John Law, Had God given
thee the right feeling and contentcd
heart. happy indeed had boon these
days IN this new iani Of thine own
FAR from isnoble 5triy.n2s and from
ievered dreams. far from aim.ess strug-
giles and unrc2Ulatcd ayarice. far from
oppression and from misery. far from
chickering's, heart-burniacs and envy
ings. All. John Law, Had COD but
given thee tho pure and vcll-contentcd
heart For here in the Mesaase1e. that
Mind which made tho universc anG set
man 10 be one of its little inhabitlrts
surely that Mind had planned that
man should come and grow in this
place. tail and strong. and fruitful.
uSeiul TO all the world even as this
swift. strong growing of the maize.
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\ nird ITrieuISbfp.

The rector Of Woolstonc. Mr. Gilter
Coventry. has just told me of wiz
rocl-do'c which one OF his starle
Toys had reared from the nest. '
-lcpt in the open. however. and I,at
iuli liberty. soon the good things O,
III" rcctor's table attracted it. and (
would appear through The open win
dow ~ meal times. take hot SOUP WHY
much z'st and cYcn sip sherry from
the wincglass. Al night it Otter
clipped in and slept in thc rcctor's led
on it's baci. under The covcrlet %,
sunday morning during the reading -
tho les on he dove How swiftly thrruel
AN open window INTO the church N,
settled on tho rcctor's head BroaC
miles spread over the faces OF tn,
elders and audible filters came from
the youngsters. \ gentle torch sen
the bird down to 81. edge of tlic clerk
desk below. where il sat undisfurbcd
Pail Mall Gazel,,.
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CHAPTER XIII.
TIE brink or cII\NGL:

TIE BRINK or CHANGE.
The breath of autumn came into the
air. The little flowers which had dot
ted the grassy robe OF the rolling hills
had long since faded away under the
ardent sun. and now there appeared
only the denudcd stalks of the null
lens and the Haunting banners OF the
Eoldenrod. Tho wild grouse shrank
from the edges OF the little fields ana,
Joined their numbers into general
Lands, which night and morn crossed
the country on sustained and strong
winged flight. The plumlen OF the
loung wild turkeys. stalking in droves
among the open SrOTcs, began to emu
late the iriicScent splcrdOrS OF their
elders. The marshes abo,c The village
became the homo OF Yet more numcr-
GUS thousands OF clamo.iu- wild fowl.
and hiSh up against tho blue thcrc
passed. on the southhound t0rrncy.
the harrow OF tho wild goose. vending
their way irCm north to south acros
an unknown empire
a chill came into the water, OF
the river. so that the bass and pike
sought ont the deeper pools. The
squirrels Dasily boarded up supplies OF
the nuts no. ripeninG The antlcrs of
the deer AMI the elk which emerged
from the concealing Tickets now
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. VIII always recommend wonderful hope
lead others who to
ieheoes l. e. WILADsEN, r. r. No 1, Manning Iowa
of Lyd
nam Negetable Compound diseases of women $500
women should remember tn
MIS- at Lynn Mass about their
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Sometime. u acrnratc..

\ teacher in our graded 3cnOols wa
Imprcssing upon the pupils in her clas
tho great value OF tho Atlantic catI
in bringing the dincren' countric
closer together lcotine them in torcj
with each other. thus proIioting thei
social and commercial relations. Sh,
dwclt at len,th upon her explanation
ana Nnen she had made he poir. vcr.
clear, b. way OF summing up what 81.
nad said, shc asked The question. no,
now many can tell nc what one thin,
Hnitc5 more people than my orhe
hing in our WORLD"
One hand rose higher than the res,
.crthd. you may tell W.: clasf
listen said ;hc teacher.
"Matrimony." said Bertha. .Woy
ans Home COMPANION.
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rest which tho ncater eaful ~ A..
when ar length lie raised his nesd syt
turned 10 resume his burden ,n1t h.,
suspicious eye caught glimpse @:
sOncthing which sent him in a fash
below the level Of the grasses. ane
thence 20 the cover OF a tree trunk.
As 10 gazed from his hidins-place
he saH ths tawny waters Oh The bayov
broken mo a long series OF ADVANCING
ripples. Passing the fringe of ~.
rice. swim ming down beneath IT,.
heavy cordacc OF the wild grapevine.
there came on two canoes. rouEnb
maze Of elm BARK. in fashion Whit
would hare shown an older frontiers
man full proof of their western oric.3
In tho bow oil The foremost boat. a
Law could now clearly see. 81
slender young man. clad in the IN.
iorIG- no- soiled and faded. OF a cap
tain - ;he British army His boa
was pr-fc..?d by four dus'ly PAD dlers
incitns OF - east. Staiwart. powerful
Silent they sent the craft en- dow
stream. heir keen eyes glancin; swift.
~ from one point 10 the other OF the
cNcr-chanSing panorama. set fnling
nothing that would seem to- ~arrani
pause Back of the first loai 10y a shori
distance came kindred CRAZE, tts crew
comprising two white men ar.d .wo In.
dian paddlers. OF the white men. ons
might have been a petty officer. the
other perhaps private solcier.
II was. then. as Du Mesne had said
E'cry party bound into the west mus,
Ai-,t
the Him. But why should these he
present here? Were they friends or
foes? So Guercd the watcher. tence
and eager as q waiting PANTHER. noy
cfouched with straining eye behind the
sheltcring tree
AS the leading boat swung clear oil
the shadows tho man in the PROV
turned his face. scanning closely the
shore OF the stream. As he dill so
Law half started TO his feet. and
moment later stepped from his cor al.
ment He gazed again and again
doubling what he saw. Surely thos,
clean-cut. handsome features could be.
long 10 no man but his former friend
Sir Arthur Pembroke,
Yet how could Sir Arthur be here
" ''H' Np'''' bt CI dul, anu now nae
hc been guided hither? These Sudlef
questions might, upon the instant. hav,
confused brain ready as that rf thi
observer. who paused not to reaec:
that this meeting. seemingly go i'm
possible. was in fact the most Natura
thing in the world; indeed. cou!G scare.
have been avoided by anyone trayelinl
with Indian guides down the wafer.
way 10 the NcsSascbc.
The keen eyes Of the rcd paddlen
caught sight OF the crushed erase.
ct the little landing en- the bayou br1%
even as Law rOS" from his hid u.
place. swift. concerted sweep OF ~
paddles sent the boat Ci:clinS ont int'
midstream, and before Law knew !
he was covered by half dozen gun.
He hardly noticed this. His own gu.
hc left leaning against tree. an,
his hand was thrown out high in from
OF him as he came on. calling ont
those in the stream. He heari n,
command of the leader in the beat
2nd moment later both :ant~
swung ilshore.
ITO 10 Continued
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BYE-O, DAD.

Pops got To go to town
By-o-by--
tops got TO put ycu down.
hont YOU C:J.
Wnen evening shadows fall.
when We hear nigh,bitds cali.
thcn wc'li forget - ali.
My. Oh. my.
Pops go: 10 kiss y.u row,
Mss me by!
Life s SUch "A ruwd,- -dow.
Ally. oh my.
'op's got TO so away.
Pops got To wo-k an day:
Sui ho'll come home tu play
by and by.
While The slow minutes go.
Eyes-o blue.
Pop VIII just dream. you k"o-.
Dear. of you.
Dream OF the evening sweet.
Dream Of the gir' hen meet
Hell hear your laughter sweet,
Sweet and trde.
AID We will romp again.
just MS glad:
ForEet the parting pain
We have had:
so. dcaric. kiss me by"
30. dC3rie. don't You crv:
Now wave me "Rvc-u-byc,
Gyc-o' Dad
j. NJ. Lewis. IN Houston Post.
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THE MISSISSIPPI
/, BUBBLE 8
By EMERSON HOUGH n
Author of"The Storyof the Cowboy"
The Girl at the Railway House. Etc. 4
Ccopyrisht, zoe, by Immersion EoushJ
CMAPTER NXII.-.nNrlNl-rn.

A soberneSs had come over the habit
of the master mind OF this little col
ony. His hand took up the AK. and
forgot the sword and gun Day after
day he stood looking abou; him, exam
lining and studying in little all the
strange things which he saw: seeking
to learn as much as might he of the
timorouS savases. who in time BEGAN
10 straGGle back to their ruined viii
iaSes; talking. as best he might
through such Interpreting as was pos
sible, with savaGes who came from
Inc west of the McSsascbe. and from
The south and from the far southwest:
hearing. and learning and wondering
of land which seemed as large as
all the earth and various as all the
lands that lay beneath the sun-that
west. SO glorious. so new. so bound
less. which WIS yet to be the home OF
countless heaIth-freS ard the sites Of
myriad fields OF corn Let others hunt.
and fish. and rob the Indians OF their
turs. after the accepted fashion of tho
time a for John Law. he must look
about him. and think and watch this
growing OF the corn.
lie saw it fairly from its BEGINNING
this growth OF the maize. this pllni
which never yet had frown on S,,:,,
or English soil this tall. beaIi,ivi
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-30
Weather and River.

The snowfall, which set in on Thurs
dav afternoon, continued until shortly
after ten o'clock last night when the
heavens became clear. By this time the
now was between eight and nine inches
deem on a level. This morning a thick
foe hung over the city. At times it was
so dense that it was impossible to dis
Germ objects more than half a square
away. About nine o'clock the sun APP
reared. resembling a huge disc of sill
yer. and later dispersed the fog, when
bright and mild conditions followed
The snow on the ground now affords ex-
cellent sleighing. The temperature was
low early this morning, the mercury De-
ing at 10 at Z o'clock. ,
The river presented a very dismal
appearance this morning. The fog was
so thick that nothing could be descrleo
a few yards from the wharves. The
steamer Norfolk was delayed about two
hours in her arrival at this port. The
Wakefield of the Randall line reached
here on her return trip from MachodoC
and river landings yesterday. The
steamer Westmoreland, from Baltimore
and river landings, did not arrive las
night, according to her schedule.
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T~ELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

This morning Miss Mamie L. Bryan,
sister of w. j. Bryan, who has been
seriously i'll for some days, in Lincoln,
Neb., was very low. Mr.. Bryan is ex-
pected there this afternoon.
A member of the firm of J. P. Nor
gan, & Co. in New York, said today {:
The report hat Mr.. Morgan is contem-
plating taking up his permanent resi-
dence in Englnnd, is absolutely untrue.
A. B. Baxter q Co., incorporated,
dealers in stocks, bonds and cotton, in
New York, with one hundred and seventy
five branch offices in the country, have
assigned for the benefit of their creditors.
The amount of the liabilities are not
known and ore said to be large.
The Pope is suffering from a fresh
and a stronger attack of govt and is now
convinced that living in the Vatican
endangers his health. He says that al
least in the coming summer he mus
have a change OF climate, and DIR.
Lapponi, the Pope's physician, favor'
the idea.
About FIVE hundred dwellings in the north
western section of Philadelphia were flooded
early this morning by the breaking Of reser
yoir main at 9th street and Montgomer.
avenue.
In some manner as yet unaecounted for, tn
central roof Of the city hall, at Fitcbhurg
Mass, fell in this morning. No one was IN
jured.
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Church Services, &C., Sunday.

Cuprer CHURCH-Seryices at HOO a. m
and 7.9O o. m. by Rev. w. j. Morton.
Sr PhuL's CHURCH-Services at II a. m.
and 80 p. m. by Rev. P. P. Phillips.
GsA.g CurFCH-Holy communion at 7:3(
3. N. Services ut IL a. IN. and 1880 p. m. by
Rev. c. f. Ball.
ST. MARY's C~HURCH-First mass at a. m,
Second and last mass at 1890 q. NJ. Vespers
and sermon at 4 p. M.
EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHuRCH-Ser-
vices at $50 p. m. by Rev. Mr.. Schroeder. Nc
other service.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Sunday
school at $50 a. m. Services at II a. IN. and
7:30 D. IN. by Rev. F. j. Brooke, d. d..
BAPTIST CHURCH-Sunday school at $3.50 q.
m. Services at IL a. IN. and 1880 p. m. by
Rev. J.. Clifton Bradford.
TRINITY METH. EPIS. CHURCH-Sunday
school at $50 I'm. Services at IL q. m. and
7;SO D. m. by Rev. J. A. LETTERS. Young
Peoples Meeting at $50 p. m.
METH. EPIs. CHURCH SoUTHSo:3O a. m.
Sunday school. Services; IL a. IN. and 1880
d. m. by Rev. j.. p. Stump.
METH. PROT. CHURCH-Sunday school at
9:15 a. m. Services at IL a. m. and 1;5O p. m
by Rev. j. II. S. Ewell.
FREE METHODIST CHURCH-Lee street,
near Wilkes-Services at II a. IN. and 7:3O pm.
VILLAGE CHAPEL, NJ. f. CHURCH SOUTH
Gibbon street, near Alfred.-Sunday school at
2A5 p. N. Preaching at 400 p. m. by Rev.
Mr.. Welch. .
RAILROAD READING Inconsistencies at
4 p. ~.
DEL RAY CHAPEL NJ. Z. CHURCH SOUTH
Sunday school at 2. Preaching at 3 p. IN.
Epworth League at s p. III.
AIMS HOUsE-Service at 2 30 p. IN.
MIssTON-West side of Fairfax street, be-
tween Franklin and Jefferson streets. -SerV-
ices at 1880 p. IN.
ROBERTS CHAPEL, NJ. f. CHURCH COLOR
ed)-Preaching at IL a. m. and 1870 p. m.
MEADE CHAPEL-Sunday school at $3.50 p.
m. Evening service at 5 p. m.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

Tuesday will be Ground Hog Day.
There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning.
Ten strangers sought refuge from the
elements at the station house last night.
A sand dredge, belonging to Mr.. Louis
Smoot, of this city, has been cut through
by the ice and sunk in Pamunkey creek.
The alarm of fire early last night was
caused by the burning of the chimney of
a house on Henry street, between Queen
and Patrick.
Representative John F. Rixey has forward
ed 10 the District of Columbia Commissioner
a communication received by him from John
r. Blake, Of Fairfax, protesting against
farmers having to pay $l2 license fee for sell
ing market produce. of their own raising in
the District of Columbia. The receipt Of the
communication has been noted by Commits
sioner West.
The Southern Railway has made the fol-
lowing changes in its freight traffic repre-
s.ntatives located in New York city, effective
February /: II. Tyler Smith, soliciting agent
Piedmont Air Line, vice S. W. Britton, re-
signed S. w. Thorburn. soliciting agent OF
the Asheyille Line, vice Smith, promoted.
The snow storm which began Thursday
afternoon continued during that night, all
day Yesterday and up to late hour last night
during which time about eight inches of snow
had fallen, making this the deepest snow thai
Alexandrians have experienced since the
blizzard of '99.
During the month the clerk Of the Corpor
alton Court recorded AZ deeds and issued 81
marriage licenses-26 to white and 6 to color
ed persons.
Messrs. Lucas, Lyons and knight vii
give a soiree at McBurney's Hall OF MOlda,
night. Pistorio's orchestra will furnish thu
music.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
ton Yesterday to Wade II. Green and Minnie
Holsinger, both of townsville.
Mr.. F. r. Lee, ofthe Theological Seminary
will preach at the Railroad Mission tomorrow
evening at 4 O'Clock.
The annual meeting of the ~stOckholders. o
the Grand Opera House Company was held II
this city today.
J.H. Webb has sold TO Robert Elliott TIVE
lots at the corner Of Commerce and Yves
streets.
Attention is called to the announcement o
d. Bendheim & Sons special sale of white
next week. Despite the enormous and un
paralleled rise in the price of cotton and raw
materials generally, their store brings tn
public great values in new embroideries
taces. muslin underwear. bed clothing, tabl
linens. percales, ginghams, &c. A visit I
their store this week will prove very interest
ing to buyers.
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Opera House.

The sensational and always popular
melodrama, "The New Fast Mall" one
of Lincoln J. Carriers first successes and
the one that made him famous some
fifteen years ago, will be seen at the
Opera House on Tuesday next. The
play is a strong one, remarkably con-
sistent and well brought out with much
deep heart interest, dramatic, climaxes,
humorous and Iaughable situations and
withal a beautiful love story that twines
around the plot. The passing Of the
long freight train in the third act and the
later rush of the fast mail is very realistic
and exciting. The fourth act, a dive,
which is full of sensational, vigorous
action, is one of the features Of the play
and brings the climax to an agreeable
finish. There is a beautiful scene OF
Niagara Falls at night with The moon
throwing its silvery rays on the troubled
waters and the old Suspension Bridge
looming up out of the darkness, making
one of the most striking examples o.
stage craft that will appeal to every one
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Personal.

Colonel R. E. Lee, jr., member of the
! House of Delegates from Fairfax, viii
address the citizens of Louisa the second
Monday in February told County Court
day), taking for his theme the leading
topics of the day.
Mr.. ]. II. Trimyer, who, for severa
years, has been vice president and gen
eraI manager of the Alexandria Steam
Laundry Company has sold his interest
to a Washington laundryman, and will
no longer be connected with the concern.
Mr.. J. William Talbot lett Thursday
for New York on a months business trip.
Rev. J. Clifton Bradford, OF Baltimore,
will occupy the pulpit at the baP''s'
Church at both services tomorrow.
An operation Was performed upon
Mr., Peter Hall, of this city, at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital IN Baltimore
today.
Mr.. Geo. H. Hayden is quite sick at
his home on Pitt street.
Another of the very pleasant meetings
of the Euchre Club was held last night
at the residence of Mrs. Louis c.
Barley, on north Columbus street. In
addition to a full attendance of the club
a number Of other guests were present
After an interesting and closely con-
tested game the prizes were awarded 70;
Mrs. E.. G. Dunn, Mrs. @. w. Ashby,
Mr.. George Uhler, and Mr.. Albert Z.
Murdaugh.
Miss Yeaton, of Alexandria, has been
visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Southgate
Yeaton, on Maryland avenue. Balti-
more American.
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The Late Accident on the Congo.

The letter from Rev. Motto Martin, from
Leopoldville, dated November 80, gives
additional particulars concerning the
capsizing of the little steamer Lapsley
on the river Congo. The accident oc-
Cured November 16. Among other
things Mr.. Martin says:
.'Mr. Slaymaker, Mr.. Vass and / start
ed up the river on the Lapsley on No
vember IL. The river was. tumultuous
and strong-a swift, whirling and rocky
current--and the Lapsley was unable to
cone with it. When we struck a fierce
whirl. despite Mr.. VASES strenuous ef-
forts. the boat would be whirled COM
pletely around, and we would have to
make a circuit and try the passage at
some other point. We struck seven
such places before the night of the 14th
inst, and then rested all day on Sunday.
We started out early on Monday morn
ing. and at seven O'Clock struck another
whirl, larger and stronger than any ofthe
Others. The boat was helpless, and was
whirled-thOugh the helm was hard-oyer-
so fast that she careened, and the waters
caught her narrow deck. In about ff-
teen seconds she was floating bottom up,
and we were struggling in that terrible
current. Mr.. Slaymaker never came
to the surface at all; and since he was
a good swimmer, his death is most mys-
ferrous. Mr.. Vass was soon rescued by
one of his crew, and |, after being caught
by the drowning natives four times, and
while in despair almost, was saved by a
floating chair. The canoe came up
high and dry, and Mr.. Vass,
managing her with strong swimmers, sent
her down stream after me, while
he. himself, on the bottom of the
upturned steamer, held a prayer
meeting with the remaining natives.
When we all reached the shore, about
two or three hundred yards away, we
found that, besides Mr.. Slaymaker,
twenty-three we're drowned. We walk
ed. in our wet clothes, through the no
sun and tangled grass until, after noon
we reached Kwamouth. Dir. Vass Sc
curing State aid, has raised the Lapsley.
Our boat has a good hull, and slightly
dam 'ged engines left; the rest is a COM
plete s~mash-up."
Mr.. Vass has also sent a letter in
which he gives the details of the ac-
cident. The following is an excerpt:
ave started out Monday morning,
and had run only about half an hour
when we came to a point with strong
water. | eased off slowly to meet this
from the lighter current near shore.
As she struck the strong water, the helm
refused to bring her up against the cur
rent. The water boiled up on the deck
pressing her down on one side, and
nothing | could do could save her. IL
a few seconds she was upside down
Mr.. Slaymaker was by me, and haC
told me be was a good swimmer. say
him grab the railing on the upper sid
as he went over. | never saw him after
wards. | fear he became entangle'
with some OF the people that could no
swim. and was taken down"