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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15
RISE IN BANANA PRICES
Caused by the Fever Quarantine in
the South

CHICAGO, August 15.-With the visible
supply of bananas reduced to less than half
the usual amount because of the restric-
lions on Importation made by the quaran-
tine at New Orleans. wholesale dealers
along South Water street are predicting
famine In the fruit
Prices during the last two weeks have
shown steady rise until they are about
double what they were a month ago, and
the demand Is greater than the supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15
DR.. Storch's Condition Unchanged,

DR.. A. B. Storch of 40 E street northeast.
who was stricken with paralysis while at
Camp Ordway over week ago remains in
about the same condition. His right leg is
almost totally paralyZed and his right arm
Is useless. His physicians say his recovery
Is still matter of doubt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15
FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS.

LONDON. August 15.-The amount of
bullion taken into the Bank of England on
balance today was f1o,0Oo.
BERLIN. August 15.-Exchange on Lon
don, 20 marks Az pfennigs for checks. Dis
count rates-Short bills. IL per cent; three
months bills, 21s per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15

Miller's Tavern, Va, was instantly killed
by lightning yesterday during . severe
electric storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15
The Copper Strength.
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co, bankers
and brokers' 1419 + street, members Nov
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15
Today's Government Receipts

NATIONAL bank notes received today for
redemption. s49s, 9S4; government receipts
from internal revenue. 1882 932; customs
se646l3; miscellaneous. $44, 1888: expendi-
lures, s2,l1O,OOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15

Bar silver firm. 27&d. per ounce
Money, 1Laa1h per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for short
bills is I7sa1 1919 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for three
months bills Is ! 1913 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15

The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the American Smelling and Refining
Company will be held in Jersey City on
september ID. The books close on August
23 for the meeting. In addition to the
election of directors a vote is to be taken
upon a proposed bylaw that dividends
may be declared and paid at such times
as may be determined by the directors
and upon a number of other matters
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

round st. Stephens gate, while the en-
gines poured fire and bolts upon the
doomed town and the Saracen miners
worked their way beneath the barbican
and the wall The soldiers within could
not sally because of the multitude OF
the watching horsemen; they could not
show themselves, since he who dld SO
was at once destroyed by thousand
darts and they could not build up the
breaches of the crumbling wall. AS
day was added to day the despair grew
ever deeper. In every street might De
met long professions of monks bearing
crosses and chanting penitential psalms
and prayers. while in the house doors
women walled to Christ for mercy and
held to their breasts the children which
so soon must be given to death or torn
from them to deck some Mussulman
harem.
The commander Balian called the
knights together in council and showed
them that Jerusalem was doomed.
"Then," said one of the leaders. 'let
us sally out and die fighting In the
midst of foes"
Aye" added Heraclius. "and leave
cur children and our women to death
and dishonor. Than that surrender is
better, since there Is no hope OF sue
COR
NAY" answered Balian, I'VE will not
surrender. While God lives there is
hope :.
sHe lived on the day of Hattin and
suffered it," said Heraclius;- and the
council broke up, having decided moth
ing.
That afternoon Balian stood once
more before Saladin and implored him
to. spare the city.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

He knew that he Travelled while he
was ill, for at dawn he would hear the
camp break up with mighty noise
and feel his litter lifted by slaves, who
bore him along for hours across the
burning sand till at length the even
ing came and with a humming sound
like the sound of hiving bees, the
great army set its bivouac. Then
came the night and the pale moon
floating like a boat upon the azure
sea above and everywhere the bright
eternal stars, to which went up the
constant cry of "Allahu Akbar! ALA
tu Akbar! God is the greatest, there
is none but he.
TT is a false god" he would say
Tell them to cry upon the Savior Of
the World
Then the voice of Masouda would
seem to answer:
Judge not. No god whom men wor-
ship with pure and single heart is
wholly false. Many be the ladders that
lead to heaven. Judge not, you Chris
tian knight"
At length that journey was done, and
there arose new noises as of the roar
of battle. Orders were given and men
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

marched out In thousands; then rose
that roar, and they marched back
again, mourning their dead.
AT last came day when, opening his
eyes, Goodwin turned to rest them on
Masouda, and 10! she was gone, and in
her accustomed place there sat a man
whom he knew well-Egbert, once
Bishop of Nazareth, who gave him to
drink of sherbet cooled with snow.
Where am II" he asked.
"Outside the walls Of Jerusalem. my
son, prisoner in the camp of Saladin,"
was the answer.
"And where is Masouda, who has
sat by me all these days?"
'In heaven, as / trust" came the
gentle answer, "for she was a brave
woman. 1t was I who have sat by
you
Nay" said Goodwin obstinately. 'it
was Masouda.
.If So" answered the Bishop again.
'.it was her spirit, for l have prayed
over her open grave-her spirit, which
came to visit you from heaven, and has
gone back to heaven now that you are
of the earth again.
The siege went on: from terror to
terror II went on. The mangonels
hurled their stones increasingly; the
arrows flew In clouds so that none
could stand upon the walls. Thousands
Of the cavalry of Saladin hovered
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

nothing broke that utter silence. He
turned again and stared about him.
Something glinted on the ground yon-
der, toward the end of the vault, just
where he had knelt before the execu-
TONER A shape lay there; doubtless it
was Masouda, imprisoned and asleep.
Masouda," he said. and the sounding
echoes from the arched walls answered
back, ''Masouda"
He must awaken her; there was no
choice Yes, it was she, asleep, and
she still wore the royal robes of Rosa
mund, and clasp of Rosamund's still
glittered on her breast
How sound Masouda slept Would
she never wake? He knelt down beside
her and put out his hand to lift the long
hair that hid her face. Now it touched
her, and 10! the head fell over
Then, with horror in his heart, Cod
win held down the lamp and looked.
Oh! those robes were red, and those
lips were ashen. 1t was Masouda,
whose spirit had passed him in the
desert; Masouda slain by the heads
mans sword, This was the evil jest
that had been played upon him, and
thus they met again.
Goodwin rose to his feet and stood
over her still shape as a man stands in
a dream, while words broke from his
lips and fountain in his heart was un-
sealed
"Masouda," he whispered, Il know
now that 1 love you, o woman with a
royal heart. Wait for me, Masouda,
wherever you may dwell"
While the whispered words left his
lips it seemed to Goodwin that once
more, as when he rode with Wulf from
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

Saladin led him to the door of the
tent and pointed to his yellow banners
floating here and there upon the wall
and to one that at this moment rose
upon the breach itself.
Why should / spare what have
already conquered" he asked, "and
what I have sworn to destroy? When
I offered you mercy you would have
none of it. Why do you ask 1t now?"
Then Balian answered him in the
words that will ring through history
forever.
For this reason, Sultan. Before
God, If die we must, we will first
slaughter our women and our little
children, leaving you neither male nor
female to enslave. We will leave the
city and its wealth: We viii grind the
holy rock to powder and make the
mosque el-Aksa and the other sacred
places heap of ruins. We will cut
the throats of the 5000 followers Of
the prophet who are in our power,
and. then, every man of us who can
bear arms, we will sally out into the
midst of you and fight on till we fall
So methinks Jerusalem will cost you
DEAR"
The Sultan stared at him and
stroked his beard.
Eighty thousand lives" he NUT
tered; eighty thousand lives, besides
those of my soldiers whom you will
slay. A great slaughter-and the holy
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

Ascalon, the strange wind blew about
his brow, bringing with it the presence
of Masouda, and that once more the
unearthly peace sank into his soul.
Then all was past and over, and he
turned to see the old imaum standing
at his side.
did 1 not tell you that you would
find her sleeping?" he said, with his
bitter, chuckling laugh. Call on her,
Sir Knight; call on her! Love, they
say. can bridge great gulfs-even that
between severed neck and bosom" ;"
With the silver lamp in his hand
Goodwin smote and the man went
down like a felled OK, leaving him
once more in silence and in darkness.
For a moment Goodwin stood thus
till his brain was filled with fire and
he. too, fell-fell across the corpse of
Masouda, and there lay still.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
CHAPTER XXI.
At Jerusalem.

Goodwin knew that he lay sick, but
he knew no more. for all the, past had
gone from him, save that Masouda
seemed to tend him in his sickness.
There she was always. clad in a white
robe, and looked at him with eyes
full of ineffable calm and love, and
he noted that round her neck ran a
thin, red line, and wondered how it
came there.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

city destroyed forever. OH it was of
such massacre as this that once I
dreamed"
And Saladin sat still and thought
awhile, his head bowed upon his
breast.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

sThose who are curious to know ths
story OF the end of those holy heroines.
the Virgins of ST. Clare. i think In the
year 1891 may read IL In my book. "A
Winter Pilgrimage" pp. 254 and 2o5.-
Author.
, 1905-12-13
The Arch of the Foot.

Where there is excessive pain in the
calf of the leg it is almost certain that
the arch of the foot is giving way or
hattening. Bandaglng with adhesive
plaster across the instep, or, better
still, an elastic arch worn inside the
shoe, will remedy this and give instant
relief from the pain in the leg. The
arch of the foot is likely to f1atten
when wearing badly made shoes, those
that offer no support to the instep.
, 1905-12-13

''They Sat before the window, but
not looking out. They were gazing into
each others eyes. Each knew the 9TH
er's problem. The man bent forward,
placing his lips neal hers. His right
arm rested on the back Of the sofa
ready to fall about her waist. His left
hand nearly touched hers. She must
decide whether to accept what might
come by remaining where she was or
decline 1t by rising. She decided TO re-
main, to give up her career for him.
Suddenly he arose, went to the win
dow and looked out. He had decided
for himself, and he had altered her de-
cision."
The old man when SHE began had
been looking straight into her eye.
She was at least ten years younger
han he and far better preserved. In
deed, she was still a handsome m
She had been beautiful. Before she
finished a dimness came before his
eyes, and he turned them toward a
wood on the other side of the road.
Then his hand found its way to hers.
What had the fortune he never got
been to him in place of that sweet
sympathy which, springing suddenly
between recognized mates, grows
stronger, deeper, holier to the end?
Slowly he turned and looked her in the
eyes.
81 remember" he said.
''That decision gave me success-for-
tune
ut gave me neither. 1t deprived me
of that which Is worth far more than
both-love."
"Our summer is past" she went on;
I've have sowed our seed and have
gathered the harvest. Now we are
only waiting. That love we knew In
our youth we cannon know now. We
can but treasure Il memory. 1t Is a
faint satisfaction. like II Whit from a
%crumbling rose, yet it may help us as
our faculties wane and we await the
inevitable winter that here at least has
no awakening spring.
1T will be more han that to me-" he
said. 1T will be Il cheering light on
what is left of the path | tread; Il light
from which all that is sensual has
burned away. 1t will greet me when |
awaken in the morning, and after my
eyes have been closed at night it will
still shine In upon my heart
The footman, leaving the carriage,
came toward them. saluted and IN
nounced that the break had been TEN
porarily repaired so that they could go
on. The lady arose. and her companion
attended her to her carriage, handing
her in. After the door had closed SHE
extended her hand through the win
dow; there was Il mutual pressure. Il
sudden flash through the eyes of each
Of the ghost of a youthful love, and
they parted never to meet again.
f. 4. mitchell.
, 1905-12-13

[OriginaI.l
Il wonder said Ellen Shirley to her
sister Fanny, what has come over
papa. For several days he has been
dreaming. At times there seems to
hutter within him something of his
taraway youth. | can see it in his
step, his eye, his smile, though he
smiles SO seldom"
Heaven grant" replied Fanny,
changing color, that he has not been
caught by some designing woman
How terrible to think Of a specially
manufactured mother"
Richard Shirley's married life had
been devoid of anything more than a
family affection. His wife was a cold
woman, whom he had married for her
fortune. She had given herself, but her
fortune she had retained in her own
keeping. Nainly had their younger
daughter, Fanny, tried to shield her
father from the mothers reminders
that she held the purse strings. Rich
ard Shirley had been married, but he
had never known what 1t was to be
mated.
The family remained ut their country
seat till after the holidays, and every
morning Mr.. Shirley took his constitu-
tional walk, usually alone. On a GER
tain morning in November after Il
storm. when the air was full of ozone,
a few red leaves were clinging to the
trees and a thin coat of ice covered
the smaller streams, he was walking
along a road. Ahead of him he saw Il
carriage that had evidently been stall
ed or broken down. When he came up
two liveried servants were examining
a broken spring, II of them just start
ing to find a blacksmith. A lady had
alighted from the coach and was stand
ing looking on. On seeing Mr.. Shirley
she stepped forward to meet him..
1--WE meet inopportunely," she said,
extending her hand, "after so long a
separation"
separation! What separation? Are
Won not mistaken in your person, mad
ann"
mo. Mr.. Shirley, l am not mistaken.
| am not likely to have forgotten you.
But why stand here? Let us go to the
stone bridge yonder while my men are
looking out for the repairs"
Mr.. Shirley walked beside her, and
they sat on the stone coping of the
bridge. Too gallant to acknowledge
that he did not recognize her, he re-
Trained from speech.
"Do you remember" she said, lone
evening years, many years, ago a
young girl sitting in her music room?
Her piano stood against the wall, her
harp in a recess, sheet music scattered
about. From a bay window was a
view of a river, with mountains be-
yond. while between were the happy
autumn fields There was a career be
fore the girl, but love stole in to de-
prive her of it. The man who drew her
from it was handsome, winning, re-
fined, aristocratic. He, too, had a de-
cision to make. He was born to for
tune; fortune was needful to him, yet
he was without fortune. Should he
give himself to a poor girl or reserve
himself for a wealthy one?
, 1905-12-13
Woman's Home Companion

The Woman's Home Compan-
ion is for every member of the
family. For our bright, earnest,
cultured, home-loving American
woman it is an ideal entertainer
and helper in a Thousand con-
genial ways; but the fathers and
brothers and sons join in its per-
usal by the fireside, and the chill
dren eagerly turn to the pages
that n written for them.
The issues for tbs forthcoming
year will be unique In conception
and execution, rich and varied
in contents, and brilliant with
the finest, most elaborate and
artistic illustrations obtainable.
, 1905-12-13
The Cosmopolitan

A leading magazine for eighteen
years. With the recent change of
ownership it has been improved.
1t is far betterin every respect, and
aims to the bestin its field. Every
year or 81 there's one notable adj
vance in the forward movement
among the many magazines. This
year it is the Cosmopolitan. And
this shall be a splendid permanent
success. Its gains in newsstand
sales and subscriptions have been
remarkable. And these are due
ouly to thenewl life and real merit.
The Cosmopolitan is printing
VIII Vt TIL e PEOPLE WANT.
1t contains regularly the best fic-
ton, best special articles on time
ly topics and best illustrations
that money can buy.
, 1905-12-13

It's we'll known to every on in business that in fixing a selling price there
must be added to the manufacturing cost" the coto of marketing. The cost OF mar
ketng a magazine is big item and these three publishing houses decided to unity
their efforts o GET ew readers making me organization do the work, and dV1de
the cost of marketing by three That is why this year you lean buy three maya
zines that fit the needs of every home for half price.
, 1905-12-13

Don't wait; the offer is good for new and
renewal subscriptions. Arrange for your
magazine reading now. You are really getting
the JOURNAL FREE and still saving money
on your magazines by accepting this offer, SO
great is the reduction.
Your name on this coupon, accompanied
with s. 90 entities you to this special price if
order is sent this month.
, 1905-12-13
The Review of Reviews

Many other publications are de-
sirable, and you may prefer this
or prefer that fiction and art pub
LEGATION, but the Review of Re-
views is necessary. Substaut al
American men and women are
going to keep up with the times
and they are going to take the
shortest cut-which is the Re-
view of Reviews. Twelve hun
bred pictures a year; departments
giving the best that is in all the
other important magazines all
over the world; timely and infor-
ming articles, aim st as fresh aud
full of news interest aS a daily
paper, aud DR.. Albert Shaw's in
depreciation of the public men,
events and issues ofthe month, in
1.-THE Progress of the world"
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
Rev. p. E. Duncan Very Low

Iuka, Miss, Jan. IS. The pas.
tor of the Methodist Church.
Rev. P. E. Duncan, has been ex-
tremely i'll with pneumonia dur
ing the past ten days. His symp-
toms today are a little more
favorable, and while we hope the
crisis is passed. he is still very
sick. He is fortunate in having
his father, who is him self physi-
clan. with him, who is by his
bedside day and night. He is
very popular here as a minister
and every attention is given him
by both his church and the town
at large.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19

ready been accomplished it is
only the beginning of what Pres
ident Kincannon hopes and ex
poets to do. He has four other
buildings already planned, and
those VINO are acquainted with
his wonderful. energy, determin
alton and ability have no doubt
but that he will be successful in
the great work which he has IN
dertaken. One of the greatest
ms, buttons in Greater Colum
bus * the Industrial Institute
an College, and both the city
and the college promise to grow
larger and become greater as
the years roll by.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
Took a Shot at Henry.

Sheriff J. 7. Arms trong
was compelled to shoot at Henry
MCGEE, a negro whom he had
under arrest last Monday morn
ing He fired three shots at the
man and all went wide of the
mark and he escaped unhurt.
Some time ago MCGEE got in
trouble in Pickens county, Ala,
and Mr.. Armstrong paid him out
and brought him to his planta-
ton near this city. TO work ont
the fine. The negro worked all
right for a short time but soon
got tired of hard labor and ran
away. On Monday Mr.. Arm
strong learned that MCGEE in
tended to take the noon train for
Birmingham, and in company
with Constable Brasher, he went
to the Southern depot to head the
negro off. Mr.. Brasher arrested
the negro on the charge of jump
ing a contract, he having entered
into written contract to work
out his fine, and turned him over
to Mr. Arm strong to be. taken to
Jail. The ex- sheriff started up
Main street with his prisoner.
and just as Sixth street was
reached the negro turned into
that thoroughfare and ran at
break neck speed to College
street towards the Industrial In
stitute and College. Mr.. Arm
strong was close behind him and
Chief Munger and Officer Bra
zealle, of the police department
also joined the chase. Officer
Brazealle secured a horse and
chased the fleeing negro several
blocks finally overtaking him at
a point near Benoit's store in the
southeastern portion of the city.
He was rearrested and locked up
in Jail.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
Four Biz Sales

This is an important week n
the drygOOds world. The mid
winter season has arrived and
four of our leading dry goods es-
adjustments, those of Messrs
Simon Loeb & Bro, r. E. Leigh
w. Q. Beard and Chapman g
Carter. are conducting clearance
sales. All,of them are being ev.
tensively advertised and the
many banners which are in evi
dence on Market street give that
thoroughfare the appearance Of
the holiday season.
While the weather has beenex-
ceedingly cold the sun has shone
brilliantly every day this week
and large crowds have attended
the sales at all the different es-
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
A Remarkable Offer.

Are. you a farmer? Are you
interested in modern farming
i'm PIGMENTS? Then you should
read the advertisement of the
Dodson Pillow Co., which is pre-
scented in this issue. They have
a remarkable offer to the plant
ers of this section and two cents
and a copy of their advertise
ment will enable you TO partic-
ipate in it. Read their advertise
ment elsewhere presented. Read
every word of it and then act.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
An Alarm of fire.
in Jail.

The fire department was call
ed out at about 1890 O'Clock
yesterday morning by an alarm
which was turned ia from the
Fifth ward and which was caused
by blaze at the residence of
Mr.. n J. Blrnes, No. 822 Mill
tary road. The roof of the
house caught fire from sparks
from the chimney and the blaze
was quickly extinguished by the
department, the resultant dam
ages being nominal.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
Imperfect Digestion

Means less nutrition and in conse-
quence less vitality. When the liver
fails to secrete bile, the blood becomes
loaded VIII bilious properties, the
digestion becomes impaired and the
bowels constipated. Herbine will
remedy this; it gives tone to the stom-
ach, liver and kidneys, strengthens
the appetite. clears and improves the
i'm proves the complexion, indfuses
new life and vigor TO the whole sys-
TEN. 80 cents a bottle. Sold by John
son & Game.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19

Messrs. E. NJ. Nickles and E.
M. Franks, of this city, who are
both extensive raisers of fancy
poultry, have entered in to a con-
tract with par ties in far of Mexi-
co to ship them two hundred
game chickens each year. They
are to receive fancy prices for
these fowls and expect to make a
good profit out of the contract.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
Zeal Estate Transfers.

Mr.. p W. Maer, real estate
agent. sold the Walter Cooper
cottage on North Third Avenue.
last week to Mr. Jack Cheatham.
who purchases it for a home
Mr.. w. G. Banks has sold his
pretty cottage home in South :
west Colum bus to Mr.. Wat
HairStOn.