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Mississippi A raft of logs broke
loose and went down stream, and as l
had no skiff to follow them with, /
shouted an alarm and others went.
The rain turned to snow before morn
ing, and the next morning, which was
Sunday, the steamer Ferd Herold
came in from Memphis at daybreak."
Eyes, subj" said the man who re-
membered him. Eyes, sub, reckon
all those things ah SO. do not recall
them, however,. BAYFIELD, Is always
muddy when it rains, the Ferd Herold
comes in every week, logs often break
away, and none Of those things IL
fastened into my memory.
But, sub, was settin' in the sto'
that evenin' when you entered. Which
you come f'om no one of us knew.
You bought, sub, two pounds of rice
and a can of tomatoes. Now, sub,
neveh knew a gentleman to buy just
that combination of groceries at the
same time befo, and not one of us
could imagine, sub. jes' what man
who, SO fab as we could see, didn't
live theh and didn't have any home
fob usin' them, was goin' to do with
two pounds of rice and only one can
of tomatoes.
81 have remembered yod ever since.
sub, and have s4ways wondehed what
you dc with them. Youths Com.
panion.
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TREE REvERED BY MExlcANs.
Peculiar Formation Has Made 1T
Known as "Tree of Fate"

Peculiar Formation Has Made IL
Known as Tree of Fate"
The height of happiness is reached
by the Broadway florist when he puts
some new growth in his window that
attracts the crowds. He feels like a
theatrical star at first nights per-
Torrance.
This week one of the craft has beea
displaying Toluca hand tree. The
shrub is not very large, but boast7
wondrous flame flowers. The calyx Is
blood red, and each column of STAN.
ems support tiny hand that seems
to have been dipped in blood.
Mexicans revere the tree and pray
beneath it. 1t Is sometimes called
the Tree of Fate. When the devotees
solicit advice beneath its branches
If they have patience and wait long
enough, the fingers of the hand will
roint the direction to take on home
Ward journey in order to have good
luck. The interpretations scientists
say that the pointing of the fingers is
but the action of the wind and air,
Tut the devotees pooh-pooh this.
In its native land jeweled rings are
placed upon the Tolucas hand to pro-
p.tiate the spirit of the tree and bring
happiness to the donor-New Yorl
Fress.
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Fair coming on, or a hospital dona-
ton wanted?"
The rich man stood in the middle
Of his study, one hand holding his
eyeglasses, in an attitude of expect
ancy, and the other waving the young
clergyman to seat.
Nothing of the kind to-day, Mr..
Clanpel," the minister said, as he
took the seat.
Some family in narrow straits.
then, suppose. I realize that men OF
your profession have to play the
lighthouse pretty often for storEa-driv-
en- and unseaworthy household barks.
There! flrst-rate fgure."
The minister smiled and took adj
vantage of the pause.
~ came to ask you for a new
vacuum.
The rich man dropped into his re-
volving chair with the suddenness Of
a discovery in gravitation.
"You did, did you? Well, I don't
know about that" he said, quizzically.
1--WE need a church and a rectory,"
the minister continued, without WIS.,
ible discontinue. "There will be no
trouble about getting rectory If l
can manage to secure the Snurch
building"
Married." the rfeh man inquired,
swinging aSout.
"No," was the laconic answer.
want to be?" Mr.. Clanpel asked,
curiously, as If he had searched years
for such an anomaly.
eff I had the church." the clergy.
man replied, 81 could have rectory,
and If I had rectory could"
Eyes, yes; understand" Mr.. Clan
pei broke in, "but I'm afraid I can't
afford you church. Yet-hold on a
minute" he added, as he took up a
letter which he had apparently writ
ten that morning. "See here" he
continued, as he glanced over IT;
read this. Here is a way in which
you might get what you want"
Graham looked over the sheet and
read it the second time. Then he
sat for a little while In a train of
IuOu6hl WhiSA UiOuSnt q kiOWn " LIS
forehead.
The revolving chair swung around
once or twice, nervously, and the oc-
cupant turned about to his desk and
began to write.
"Mr. Clanpel. do you remember Eliza
beth Travers?" the clergyman asked,
suddenly.
The pen dropped instantly and the
chair came around with quick jerk.
"In Heavens name, man. How
gkbly you use a name. What do you
know about her."
The rich mans face showed an In
terest even more profound than the
clergyman had expected.
81 know all about her." Graham de-
clared, as he rose from the chair and
laid the letter on the desk.
"Sit down, man; sit down, and tell
me-" Clanpel begged. There's no hur-
ry about your going, is there?"
81 should make a CALL" Graham
said, consulting his watch. "If could
write a note and send by messen-
ger-Y
ooh, surely, yes. Sit down here.
I will have man drive over with It."
Mr.. Clanpel indicated paper and en-
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counsel for the plaintiff that the print
ed matter had no relevancy with the
case-the fact being that the proposal
was written on a telegraph blank by
accident-the ruling of the court was
that everything on the blank should
be read. Accordingly the reluctant
counsel for the plaintiff was forced to
read the following:
There shall be no liability on ac-
count Of this message unless the same
shall be repeated, and then only on
condition that the claim shall be made
within thirty days in writing" Then
after the signature followed: Yours
devotedly. Harry" together with this
N. B.: Read carefully the conditions
at the top"
To the great delight Of counsel for
the defendant the jury returned a YER
dict in his favor In twenty minutes
Iarper's Weekly.
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A Parting.
I do not know what crowds there were,
The station noise seemed far and low;
I did not note the busy stir
That golden moment long ago;
I think saw the platform sway,
AS IL with Joy to kiss your feet
And yet 1t seems like yesterday
That day we parted. Sweet.
It may have been In June or May,
It may be that the sun was bright;
Or was It night instead of day?
And all the world In winters whittier
It seems so long ago to me
/ could not look beyond your eyes!
You kissed me-Love, how could see
What month was In the skies?
I could not speak, could not pray,
With dumb regret my heart was still; ;
And yet we had SO much to sayi
/ watched your half-turned face until
1t faded with the engines roar:
That saddest day OF all the years,
When all hoped could be no more,
And I was left in tears.
Philadelphia Ledger.
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THE HOLINESS OF TRUTH

What is truth that through the ages man
should rifle earth and star
Seeking ever in the unknown where its
mystic fountains are.
For the law Of righteous living, for the
love that shall not die,
While the soul has aspirations to be
glorified on high?
What is truth that in the distance 1t
should blaze with holy light,
Heating back the hosts of,darkness In the
worlds enfolding night,
Making man a nob1er creature, giving
states a wiser aim,
Giving virtue, knowledge, valor, each
bright, immortal name?
Lo. the world IL ever changing, and the
new is ever old,
And who fights with human progress is q
warrior overbold;
And the truth is what we make It by the
light Of that great love
Which forever lifts the planet toward the
singing stars above.
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have deceived myself all this timer"
Graham nodded affirmatively.
Man alive" Clanpel continued,
with a high note in his voice; i've
had murder in my heart for years.
And now you tell me that have har
bored this hate without reason. Tell
me MORE" and Clanpel sprang up in
his excitement.
There isn't much to tell. Ten
years ago you thought-only thought
Captain Thomas had won out"
"Yes-the furies take him!" ejacu-
lated the older man.
"He is dead" Graham said, with
something of solemnity. "He died a
week after his arrival in London.
where he had hoped to marry her.
She came back here in the course of
time. Five years later she lost her
father and almost all means of sup
port. Since then she has been strug.
Cling against adverse circumstances"
"And I with more than l can use,"
Clanpel murmured. Does she still
care for-that dead MANI" he asked.
"She never did care for him. It
was all mistake-and more your
fault than hers" Graham said, with
little resentment.
Clanpel hardly gave a glance In
the direction Of the door when the
servant came in with the answer to
Graham's note.
"Mr. Clanpel," Graham asked, after
reading the answer. "Do you still hold
to your agreement In regard to the
letter you showed me?"
Eyes," was the absent reply.
"The letter instructs your agent"
Graham continued, Ito secure the
Mercer farm at the lowest possible
figure, with thirty thousand dollars as
the limit"
"That Is the idea. Whatever he
saves out of the thirty thousand you
shall have for the church,, Mr.. Clan
pei assured him, with evident effort
to keep his mind on the subject.
Every WE'LL" Graham replied. 81
have written to the owner and this
reply gives me authority to fix the
price. There is a mortgage on the
place; the owner must have as much
as possible. I ask thirty thousand
dollars. Read the letter."
Mr.. Clanpel glanced at the written
page.
"Signed Elizabeth Travers'!" he
said, In amazement.
For whose sake l would forfeit
much larger fee," Graham muttered,
thinking of younger woman.
"She wrote this?" Clanpel asked.
"She must live here!"
An impatient and expectant light
came into the eyes as he turned to
Graham.
"She lives on the outskirts of the
village" Graham admitted, though
she did not know of your home when
she came"
"I1l go and buy the farm In per-
son." Clanpel said. impetuously. as
he touched the button and caught up
his hat. Turning to Graham, he add
ed, my boy, hardly know how to-
yes, dol"
He put on his hat, took mp a pen
and rapidly wrote his signature. Then,
blotting it nervously he thrust 1t into
his pocket.
"She shall fill 1t out" he said softly.
''Ten per cent is your fee. II 1t Is for
more than three thousand dollars you
viii know-you will understand that
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No Wonder He sMears.

While Chicago man was carrying
home two dozen eggs the other even
ing he slipped and went to the side
walk with the eggs under him, and
when he arose he discovered that he
had Matched out combination of
Italian sunset and circus poster. He
swears that he will have the grocer's
boy deliver the eggs the next time.
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velopes. Then he touched button
and gave orders for the carriage.
The minister wrote few lines rap
idly on plain sheet Of paper. reject
ing the stationery which bore the
letter head Of the host. AS he tore
up the page and re-wrote the words
Mr.. Clanpel paced the room in a ner-
vous but undisturbing manner.
The sealed letter bore no address
and Graham handed 1t to the servant
with directions for delivery and a
request to wait for an answer.
How came you to know Mrs.-Miss
Travers?" Clanpel asked. almost be-
fore the door had closed behind the
servant.
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Truth Is simple as the sermons nature
tells us on our way.
Gentle as the thought of brothers who
were parted yesterday;
It Is plain as honest faces that betoken
hearts SO kind
They are hands unto the weary, seeing
eyes unto the blind;
1t Is beautiful as morning when the world
awakes to joy
And life's golden expectations thrill the
eager heart Of boy;
It is lasting as the cliff rock that forever
fronts the sea,
Lasting as the ocean waters that shall
wash the cliff rock free;
And although II wrings emotion from the
life that suffers long,
Though It girds the loins Of labor for the
battle fierce and strong;
Truth is ever what we make 1t In the light
of love and peace,
Help and hope unto the toiling who would
give the soul increased
les w. Stevenson. In New YORK Preas.
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that she did not shut the door
against me-"
Graham deposited the next day, in
the name of the church, check for
ten thousand dollars.
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Il am engaged to marry her niece"
Graham explained.
Isis she well?" Clanpel asked,
struggling to open the conversation.
quite WE'LL.
Her marriage-was it accounted a
success?"
Hardly" Graham answered, with a
flavor Of irony. ''inasmuch as she
never married"
The cider man stared at the young
clergyman for a full minute without
speaking.
DO you mean to tell me-" he ask
ed, at length, in slow voice. that I
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
TELLS "HOW RUSSIA LOST" -"
X. l.. Dunn, Var Correspondent, IL
lustrGtes Lectures zcith Viescs.

Robert l. Dunn the war correspondent and
photographer for Golfers Weekly" during the
Russo-Japanese War Iectured yesterday afternoon
at the Grand Opera House the war, his subject
being How Russia Lost" More than three hun
ored wsrographs," Mr. Dunn called them were
SHOWN To Illustrate the lecture. Many Of them were
moving pictures and We're very effective Mr.
Dunn has been giving his lecture in various cities
but yesterday was his first public appearance here
The lecture lasted than two hours with q
brief fntermssion
MI Dunn said that Of the main reasons for
Russia's loss Of Port Arthur was that the shells
OF the big guns often defective ''Crafters IN
81 Petersburg" he said would send ANYTHING In
the way OF shells and at least half the time these
Shells failed 10 explode" He spoke Of the difficulty
Of getting photographs from Manchuria To the
United States and said that the japanese were so
watchful thht not more than one-fourth of the
pictures sent out OF the country by coolies ever
reached America. War correspondents he said
took, all told sixty-fve thousand pictures He
TOLD OF the Japanese giving the United States gov
photographs. which, the Japanese said, comprised
an the necessary pictures of the war. All were
iron tho japanese standpoint. MIR. Dunn said.
Moving pictures Of movement about Port Arthur
were shown, including the Smelling OF iO3- Metre
lain and the blowing up of the hill The cremat-
isg OF twenty thousand Russian dead the surrender
or General stoessel TO General Nogi and the tri-
umphal entry of the japanese army Were shown
among other pictures. An illustration OF Russian
troops packed I'm open Mr.. Dunn compared 10
conditions on the Sd avenue elevated saving: They
look much like the 80 ayenue Il trains with the
tops of
Pictures OF the battle OF Aioukden, which lasted
nineteen days. shown. Mr. Dunn closed HIS
lecture by showing photogra phs Of the peace pleni-
"a az and last OF all picture
eat statesman In the world"
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16

Smith the club coach. expects this crew to figure
in the Memorial Day regatta Several Of the men
rowed IN the races a year ago Yesterday they
padded up 10 Kingsbridge and hit fast sprint
ON the way home from Highbridge 10 the club
float. - -,
manv Of his men the river during the day
Iorepara tions are being made at this club for
active season. Last year the club was greatly
hsndican nped because the clubhouse was torn up
owing 70 its removal from below Macomb's Dam
Bridge to it's present situation. An intermediate
eight will be boated from this club this year.
The METROPOLITAN Boat Club oarsmen were out In
force Singles. doubles, fours and eights Were
sent out This club has two four-oared gigs two
ouadrrIple scus and doubles and fours In training
The promising rowing cluD IN BROOKLYN Is
the crescent Athletic Club. Dr. Bell coach of the
club said that he did not .intend to send four
Dared crew which has been training all winter, 10
tho Memorial Regatta on the Harlem, hut intends
10 reserve them. as he thinks that they will have
a good chance IN the Long isiand regatta, to be
held on June 30.
Captain J. J. Mulcahy of the Atalanta Boat Club
had iunior eight the river. Al
though the crew has been training together only a
short time IL was much In evidence yesterday, and
Is sure 10 give it's opponents hard time The
Ataianta oarsmen get their hands away quickly
catch the water together and row steadily until
the destination is reached.
The Friendship Boat Club and the Lone Star
Boat Club were represented the river yesterfa,y y
by four-oared shell Budre and VesseIy
of the First Bohemian Boat Club. champions or
Club had four and single; the Dauntless
Rowing Club four and double, and the NonpareII
Rowing Club had out singles. doubles. fours and
aight-oared crows.
and Bradley. of the Metropolitan Boat Club; Titms
and O'Neil. OF the Nonpareil Rowing Club: Boudre,,
and Vessely. or the First bohemian Boat t'ub.
Shepherd and Mclaughlin. OF the Seawanhaka
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
BOSTONS WIN AGAIN.
Superbas Beaten for Fourth Straight
Time at Washington Park.

Boston won its fourth consecutive victory over
Brooklyn Washington Park yesterday by a
score OF 3 to 3. Owing 20 the heavy rain in the
morning the diamond was in bad condition, and
II was found necessary 10 throw sawdust around
the bases The game interesting and was
marked by several brilliant plays. The visitors.
however. outpayed the Superbas in all departments
OF the game.
Young pitched for Boston and, with the excep-
ton OF the final inning, his work good. Pas
torius. who twirled for Brooklyn. was batted hard
in the five innings he pitched. Eason who took
his place. succeeded in keeping the visitors from
further scoring.
Lumley. in the fourth inning, sent the ball over
the right field fence for a home run Two running
catches Of difficult flies by Goode loudly ap-
plauded. Another running catch OF fly by Ma
loney set the crowd Wild with enthusiasm. bad
throw by Casey in the second inning was largely
responsible for Boston getting run.
IN the third inning two singles and a two Dagger
brought two of the visitors the plate and in
the fourth inning they got two on two singles
a base on balls and another single. Young weak
ened in the final inning, and two singles and a
TWO Dagger by Alperman gave Brooklyn two runs
admission 10 the game by contribution for
which purposes there Were boxes at the entrances
and crowd numbering 5000 saw the game The
score follows &C. -
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
NAPLES GIVES THANKS.
VESUVIUS ALMOST CALM.
Isco old Women Rescued after
Sic Ddys' Entombment.

Naples, April I5.-The threatening condition
of Mount vesuvius Saturday night having
subsided with the election Of enormous clouds
of sand and ashes these elements have begun to
settle slowly. again enveloping the mountain in
a thick haze and cutting off the view from
Naples, only the outline of the base being Wis
| ible
Sgnor Metteucci director of the observatory
on the mountain. tonight issued the following
bulletin;
My instruments are now most calm The
emission OF sand continues in less abundant
quantities. and / wait sereney a satisfactory
termination of the eruption.
The sudden renewal of alarm on Saturday
night gave way to-day to the celebration of
Easter with unusual fervor. The festival is al
ways picturesque in Naples, but to-day it was
doubly so. Cardinal Frisco. Archbishop of
Naples. celebrated a Thanksgiving mass in the
cathedral. while along the streets crowds pros
trated themselves before the sacred images
The gravity of the situation has now shifted
to ottajano and San Giuseppe. where the re-
covery of bodies goes amid the misery of
thousands of homeless refugees. At Ottajano
to-day the searchers unearthed two aged women
still alive but speechlers after their six days
entombment They were among the hundreds
who were caught under the falling walls during
the rain of stones and ashes last Sunday and
Monday Hope had been abandoned of finding
any of these persons alive. The women were
protected by the rafters OF the house which they
were in and had managed to exist few
morses of food which they had in their pockets,
Nine dead bodies were taken out to-day, and it
is estimated that hundred more remain under
the ruins At seme points the ashes are ten
feet deep. reaching to the windows of the sec
ond stories OF the few novels still standing
ha1 heeD az San Of
women in whose hands coins and jewels,
and one woman held a rosary. The excavations
at Herculaneum. over which the town of
Resina stands. have recorded similar instances
of death overtakng fugitives carrying their
Jewels.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
O1RSWEN FE4R TUGS.
Want Less Speeding Up and Dozen
the Harlem RiUer.

The oarsmen who are training diligently for the
various regattas TO be held I'm the future were
much in evidence yesterday afternoon on the Har-
lem River and on Jamaica Bay. Tho Speedway
course OF the Harlem River packed with in
terested specta tors. who two performances for
the same admission. While trottng was going on
along the Speedway. many brushes were continu-
any TO be seen on the river.
There was much gossip among the oarsmen yes
terday ABOUT doing something TO restrain the boats
, coming up and down the Harlem River from, an
dangering the lives of the oarsmen. For several
years the pilots OF Harlem River tugs have SCORED
at the requests OF the oarsmen that speedine
through the river be stopped. The sweIls which
the tugs cast up cost two lives last year The
oarsmen have sent in protest after protest bnt
have only been laughed at. Realizing that ner
sonal protests have done good, the oarsmen have
united and will try 10 the pilots from run
ming amuck on the river.
The Nassau Boat Club had out an intermediate
eight. composed OF No. !. Kohler: No . Covert
NO 3, Herbert; No. T. Hasan; No 8, Nixon; No g.
OConnor. No. z. Walsh; stroke Warts Johnny
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
THE SHOCK IN FORMOS4
Ocer Hundred LiUes Lost
Thousands Homeless.

Toxic, April 15.-One hundred and nine per
sons are known to have been killed and twenty
nine injured In the earthquake in the southern
part Of the island of Formosa last Saturday.
Further details are expected to swell the death
roll. the shock was more severe than that Of
March IL.
The town of Kagi again was the principal suf-
ferer the houses which escaped destruction in
the former disturbance being now in ruins.
Doko and several other towns and villages also
were affected by iandsdes. which have COM
pletely changed the topography OF the country
The officials are working fevershly 10 relieve
The thousands Of persons left homeless Ter
rible scenes are reported around Kagi and Doko
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
TROTTING AND PACING.
Stakes for Grand Circuit Meeting
at Ne5C York State Fair.

The early closing purses Tor the Grand Circuit
meeting TO be held At Syracuse on September 10 10
II inclusive. under the auspices of the New York
State Fair Commission. have been announced The
stakes five In number. and entries will close
May /.
Syracuse has seen ht to stick 70 the antiaue
three-n-fve-heat plan for three OF the stakes. The
other two will be raced on the up-to-date two-n-
three-heat plan.
The feature event is the $4,000 Empire State
Stake, for 2I4 class trotters. This will be raced on
the three-in-five plan. The money will be divided
follows:
To the first horse si5Oo 5000 10 the second 81 zoo
20 the third S2OO for consolation race Omen only
20 horses that start and win part OF the main
race; TO be trotted three days from date OF the
uecsIoh OF the urSt race. ana divided Il an
20 the hrst horse, $50 TO the second and $3.50 to
the lhifu' IN the event of there being fewer than
thIee horses eligible 10 the consolation race th~ra
VIII ne PAID 70 the fourth horse in the main race
the sum OF Sloo0. 10 the NTH horse S5a ana m
remaining money divided pro rata among the first
three horses In addition to the entrance fee per
cent or $4,000 will be charged To the monev vItn
.s IN the main face, wlth no additional fee from
winners in the consolation race ~
The other stakes which will be raced on ,ha
ddhree-n-nve-heat plan the Lakeside q eso for
.i paeers. and the onondaga. 5000 for gi7 ~ aAs