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subscribed for by the various lodges
in the cate and by members. The
Grand Chancellor's report was re-
turned by the committee, charged
with its consideration, highly COM
mended. It touched on the history
Of the Grand Lodge of the past II
years and the remarkable success at
tending its finances. 1t congratu.
lated the officers and members for
their fidelity to their duties and OBJ
legations and promised greater re-
turns.
The endowment department. and
the Investment association, which are
creations of the Grand Chancellor's
own genious, consumed a greater
part of the report and the Court of
Calanthe and the Uniform Rank
were given extinsiye and careful
consideration.
Great things were predicted for
the negro race in this state through
the Pythian and other orders, and
through the requirement of proper
ty and business interests.
Another important report highly
commended by the proper commit
tee, was that Of the Grand Lecturer.
That official is probably better .ac-
quainted with conditions throughout
the state, affecting the order and
the race generally, than any other
one person in the state, and his re-
port of the state of the order and
the progress of the race was very
optimistic.
Sir y. o. Wilson is grand lecturer
and he is one of the best. known
ablest and most popular men in the
safe, principal Of the Weston colored
schools.
'5he Joint ion sadjoufpedsa g
o'clock.
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MAN BLEED DING
TO DEATH

Francis M. Robinson, a pronill,
ent Lumberport citizen, Is in the.
city bleeding to death. It mary be.
possible to stop the flow but efforts
along that line have not as yet been
entirely successful.
Mr.. Robinson was seized We'd
nesday evening at 7:3o O'Clock with
a right nasal hemmorhage, at his
home, while in his garden hoeing
sweet potatoes. he bled all night
and at an early hour r. 7. Fortney
drove him to the city to receive
medical attention. The flow was
so great that he was bloddy all over.
At the physician,s Office the flow was
stopped, but revived when he walked
around.
Two years ago the left nasal act-
ed in the same manner and Mr. Rob-
inson then nearly bled to death.
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OUT OF T8Wa GUESTS
PREIIILY ENIERT AIMED

One Of The prettiest porch parfles
of the season was given yesterday
morning by Mrs. William Wallis,
complimentary to some out-of-town
guests. Lunch was served at -
o'clock from small tables on the
yeranda, which we're daintily deco
rated with sweet peas. Covers were
laid for twelve. The guests were
Mrs. Seebroolle, of Baltimore; Mrs.
Frank Armstrong and her guest,
Mrs. Hughes, from New York; Miss
Lille Koblegard and her guest,
Mrs. Wilson, from Pittsburg; Mrs.
Harry Wade, Mrs. Homer Jackson.
Mrs. Frank Dennison, Mrs. Charles
Landlord and Mrs. GEORGE Stone.
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gard an annual expenditure of $4,000 to
attract immigration as bordering on wlid
extravaganza, but Cuba wants immigra-
ton. and does not need 1t one-half as badly
as the south, and its congress has voted
81 600 900 to be expended In that work
few days ago Florida planter came into
the office Of the Manufacturers Record to
inquire whether he could be directed to any
source from which ne could secure farm
laborers MY plantation. said he. pro
dnnes only about 400 bales of cotton an
nually against 400 bales before the war.
simply because OF the lack of labor to Gull
tiyate IT. From truckgrower in the
same state comes similar appeal In fact.
everywhere throughout the farming re-
ciops the cry for labor is as pronounced as
in the factories and mines. Landowners
are heeeiue for men to cultivate their Idle
nroperty. furnaces and mines are running
Par short of their capacity because workers
are not to be had. cotton mills are con-
Summing half million bales less than they
would be using II they could put tn-is
idle spin6iies and looms to work. And yet
while the south Is doing much talking
about these needs, 1t is really doing put
little active work. The state which needs
laborers must follow Boston's example ana
be ready to spend literally to get them
The average man would think that GER
tainIy Boston, with its vast wealth and It's
great industrial interests (the factories
Within the city limits In 1890 exceeding In
canJtal the aggregate manufacturing cap
ftal of Georgia and Alabama in the
same year), would hardly need TO advertise.
but the spirit of New England knows no
limit to fts activities, and TO TINS spirit Is
zion. surely in this good work Boston
could be proftabIy initiated by every st2te
ana avery town In the south, and likewise
by every business man In the land.
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grown then, and yet had notion that
there was no reason why every boy In the
city shouldn't just go down TO the river
anywhere and get out OF his clothes ana
tump in. Always been told that the sooner
YOU founder around in deep water the soon
er YOU learn to swim. Well, sir. I'm cured
/ had no sooner gotten on my bathing suit
and begun to enjoy myself in the water
that day, 1t was a scorcher. and there were
at least two hundred boys and men ENJOY
ing themselves all about me. diving, and
ducling, and padding, and swimming, and
venturing out to the diving raft, when L
heard a boy say, Where's Sam| or
some such name did not pay any atten-
ton until suddenly there was hue and
cry and everybody was ordered out OF the
water.
THE boy was missing!
Then began the search. 1t was o1ye
here, and sink there, and cover every foot
of bottom between the raft and the shore.
At last a cry, just where the shore suddenly
shelved into deep Water, and in a moment
the limp form was lying on the sand
Ever see a drowned boy? You don't
want to. There are some shades Of green
and blue I've never liked since. They work
ed with him, but 1t was no use. Elmer
gency Hospital people did their best but he
was gone; and the papers next morning
told Of his being the only son OF his
mother, living away out somewhere at the
District line.
THAT man Stevens, I say, stopped all
that. You can't keep boy away from the
water, but you can make him battle where
It's safe and where he's properly guarded.
The audience looked around the little
basin, where the boys sported and 5oked,
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while resting between spurts of swimming
to watch the fish that come In schools in
quisitively poking their noses against your
feet or darting about in the clear water
for a possible morsel Of mussel which
some benevolent diver provides.
II the newcomer Is not q swimmer the
Stevens beach is the place for him. for the
life guards are not only rapid in the exc
cution of their duties. but excellent teach
ers.
The three strokes now recognized as
standard, the slde, the trudgeon and the
crawl are to be seen any warm day. These
up-to-date strokes are by no means too
severe for the novice, although used for
speed swimming.
To enjoy swimming thoroughly one must
have the consciousness OF good form, and
the same amount of application necessary
to master the breast stroke will. 1t Is now
claimed, enable one to learn the more mod
e1n methods which insure speed with less
exertion. The guards say that even the
side stroke Is gradually disappearing, but
every conceivable method OF propelling and
keeping oneself aaoat is to be seen at the
beach.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in
the morning at what Is called the woman 8
hour when nomen. not an escort are permit
ted to be on hand, there is every opportu-
nifty for the more timid sex to gain courage
in the water. Some ladies have been at
tending the beach for several years. and
are s1ready skfllful swimmers. Mr.. Stevens
himself is a most efficient teacher, and
many OF the girls who now take their dive
with as much zest and self-reliance as their
brothers made their first strokes at his d.
rection. Mothers bring the little tots and
the whole family gets cooled off.
Speaking of the little ones 1t is pleasing
to know that the small boy whose first ef-
forts in the water are made with SO much
trepidation Is not annoyed in Washington
| by the unthinking sense OF humor that
makes big boy who has gone through his
| own periods OF fear attempt to tease the
young ones.
The other day as pretty little fellow as
| was ever seen was being led into the water.
| His curly hair matted itself over his fore
head. and in spite of his diminutfve size
| he strobe into the water so confidently that
| soon the whole beach crowd was watching
| him. His father held him by the hand
| and after the first moments during which
i the water rises to the armpits and the
| novice feels that he is about to be swal-
| lowed, the little fellow began to paddle
| and lie upon his fathers outstretched arms
| and make swimming motions
| There was a green young man In the
water who had attracted attention himself
by his swimming under water. He really
| acquitted himself WELL and the length OF
/ his disappearance under the water were
| becoming the delight Of the small boys. II
| is not TO be known whether he objected to
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not the king; they might have believed that
the king had run mad. By Sapts devices
and my own ungoverned passion had been
forced on, and the way back had closed be-
hind me; and the passion still drove me in
| the same direction as the devices seduced
me- i faced all Strelsau that night as the
| king and the accepted sutton OF the prfn-
cess F'lavia
! At last at 3 in the morning, when the
| cold light of iawning day began to steal
| in, 1 was in my dressing room; and Sapt
| dazed, staring into the fire; he puffed at
] bis pipai Fritz Was gone to bed having al
/ most refused to speak to me. On the ia
I bic by me lay a rose; 1t had been IN Fla
4 Was DRESS and as we parted she had
/ kissed it and given 1t to me.
Sapt advanced his hand toward the rose
/ but. with a quick movement, / shut mine
down upon it.
THAT'S mine" said, mot yours-nor
the kings either.
owe struck good blow for the king to-
night said he.
1 turned on him ffercely.
whats to prevent me striking a blow
for myseIf?' said.
He NODDED his head. -
ri know what's In your mind" he said.
eyes, lad: but you're bound In honor
'sFIave you left me any honor"
"Oh. come! to play little trick on a
girl - =.
you would not have me utterly villain
4 il you would not have your king rot in
Zenda while Michael and play for the
i great stake outside You follow nie?"
aye / follow you"
I'VE must act, and quicklyI You saw to-
night-you heard tonight"
~ did," said he.
your cursed acuteness told you what /
Should do. Well. leave me here q week
and there's another problem for you, Do
/ eyes. find IT," he answered frownins
heavily. "But II you did that you'd have
/ to fight ihe frst-ahd kill me-"
well, and If had-or q score OF men?
| I tell you 1 could raise all Strelsau on you
/ In an hour and choke you with your lies
SEES your mad lies-fn your mouth"
4 Its gospel truth" he safd-.thanks to
| my advice. you could"
~ could marry the princess, and send
i Michael and his brother together to"
I'm not denying 1t, lad. " said he
Then In Gods name I cried, stretch
/ Zenda and crush this Michael, and bring
| the king back to his own again"
/ The old. fellow stood and hooked at me
/ for full a minute.
and the princess?" he said
/ bowed my head to meet my hands, and
crushed the rose between my fingers and
my lips.
[ felt his hand on my shoulder, and his
voice sounded husky as he whispered low
In my ear:
bread. and am the kings servant. Come
we WIZ 20 to Zendar'
And looked up and caught him by the
hand. And the eyes OF both of us were
wet.
ITO be continued temofrowD
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Never Admit Failure.
From the pittstorg Press.

From the Pittsturg Press.
What most men caH bad luck Is not
that chance does not present itself to
them but simply that they let 1t go by
and miss 1t.
II you want to be lucky In life. force
luck and make it yourself Believe In
yourself and others win believe in YOU
Rise early. be punctual. reliable. hon
est. economical. industrious and perse-
yerfng and. take my word for 1t. you
VIII be iucky-more lucky than you have
any idea OF. sz
{ Never admit that you have failed, thai
you have been beaten; II you are down.
ges UP again and fight on. =
Be cheerful, afnfable and obitging. DO
not show anxiety TO be paid for any good
turn you may have the chance OF DONG
to others. go.
When you have discovered who your
real friends are be true to them; SUCK
to them through thick and thin.
Do not waste time regretting what is
lost but prepare yourself for the next deal
FORGET INJURIES at once; never air your
grievances; keep your own secrets as well
as other people's; be determined TO sue
coed and let no one-no consideration what
ever-divert you from the road that leads
to the goal.
According TO the way you behave I'm life
you win be your greatest friend or your
bitterest enemy. There is no more luck
than that in the world.
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CHAPTER K.

1T was the custom that the project Of
police should send every afternoon a
report to me on the condition of the
II capital and the feeling OF the people;
the document included also an &C
count OF the movements of any
persons whom the police had received in
structions to watch. Since 1 had been In
Strelsau Sapt had been in the habit of read
Ing the report and telling me any items of
interest which it might contain On the
oay AFTER my adventure in the summer
mousse he came In as | was playing a hand
OF eearte with Fritz Won Tarlenheim
The report Is rather full of interest this
afternoon, he observed. sitting down
40 You ma. asked, ANY mention OF
a certain fracas?'
He shook his head with a smile
Il find this first" he said: His highnsss
the Duke OF Strelsau left the city $50 far a
II appears. suddenly. accompanied bv sew
erai OF his household. His destination i.
believed to be the castle of Zenda but the
party travelled by road and not nv train
MN. De Gautet. Bersonin and Detchard
Followed an hour later, the last named car
ryhg MS arm In sling. The cause of his
wound is not known. but Il is suspected
that he has fought a duel probably Incl
dental to a dove affair.""
That Is remotely true" 1 observed very
well pleased to find that 1 had left my mark
on the fellow.
Then We come to this" pursued SAINT.
Mime, de Mauban, whose movements have
been watched according to instructions,
LEFT by train at midday. She took train
for Dresden-"
Its an old habit OF I ers," said l.
The Dresden trains stop at Zenda' An
acute fellow. this. And finally listen to
this: The state OF feeling In the city is not
satisfactory. The king Is much criticised
(you know he's told to be quite frank for
taking no steps about his marriage. From
inquiries among the encourage of the
Princess Flavia her royal highness Is be-
lieved to be deeply offended by the remlss-
ness OF his majesty. The common people
are coupling her name with that OF the
Duke or Stresau and the duke gains much
popularity from the suggestion. I have
caused the announcement that the king
gives ball tonight in honor of the princess
10 be widely difrused. and the effect is
good
That is news 10 me-" said l.
''Oh. the preparations are all NADER
laughed Fritz. I've seen to that"
Sapt turned to me and said In q sharp,
decisive voice:
You must make love to her tonight. you
know"
It think It very likely shall II see her
alone" said I. Hang 1t. Sapt. you dom
suppose find It diffieult?'
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THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
Being the History Of Three Months in the Life of an
English Gentleman.
BY ANTHONY HOPE.
Copyright by Coz
English Gentleman
BY ANTHONY HOPE.
Copyright 1894. 1895. by Henry Holt Co.,

Fritz whistled bar or two then he said:
You'll find IT only too easy. Look here. l
hate telling you this, but l must. The
Countess Helga told me that the princess
had become most attached to the king
Since the coronation her feelings have I'M
dergone a marked development. It's quite
true that she Is deeply wounded by the
kings apparent neglect"
Here's kettle Of fish, I groaned.
Tut, TUT" said Sapt. II suppose you've
made pretty speeches to girl before now !?
That's all she wants"
Fritz himself lover, understood better
my distress. He laid his hand on my
shoulder but said nothing
II think. though" pursued that cold.
blooded old Sapt. that you'd better make
your offer tonight"
Good Heavens!'
"Or. at any rate, go near It: and shall
send a 'semi-officiaF to the papers"
''Tll do nothing of the sort--ao more will
your said I. II utterly refuse to take
part in making a fool Of the princess"
Sapt looked at me with his small. keen
eyes A slow. cunning smile passed over
his face
"All right. lad. all rightw said he. 1--WE
mustn't press you too hard Soothe her
down bit, If you can, you know Now
for Michaelr'
"Oh. d--m Michael" said l. Hell do
tomorrow. Here, Fritz. come for a stroll
in the garden saLiS I'd.
Sapt at once yielded. His rough manner
covered a wonderful tact-and. as came to
recognize more and more, a remarkable
knowledge of human nature. 10 Why did he
urge me SO little about the princess? Be-
cause he knew that her beauty and my ar
dor would carry me further than all his
arguments-and that the less I thought
about the thing the more likely was l to
do 1t. He must have seen the unhappiness
he might bring on the princess; but that
went for nothing with him. Can I say,
confidently. that he was wrong? II the
king were restored the princess must turn
to him. either knowing. or not knowing, the
change. And II the king were not restored
to us? 1t was a subject that we had never
yet spoken of. But had an idea that, In
such a case. Sapt meant to seat me on the
throne Of Ruritania for the term sof INV
life. He would have set Satan himself
there sooner than that pupil Of his. Black
Michael
The ball was a sumptuous affair. I OPEN
ed II by dancing Quadrflle with Ffayia;
then waltzed with her. Curious eyes and
eager whispers attended US. We went in
| to supper: and halfway through I, halt
mad by then. for her glance had answered
| mine, and her quick breathing met my
stammered sentences-l rose In my place
before all the brilliant crowd. and takins
| the red rose that wore, flung the ribbon
| with its jeweled badge round her neck Ii
| a tumuit OF applause ! sat down: saw
Sapt smiling over HIS wine. and Fritz
frowning. The rest Of the meal passed In
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~ WINNING! Well, OF course, the
Washington boy is not 4 stroke be-
hind his aquatic frie- Is in other
- cities in water proves. The fact
is the Washington girl need not be
many strokes behind her irother fresh
from dive with his head showing
rhythmically above the water as he exc
cutes a rapid and dexterous crawl"
If monuments are ever raised to the
friends of children rather than to the ap-
plauded leaders of battles here in the city
of Washington. the boys say some day a
majestic memorial will be placed over
looking wide expanse of water and upon
the shaft will be inscribed the name Ste
vens ..F..r.. ....a.
THAT man Stevens" said bather at
the beach the other day. as he pointed out
the superintendent busy as usual with an
ak or scythe or rake, tinkering and mend
ing. watching and seeing to it that the
conditions about the beach are healthful
and as adequate and satisfactory as appro-
priations will permit-'that man Stevens
has saved more lives than score of At
lantic life-Saving crews
The bystanders looked incredulouS and
the speaker rose to his argument
Look here he said, "the first time ever
tried to go swimming In the old Potomac
under regulations was at the old beach
some six or seven years ago. l was man
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the baby's attracting the attention OF the
tickle multitude or whether the spirit OF
mischief, the sense of great joke mere
ly, was responsible for his action.
-Sccinz sle little fellow gaining courage,
dropping mis- fathers hand and wading In
1Ieperuen-ry, the fine young man made q
bet and pointed out spots where he would
come up But they were all wrong. Sud
denly there was a splash and the little fell
low disappeared. With cries from the boys
and a rapid scramble he was up in his IA
Tiers arms. and while every one made in
dignant inquiry as to the cause OF the
trouble. the grinning face of the big fell
low rose out of the water. He did not have
chance to enjoy his Joke. running your
head under a little fellows legs and up
setting him into the water is only one Of
the minor brutalities not tolerated at the
beach.
Down from the bath house and offices
came a thin young attendant. and in less
time than 1t takes to tell. the champion up
setter Of equilibriums had his own pride
lowered. He was marched out Of the water
and directed to dress and not return to the
beach.
Every boy and girls rights are looked ar
ter at the Washington beach
4
OF course there are some boys who sigh
for the dangerous and deeper freedom OF
the old beach. but 1t Is not recorded that
their mothers second their aspirations.
just now. as when the old beach was given
up in the march of improvements and made
away with for the new speedway, the pres
ent conditions are soon to be changed.
new boulevard Is being constructed which
cuts right through the present bath house
for boys. The house viii have to be taken
down. and there are those who look for
ward to the time when a more commodious
establishment win take its place. which
will be fitted up with such accommedatiops
and requirements, rooms. shower baths and
SO on, as will adequately answer to the
needs OF the children.
There are some fifty thousand or more
children In the Washington schools and
there are some thousand others that are
not in the schools. Mr.. Stevens and his
friends think they all ought to know how
/ to SWIM and ought to have safe and sani-
tary pools for the exercise. Judging from
the conversation of the boys ct the beach
they all think so. too. And they are also
hoping that the friend of the boys Will
manage to keep the beach open until the
schools are ready to receive the swimmers.
They are all opposed to an early closing OF
the protected pool they all enjoy so much
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tied and gIfmy witness to the ocean itself
it's all water to him. and instinctively he
is driven into it. But at the Washington
not only an expert swimmer, but master
of the latest strokes.
He comes down early and lines up before
the doors OF the bathing house are opened
and II he We're not prevented by the
watchfulness Of the corps of young men
Mr.. Stevens assistants-he would re-
main until shutdown.
i got to get out" says one boy. MY
mother will worry IL I'm not home by
five
go long, boy" says another, its half
past Ave now 49,
When new patron OF the beach arrives
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he registers. giving his name, age and ad-
dress secures his bathing suit and towels,
Or. If he prefers, he may bring his own suit
and accessories. He may go into the gen
eral room free, or by the payment Of small
fees secure more private accommodation, or
even an absolutely individual room. Once
out in the basin he has nothing to fear
for the beach slopes gradually out to the
diving piers and between are spaces where
babies may play with impunity. Even be-
yond the piers there is no sudden shelving
of the shore and at the diving raft itself
with it's watch-out tower there Is never
more than eight feet Of water.
X
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sprang back from me. My half finished
sentence died on my lips. Sapt stood there.
bowling low, but with a stern frown on his
face
"a thousand pardons. SIRE said he, but
his eminence the cardinal has waited this
quarter Of an hour to offer his respectful
adeu to your majesty"
I met his eye full and square; and I read
in 1t an angry warning. How long he had
been a listener I knew not, but he had
come in upon us in the nick OF time.
I'VE must not keep his eminence wait
ing" said /.
But F1avia, in whose love there lay no