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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20
WOODEN CHECKS.
r'nIIics We're Used In England Until
the Year 1894.


Wooden checks are the sort Of thing
one would expect to find used In China
or Tibet, but, MS a matter Of fact, they
were used in England from the earliest
times down TO as late rs 1894.
Tallies, as they were called, were
made out Of n curved piece Of hazel,
notclies being cut along the edges to
stand for a certain sum Of money. The
tally was then sawed half through
below the lowest notch and the notch.
cd part split into two pieces. IN both
of which the notches appeared.
These pieces served as check and
counterfoil. the latter being always the
larger piece with the unnotched end
as n kin Of handle. The smaller piece
was then taken by the payee, the larger
sent to the person on whom the check
was drawn, generally n collector OF
customs or other revenue public OF
private. He would honor the check on
finding that the two pieces fitted and
had the amount credited to him by the
drawer on returning them together to
him. Thus were the great danger and
expense of transporting large Sums OF
coin avoided.
Forgery Of Il tally was obviously I'm
possible unless n new counterfeit could
be substituted, and II stolen in the or
binary way it would be Of little use to
the thief, for, unlike our checks, there
was nothing to show ON whom 1t was
drawn.
There are still n good many tallies in
existence. but the majority were burn.
ed in the great fire which destroyed the
old houses Of parliament. The remain.
der are chiefly to be found In the pub
lie record office and no doubt also in
the imminent rooms of great land
owners
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20

NNt Situ from HCT morse HtO ms arms.
81? I ride back to Ascalon to find
Masouda. For the sake of Rosamund
and perhaps for my sake also Mason
da has run q fearful risk. Bethink
you what will be the mood Of Saladin
when at length he finds that she upon
whom he had built such hopes has
gone. She may have given her life to
set Rosamund free to Join us in Jeru
SALEM"
ROsamund looked at Goodwin. and
Goodwin looked at Rosamund. and there
was understanding in their eyes. for
both of them saw the truth in all
Its glory and all its horror.
81 think that I should go back Also
said Rosamund.
THAT shall not he" answered Wulf.
"Saladin would kill you for this flight,
as he has sworn"
THAT cannot be-" added Goodwin.
"Shall the sacrifice of blood be offered
in vain? Moreover, 1t Is our duty to
prevent you. Rosamund. | know not
what has Glanced. l go to sec. Through
Nv O'tH tN'h i wv VII ~ L llll
Masouda and kneel to her in homage
"And in love- exclaimed Rosamund.
"Mayhap," Goodwin answered, speak.
ing NOR to himself than to her.
Farewell, my llege lady and cousin
ROsamund," Goodwin said. MY part
is played. Now l leave you in the keep.
ing of God In heaven and of Wulf on
earth. Should we meet no more my
counsel Is that you two we'd here in
Jerusalem and travel back to Steeple,
there to live In peace If 1t may be SO.
Brother Wulf, fare you well also. We
part today for the flrst time who from
our birth have lived together and loved
together and done many a deed togeth.
er, some of which we can Nook back
upon without shame"
"Oh. Goodwin" said Wulf, I'VE do
not part thus easily. Our lady here will
be safe enough among the nuns-more
safe than l can keep her. Give me an
hour, and I will set her there and Join
YOU. Both Of us owe a debt to Masou-
da. and it Is not right that 1t should be
paid by you alone"
"Nay," answered Goodwin, "look upop
Rosamund and think what is about ia
befall this city. Can you leave her at
such a timer"
Then Wulf dropped his head, and,
trusting himself to speak no more
words. Goodwin mounted his horse and
without so much as looking back rode
into the narrow street and out through
the gateway till presently he was lost
In the distance and the desert.
Wulf and Rosamund watched him go
In silence. for they were choked with
tears.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20

1t often requires courage to be nat
ural-a higher form of courage than
that which marches behind the safe end
of n gun. Moral courage which Is not
dependent on appearance or intim,dat-
ed by custom IS a finer quality than the
daring of the speculator or the IN
fllnching nerve Of the soldier exposed
to the fire of an enemy. It takes the
best stamp of bravery to be true to
oneself, and he who Is loyal to the in.
ner voice. who keeps faith with himself
and maintains self respect, wins a vic
tory in the battle of life. To live un-
daunted by the dcmands of unworthy
conventionalism Is not to live in vain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20

II has sometimes been remarked by
tie student Of child life that the only
child learns to read sooner than the
child belonging to a large family. There
may or may not be psychological Yea.
son for this, but the story OF the small
boy of five who was struggling with
his alphabet blocks for the Arst time
may be enlightening to those who wish
for reasons. The small boy was really
rather interested than otherwise in the
large A that fulfilled Its usual function
Of standing for an apple tree. but he
had a brother who was nearly eight.
You leave EN- alone" advised the
brother; IF you once begin to read you
can never leave of."-London Chron-
icle.
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"A T the village of Bittir, some
Ia seven miles from Jerusalem,
"a the embassy dismounted to
rest; then again they pressed
lrward down the valley in the hope
reaching the Zion gate before the
idday heat was upon them. At the
d of this valley swelled the shoulder
and its length, and on the crest Of
at shoulder appeared suddenly n
an and a woman. seated on beautiful
Prses. The company halted. fearing
st these might herald some attack
hd that the woman was a mar dis
Used to deceive them. Wulf looked
them c~uriously and said to Goodwin:
ALMOST could | think that those two
brses were Flame and Smoke reborn.
ote their whirlwind pace and strength
ld stride"
Almost as he finished speaking the
rangers pulled up their steeds in
ont OF the company, to whom the
IN bowed his salutations. Then
odwln saw his face and knew him
once as the old Arab called Son of
e Sand, who had given them the
brses Flame and Smoke.
Sir" said the Arab to the leader OF
e embassy, IL have come TO ask n
vor Of yonder knights. This woman
and he pointed to the closely yelled
pape Of his compartments n relative
mine whom | desire 10 deliver to
lends in Jerusalem, but dare not dc
myself because the hill dwellers be.
veen here and there are hostile to my
fibe. She Is Of the Christian faith and
o spy, but cannot speak your Ian
lage. Within the south gate she will
met by her relatives. l have
Coken."
Surely we will take her" said God
Yin, though what we shall do Will
er II her friends are wanting | dc
OF know. Come, lady. ride between
g."
She turned her head to the Arab as
lough In question, and he repeated the
Fords, wherein she fell into the place
lat was shown to her between and a
title behind the brethren.
still, If so, l pray you Of your
nightly courtesy" went on the Arab
Goodwin, disturb not this woman
18th your words nor ask her to unvcll
er face, since such Is not the custom
4 her people. 1t Is but an hours
burney to the city gate. during which
pu will he troubled with her. This is
ne payment that I ask Of you for the
(vo good horses Flame and Smoke"
1T shall be as you WISH said God,
yin, land, Son of the Sand, we thank
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20

One Of the many persons whom AL
fred Belt, the diamond multimillion-
aire. had befriended repaid him with
ingratitude and abuse. Later the in
crate fell on evil times, Though down
in the gutter, he still had n little shame
left and would not ask Mr.. Bet for
help. The South African diamond
mngnate sent for II of the ~unlucky
ones friends and said: go and see
So-and-so. Ask If he wants any help
and give 1t to him, but don't let him
think it Is from me. | have had n diff
ference with him, and perhaps it would
annoy him."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20

Moreover" continued Rosa mund,
bowling her head, "Masouda added
these words: I think that Sir Wulf
will escape his doom. II you would
see him again, obey his word, for TN
less you obey you can never hope to
look upon him living. Go, now, before
we are both discovered, which would
mean your death and mine, who, If you
go, am safe"
capef" asked Wulf.
"She did not know II. She only said
she knew to force Rosamund away
answered Goodwin In the. same strained
voice. "And them
And then-oh!-having Wulf's ex-
press commands, then l went, like one
in a dream. l remember little of It.
At the door we kissed and parted
weeping, and while the guard bowed
before me she blessed me beneath her
breath. A soldier stepped forward and
said. Follow me, daughter of Sinan,'
and I followed him.
I'VE came to q place where was an
old Arab among some trees, and with
him two led horses. The soldier spoke
to the Arab, and l gave him Masouda's
letter, which he read. Then he put me
on one of the led horses and the sol
der mounted the other. and we de-
parted at a gallop. All that evening
and last night we rode hard, but In the
darkness the soldier left us, and l do
not know whittier he went. At length
we came to that mountain shoulder
and waited there, resting the horses
and eating food which the Arab had
with him, till we saw the embassy, and
among them two tall knights.
"'See.' said the old Arab. 'yonder
come the brethren whom you seek,
See and give thanks to Allah and to
Mnsouda, who has not lied to you and
to whom l must now return
"Oh, my heart wept as though it
would burst, and l wept in my joy
wept and blessed God and Masouda.
But the Arab, Son Of the Sand, told
me that for my life's sake | must be
silent and keep myself close yelled
and disguised even from you until we
reached Jerusalem, lest perhaps If they
knew me the embassy might refuse es-
cort to the Princess of Banlbec and
niece of Salndin.
Then I promised and asked, WHAT
Of Masouda| He said that he rode
back at speed to save her also, as had
been arranged. and that was why he
did not take me to Jerusalem himself.
But how that was to he done he was
not sure as yet. And-and-you know
the rest. and here, by the grace of
God. we three are together again"
AYE" said Goodwin. "but where Is
Masouda and what will happen to her
who has dared to venture such a plot
rs this? Hark you, Wulf. Take Rosa.
mund and lodge her with some lady in
this city. or. better still. place her in
sanctuary with the nuns of the Holy
Cross. whence none will dare to DRAG
her, and let her don their habit"
Eyes, yes, but you? Where do you
go, Godwin?" said his brother.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20
When Men Wore Dustles.

"Bustles We're ridiculous" said an
antiGuary. do You remember the
hustle Of 1851? 1t shot straight out
from the waist, a broad seat Oh which,
honestly, an adult could have sat. Yes,
bustles were ridiculous, but no more
ridiculous than the %tournuros of Fran
els III. The %tournures were worn by
q They were b~ustles-front in.
stead of rear ones. Yes, in the time
OF Francis II. portliness was consid-
cred stately, and men tied on tour
nures. or false stomachs, in order to
achieve an air of dignity"
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He knew that nrc,,ci roof and these
rough stone walls. Why, 1t was here
that he had been brought TO die, and
through that very door tho false Rosa
mund had come to bid him farewell.
who now returned to greet her In this
same darksome den. Well, II WINS emp
ty. Doubtless che would oon come
and he waited. looking at the door.
It did not stir. He heard no foot
steps. Nothing broke that utter silence.
He turned ngain and stared about him.
Something glintcd on the ground yon.
der toward the end of the vault. just
where he had knclt before the execu
tioner. A shape lay there. Doubtless
1t was Masouda Imprisoned and asleep.
"Masouda," lie said. and the sound.
ing echoes from the arched walls an
swered back, "Nasoula!'
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 1t touched her, and, 10, the head
fell over.
AhCh, NllI llollOl III III ItuI L., SOt-
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 dcsert-
Mnsouda, slain by the headsman's
sword.
Goodwin rose to his feet and stood
over her still shape MS a man stands in
n dream, while words broke from his
lips and a fountain In his heart was
unsealed.
"Masouda," he whispered, II know
now that I love you and you only
henccforth and forever. oh. woman,
with n royal heart. Wait for me. Ma
SCUBA, wherever you may dwell"
While the whispered words left his
lips II seemed to Goodwin that once
more, as when he rode with Wulf from
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(TO RE CONTINUED.)


"How easy it is to lose your friends
in this great New York. the woman
was saying. yesterday | stood next
TO n pretty creature thought | recoG-
nized. She turned around and eX-
claimed Mt sight of mel hadn't seen
her for years. both of us right in the
city all the time:
"'Gou cont even know what ! have
been thttugh. do YOU? | married.
Then did you know about my little
baby? A girl. Here is her picture
She opened n locket and showed the
pictures of her husband and baby.
Isn't she a precious little beauty"
She sighed as she shut the locket with
a soft click. She is dead she told me.
She lived three months That was
all."-New York Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20
NlnlC Ii All Clenr.

Rerzelius, the Swedish chemist. made
his kitchen with his cook Anna as his
only assistant. What Is your mas
ter?" asked one of his n%eighbors. "Oh,
he Is n chemist" whats thati
What does he do?" "Well, l will tell
you. He has something in a big bottle.
then he pours it into Il smaller one and
b again into quite a tiny bottle"
"Wel and what then happens to it?"
"Oh, then | throw it away"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20
Character,

The need of the world today is chat
acter. 1t hae brilliancy. 1t has ca
pacity. II has ambition, 1t has en-.
ergy. 1t lacks men who stand OH the
solid rock of honesty, who scorn to
take anything that they have not right
fully earned, whose word can be trust
ed days in the week, who are
self contained, resolute and strong.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20

NV '''' NS'' '''' Wv W - we
Ascalon. the strange wind blew about
his brow. bringing with it the presence
of Masouda and that once more the un-
earthly peace sank into his soul.
Then all was past and over. and he
turned to see the old imaum standing
ut his side.
did I not tell you that you would
find her slecping:" he said, with his
bitter. chuckling laugh. call on her,
Sir Knight; call on her. Love. they
say, car bridge great CULTS. even that
between severed neck and bosom"
With the silver lamp I'm his hand
Goodwin smote. and the man went
down like n felled OK. leaving him once
more in silence and in darkness.
For a moment Goodwin stood thus TIL
his brain was Allied with fire, and he.
too. fell-fell across the corpse OF Ma
SCUBA and there lay still.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20
Politics,

"Mornin', congressman. T.
"Well, it's old jim Smith. Jim. how
are you? Have a cigar, Jim"
Thought I'd come around to tell you
that ia moved out Of your district,
but
Indeed, Mr.. Smith,
"You see, ! wanted to And out if"-
ayes, Smith,
"If you could use your influence to-
"Sorry, my man, but l can't stop.
Good morning."-Puck.
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Tho complementary virtue.

"What do you consider most essential
in being quick ut %reparteeT'
"A person who constantly strives to
be quick at repartee," answered Miss
Cayenne. SHOULD he quite sure he has
friends who are slow to angcr."-Wnsh
ington Star.
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Hest She Could Do.

Husband-What. Twenty-Five dollars
for that bonnet? Why, it's ridiculous.
Wife-Yes, know 1t isn't anything to
boast Of, but you said you couldn't af-
ford an expensive bonnet.-Columbus
Dispatch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20

finds nn easy entrance to ign>ble
minds.-Juvenal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20

All luxury corrupts either the moral Is
or the taste.-Joubert.
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CHAPTER XXI.

T the village of Bittir, some
sever miles from Jerusalem,
"A the embassy dismounted to
rest: then again they pressed
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rusalem. leaving the princess and my
brother there. to tell the truth and to
surrender myself to you hat | may
bear In her place any punishment
which you think fit to infict upon the
woman Masouda."
why should you bear it," asked Sal
adm.
because, sultan" answered Goodwin
sadly and with bent head, whatever
she did she did for love of me, though
without my knowledge Tell me. is she
still here or has she fed?'N
"Shc Is still here" answered Saladin
shortly. would you wish to sec her?'
Goodwin breathed a sigh Of relief. II
do" he answered. "once, IL no more.
have words to say to her"
Doubtless she will be glad to learn
how her plot prospered," said Saladin,
with n grim smile. I'm truth, it was
well laid and boldly executed"
Calling to one Of his council, that
same old imaum who had planned the
casting of the lots, the sultan spoke
with him aside. Then he said:
Leu lnlS kHiGht 'S i'u w tHe Wolnun
Masouda. Tomorrow we will Judge
him"
Taking a silver lamp from the wall,
the imnum beckon@d to Goodwin. who
bowed to the sultan and followed,
They passed down long passages. They
came to a door, w%hich,th imaum, who
hObbled In front, unlocked.
"She Is under ward, them" said God,
win.
aye" was the answer, under ward
Enter" And he handed him the lamp
II remain without
So Goodwin tool, the lamp and went
in, and the door was shut behind him
Surely the place was familiar to him
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-12-07
A Comrade. I. J. B.

We know not where our hidden way
may lie,
Wat stress and storm the coming
years may hold;
The midday heats and midnights
drear and cold
May meet us on our journey far or
nigh
Yet step by step we go, till by land by
The mystic tapestries Of Fatelunfold;
When weary past believing, gray
and old,
We reach the end together-thou and I.
On eyes grown dim the mists OF
blindness creep,
The pulse moves slower still. and
SORROWS fade,
But even then we may.not tunder-
stand;
Yet God still giveth.His beloved sleep,
Oh! Heart of Mine, why should we
be afraid
If only night may find us hand in
hand.
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Now that the fog has gone, it won i
be mist.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-12-07
Marion Harland.

The celebrated authorsss, so highly
esteemed by the women Of America,
says on pages 103 and 445 Of her popu-
lar work, Ewes Daughters; or Com
mon Sense for Maid, Wife and Moth
er:''
For the aching back should II be
slow in recovering its normal strength
AN Allcock s Plaster il an excellent
comforter, combining the sensation Of
tie sustained pressure OF strong
warm hand with certain tonic quail
ties developed in the wearing. 1t should
be kept over the seat Of uneaslness for
several days--in obstinate cases, fof
perhaps fortnight.
"For pain in the back wear an ALI
cocks Plaster constantly, renewing az
1t wears off. This is an invaluable sup
port when the weight on the small Of
the back becomes heavy and the ach
ing incessant.o
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Nov. Is, 19o6.--No matter how sad
or how inconvenient, we should al
ways consider it our duty and . pleas
ure to comply with the requests of our
valued friends.
1t was by special request that my
brother and myself were the honored
participants at the funeral services Of
our much esteemed friend and soldier,
Conrad J. ID. Adams, Of Frederick
County, Va.
A more worthy citizen and heroic
soldier never lived or died, as the very
large conccurse of sympathising
friends from many Of the valley coun-
ties fully testified.
Mr.. Adams was born and raised In
Frederick County, Of honored parent
age, and at the commencement of the
war between the states, he and his
brother, Capt. Jack, saw flt to cast
their lot and honor in behalf Of the
Southern cause, and continued faith
fll soldiers until the close Of the great
aud unequal struggle, John ID. In Co.
o., of the 18th Va. Calvary, aud Capt.
! Jack in Co. b, Of the 18th Va. Calvary.
Better soldier never marched upon
field of battle, and the brotherhood
and attachment that was practicsd
and cultivated during those wild and
stormy scenes seems to have never
abated, ana they, like many more Of
US, returned to their devoted homes
only to be rebuked and criticized by
those who had made them so, and
with everything sacrificed but grit and
honor untainted, we took up the duties
Of private citizens under very unfavor-
able conditions, and without fear OF
favor we worked and lived on self re-
lying and self sustaining, not asking
or expecting favors from those who
saw fit to contest our rights, yes those
/ rights which has been SO fully defined
by many an impartial historian and
a. time glides on am glad to know
that many of the rank and file Of the
old soldiers whom many may see dit
to designate rs old Rebs, have achieved
full share Of honor in peace as well
as in war, and by acts Of charity
and industry have established them
selves as worthy law abiding citi-
zens, and know Of hut few county,
etate or national paupers amongst the
old confederates.
Mr.. Adams was one amongst Fred
erick's most thrifty farmers, and by
energy and perseverance had become
Independent and comfortable, and his
home and heart were always open to
the needy or distressed. Within the
last few years he had been great suf-
ferer from something like inilamatory
rheumatism, and on last Sabbath the
vitality of good and kind father. hus-
band and neighbor yielded to the
ravages Of lingering painful disease.
As we conveyed his remains to the
beautiful Mount Hebron Cemetery at
Winchester and heard the bugle blow,
roll call as we lowered the beautiful
casKet burdened with sweet scented
evergreen and fowe RS, yes | imagined
l heard his answer in the great beyond
on the other side. Present. Yes he il
gone! and we who knew him best can
only lament and regret our loss. He
lsaves All invalid wife, three sons and
one daughter, all of whom are single.
He has one brother in Missouri older
than he. He was past "A. May his
memory ever be cherished by his COM
FADES and those he loved to meet and
entertain.
A Comrade. T. j. b.
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