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sad Jean LATTE and associates, bu,
40 call upon them to be aiding and
aoettlng In arresting him and said as.
socrates, and all others in like manner
oHending; and do furthermore. In
the name of the state offer reward
vi nVe hundred dollars. which will he
paid out of the treasury to any person
delivering the said Jean LATTE TO the
heriif OF the parish of Orleans. or to
ny other sheriff in the state. so that
the said Jean LATTE may be brought
to Justice"
Inc Island Rose had heard the
greater part of the document read In
her grandfather's voice, low. to be sure
out with clear enunciation which
made each syllable as distinct as
though she had been the reader in
stead OF . listener, And when he
ended, she heard the voice of him
heretofore known to her as Captain
Jean, and its tone was one of banter
well, M'sieur lie Count, will you be
the one to claim this five hundred dol.
lars. and do your governor and state
brilliant service by delivering to
them this body of mine"
Then came her grandfathers stern
ly cold reply:
What have I ever done, Captain
Jean LATTE, that should lead you tc
suppose | would stoop to traffic in the
blood of my associates?"
1t was this that made the small
hand go fiuttering toward the girls
frightened heart. 1t was the revela,
ton that her Captain Jean" was none
other than LATTE, the terrible pirate.
OF whom she had heard such dreadful
tales! He was the freebooter, SNUG
gler and outlaw-the leader of that
fearful band of men she had shud.
dered to hear the slaves mention!
And not only was her grandfather cog.
infant Of this, but he was this mans
| abettor-his associate and friend!
Her brain in whirl, her heart terri.
| fled by dread of an undeflnable terror
| she fled from the house, and into the
woods, wandering on, scarcely know.
ing or caring where, until her steps
were arrested by the matted thicket
into which she had penetrated with
unseeing eyes.
Now all was revealed to her. The
man whom of all others she trusted
in this new, strange, and fettered
world into which she had been brought
from the peaceful island home where
life had been happy, and free from
fear-he was the notorious LATTE
the pirate of the Gulf" who scuttled
ships, who murdered men and women
and whose hands were red with blood
shed that he might plumber his vic
tins.
| ITO be continued)
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HAS NO PARALLEL.
FRISCO DISASTER UNEQUALED
IN MODERN TIMES.
Greater in Extent and Fatalities Than
That Which Overwhelmed Chi
cago in 1S71-Some Com
parsons.


San Francisco's disaster will prob
ably prove to be without modern par.
allel in history. Heretofore the great
Chicago fire has been generally re-
garded in that light, but a comparison
of the facts available so far tend tc
show this recent catastrophe as the
most awful visitation of recent times
says the Washington Star
When Chicago was burned in 1870
1t had a population of about 100000
San Francisco at this time must have
100000 people in its gates not count.
ing the thousands affected in other
towns near by. In the Chicago fire
10000 people were made homeless. In
the California city, il the estimates
100000.
In addition to this. the location and
environment of the two cities were
such that Chicagos problem of what
to do with her homeless was simple
in comparison with that facing the
far western city. Chicago was almost
surrounded by open country to which
the people turned for refuge. San
Francisco is practically surrounded
by water-the ocean on one side and
the bay on two other sides. Rail
roads for the most part send their
passengers into the city by ferries,
and many of the docks were long ago
made helpless by earthquake and fire.
So, for the most part, the thousands
OF people without shelter had to stay
in the confines between sea and bay
and were confronted with awful pos
sibilities. The fire rushing along I'M
checked was pursuing them relentless
ly. Fortunately, San Francisco is q
city of hills, and on top of some OF
The beach, too, offered spot of COM
parative safety.
In area covered by the disaster and
in probable loss of life and property
the San Francisco catastrophe is great
er than that of Chicago. The loss OF
the latter was about s190,00O,0OO, ant
considering that in San Francisco
larger and more costly buildings wert
ruined, the probable loss will exceed
even that enormous figure. So fal
any estimate of the loss would BIZ
mere guess work. A half dozen hotels
and buildings alone would make w
several millions, and the wide SWEEP
of the fire makes 1t altogether prob
able that all records for financial los!
will be broken. The loss OF life dur
ing the Chicago fire was 200. That o.
Sa Francisco is estimated at from 30t
to 1000.
Truly 1t is disaster without par
| allel in modern history.
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SEIZE RARE OLD PICTURES,
Customs Officers Descend Upon valu-
able Paintings in Maine
Town.

Bangor.-United States customs au-
thorities at Vanceboro made one Of
the most important seizures In years
on December 30, and the matter has
been kept dark until now. The ar
ticles seized were four rare old paint
ings, with an appraised value of ST.
100. The first known in Bangor con-
corning the pictures was an advertise
ment preliminary to the sale of the
paintings by the United States mar
shall, which appeared in Bangor
morning paper.
Two of the pictures are about four,
feet square each, and represent allie
gories. They are valued by the local
customs authorities at $3.50 each The
third is a beautifully done landscape
with cathedral for the principal
feature. This Is appraised at 5000.
The fourth is very old portrait of a
gentleman in velvet and neck run and
is appraised at $1,000
The paintings undoubtedly came
from Paris to st. John. They were
sent from there to MacAdam and
from thence brought across the line
by team to Lambert Lake, where
they were found and seized by the
customs officers. The pictures are
now In custody of United States Mar
shall Mayo and will be sold by auction
on April 81.
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DISCOVER NEW GEM.
RARE BLUE TOPAZ FOUND IN
AFRICA.
Recent Announcement Causes Consid-
cradle Stir Among Experts
Numerous Varieties of
the Stone.

London.-The public interest mani
tested in the discovery In Rhodesia of
what Is believed to be blue topaz
has revealed some confusion in regard
to this class OF gem.
In addition to the true topaz. some
times called Brazilian" topaz. there
are the yellow variety of sapphire,
sometimes called Oriental" topaz, a
most lustrous gem of considerable
value, and the yellow and brown
quartz, known as Scotch" or "cairn-
gorm" topaz. which Is obtained in
large quantities, and is of little value.
The true topaz. however, resembles
these stones only In color, and can be
easily distinguished by difference of
hardness and specific gravity. says
Leopold Claremont the well-known
lapidary. 1t is transparent gem
crystallizing in the rhombic system.
generally occurring In right rhombic
prisms, and is to be found In many
different shades of yellow and brown.
green, white. blue. and, rarely, pink
and pale red.
Some of the dark yellow and brown
cate pink by careful application OF
heat. Nearly all the pink topazes upon
the market have been altered. or, to
use the technical term, ''pinked" in
this way. Next to the pink variety
in value comes the blue and greenish
topaz. Although somewhat resembling
the aquamarine in color and general
effect these varieties are much mora
brilliant owing TO their greater hard
ness.
The localities In which the topaz &C.
ours are, among others, Brazil. ST.
IBERIA, Asia Minor, Pegu, Ceylon, Vic
toria, Bohemia, Saxony, Connecticut
GU. S. Az and Japan. The finest spe-
cimens, however, are derived from
Brazil and Siberia. The chief sources
of the topaz in Brazil are Minas Geras,
Villa Rica and Nevas mines, the last
named being generally used in connec-
ton with the white variety. In ST.
IBERIA the topaz occurs in many dis
tricts, notably the Altal and Urai
mountains, near Nertchinsk, and also
in Kamchatka.
II the recent announcement of the
discovery of the blue topaz upon the
property of the African Option syndi-
cate In Rhodesia be duly confirmed,
yet another source of supply OF this
variety of the gem is available.
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GREAT AUTHOR AT PLAY.
interesting "reminiscences of One Who
Knew Hawthorne.

Mrs. Sedgwick, in "a Girl Of Six
teen at Brook Farm" gives a little
sketch of Hawthorne which shows him
in a pleasant and merry light, although
in general, she acknowledges, the
great author was silent, almost tacit-
urn. One day she was learning verses
to recite at the evening class formed
by Charles A. Dana, when, seeing
Hawthorne sitting immovable and sol.
itary on the sofa, she daringly thrust
the book in his hands.
Twill you hear me say my poetry,
Mr.. Hawthorne?" l said.
He gave me sidelong glance from
his very shy eyes, took the book and
most kindly heard me. After that he
was on the sofa every week to hear
me reclte.
One evening he was alone in the
hall, sitting on a chair at the farther
end, when my roommate and l were
going upstairs. She whispered to me-.
Lets throw a sofa pillow at Mr..
Hawthorne"
Reaching over the banisters, we
each took a pillow and threw it.
Quick as a flash he put out his hand,
seized broom that was hanging near
him, warded off our cushions and
threw them back with sure aim. AS
fast as we could throw them he re-
turned them with effect, hitting us
every time, while we could only hit
the broom. He must have been very
quick in his movements.
Through it all not word was spok'
en-. We laughed and laughed, and his
eyes shone and twinkled like stars,
until we went off to bed vanquished.
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HENS IN LAYING CONTEST
Winning Team of Four Leghorns Pro-
duce 251 Eggs in Four
Months.

London.-For sixten weeks 144 hens
have been laying eggs against each
other at the Lady Warwick agricul-
tural college at Studley castle. The
champion-a buff Orpington-laid rs
egs in that time.
The birds were divided into pens
each pen containing four birds of the
same breed, in order that some test
as to the best laying strain might be
applied.
The winning team" consisted OF
four white Leghorns, which laid be.
tween them 251 eggs. A buff Orping
ton team" was second, with 236 eggs
and team" of the same breed, among
them the champion bird-was third
with 235 eggs. Some of the eggs
weighed two and one-eighth ounces.
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JUMPERS TAKE POSSESSION
Big Rush for Lots in Indian Terri
tory Section Under Con-
troversy.

Sapulpa, I. Jumpers have taken
possession of nearly every lot in the
Noah Frank allotment, which joins
this town, and over which there is
controversy whether the government
shall recognize the land as an allot-
ment or as townsite. As soon as the
word was received from Muskogee
that the secretary of the interior had
ordered action withheld as to putting
intruders off, there was a big rush to
get possession of the lots, as this was
taken to mean that the land--60 acres
would be laid off as townsite prop
erty, and that the government would
appraise 1t, and every person who had
improvements on lot would get the
lot at one-half the governments ap-
praised price, which is the rule in the
government townsites.
That night there were many per-
sons who, not being able to get any
thing substantial on the lots in the
way of Improvements, slept on the
open ground to prevent some one else
jumping the lot during the night.
Next morning tents were put up and
the jumpers commenced to build an
opening of an Oklahoma town in the
early days.
The case has not been finally de-
cided upon yet, and the land may be
finally awarded to Noah Frank, the
Indian who allotted it and fought sew
eral contests to prove his prior right
TO IL,
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lis she quite happy, zeney?"
HAPPY? How could a wild bird be
HAPPY in cage, even if its bars were
made of gold?"
she was about to continue. but In.
Mite, as If not caring to pursue tbe
SUBJECT asked, as your master here?"
Aeney nodded, and pointed to a
CLOSED door near them, "He is ip there
and alone"
Lahtte. turning from her, knocked
at the door, and De Cazeneau's voice
answered. "Entrez."
This the former did. leaving the
door ajar
Nato, now a tall, why lad of six.
teen' and devoted, body and soul. to
MS master, was the only one to &C.
company him to Grande Terre. He
mad seated himself upon the stems
out TOO far away to catch the con.
Versation between LATTE and Zeney
even had they spoken in a language
he understood.
But he watched them with curious
eyes, having often heard of Zeney.
and her reputed powers served to
make her an object of awe and aver.
sion to him, as to most of his class.
1t was, therefore, with a sigh of re-
llef that he saw her disappear, after
his master had gone inside.
He remained sitting on the stems
his chin supported by two yellow
palms, while group of young negroes
who had drawn near to cape curiously
at him, after the manner of their kind
proceeded to converse in a way evi
IDENTIFY intended to attract his atten
ton.
Instinct, rather than any sound
made Nato realize that presence was
near him; and glancing over his Shout
der, he saw girlish, white-clad form
standing in the doorway through
which Lafitte had passed a few min
utes before. Presently he saw one o.
her little hands go to her side, as i
she had been startled, or was expert
! encing some strong emotion; and she
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stood with Bonded head, as If listen
ing.
Nato was still staring at the girl
when she started impetuously, and
went hurriedly down the hallway.
Led by curiosity, the boy jumped to
his feet, and saw her descend the
steps Of the back gallery, and go
swiftly into the woods, which seemed
to swallow up the snowy form and
glittering hair-swallow them so sud
denly as to leave in the boys supersti-
tious mind an uncomfortable sugges-
ton that she was not real flesh and
blood, but a "sperit," or perhaps a
second voudoo priestess.
Within the room, near whose open
door the girl had stood, LATTE and
De Cazeneau were having a serious
conversation.
Following the custom Of the time
De Cazeneau had reached out to ring
a bell for refreshments, when LATTE,
with an expressive gesture, stayed his
| hand.
mo. M'sieur lie Comte. | can tarry
but a very short time-only long
enough to impart the very important
intelligence I came to bring you.
And he held out a paper he had
drawn from his pocket.
The count. having put on his
glasses. took the document; and MS
wayering hands made the blue paper
ouiyer as IL his own startled pulse,
beats had stolen into 1t While ne reau
! the contents aloud.
"Whereas the nefarious practlce Oh
running in contraband goods, whicll
has hitherto prevailed in different
narts of the state, to the great injury
of the fair trader, and the diminution
Of the revenue of the United states
has of late much increased; anu
,,.boreas II has been officially known
to me that. on the 14th of last month
nuantity of struggled goods sei%eu
Inv walter Gilbert, an officer OF the
novarua Of the United States, were
forcibly taken from him IN open uaS
Of no great distance from the CITY .,
Nov orleans, by a party OF armed
non under the orders of certain
lean lean Latte. who fired upon and griey
onslv wounded one Of the assistants u
the said Walter GILBERT All,
~ have thought proper to issue ln III,
nav nroclamation; and | do solemnIS
oaution all and singular ciuzehs .
this state against giving any kinu ~ y
snccor, support or countenance 10 'n'
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Russians Want Mines.

The Chinese governor Of the province
of Hailungkaing in northern Manchu-
ria, having reported to Picking that this
Taotai in charge of the mines in his
province had handed over possession OF
a number to the Russians, the Taotoi
was arrested and sent down to be dealt
with by the Viceroy Yuan Shikai. The
Russians meantime require that the
Chinese government shall recognize
their title to the mines so acquired.
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CHAPTER XIV.

eer the death of Laro a new and
(. awbat better order of things pre-
1 od among the so-called Pirates Of
! Gulf" -.
law under the direct leadership of
ette alone, and with better oppor-
8,ties for knowing his chivalrous ma
I the larger body of them followed
.uestionlngly his more merciful and
1 lavless practices; and not a few
4 tbe men actually relished the
Snged conditions in which they
md themselves.
taropne. who had been given yes.
Il If his own, had gathered to him
n the most unregenerate of Laro's
powers. and entered upon a career
Il which he observed the same meth
i as his former commander, with
4 result that he was finally brought
4 execution, together with most of
4 crew. in South American port.
a ife at the Ursuline convent was,
many months, burden to Lazalie,
her whims and caprices made it
little less so to the mother SUI
rior and nuns. But they, with a
ely remembrance of many generous
kors from LATTE, felt that they
list bear patiently with the charge
had left in their keeping.
Roche, as her banker and man
4 business, came often to see his
client, and ended by falling in
he with her--a fact he was wise
ough to keep to himself. And, later
he obtained Lafltte's consent to
4 removal from the convent and
hing a house of her own, where,
Rth Ma'am Brigida and retinue of
ives. the high-strung beauty seemed
bre contented.
&When the summer of 1912 had
bought the Cazeneau household to
eir Barataria home, there befell
<mething which struck LATTE with
new despair, and took from him all
Bpe Of ever being asked to render
Ihtle Roselle the smallest service,
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American Bulls for Bullfghts.

Texas bulls have never before been
used in the arena. but Felix Robert
has selected few for trial, and
the fight will be held Sunday This
will be the first time in the history of
bullighting that American bulls have
been entered for the bull ring, and
aficionados are anxiously awaiting for
the corrida. Perhaps the day may
not be far distant when the American
ganaderias may furnish bulls for
Mexican rings.
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German Official Out.

BY direction of Emperor William
Foreign Secretary Tchirsky, at Berlin.
has accepted the resignation of Baron
Won Holstein, chief of the department
Of higher politics in the foreign Office.
This action retires from public life
a parsonage who more than any other
has been responsible for German for
eign affairs since Prince Bismarck's
time.
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Woman Mineral Surveyor

Miss May Bradford, of Tonopah,
CAL. is believed to be the only deputy
mineral surveyor in the United States.
She filed a $4,000 bond and by prov
ing her fitness has been given a COM
mission by Surveyor General Kyle, of
Reno. She has several contracts for
surveying large mining properties in
the mountains near Tonopah and
Goldfield.
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Fen should the occasion or necessity
Mise.
her childish trust in him became de-
Ffoyed; he saw her shrink from him
terror and adherence. And this
Takened in him the knowledge that
PEAS he supposed-paternal love he
20 been cherishing for the child of
VINO had always been his ideal, was
the affection of father for his
Fughter, but the love of a man for
woman.
Inc bitterest potion he had ever
aiowed was now working in his
ms Yet no one would have sus-
cled this, as he went his way, and
time with greater recklessness
IAN before, although the rumor men
Oled by Pierre had now become a
H. hasmuch as the governor of Lou
ANA mad issued a proclamation offer
reward for Lafittes apprehen-
ihls had come about by reason of a
eiee In the bayou Lafourche, and
lch proved to be the chip which
uuled to a blaze the long-smoulder-
hre Of wrath against the Bara'
nans.
Wnen the information was brought
4 Aantte, accompanied by a copy of
proclamation, he had, without de-
~ aKen pinnace and set out for
y extreme southerly side of Grande
Eete' upon which was the Count de
ts1eneaus abode.
at the sound Of Lafittes feet upon
steps, a woman's weakened face,
'IAieu and scowling, its coffee-hue
S"sung with wisps of gray, wiry
~ showing from beneath a bright
'eu Dandanna, was projected from
VI the numerous doors opening
~ 'he hallway into various rooms
,4e TWO wings of the building.
was apparent that she recognized
An ''ltor' FOR she came out into the
rI,,, anu despite her age, advanced
Say toward him.
ra w. Aehey, there you are, looking
Do ggouns as ever" was his smilingly
Always you say words Captain
mat please, even when one
NM they are not true"
,aHue laughed lightly
aoni,o 'our young mistress wa,l?" he
, w. sne is WELL" Zeney answered
hal "ue implying that more might be
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PIGEON PLAYS with KITTENS.

A. Hanford, of Spottsylvania, coun-
ty. near Fredericksburg, w. Va, has a
pigeon which has taken a great fancy
to a family of little kittens at his
home. The pigeon will go in the box
where the kittens are, fight the moth
err away and play with the kittens
until he becomes tired. then fly on
and return later.
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Long Distance Wireless.

A wireless telegraph message which
travelled distance of 1880 miles was
received at sea by the steamer Moltke,
which arrived in New York the other
day. The message was sent Friday
from the Poldhu wireless station, on
the English coast, and contained SO
words.
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The oregon's Long Pennant.

When the Oregon went into San
Francisco harbor recently from Manila.
she flew a homewardbound pennant
from her masthead 553 feet long Her
necessary repairs will call for virtual
reconstruction.
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Nnthinn Sensational.

City editor-You got Mrs. Casa
WAYS speech to the Woman's Rights
club didn't you? What did she sayf
Reporter-Oh, nothing worth print
ing.
city editor-Why. she spoke for
more than an hour.
Reporter-I know. but what she said
was quite sensible. - Philadelphia
Press.
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Rronchn TO 0Rnst .

1t is alleged that the presidents sec
rotary. Mr.. Loeb, was recently thrown
by broncho. AS soon as the president
gets time, remarks the same authority,
the broncho will be properly busted"
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Fire Engines in Australia.

Chemical fire engines are used in
Sydney, Australia, and they are like
ly to be used largely hereafter to check
bush fires duriag the summer months.
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Few women are wise enough to rem
der one little word sufficient.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-06

"A young lady l know said an
got married last year in
London and had only been keeping
house a week or two when cousin
in the country sent her a brace OF
pheasants. Some people like to hang
pheasants-to keep them week or
two. letting them get high on the
ground that the fresh flesh is tough
and stringy. The cook knew this, but
her young mistress knew nothing-pos
itively nothing-of cooking.
Please, ma'am,' said the cook when
the pheasants arrived, do you like the
birds 'igh?'
1.-The birds eye?' said the mistress.
puzzled.
What mean, ma'am, the COOK ex-
planned, is that some folks likes their
birds stale
The tail?' repeated the mistress,
more puzzled than ever.
"And then, in order not to appear ig-
norant in the cooks eyes, she smiled
brightly and said:
Prepare the birds, please, with the
eyes and the tail BOTH"