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movement is now on foot to utilize certain
public moneys and voluntary subscriptions
in converting this young ruin into ma
tional gallery. The Parthenon, it is thought,
could be reproduced on the Cation Hill to
serve a Scottish national gallery. Not
for the first time has it been pointed out
that there is a strong resemblance between
the Acropolis and the Cation but, of course,
the prospect from the Acropolis is not in
the patriotic Scottish eye to be compared
with the views Of the Forth and the Aud
Toon. From the south the High School Of
Edinburgh Is seen, as Is the Theater of
Dionysus. Should the captivating scheme
be taken up, and it has powerful backing,
there will be one day on the "Acropolis''
of Edinburgh a beautiful vision Of the
building which the Athenians adored and
Lord Elgin despoiled. No nobler repara
ton could be made for Scottish earl's
deed Of vandalism.
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Wisconsin's Old Capitol.

Platteville Cor. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Now that Fritz Harvest is dead it is ex-
pected that the state of Wisconsin will be
able to repurchase the territorial capitol,
which for some years had been used by
Harvest as a COW shed.
Harvest came to Wisconsin in 1868. and
in 1875 bought the 35O-acre farm on which
the territorial capitol was situated. He
moved the building from its original posi-
ton and converted 1t into a barn. When
last fall a movement was started by pa
triotic societies to repurchase the old capt.
toll, Harvest said he was not willing to give
1t up while he lived. He said 1t was good
enough for a barn, and 1t would take lot
OF trouble to build a new one.
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property. The figures thus brought to-
gether were used as a part Of the argu-
ment which was being made to demonstrate
that the assessment OF real property in
this District is not high enough.
Allowance was made by the speaker In
presenting the array Of prices paid in re-
cent sales for the tendency. as he de-
scribed It, Of real estate brokers to exag-
gerate the amount involved in TRANSACT
tons in which they are engaged and also
for the lack OF Official character Of the
figures in question. owing to the fact that
the consideration in the case Of the transfer
of property is not required to be stated
in the deeds. In most cases the actual price
paid cannot be known with any certainty,
and all the information on that head must
come from the voluntary statements of the
persons concerned.
Some Of the Uncertainties.
With due regard for such conditions the
speaker was still Of the opinion that the
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Expense of Snow in London.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
A snowstorm in London involves the ex-
pendture of a big fortune to restore the
streets to anything like a passable condi-
ton. After the snowstorm of January,
1895. which approximates to the present
visitation Nisbet Blair the surveyor of ST.
Pancras. stated that his authority expend-
ed f2472 on snow removal There are
twenty-eight boroughs In London, and, TAX
ing ST. Pancras as an average-sized Dor
ough, the total expenditure would be close
upon 10000. This sum makes no provision
for the City of London. and the total can
not fall far short of 100000. Half an
hours rainfall at this stage would be worth
its weight in gold-provided, of course. that
it was not Immediately followed by
frost
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Emperor's Unconventional Call.

From London P. T. o.
A characteristic story may be related Of
Emperor Wilhelm lis peculiarities. One
morning he made a call on Count Szoegyeny
then Austrian ambassador at Berlin. The
count was dawdling over his breakfast
when his valet announced. His majesty
the emperor" AS the letter entered and
took a chair he said: II have come for a
glass of beer and chat. as have not seen
you for SO long. 1 will take a cigarette
And how is your wife," At that moment
the baroness entered the room and the trio
held a pleasant converse for some time
Suddenly the kaiser looked at his watch
and jumped to his feet. Good gracious,
Have we talked SO long? I must use your
telephone at once to bid the empress good
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Scotland's National Monument.
From the London Chronicle.

Scotland is at last rousing herself to an
effort at the completion of the national
monument" on the Cation Hill. a monu-
ment which up to now has but puzzled
the visitor to Edinburgh and embarrassed
the native. The twelve Dorie pillars were
erected under the patronage of George
w, cost Ell. 200 each and were intended as
the beginning Of an ambitious Walhalla, to
commemorate the victories of the men of
Scotland over the French. George Nv, how
ever, speedily found that he had something
else to do with his money; the Scots re-
pented OF their desire to crow over an an
cient and well-beloved ally, roofess; there
fore the fabric remains today. But a strong
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A Death-Dealing Industry.
From Everybody's.

From Everybody's.
One Of the most striking entries In the
death roll of industry is the loss of life In
the making of porcelain sanitary ware-the
very utensils that are designed for the
salvation of life in the home and the hospi-
tai In this trade scores die annually from
ead-poisoning in the glazing-dying literally
that others may live. From the mining and
smelling of lead to the glazing with white
lead or the making of paint with white
lead preparations, somebody Is constantly
being sacrificed to this deadliest of metals.
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VALUE OF PROPERTY
Matter is Not an Easy One to
Determine.
HARDLY AN EXACT SCIENCE
Market Conditions Are by No Means
Always the Same.
AS TO CURRENT SALE PRICES
Assessment for Taxation Here and
Some of the Criticisms Which
Are Heard.
AN EXACT SCIENCE
As TO CURRENT SALE PRICES

A comparison was recently made during
a speech in the House of Representatives
between some of the prices paid for real
estate in this city, as reported in current
transactions, and the assessed value of the
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.v. as haven't time to return to the pal
a ~ before starting for the maneuvers. l
must. however. excuse myself to my wife"
Therennon the emperor rang up the empress,
to whom he spoke as follows: Don't De
angry. have chatted SO long with Szoe-
qyeny that must drive to the station from
here, SO 1 cannot give you my parting kiss.
I am very sorry."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-02-14

born in 1872 at Samarkand, in Russian
Turkestan, while his father, Abdur
Kahman, was a fugitive there from
Shir Ali, and he Is the fourth in direct
succession from the founder of the
dynasty, the Amir Dost Mahommed.
Habib Ullah is smaller in stature
and much sallower than his father, to
whom he bears a marked resemblance;
he wears his clothes with clumsy dig.
nifty, and is evidently particular about
their cut, finish and condition. He is
already inclined to stoutness, but the
heaviness Of his features is concealed
in part by a beard and mustache.
In conversation his face lights with
an engaging smile, but he has great
reserve Of manner, and not unusually
wears an air OF abstraction or preoc-
cupation. His knowledge Of our Ian
guage Is meager and he understands
English better than he speaks it.
The Amir Is an affectionate parent,
and at n time was a much married
man. AT the instigation of the priests,
however, three OF his wives were di.
vorced, but even now he is the proud
possessor Of four, with o nero ar
ray DIX c~oncuhines.
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bag, worn underneath the geld cap,
but hanging down the back to below
the waist. Married women wear a
fringe of hair, often curled, on either
side of the face. Descending from the
top Of the head to the hem of the
"piran," leaving the face uncovered, is
the gracefully draped "~chadar'-a
large wrapping of finest muslin, filmy
gauze, or delicately tinted chiffon.
Kabul first became the capital of
the country which has played such a
prominent part in Asiatic history
when the illustrious Baber made him
self master of it in 1504-15 years be-
fore his never to be forgotten invasion
in Hindustan. The city stands on the
right bank of the Kabul river and is
about three miles In circumference. 1t
was once enclosed within a wall, OF
which but few traces are now re-
naming, and had seven gates, but Of
these only the Labor gate and the Sir
dar gate are standing. The streets
are t~ortuous, narrow and dirty, the
houses are built Of sun dried brick and
wood, with fiat roofs and small re.
cessed entrances. The shops are in
significant.
The present AMIR. Habib Utah. was
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his blood feuds are pursued with no
uncertain energy.
Afghan women, who possess a Jew
ish cast of features, are handsome,
with compilations of unusual pallor,
but sometimes rosy. They are kept
rigidly secluded, yet intrigues are
said to be frequent; and a bullet or q
dagger thrust more often than no.
does duty for the divorce court. Their
costume is. of a most picturesque de-
scription. Even to a plain and awk-
ward woman 1t imparts some appear
ance Of grace. A "piran,' or chemise,
extends from the throat to just above
the ankles, with sleeves that reach to
the waist. 1t is of cloth of gold, vel
vet, silk, cashmere or calico, and in
shape not unlike our W Princess
robe. Beneath this are "tom-bons," or
pajamas, These may be of cloth of
gold, silk, cashmere or calico, finished
off at the ankles by a fringe Of dia-
monds, gold or silver. A round cap,
worked all over with gold thread 50
that 1t looks like gold cloth, is fitted
closely to the back of the head.
The hair, parted in the center, is
done up in tiny Draids, which are
caught in q black silk embroidered
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other people may know them better,
for nothing accurate has been written
that I can find"
Valley Stanley is known from Bos-
ton to Worcester and throughout all
the outlying country. He is the her
editary chief of his tribe, for, like
kingship, leadership among the gyp-
sizes Is usually hereditary. His people
camp at Somerville during the sum
mer months, though they move about
to some extent as his business as a
horse trader demands. At present he
is living in Everett, while the people
of his tribe are distributed through
out Everett and Lynn for the winter.
Gypsy Held in Respect.
81 would take Valley Stanley's word
where / would not take another mans
bond" said an Everett horses dealer
of the chief of the Stanley tribe.
why, l knew his father, Bill Stanley,
chief of the tribe before him. There
was never a straighter nan in the
OlSC-uCull buoluCoo ldll "a 5tuh
ley"
That is the idea formed of two gypsy
chiefs by a mar intimately associated
with them in a business that offers
| great opportunities for sharp work.
Perhaps you yourself have been
frightened when a child by somebody
telling you to watch out or the gyp-
! sizes will get you" said the chiefs
son. THAT is because people have
the idea that gypsies &c in for kid
naping children. They have usually
carried this idea in their minds since
they themselves were children, when
they received it from their parents in
precisely the same way. That is alb
solutely a wrong idea of us. Why
should we kidnap? We have children
enough of our own, quite as many as
we can take care Of.
Then they accuse us of being ad-
dicted to stealing. That is a lie. We
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my Observation-Disclosures was a
Bristol man. The Stanley family is
a good n In England.
"Yet we are gypsies, descended
from a long line of gypsies. We speak
the Roman tongue, which is a Ian
guage in general use among gypsies
the world over, though it varies great.
ly according to the country in which
a tribe lives.
'The next time anyone tells you
that we have no religion, do not be-
lieve it. We have our religion pre-
cisely as you or any other man who
is not a gypsy has his. Many of our
people are Baptists; some belong to
other Christian denominations. When
a gypsy does become enthusiastic over
his religion he makes not %infrequent.
ly what you call a great r~evivalist
That is his temperament.
This temperament shows again in
the music of the gypsies. Although
this music is entirely by ear, many
great composers have conceded that
1t is effective and accurate, even
though wild in character The gyp
sizes in Hungary and Russia and Pc
land are noted as musicians"
Mr.. Sinclair's Testimony.
What the son of the chief of the
Somerville gypsies says about the
gypsy folk is borne out by MI. Sin
clair. He does, in fact, destroy many
a cherished illusion.
"a good many of them are members
of the Baptist church, and speak al
the prayer meetings with all the fer
vor of the other members. Often
times I have heard them exhort visit
ors to their camps about the blessings
and necessity of a Christian life" he
says.
And he adds that they are moi
given to thieving more than any other
poor, ignorant people and the com
munity where they are found" Mr.
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CHAPTER XIV.

Lavender was showing Owatoga the
use of the gritter. See, you rub the
corn along this rough side, and il
comes out meal on the other; it is
really magic, Owatoga."
She laughed, and the low music wa2
as sweet to hear as she was fair to
see. With arms bare to the elbow,
she held a crock between her knees,
into which the meal slowly sifted. Now
and then she raised a face bright and
flushed with exercise, to meet the calm
eyes of Owatoga fixed upon her in
placid content.
For a moment the newcomers
watched them thus, then Boone whis-
pered: 81 should have prepared you for
the presence of a female, but in the care
of this man here, 1 forgot. l shall GO
on, and let her know there is a guest
with me-"
Winslow stayed back in shadow,
while Boone went forward. He saw
the girl smile and wave a welcome
with the corn-cob she held. Then the
old pioneer whispered a word to Owa-
toga, and with long, crouching strides,
the latter cleared the vacant space to
where his master stood supporting the
wounded brave.
Go to her" was all he said, and
slowly Winslow obeyed; he needed
time to collect himself and be calm
and strong after the first joy of see
ing her-alive and well.
Meantime, Boone had told Lavender.
in terse words: 81 met q youth in
the woods, and brought him home with
me. You will not object to a stranger
by our camp-fire?"
A strong intuition seized her; tina
youth who was to share their camp
fre-who was he? Her heart gave tina
answer All day, from her awaken
inig at early dawn-from the first faint
peep of light over the sumach-bordered
wood, she had watched the suns march
across the sky, wondering at what
point of his pilgrimage he would shine
upon the man who was to seek and
bring her home.
So when, at last, Winslow came, she
felt no surprise-she had known he
would come. The devotion of Gonzaga
the apparent neglect of this 9TH
er-were alike forgotten. d" am so
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woods" But ne Tsuld waste no tim(
In vain hope and idle speculation
Aloud he said: This Indian is some
thing of a nuisance, but"
He paused, and the other finished
the phrase: But he is wounded, help
less; We can't leave him TO die"
To the Indian Boone said: Come
and slowly they climbed the hill, Wins
low and his new-found friend, with
the red man staggering between.
Little was said, for the journey was
toilsome and slow, over briars and
roots, under a sun yet hot, though low
in the west.
At the brow of the hill they paused
| and looked down. THE shed is there,
but you cannot see IT." Boone said, and
to the shade of Boosting in his tone
the Indian retorted: But it has been
seen! The white man is no match fol
his red brother-the old mans hut has
been seen"
This was said with such telling en-
phasis that the listeners were filled
with a vague apprehension. From this
man, alone, and unarmed, they had
nothing to fear, but might there not
be others? .
Each, however, forbore to question,
and the Indian relapsed into sullen
silence.
They descended the opposite side OF
the hill, and still no sign of dwelling
when at last the little place came in
sight through a break in the thick
grove hedging it about.
And then Winslow's heart stood still
with a tumult of feeling.
There, at the entrance of the cabin
stood Lavender and the Indian guide
together-interested, friendly.
1t was all so, then, Eve as the oc.
toroon had said: THE white maid
will be safe with Owatoga."
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TESTIMONY SUPPORTS HIS CLAIM
Massachusetts Lawyer Declares He
Has Studied Habits of the Wander
ing People and Has Found Little to
Warrant Condemnation---Have Never
Been kidnapers Of Children.

Boston.-"Be good children, or the
gypsies will get you"
For hundreds of years mothers
and nurses have used this style of adj
monition with refractory children, for
since the advent of the gypsies into
England from the east in the six
teenth century, popular opinion has
associated them with thievery and
kidnapping and thriftless ways, with
sorceries and lamentations and things
that loom terrible to the childish
mind. Famous writer's have pictured
them as incorrigible r~ascals, the pub
lie who have seen only the nomadic
features of their life have built up
many superstitions around this an
Client people, until to-day to be a gyp-
Jsy is to be an outcast, a nameless
wanderer upon the earth, feared and
distrusted by all men save the few
whose dealings with the gypsy folk
have taught them better.
But have not Borrow and Groome
and Charles Godfrey Leland and Sir
Walter Scott fallen into the error Of
accepting prevalent beliefs without
accurate personal knowledge of the
people of whom they have written?
And have not the gypsies' romantic
charm, their curious lingo, their habit
of wandering, their superstitions and
lore and their supposed freedom from
,humdrum restraints and moral and
legal conventions created in the pub
lie mind an altogether false impress
sion of this curious people? Those
VINO have come closest to them assert
that such is the case.
Especially is the popular idea a fall
lacy when applied to the American
gypsy, and it has remained for A. T.
Sinclair, a Massachusetts lawyer, to
come publicly to their defense. Mr..
Sinclair is in a position to know what
he talks about. He has spoken the
language of the American gypsy for
% years, he has given years of study
to the habits of the oriental gypsy,
and to the subject he has devoted his
best observation. The result of his
dealings with gypsies and his close
association with them for a quarter of
a century is the firm belief that they
are a much libeled and greatly mis-
understood people.
Talk Little of Themselves.
Many have wondered why the gypsy
has never tried to defend himself,
why no one of them has ever attempt
ed to refute the general conception of
his people. When an outsider ap-
proaches a gypsy to get information,
the man who a moment before might
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glad you have come" she cried, and
went to meet him with both hands out
stretched. Taking them in his: Il
came as soon as l could" he said, and
for a few moments they stood silent,
hands clasped, their eyes meeting.
"Heyday, keyday!" exclaimed their
host, "am | the victim of a conspiracy
This is what comes Of an old FOOLS
meddling!" But there was a twinkle
in his eye, and the frown was a fall
ure. While Lavender went caJolingly
up to him, and stroked his arm In q
gentle caress, Winslow said: Cali
it an old FOOLS meddling,' If you like.
Col. Boone, but to me you are on agent
of Providence. AS you see, sir, ! have
the honor to be acquainted with thiA
young lady, and am come in search OF
her. A crude hint left by owatogs
brought me here; you guided me the
rest of the way; my story is told--at
is / who have all to learn"
women are better takers than mer
-eve old men," Boone retorted, with
mock gruffness. Il refer you to the
young woman herself. I'll just step
down 10 the spring and dress Thesis
rabbits for supper. Folks can't live
on talk-nor love, either"
With this parting shot, deliyeree
over his shoulder between mods and
knowing winks, the old man slipped
into the thicket.
After a moments silence. made awk.
ward by the pioneers significant words
and manner, Lavender said: did yov
see mother? Is she'-her eager eye
supplied the question.
Lro BE ~Continped.I
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ever the strangers business claims
may be upon his consideration.
But Tom Stanley, son of the chief
of the Somerville gypsies, relented
somewhat from this rule to explain
certain misconceptions that have long
existed in the minds of the public
concerning the wandering folk.
"Of course it doesn't matter to us
what people think, SO long as we
know ourselves honest and SO long as
we play fair in trade and in all our
dealings with the world" he said.
THAT is one reason why none of us
has ever taken the trouble to contra
dict the many lies that are circulated
about our manner of life and our
methods of doing business. But many
times / have been tempted to write
something about our people, that
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GOOD AND BAD POINTS
OF THE AFGHAN RACE

Subjects of the Ameer Are T~reacherous
and Vindictive, But Fearless and
HospitabIe to a FauIt-Passion for
lntrloues ard Feuds--Women Hand
some in Their Picturesque Dress
Ruler Is a Much Married Man and
Said to Be an Affectionate Parent
-kahul Not an imposing City.
AS a race the Afghans are handsome
and athletic, writes Angus Hamilton
In the London Chronicle. Often of
fair complexion, they have, for the
most part, aquiline features. They
grow boards, but shave the top Of the
head, leaving the hair at the sides to
fall in large curls i've the shoulders.
Proud in bearing, peremptory in man
ner and quick to resent injury, the av-
erage Afghan Is nothing II not cruel,
~treacherous, perjured and vindictive.
His good points are that he Is fearless,
an induStrious cultiyator, hospitable to
a fault and passionately fond Of field
sports. In a contrary direction, he
has a yAsslon for the vendetta, and
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