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Continued.

"Very likely. However. I am glad
the matter is set at rest. Good-morn
ing, Mrs. English; good morning all;
and, humming an air, he sauntered
out, leaving them to discuss the ter
minatiOn Of the sensation.
Outside on the bench the man Fur
long was still lying. apparently asleep
and Berton scarcelJ nc iced him.
He made his way back to the sta
ton. and got the station-master and
the boohing-clerk together, and vi h
the same air of easy carelessness,
said:
4 dare say you were rather SIR
prised by our visit and or questions,
but the fact is, we were a title uneasy
at the sudden disappearance of Bccca
South. Mrs Hartman had got it into
her head that the girl had-weu, run
away; and there was some absurd sus-
picion that Mr. Cyril Burne was con
nected with her flight; but I am glad
to say that we have just had tidirga
from her. She has ge1e up to Lon
don to take a situation, and, fearing
that her people would not let her go,
she took French leave
7 see, sir" said the station-mastor,
T4or'. If there was a fuss made over
everybody that went off suddenly
without sayin' good-by, we SHOULD
have enough TO do in that line
Exactly, and am sure we are very
much obliged to you for the trouble
you have taken. BY the way, there
has been a good deal Of gossip about
the girl. and should any one ask any
questions, perhaps you won't mind
telling them the truth"
Certainly, sir, certainly" assented
the station master. and Bert0n vet
down the steps again. feeling tlat
thus far his cleverness and his luck
were serving him faithfully; but the
strain had told upon him, and shen
he reached the cottage he stood by
the door in the wall conscious Of d re-
luctance to enter.
For the first time the forbidding
aspect Of the place struck him. -he
dead silence. the grimness conveyed
by the high walls, sent a chill through
him; it was all so terribly silent; and
yet for all its silence he seemed to
hear family, very family. the voice of
the dead girl VINO lay hidden un
the heap Of leaves.
I'm getting nervousi" lie mutteie ed.
With forced smile THAT won't de-
Once I lose my nerve"
Pulling himself together, he pat lie
key in the lock and opened the dos =
AS he did so the man whom he ha 4
last seen asleep on the inn nench
came sauntering by.
oerton eyed him curiousIy. and with
the vague suspicion with which he
was doomed to regard every stranger
henceforth, and as long as life sht I'D
last: and, with nod, said:
1T is fine day"
I've seen better and I've seen
worse said FurloEg. sententiously.
and, with glance al the high walls
and as much of the grim cottage as he
could see through the haFf-open door,
sauntered on.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03

Seventeen new tennis courts, ar
being laid out on Soldiers' fIelt
Harvard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03

a a q mooI A6Lty VoAoVn1sSSlE
Aalis hans IRE the fried skin~-ae&2x
hyena, monkeys liver, lynK's hair and
the backbone of an owl+-not to men,
ton the most amazing decorations and
eroths, and of course, transcribed
prayers which are inclosed in leather
for hanging around the neck and
waist, or invocations, and sacred or
cabalistic names written ON parch-
ment, which is washed! in a cup of hot
water for the ink. 10 dissolve. The
water is then regarded as impregnated
with the virtue of the words, and
drunk as a potion when making a
wish. If one adds a pinch Lf the
powdered muzzle of monkey-whi CHI
is made by CLEARING 1.-THE effect is
much heightened.
The occupalions AMI amusements of
the shah's wives are restricted and
little varied Like all the rich Per
sian women, they never use their fin
gers. Even embroidery and lace
making are left to interiors. Most of
the tims is spent in idhng and chat
tering, and visiting, always relieved
by kaBans, cups of tea and sweet
meats
/ Like their less fortunate sisters,
generally, they have no education. 1t
appears. however, that some of the
wives of the late sovereign have been
educated. One of them has the repu
tation Of being literary poetess
She has sung the praise Of her mas
ter in every mood, and all the mar
wells of creation are cited in her
poems for comparison with the king
Of kings.
Adopts at Intrigue.
Intrigue is also one of their IA
vorite occupations-intrigue to take
away from a rival the favor OF the
king. or political intrigue. An In
stinctive diplomacy is brought into
action in these cases with rare abil
lily. This is why some ambitious
men have recourse to the help Of
their wives, who, by presents and
Ifattery, win influential support in the
shah's harem. More than one i'm
iportant affair has been thus brought
! to a successful conclusion, more than
one favor so obtained.
The women of the harem are child
lish and easily amused. Marvellous
lstories more or less based on the
Arabian Nights" in which tie de
ltals relating to love are resouDfed
with inconceivable credu'!ty, the
lbufooneries Of old women, theil
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03

Six baseball teams at Syracuse aave
entered the non-sraternitw league.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Sir Robert Ball, the famous British
scientist, is fond Of imparting informal
ton to the young. Once he was show
ing little boy how to study the
heavens through the telescope. That
star, said Sir Robert, goes around
the other" Anxious to please such
a great man, the youngster made this
staggering reply: Yes, l saw il" As
a matter of fact, the star to which
the scientist referred takes 900 years
to make the circuit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03

The only stimulant INDUCED in by,
pianist, is dry shampoo. Should he.
feel just trifie "off" an hour before
performance he HES him to a barber
shop and INDUCES in his favorite dissi-
patton. He remains there until just
before the hour for his recital to be-.
gin, when he dashes away to the con-
cert hall with what he calls "ze-cr--
rackle of re ammonia" still tinging
his head
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03
HAREM OF THE SHAH

How the Secluded Ladies of the Court Amuse Them
selves Their Rivalries, Intrigues and Supersttions
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03

Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman celebrated
her one hundred and thirteenth birth
day at her home in Clarion county,
Pennsylvania, a few days ago, having
lived in the administration of every
one of the presidents of the United
States. Aunt Betty as she is called
by her seven children, fifty;fye gEss r.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
ENGLISH 2OSTMAN TRAMPED
TEN TIMES AROUND EARTH

There must be few. even among ''men
OF letters" who, like Joseph Hunt, a
Lincolnshire pOstman, can claim 70 have
tranped a distance of, roughly, 240,-
coo miles, not much less than the
equivalent OF ten journeys around the
earth
Not long ago George Thompson re-
tired from service as postman IN the
Langrick district OF Yorkshire, after
covering on foot 125.O00 miles IN twenty
six years Of letter carrying, service
fourteen wears shorter than that Of his
Lincolnshire rival
In thirtS--four years Orme NJ. Brown
walked III. 100 miles as pOstman between
Cupar and Kilmany and LOgie-a dist
ance, as was stated at the appropriate
presentation to him OF an easy chair,
nearly eQu-I to half that which sep
arates the moon from the earth.
John Simmonds. Of Henley-On-Thames.
retired with a record OF $4,000 miles
OF fair heel and toe" the result Of
forty years tramping; while, most
amazing OF ell, Thomas Phipps, post
man in the Chipping Norton district,
was credited with an aggregate journey
OF $4,000 miles between the years 1910
and lS9S.-Exchange-
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION
MAKES IMPORTANT FINDS

None Of the recent archaeological dis
coveries in Egypt IS more interesting
than that just reported by Prof. Sler-
mont Ganneau. who tells how the Ger
man scientific mission. working on the
Island of Elephanta, in the Nile. has
dug up some papyri which. translated.
turn out to be an authentic page TO
be added to the scriptural book of Ne
hemiah. says q dispatch from London.
According 70 Prof. Flinders Petrie,
this latest discovery seems TO furnish
indisputable proof that the Jews were
IN Egypt far earlier than has common
ly been supposed.
Last month the discovery Of the 10
gia" of Jesus. taking US back to the
origin OF Christianity, was followed by
the excavation OF a lost comedy of Me-
ander. Indeed. until recently explorers
were almost daily unearthing relics OF
the Greek and Egyptian eras. but IL
was seldom that any Jewish fragment
was turned UP.
This latest discovery Is an official
document of the seventeenth year OF
Darius addressed to the Persian gov
ernor Of Judea by the Jewish priests
who had been attached to the temple
of E1ephanta up to the time Of its de-
struction by order OF one of the Egyp-
tisn officials, procured from him by q
bribe furnished by the enemies Of the
Jews, The permission was granted
and temple was rebuilt.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

Only two games separates the first
three teams in the Departmental Bowl
ing League. the Aggies' lead having
been cut down by war. which took two
games in the past week, while Interior
won three from the Government Print
ing once, ana Navy -ook two from the
Treasury.
Interior has a big lead IN team aver
age with the Aggies in fifth place.
In hts last match Hardie. Of the Bu-
reaus, made high game Of the league
season, 25s. and had high set. 641. Bros
nan, of the Commissioners, was the best
the week previous. with 51s for three
games.
Field still leads the league with a
slightly decreased average. Lemrnenr
Miller, and others are coming up the
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
BoW-WOW-WoWI

Stephen Thaw, a nephew OF Harry
Kendall Thaw, is a missionary in Syria.
and to his friends IN Pittsburg the
young man occasionally writes the
most amusing letters
In recent dinner Mr.. Thaw described
a dinner that a Chinese merchant had
given TO an English traveller In a rornote
Syrian town.
The Chinaman could speak no Eng
lish, and the Englishman could speak no
Chinese, nevertheless, the dinner went
on very agreeably. The two men sat
facing one arother IN silence, while a
neat Chinese butler served them dish
after dish of surprising delicacy.
There was one dish especially that
pleased the Englishman. 1t was a rich
stew Of onions, pork. mushrooms and g
dark, tender, well-fiavored meat that
seemed like duck.
TIE Englishman ate heartily OF this
stew. Then he closed his ewes and lift
ed his hands. and snook his head with
an air OF ecstasy. After this panto-
mimic compliment 10 the dish, he said
interrogatiyely:
Quack. Quack7'
No. no. said the Chinaman, Bow
wow-wow.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
UNNATURAL USE OF EYES
CAUSE OF MUCR BLINDNESS

Eye injuries ara due to the human
uses TO which animal eyes are put. The
human eye, which had been evolved for
distant vision, is being forced 10 per-
not been evolved and for which IL Is
poorly developed The difficulty is be-
ing daily augmented The invention of
printing presses has been followed by
an increasing number of books, maga-
zines, and daily papers All things seem
to be conspiring to make us use our
eyes more and more for the things for
which they are most poorly adapted.
IT requires no prophet to foresee that
such perversion in the use of an organ
surely will result in q great sacrifice
Of energy IL not Of health and of gen
eral efficiency.-Exchange,
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
CLAIM STARTER
HAS GROUCHES
Some HorSemen Knock
Dade-Bitter Feud
Raging.
By RAPIER.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2s.-Taking It
by and large, the arrival here of Mars
Cassidy. who is, taking him all around,
the best starter I'm the business, has
been the most important event OF the
week at the race tracks.
While Dade has done fairly well. there
Is no denying the fact that there has
been more or less dissatisfaction with
him on the part Of many owners. One
Of the principal causes Of complaint was
that he showed partiality in keeping
horses too long on the schooling list.
II seems that several owners claim
the starter had grudge against them,
Just as Jockey Nicol asserts he was
embittered toward him. II such is the
case. Archie thinner. trainer for T. d.
Sullivan, Is a man with a strong pull
With this Official. thinner probably has
the worse acting horses at the track in
Ace High, Frank Lord and Gold Circle.
Yet they escape the wrath OF the starter
and 90 20 the post regularly.
Now that Cassidy is in charge II is
TO be hoped that things will go 5mooth-
er. Dade has gone TO his home In Ken
lucky.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

lCOnunued rom second BaBe.)
Quarter. %; "Higginbotham. 100; Screen
Seal. lOl: Telescope, 100: Refined, 1O3
SRoyal ONYX. 1O5; Fantastic, l07; Robin
Hood. los: Cocksure. los; AlencOl, JOS;
CoDville. 100; Coon, 10; Minos, 10;
Meadowbreeze, III.
Fourth race-Seven fuTlongs; handi-
cap; for three-vear-olds and UP. Lady
Esther. 90; Gargantua, 90; Pedro, 95;
Bertha F.. 80; Sally Preston, los: (Orac-
Olum. los. Comedienne. Ill; OdOm en-
1ry): Hyperion II, III; Juggler, lis;
JacObite, 123.
Fifth race-One mile; selling; for two
Ne3r-olds. "Pedi gree, 80: ed Kane, IS;
,fThomas Calhoun, IS: ~Stone Street IS;
,'Dew Of Dawn, 100; Divorce, 1O2; 'Him-
,Elaya t03; Brimmer, 103; Miss Mazzopi,
Jos; Sabado. 103; Albert Star. 1O4; Sc
'verUs. 105; Bucket Brigade, l06; BObbin
Around, l07: Hans, 10S
3 Sixth race-One mile and an eighth
purse: for three-year-olds and up. Fl
CAPTAIN, %; Prince FOrtunatUs. 81; Ii
pango 1O3; Asteroid. 1O4; OberOn. LOG.
LanOastrian. 106. Carthage. 113.
apprentice allowance claimed.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
QUAKER SCHOOL
ASKS PLACE IN
FEDERAL GAMES
Philadelphia High
Challenges South.

For the first time since indoor track
and field games have been held in
Washington, the scholastic athletes Of
the South are going 10 have some
strong competition from representatives,
Of Northern schools in the Federal in
door games at Convention Hall on Feb
Tuary 10
The Philadelphia Central High School
is the latest announced competitor for
the scholastic championship trophy ana
the prospective fight for the cup has
now resolved into a six-cornercd affair
with the Quakers. the Baltimore City
College, the Episcopal High School OF
Alexandria, Georgetown Prep School.
Central High School of this city. pres
ent holders Of the championship, and
WOodberry Forest School, as conten-
dCrs. The winner Of the 1905 trophy will
score what will probably be the hard
est earned victory in scholastic ath-
letics In the South.
Quakers and Mulligan.
Cap. George Hofstetter. Of the Quak-
er City Central High School track team,
has written Manager Stuart that his
school expects TO send down a strong
crowd of young athletes. who will have
designs on the Pennsylvania alumni
trophy. and that they would also Ike
70 have relay race for either one.
two. OF fOUr-mile team, with some
Southern school, Central High, OF this
city, preferred. 1t now seems probable
that a -three-cornered race will be ar
ranged for the Philadelphia institution
and a Baltimore and Washington
school.
]. V. Mulligan, the old Georgetown
athlete, and now one OF the fastest
Quarter-milers at the University of
Pennsylvania, is the latest Federal
Games entry from the big colleges. Mul-
ligan will run in the nfty-yard dash, and
probably also in the hfty-yard hurdle.
lie has only this season developed into
an indoor short-distance runner. In
games in Philadelphia last month he
was in a special sprint with Seitz, the
former Georgetown champion, and Cart
nell. Of Pennsylvania. the intercollegiate
champion. and was only beaten half a
yard at the tape by the big fellows.
MuiliGan has a record inside of 81 sec
ends for the quarter mile, and Mike
Murphy expects TO use him for the
Quakers' one-mile relay team in the
Pennsylvania relay carnival next April
Youngsters Getting Busy.
Junior and Intermediate athletic clubs
viii be more largely represented in the
1908 Federal Games than in previous
years. The most active among this class
are the Belmont, the Gurley, and tho
Bloomingdale Clubs, and they will each
have a relay team I'm competition in the
intermediate class. Among the juniors
tho Tremonts, PotOmacs, or South
Washington. and the AIoyslus have
shown the greatest signs of action VI
20 date, but there are three or foul
other young organizations who expect &C
have teams in the junior club relay
championship.
Entry blanks for the Federal Games
Will be ready for distribution or
Wednesday, and may be had at Spald-
ing's. Hickman g. Whites, and Wal
ford's. or from the sporting editors OF
the daily papers.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
EXTREME PENALTY.

Lord Russell. OF Killowen, years be-
fore he was judge. was sitting I'm
court. when another barrister. leaning
across the benches during the hearing
Of a trial FOR biSamy, whispered. Rus
sell. what's the extreme penalty for
bigamy? Two Inother-in-laws." re
piled Iussell.-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
Obtained Recognition.
LITERAL SAMMY.

Pop-When I was your age I used to
go to bed with the chickens.
Sammy-Did the chickens used TO
sleep in the house, or did you 20 out
to the coop p?--Exchange.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

A peculiar phase OF the starting ques-
ton is furnished IN the results achieved
on French courses. with the same sys-
TEN in use in England. and ths United
States. With different starters for fat
races and cross-cOuntry events. the
barrier being used also for the latter.
there is rarely any criticism Of the
work performed, and the starts are said
10 be generally high class.
II is hard 10 say just what can be
done TO improve matters. but that some
thing wiz have 10 be done is generally
admitted.
II has Just been made public that
Lady Londonderry is the winner of a
prize offered in a competition open to
experts on pedigrees as 10 the best de-
tail 70 be discussed during the coming
winter having for its object the most
appropriate blood lines
There is quite a boom in trotting races
Just now, and IL Is due largely TO the
activity of Louis Winans. Mr.. WinaEs
has recently imported a number Of feft
American trotters and interest Is in
creasing in this sport not only IN Eng
land, but on the Continent as well.
Among the more prominent horses
brought over by Mr. Winans during the
past three seasons might be mentioned
Prince Alert, 1888; Gallagher, 2:0S15;
Fanny billiard. 2:O32G: Down Carr. 2.06;
Robert Lee. 2:O6; Alton, 2cOs1z: Alta AK
worthy, 2:1O1h: Lord Revelstroke, 2:l21s,
and Katherine A, 2.14A.
In the seven years Of Fred TaraTs
riding in Austria and Hungary he has
led the list of winning Jockeys five
times and has twice been second He
has ridden 5S3 winners in those coun-
tries ard is re-engaged TO ride in 1908
for Baron Springer, who heads the
Austrian turfmen this year with a
total of s7S,39O.
Preliminary prize lists for the second
annual exhibition of the International
Horse Show Association in London next
season have been prepared The show
is scheduled to open at Olympia on
Thursday, June IS, and to end on Sat-
urday. June q. One hundred and forty
six classes are to be judged, as against
one hundred and twenty-fOUr last year.
Heavy harness classes have been in
creased In number from hfty-five to
seventy-two, saddle classes from nine
to thirteen, and appointment classes
from sixteen TO twenty-three. Two gold
challenge cups. costing $500 each, have
been offered for park and road four-in-
hand teams. the trophies 10 be won
twice before becoming the property of
the successful exhibitor. Entries to the
show will close on May 90
An international skating club, with
the Earl of Lytton as its president, has
been founded at St Moritz. Its aim is
TO promote the International style OF
skating, and already many Americans
and English have become members
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
GOTHAM BOXING
ON LAST LEGS
Police Have Decided to
Suppress It-About
Titles.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-It looks as
though the fight garIe was on its last
legs IN this city.
The police have decided that they viii
stop Il, and the New York police can
stop pretty much anything when they
make up their minds 10 do it. While
7 am firmly IN favor OF a law which
would permit boxing IN New York un-
der proper restrictions, I do not uphold
lawbreaking al any time. and that
the boxing bouts held here have been
evasions. II not open violations, OF the
Law cannot be doubted Any sport
which has to be INDUCED in outside
the law had best not be INDUCED IN
at all.
Some OF the ring lawyers are wOr-
red because the fight between Moran
and Atteu at Frisco next Wednesday
VIII not carry the championship. These
purists insist that IN a championship
fight al the technicalities must be rig
idly observed The great American pub
lie is not so strict
II Moran whips Atten he viii have a
good enough claim to the championship
to satisfy almost anybody, Technically,
perhaps, Tommy Ryan or Bob Fizksim-
mons are middleweight and lightweight
champions still, never having been de-
feated at the weights for the title, but
in the eyes OF the public no man IS g
champion who has been licked by man
still N the game
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
Agricultural Margin
Cut to Two Games in
Departmental League
Interior Draws Dangerously Near in Standing and
Leads in Team Average--Hardie Makes
Seasons Game and Set Records. I

line fast, and the race for individual
honors. promises to be as hot as the oon-
test Of the teams.
Team Standing.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
ENGLISH SELLING
BEST RACEHORSES
ACROSS THE SEAS
Wbereat There Is Great Outcry From the Home
Folk-Owners Form Association Starting
Question Arises Agan-Foregn Notes.

at a moderate computation nearly 500
horses IN one season are beaten at the
fan OF the dag?'
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

Boston fight club promoters have
matched '-Packy'' Mcfarland, the Chi
cago Hghtweig 1T fighter. and Tommy
Murphy
A twelve-round bout has been ar
ranged for January u. Mcfarland IS
rated as the only fighter in the light
weight division who has shown the
class necessary for championship win
ming Murpny, who showed in a recent
weighing-in that he can easily do lS3
pounds, Is one OF the few legitimate
Iightweights now seeking matches in
the East. A fight between these two
lads would be q hummer.
frankie Neil is Owen Moran's biggest
booster on the coast, and frankie says
he will back the Enggishman for all he
can get together when he meets Attell
on New Year Day. Frank Dwyer. the
gambler, Is also an admirer OF Moran,
and has 5000 UP 10 be placed on Moran
at 4 to 3, the prevailing odds at present
Billy Delaney has matched Al Kauf-
man TO fight Jimmy Parry. would not
be at all surprised ic Delaney did moi
make a champion out Of kaufman yet
He surely is going the right about it A
is big, willing, and game All he needs
is Dractice In the ring. and by sending
him against good men. but not too good
Delaney is giving him chance 70 Sel
that confidence and ring experience ina
will make him a dangerous antagOnlS
10 any OF tie big ones.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
CELIA IS STUNG
WHEN TWO SNAPS
FINISH IN RUCK

Continued from Second PageJ
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

It has just been made public that
Lady Londonderry is the winner Of a
prize offered in a competition open to
experts on pedigrees as 10 the best de-
tail 70 be discussed during the coming
winter, having for its object the most
appropriate blood lines
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

A report is current this week that the
CelIas have lost control OF the Fair
Grounds track. The story is vigorously
denied by the Celia crowd, but It would
not be surprising II It was found that
the American Turf Association haS
stolen a march on the Western Jockey
Club and taken the track from them.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

An international skating club, with
the Earl of Lytton as its president, has
been founded at St Moritz. Its aim is
20 promote the International style OF
skating, and already many Americans
and English have become members
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

A story was current this week tha
john ]. Ryan had been barred from ths
track. The plunger's. sudden departur'
from New Orleans gave color TO the re
port. There is nothing to ii, however
Ryan can race or bet here just as mucl
es he pleases.