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Founded by an American.

mere mention Of the name Of dis
reputable loafer like Jose the Wine-bag?
To state the fact was to refute it. Elsie
dismissed the idea as preposterous. It
was clear enough that !sobels break
down arose from some other cause; per-
haps the relaxed tension of existence on
board the Kansas. after the hardships
borne on the island, supplied a simple ex-
PLANTATION.
Through the open port she heard a man
walk rapidly along the deck and halt
outside the door. She half rose from her
knees to answer the expected knock.
thinking that Mrs. Somerville had sent a
steward to ascertain If Miss Barring
needed anything. But the newcomer evil
IDENTIFY changed his mind and turned back.
Then came Courtenays voice, low but
compelling:
lone moment. M'sieu' de Poincilit. A
word with you
The French count! During the whirl
of the previous night. and by reason OF
the abiding JOY of her mornings reverie,
she had failed to miss the dapper French
man. Once, indeed, she had mentioned
him to Isobel. who offered a brief sur
mise that he might be i'll and keeping to
his cabin. Yet. here he was on deck, and
possibly on the point Of seeking an in
terview with the lady to whom he had
paid such close attention during the early
days of the voyage. Perhaps Mrs. Somer-
Vile had told him of the fainting fit, and
he was about to make friendly in
| quiry when the captain accosted him. But
Elsie's ears. tuned to fine precision where
her lovers utterances were concerned
| had caught the note Of contemptuous
| command. and she was even more sur
prised by the counts Hurried answer In
| French:
Another time, m'sieu'. I pray you
| pardon me now. I find / am not strong
enough yet to venture on deck"
''Oh. yes, you are, m'sieu'. want to
give you the chance Of your life. Mr.;
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smiled grim death out of countenance.
reared the kiss which might wean him
from the narrow way. And she must
prove herself worthy OF him. She must
full to bring him back to her arms.
And then she found Isobel looking at
her with frightened eyes.
did you hear?" came the tense
whisper.
And you are content to let him go?''
'Ah, God! Yes, content"
But 1t is folly. He is the captain He
should not go. We have risked enough
already. Who are these men for whose
sake ne. leaves you. and all of us?'
i know not. nor do greatly care, may
heaven help me and them"
Then you should appeal to him to
ABANDON this mad undertaking. 1t is not
fair to you. 1t is more than unfair to
| ihose who have Entrusted their lives to his
keeping"
Isobel would have risen in her excite
ment. had not Elsie leaped to her feet.
oh, 1sobel," she cried. all a-quiver
| with dfsdain. ''can you not for once con-
quer the self that is destroying your very
soul? Neither by word nor act shall you
interfere between Arthur Courtenay and
| his duty. Would you have him cling liz.
| nobly to life like that poor dandy whom
he has sent to herd with savages? Be
sure he has not forgotten those who are
beholden to him. We are his first care.
Let 1t be mine to leave him unhindered
in the task he hes undertaken"
1sobel was cowed into silence Elsie's
hero worship had reached a height be-
yond her comprehension. She would
| never understand how a woman who
loved man could send him voluntarily
| to his death, and her shallow mind did
not contemplate the possibility of Courte-
nays refusing to be swayed by any other
consideration than that which his con-
science told him was right
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AE1Es 5TyEqe11 ARE, ME: joy q 1maS3,

George Gordon. In it the great hero is
represented sitting upon a camel which
stands on a high pedestal of stone. fThe
general has merely stick in his right
hand, and he is looking boldly and fear
lessly out in the direction of the desert.
have been told that he seldom carried
more than a stick and that although his
whole life was full of danger, he never
showed fear.
In talking about this the other night
with the sirdar or commander-i n-chief of
the Egyptian army. he told me an Incl
dent illustrative of Gordon's bravery. We
were standing on the portico which ex-
tends out from the second story of the
palace, forming the porte cochere, when
his excellency said:
1T was just about here that Gen. Cor
don had his residence. 1t was a rough
building. with windows looking out over
the Nile and with the front windows in
plain view of the little island of Tut,
which We are now looking at over there.
During the war with the mahdi the en-
envy had camp on that island, and they
frequently shot across the river at the
palace. Gen. Gordon kept a diary, and it
was his custom of an evening to sit in
his room back of where We now stand and
write. The dervishes saw his light and
shot at it again and again When the ma
tiveS at khartum heard of this they be-
came much alarmed. They feared that
Gordon would be killed. and as he was
their only hope they sent in remon-
STRANGE begging him to- either do his writ
ing at the back Of the house or to hide his
light by screen.
In reply Gen. Gordon invited the dele
cation to come to the front of his palace
for his answer. When they appeared
they found every front window blazing.
and saw Gen. Gordon go from window to
window and stand at each for a mo-
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watching him longer than a couple Oh
seconds when. he turned and waved his
hand She replied instantly, fluttering
handkerchief. poor girl, long after it bss
came impossible for her to distinguish
whether or not he, returned her signalH
In the calm glory of the isunlit estuary
he might have been bent on pleasant
picnic: It was outrageous to think 81
Good Hope inlet as a placeSof skulls; VI
she knew that the sea, floor beneath thS
ship was already. Uttered with bodies c4
the dead Women wouidawait in vain fpS
their men to return; why should she bs
spared? -.. -. - -. III
At last she appealed to Mr.. Boyle. Wild
was nearest to her. "a
"Who is sitting next to Capt. Courte+
nay?' she asked, and she had fieeting
impression that he was anxious for her
to speak, so quickly did he answer. e
"Tollemache. He Skinned down the
ladder as the first volunteer; the skipper
ordered him to get out. but he said hf
was deaf Anyhow. I'm glad he is there.
Courtenay ought to have one sure-enough
white man by his side p
'.And what are they attempting?'' Z
Huh, it's a bold plan, an I'm not goifs
to condemn it on that account. Have
yeu heard this mornings news - how
Suarez found out from the Indians that
eleven of our crew are hiding in a cave
on Guanaco hill?' n
''Something of it, not ALL But whyS
why has Capt. Courtenay gone Off in su0h
a hurry?" = ~
Cro be Continued Tomorrow.) e
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Gogpqn @llzGE REkR NM

library cases and other furniture and
learning about house building and finish
ing. There are also machine shops where
the students work at lathes; and alto
gether the institution has well-equipped
outfit for manual training. Every work.
shop Is under the charge Of an English
professor who is practical mechanic,
and the boys are given such instruction
that they can as soon as they are gradu-
ated find places on the plantations of the
Sudan. 1n.eed. the demand for such
work is far in excess of the supply.
AS 1t is now the natives of the Sudan
are illiterate. The mahdi and the khalifa
discouraged learning Of all kinds. because
they knew that the educated people
would discredit the doctrines they taught
and upon which their government was
founded. The khalifa ordered that all
books should be destroyed. He had no
schools worthy of the name. and as it is
now not one SudaneSe in hundred can
read and write. The officials say it is
useless to post up government proclama-
tons unless they station a man beside
each one to read it out to the passers-by
At the same time the natives respect
learning. They think that anything writ
ten must be true, and swindlerS some
times go about and eXtort money by
showing documents which they claim are
orders to pay issued by the government.
Common Schools Being Founded.
The British are doing all they can to
change these conditions. They are trying
to educate the people, and are gradually
establishing higher primary schools.
There are four schools of this kind-one
in Khartum. one in Suakin, one in Halfa
and one in Omdurman. In all these
schools the language taught is Arabic. and
the children are trained along Moham-
medan lines.
1 went through the schools at Omdur-
man the other day. In addition to the
higher primary schools there are seventy
or eighty others. and they have altogether
about 2, 900 pupils. The most Of the schools
are connected with the mosques, and they
teach little more than reading and writ
ing. The other schools give the rudments
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for the sufferers labored breathing and
an occasional sob, while her wondering
nurse smoothed her luxuriant hair, and
whispered those meaningless little phrases
which have such magic influence on the
distracted nerves of womankind. There
was hardly a sound on the ship. beyond
an unexplained creaking of pulleys, which
soon ceased.
Mrs Somerville had gone, in response
to Elsies mute appeal. Somehow. from
piecing together of hints and half
phrases, the girl feared a painful dis
closure as the outcome of 1sobels hys-
terra. She was glad it had been averted.
II there were hidden scandals in her
friends life in Chile. she prayed they
might remain at rest. She had not for
gotten Christobals guarded words. He
probably knew far more than he chose
to tell of the summer hotel attachment"
between Isobel and Ventana at which he
had limited. But, even crediting that
passing folly with a serious aspect, why
should the daughter of the richest mer-
chant In Valparaiso fall PROSTATE at the
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Gray has told RI of your behavior. and
he charitably aCS He'd that your cowardice
and treachery hight have arisen from
ungovernable fesr. Now. If you wish to
atone for your conduct, here is an op-
portunity. I amt taking boat ashore to
try to save somd Of my men who are i'm
prisoned there. There is fair risk in
the venture. Tfs, outcome may be death.
Will you volunteer to take an oar? That
would whitewasN your weather marks"
1T is Impossible. I am too feeble. 1
cannot row." ?
"Ah. you swhe. Can it be possible
that you are aTFrenchman? What sort
of countship is i you boast OFF,
''Sir. am Messenger on this ship"
l. Courtenay's Voice was raised little.
Mr.. Boyle" lie said, "give orders that
| If this skunk Shows his nose inside the
saloon again he is to be kicked out. He
| can eat his mes IL in his stateroom, or in
tie fore cabin With the other savages."
! elsie heard ssery word. She fancied,
tco. that Isobei vas listening. though she
! gave no sign. =, ut the unknown cause of
| tie captains Sger was as naught COM
pared with thu statement that he was
| about to leave2the ship. That stabbed
hsr with maj eless fear. Love looks
nHt with the d es. but with the mind"
size saw her 4yl destroyed, her sweet
dreaming rouseM into cruel reality. Her
Understanding Eeart told her that Courte-
my meant to3go without bidding her
farewell. She Fad heard the lowering of
the boat without needing: he was al
ready climbing Clown the ships side. Soon
he would be fat from her. perhaps never
to return. For; he was not one to paint
imaginary Ills, tand had he not told de
Foincilit what she outcome of the under
taking might be? Was it his wish that
she should rem, sin, in seeming ignorance
of his mission antil 1t was too late for a
parting word? Did he dread the t~deal
of telling her Ills errand? Even ne, so
strong and re&slute, who had so often
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CHAPTER XVII.
A Mans Method-and a Woman's

1sobers dropping was of brief endur-
ance. Elsie and Mrs. Somerville sup
ported her TO the stateroom, and there
Elsie sat with her a little while, soothing
her as one might comfort child in pain.
Once ii seemed that the stricken girl
was on the point Of confiding in her
friend but the imminent words died away
in a passion of tears. Elsie besought her
to rest. and strove to calm her with pre-
dlctions of the joyous days they would
pass together when the stress and terror
OF their present life should be tale that
IS told
Isobel, stupefied by some haunting
knowledge which appeared to have a
vague connection with the misfortunes
of the Kansas. yielded to Elsie's gentle
compulsion. and endeavored to close her
eyes. AL was quiet in the cabin, save
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of an education along western lines, and
the higher primary schools teach Eng
lish, mathematics. drawing and other
branches as well.
l went through a higher primary school
with the Egyptian Governor of Omuur-
man. 1t consisted Of many one-story
buildings running around a walled inclos-
ure. Each building is schoolroom. The
boys study at desks just like those used
by our schoolboys at home, and they
have the modern appliances. The stu
dents are of all ages. from boys of six
Learning to read to young men of eigh-
teen or twenty ready to graduate. I
heard some of the latter recite in English,
and they seemed to me quite as bright as
our boys at home In one room l heard
the recitation of scene from William
Tell" where Gessler makes the Swiss
hero shoot the apple from his boys head.
logue. They acclaimed in English, and
although they had an Arabic accent they
recited with wonderful feeling and with a
full appreciation Of the sentiment in
volved in the story. In another building
I met some of the sons of the sheiks and
photographed them out in the open. The
pupils of all the schools are polite, and
their natural ability is far above that OF
the African natives who live farther
south.
Founded by an American.
Returning to the Gordon College, one of
the most interesting institutions connect
ed with it is the Welcome laboratory.
This was founded and is supported by
Mr.. Henry s. Welcome. wealthy Phila-
de1phian. who is one of the well-known
firm of Burroughs & Welcome, manu-
featuring chemists and druggists of Lon
don. This firm has made a special study
Of tropical diseases and tropical medi-
cines. and part of it's business is to
supply missionaries and exploring parties.
1t has furnished Henry NJ. Stanley and
others, with medical outfits for travel
throughout the world. 1t was probably
through the study of such matters that
Mr.. Welcome became interested in the
Sudan and in its development along health
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and other lines. and was thereby induced
to furnish. equip and sustain this great
| laboratory. The objects of the institution
are to promote the study of tropical dis
orders and especially diseases of man and
beast peculiar to the Sudan. and also to
render assistance to the health officers
and the civil and military hospitals. The
laboratories are carrying on experimental
investigations as to the poisons used by
the natives, as to the chemical and bac-
| THEOLOGICAL condition Of the waters and
also as to everything regarding foodstuffs
and sanitary improve ments. They are
testing and assaying the various minerals
and are looking up all matters relating
to the industrial development OIL the
country.
The main Offices of the laboratory are in
the college. but its explorers are sent out
in every direction and they are making
all sorts of inv@ .Gzations. They are look
ing into the mosquitoes of the country.
are investigates. the tsetse fly and other
pests. and amoss other things are study
ing the sleeping ickness, horrible dis
ease which is c. :lunicated by a fly and
which has kill@< its thousands through
out Central Afr,s. They have to do with
the boil weevils Cad other insects which
ruin the crops. Sad they are aiding the
cancer researcl-tund and the Carnegie
institution in < investigations. 1 have
met a number tGe the scientists connected
with this institution and 1 find them able
men, They telH ne that the Sudan has
almost every neg insect andNpest in
sect known to H,an and beast. 1t has
worms and weeTls which affect the cot
ton crop, and = has mosquitoes which
carry malaria aH which would carry yell
low fever If th.s. were once innoculated
by feeding upo- yellow fever patient.
Indeed, the stISomyia or yellow fever
MOSQUITO swarmf here, and If one of them
should be innot5&lated with yellow fever
germs 1t might Cart an endless chain Of
disease which c3slld hardly be broken.
Money IA Gum Arabic.
One of the moss interesting men have
met in Khartukn is young American
chemist who hst charge of the industrial
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An Excuse.

Translated for Transatlantic Tales from File
gende Batter. =
Last winter you promised that in the
spring you would pay me the hundr8d
marks 1 lent you" e
Pardon, madame, but this year NJ
have had no spring., y
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Copyright, 1905, BY Edward J. Clode.)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-29
TUNNEL OF THE SOUTH g. YVES
TERN THROUGH CLINCH
MOUNTAIN TO BE COM
PLETED SOON.

IL Is presumed that the tunnel
through Clinch Mountain at Speers
Ferry viii be completed by the mid
die Of July If no accident of a serious
nature Is had before that time. II
Is reported they have not but thirteen
hundred feet to go. They have al
ready been at work In It nearly 4
year, but on account of lack of
men to do the work they have not
hurried the work along as rapidly
as they proposed 10. When this
tunnel is completed they will have
more men to do the outside work for
the reason there is a large force of
men that work on each side of tho
mountain 1T the tunnel.
They are doing vast amount OF
work around and about Spears Ferry,
digging great portions Of the noun
tainside to level surface, making nils
OF rock and dirt from one side OF
deep hollow to the other. Their
only want seems to- be nothing but
more men with which to do their
work, money being no object to
them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-29
ORDER PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGlNIA:--At Rules held
in the Clerks Office OF tho Circuit
Court of the County OF Mercer on the
list day of April 1907
Lynchburg Shoe Company, n corpo-
ration, Plaintiff
Against In Chancery
Mary NJ Talbot, ct al Defendant.
The object Of this suit is to sub
ject TO Balo the real estate OF the de-
PENDANT, Mary NJ. Talbert and George
w. Talbert. and for general rolief.
And II appearing from an amda-
Wit made and filed with the papers
IN this cause that tho defendants.
The Holston National Building and
Loan Association, a corporation and
Bird M Robinson, Trustee. are nom
residents OF the state OF West Vir-
ylnia, II IS therefore, on motion OF
,he plalntiff, by counsel, ordered that
said defendant do appear at the
Clerks Office OF the Circuit Court OF
Mercer County within one month ar
ter the date OF the FIRST publication
OF this order and do what may be
necessary to protect their interest IN
this suit.
Attest w - Honaker Clerk
-. NJ Easley, p @.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-29
NEGROES SUE
IN ORDER To SECURE CHARTER
FOR CoLoRED ELks.

Frankfort. Ky. April eS.-Attor,
neys Ogden 4 Edwards. OF Louis
vile. representing the organization
OF negroes which Secretary OF State
MeChensey declined to allow a char
ter for n lodge to be known as the
Kentucky Grand Lodge Improved
benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks of the World" and whose
charter for a Louisville branch OF
the same organization he revoked
when 1t was called to his attention
that IL was sought to usurp tho
name of the white organization
benevolent and Protective order OF
Elks OF the United States" today
filed in the Office OF the Franklin Cir
cult Court Clerk mandamus peti-
ton to compel him to fle the articles.
The matter will be heard at the Sep
TENDER term of court.
The Franklin Lodge. No $40. n.
+, o. Elks, which first presented
protest to the Secretary OF state
against the Incorporating OF tho coll
ored organization under tho namo
1t had selected, has retained Judge
II. Hazeirigs, OF the local bar, to
represent IL In the matter. and tho
Grand Lodge officers OF the II. u. O. /
Elks has retained Attorneys ]. ].
Fitzgerald and Norton l.. Goldsmith.
of Louisville, to appear in the case
for &c.
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a secret canvass has beon I'm pro-
grcss, according to the New York
Evening Post to ascertain for some
OF the big railroads the true state
Of tho popular mlpd, especially IN
the West toward President Roosr.
velts policies. Evidently the roads
might have spared their pains. for f.
appears that they pretty quickly
found that throughout the West the
president is, If anything. stronger
than ever and that opposition TO bls
railroad Investigations and policy has
little popular support
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-29

Found what7 WY that Chamber
IRin's salVe cures eczema and all
manner OF itching Of the skin. have
been afflicted for many years with
'kin disease. had to got up three
OF four times every EiSht and wash
vsth Sois vutsy - sIz.g ne tagvibls
IN neeesos0S. 1895, Ns ftaAiGs ha
stopped ana tas nos troubled me-
Elder John T. OhElsg. Rootujs, Pa
For sale BY all druggists.
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A MATTER OF COURSE

A Washington correspondent says
the president expects Mr.. Hartman
TO flood the country with lies"
Naturally, If he puts them out at
all they Will he wdll watoredl
Washington Herald.
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During the first 10 days OF March
90 divorce suits were Gled I'm the
Denver courts. And Denver claims
that March is her dullest month in
the divorce business.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-29

The bimillennlal would make a TAX
ing name. and n the plans begin
soon it may be done IN time. Pie
trate all tho beautiful utopisn
schemes which theorists have for
the sake 81 round numbers referred
to that year
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The few faithful followers of the
late Mr.. Dowie says that he will
return TO earth again at the end of
1000 years Fortunately all OF us
will miss him.
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READ THE LEADER

The kind they sell at
Jamestown HEADLEY'S
CHOCOLATES. For sale by
all dealers
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When we say "good
shoes" for $500 we simply
repeat what every shoe
store in the country says.
Now the fact is, the price
means nothing so far as the
value of the shoe goes.
A shoe at $500 may be
cheap, or it may be a very
expensive shoe to buy. We
say to you
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Graham. va April 10, OF

Graham, va April %, 'O7.
Dear Sir
will sell you one nice dwelling
and eighteen G8) 5Ox1OO foot lots
i'm East Graham for $4,000; $1,000
cash balance in G and ~ months,
provided you'll allow me the eEclu-
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The Leaders, want column win
sell what money will buy. Give Il
trial l-12-tf
THE SWAN CO

Undertakers and Funeral
Directors.
Prices Reasonable, -Satis-
faction guaranteed.
Day Phone, 1876; Night
Phone 1881.
Telephone Building, Bland
Street.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-29

Gen Grants youngest son. Jesse
r Grant, is among those quoted in
strong dcnunciation of President
Roosevelts Moyer-Haywood letter.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-29

Steam heated baseball grounds
would about hll long felt want
Philadelphia Press.
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The Gold Watch that =
will be given by the
Leader to the Carrier
Boy bringing in the lar
& gest number of subscri-
{ bers by jane l, 1907 can
{ be seen in the show win
( dow Of Theo. Dilger.
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