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CHAPTER XII.

At the distance of about half
a verst was plat of ground, gen.
thy sloping, which belonged to the
fortress.
The day dawned gray and wan.
There was fine. chilly rain fall
ing. It was Just 8 o'clock. The
platoon of soldiers, their arms in
their hands, were drawn up on the
plat Of ground. The prisoners were
led out. All walked with a firm
step. For long time they had
looked forward to this moment;
now that 1t had come. 1t could
neither astonish nor alright them.
The five women came first; Ka-
tia and Wanda walked side by side.
my friend" said Katia, they
are going to shoot you under the
name of Vera Perowsky. l think
you had better give your real
name. For the Russian people. who
worship rank, your death will be q
powerful example"
mo. Kaita." answered Wanda. 81
will have absolute equality. To re
call my rank at the moment Of
death would be to recognize diff
ference between you and me. My
death will be certainly known, and
my contempt of birth and rank will
be a sufficient lesson"
Katia was the first one sum
moned. She walked forward. put
aside the soldiers who wished tC
support her, advanced with unwav
ering step to the stake, to which
they bound her. She would not lei
them bandage her eyes.
"My friends! my brothers." she
said, in a loud, ringing voice, %
die gladly for the cause Of justice
and liberty; be assured We shall
be avenged
The adjutant gave the signal;
| Is balls struck her.
Wanda looked at this sight will
heroic courage, They called Ou
her name-"Vera Perowsky." Sht
walked calmly forward.
Ito be continued
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BRADY WILL BRING
IDAHO DELEGATIONS

Idaho will send several represen-
tative delegations to join in the pa
rade of the irrigation army at the
seventeenth session of the national
irrigation congress in Spokane the
second-week in August. The con-
tingent from the southern part of
the state is to be headed by Gov
ernor H. Brady. who says in a
letter to r. Insinger, chairman of
the local board of control, that he
will do all in his power in he mean
time to boost" for the congress
and induce as many as possible to
attend.
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GETTING READY FOR CIRCUS

special 0orrsspoudsnos 60 The Prsss
CINCINNATI, O., April 6.-"The
circus is coming.
Won't be long now before this
magic word will go from mouth to
mouth among city boys and coun-
try boys and grownups all over the
country.
But, in the meantime, the circus
people are having the busiest time
of the year. They are fitting up
the big shows for the road. The
different winter quarters look like
bargain counters or homestead al
lotment sections on a warm day.
For circus has to be made up,
and drilled and rehearsed and re-
touched and repainted-just like
an actress or an orator or anybody
or anything else which has big
public appearance aheads
TIE lions have to be drilled. The
keeper has to find out If they'll let
him pose in their cage this sum-
mer, or whether they've got hun
CRY for human meat through the
winter. He is using the whip and
the goad and the red hot poker
now.
The elephants have to go
through their stunts. They may
have some trouble remembering
that they're N-npposed to walk
through town, each taking hold of
the next ones tail, and to sit down
at table and drink water out of a
bottle, and to walk on their hind
legs, and teeter-totter on a six inch
plank, and to push a barrel around.
The horses have to be rehearsed.
The painted lady who rides them
bareback and jumps through hoops
and rides now on her feet, now on
the back Of her neck, must be sure
that they will do just the right
thing under all circumstances.
The clowns have to practice
their jokes and antics. New jokes,
II they've got any, or the old ones
touched up by the circus publicity
man. They can be found falling
over each other and being swatted
from behind with barrel slaves at
the winter quarters.
The acrobats try out their teeth.
They can be found swinging
around all over the winter quar-
tiers, dropping into nets, catching
| eahc other in midair. On the day
of the opening they must be letter
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((lilllEyl
PRINCESS
IZ;|22

Not only have l forgiven you,
but / love you STILL"
And your love Is perhaps the
reason why / am now in this cell,
under sentence of DEATH"
"You were sentenced for resist.
Ing the officers of the law. But
could save you, and would save you,
In spite of all you have done to
me-"
mo, M. de Stackelberg; ] must
show you what it is to know nc
fear"
do you refuse me?"
81 do"
He left the cell. AS he stood il
the doorway, he turned, made two
steps forward, and stretched out his
arms to Wanda with a gesture OF
impassioned longing. But Wanda
stood unmoved, naughty and cold,
gazing at him with such scorn that
his hands fell to his side. With a
hoarse groan he went out.
What should he do? Set her at
liberty? That meant to give her to
Litzanoff, who had not been arrest
ed, and who loved her; for she
had told him so. She had only
trifled with him to avenge Litzanoff
She had probably left her fathers
house to be with him. and share his
life Of peril and adventure.
No; he would not be made
ridiculous: and to avoid that, he
must avenge himself.
He went home, and sent for the
Cossack colonel who had lately
arrived at Kieff.
II have received orders from
Petersburg" he said; 1.-The execu
ton is fixed for tomorrow morn
ing"
The colonel bowed.
II myself shall leave Kieff to-
day; another chief of police has
been appointed"
The colonel withdrew.
The officer had hardly got down
stairs, when Stackelberg rushed
out and called for an orderly.
Quick! quick" he said; "caM the
colonel back"
The orderly ran down into the
street as fast as he could; but the
colonel had galloped away, and
could not be overtaken.
Then Stackelberg hesitated again
Should he countermand the order
What would she think Of him II he
did? He called for his valet. or
dered him to pack up his clothes
then wrote several letters and gave
several orders, without knowing
what he was writing or what he
was saying. At 6 o'clock dinner
was served; but he could not eat
At 7 o'clock he got into the train
with his head sunk upon his chest
like guilty wretch flying from
the specter Of his guilt.
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perfect. A slip means death.
And everywhere is paint. Paint
and gold leaf-the circuses almost
keep up these industries. All the
equipment must get fresh coats to
hide the stains of travel and acci-
dent and jOstlings. A circus must
glisten like Spotless Town before
the opening.
The Roman chariots are being re-
glistened. The animal cages-the
big, gorgeous ones which go in the
parade-are getting their gilt coat
by the bucketful. Everything which
the public Is to see is being
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painted.
The carpenters are busy, too.
Everything must be shipshape. The
lions cages must be strengthened.
Lions always look better behind
the bars than rambling through a
crowd of men and children.
The calliope is being polished up,
likewise the calliope players roper
toire. Doubtless even now he is
making the day beautiful with
Love Meh, and the World ETC.,
and .,..Drea-a-m-ing"
The lady bareback rider doesn't
wear anW white satin tights with
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AUDITORIUM.

From Sire to Son." the offering
OF the Shirley company this week,
is one of the best melodramas the
company has offered recently. Miss
Shirley, in a dual role of mother
and daughter, is excellent.
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fluffy half skirt. No bangles in
sight, either. She's got on a drab
dress, with boomers or a black
knee skirt. Also. shoes, run over a
little at the heel.
The ringmaster-he whom we
know in his evening clothes and
mustaches and frock coats in
overalls-yes, you can't call 'em
anything else.
The lion tanner has a sweater, a
SLOUGH hat, and pepper and salt
trousers. No satin tights in gold
and scarlet at this season of the
year.
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WASHINGTON.

Harry LeClaire, In his burlesque
representations of various stage
celebrities does a clever bit of act
ing this week. His act Is aided by
special scenic effects when he plays
the role of MephistOpheles.
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SLEEPY LEG SCORCHED.
(By United PreSs)

KEWANEE, ILL.,, April 6.-While
sitting in a hotel lobby with his leg
over a cold radiator, Frank Peter
son fell into doze, his leg went to
sleep" and, when the steam en-
tered the radiator. the numb leg
was seriously burned before he
n wnko
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1Ns6N SHOWS THE 5OYS.

Old Pop" Arson, who is So and
still frisky, got out with the Reds
the other day just to show the boys
the game. He slammed out two
sharp singles off Clark Griffith and
played first base in q way that
puts Osler clear to the bad.
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NEW YORK COIN COMING HERE

Darwin p. Kingsley, president OF
the New York Mutual Life lnsur.
arce Co, has been looking over
Spokane aud tributary territory as
Il guest OF ID. T. Ham and other
Inland Empire builders. As a re-
suit Of his observations big slice
of the comrany's investment funds
viii be loaned IN this part of the
country. MIR, Kingsley was n guest
of the chamber Of commerce to-day
FOR. luncheon, .,s..
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THEATER
SPOKANE.

Florence Gear, Jules Murry's lit
tie singing star, who, assisted by a
large company, will be seen at the
Spokane theater Saturday and Sun
day nights in the famous musical
play, Marrying Mary" is said to
possess all the requisites of a true
coincidence. Action is the keynote
of the play.
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oRPHEUM.

The Orpheum has one of those
bills this week in which it is diff
cult to pick the headliner. Robert
Rossaire ana Phil E. Doreta in the
Captain and the Sailor" have one
of the livehest acts on the bill.
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PANTAGES.

Belden does some scandalous
stunts in offhand acrobatics this
week and his partner is as neat a
step dancer as you often see.
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klSSER GETS SO DAYS.
INV uniteG. PrAasl

BERKELEY, Cal. April ed
win F. Mccarthy, carpenter. who
a few DAYS ago publicly kissed a
pretty Berkeley maid, was sent to
jail for so days by Judge Edgar.
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WASHINGTON THEATER
HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE

Week Commencing April 4.
Williams 4 Walkers
CHOCOLATE DROPS
With King 4 Bailey and Four
Dusky Bellies.
Harry lie Claire, Travesty Inn
presentations; Cal Stewart, THE
Grocery Store Story Teller;
Hasse & Marietta, Whirlwind
Dancers; e Barto, "The Merry
Wizard; Biograph. Matinee daily
at $3.50; two shows each evening.
at 1880 and 900. Prices, Is and
rs cents.
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MUSLIN CURTAINS AND
BED SETS.

1926 ruffled swiss curtains, with
lace trimmings ............ $1.15
$40 ruffled swiss curtains, with
lace trimmings ...............$ 105
$1.90 ruffled swiss curtains, with
lace trimmings. .95c
1926 ruffled swiss curtains, figured
pink and white .$2.15
$3.50 ruffled swiss curtains, with
green stripe .$1.65
$500 ruffled swiss curtains, with
embroidered stripes of either yellow or
olive colorings, as desired; special $500
$500 and 1910 printed ruffled mus
lin. curtains, in pink, yellow or blue;
special ...............$1 .25 and $1.30
$4.0O embroidered swiss curtains,
special $500
1926 embroidered swiss curtains,
special -. $3.50
$500 ruffled swiss curtains,
special ........... .......... .$1.35
$3.50 rutfled swiss curtains,
$2.S5 ruffled swiss curtains,
$500 ruffled swiss curtains,
speclal $2.OO
Eight two-piece muslin bed sets, with
II INCH valance, in various patterns
suitable for pink, blue and gold rooms;
worth regularly $4.O0 and $4.25;
special $3.50. These sets are made for
full size beds.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14
SPACE FOR POPULATION.
Bill For Drainageaof Swamp Lands
and What Its Passage Would
+ Signify.

Washington, .. G., Jan. s.-Should
the bill introduced in the House just
before the holiday adjournment by
Representative Sheppard, of Texas, be
enacted into law it would tend to show
that Congress is becoming conscious
OF the fact that the vast area of swamp
ed ana overt1owed lands which are sit
.lated mostly in the eastern portion of
the Union, must be drained and the
land reclaimed in order to provide
space for our rapidly increasing popu-
1ation.
There are many thousands of square
miles of such lands located in this
country, the largest. and most well
known of which are the Everglades of
Florida, and the Dismal Swamp.
While the appropriation called for III
the bill is comparatively small, it is
probable that if good results are OBJ
tained from it it will, be followed by
frequent and larger appropriations
The sum of $25, 900 is provided for III
the bill to be used by the eoretary o.
Agriculture in investigating and sur
yeying swamp, wet and overf1owed
lands within the Red. Sulphur and Cy
press river valleys in Texas.
1t is also ordered that the Secretar.
of Agriculture determine what areas O.
such lands are capable of being
claimed by drainage; make maps AMI
charts of the lands, provide plans oi
drainage and make report OF his in
vestigations, together with plans ane.
systems of drainage.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in the mortgage executed by S. E.
Cook and wife Alice Cook, and L. H.aHooks,
to Dudley A. Powell, guardian of Elizabeth
Powell and Minerva Powell. dated the 23rd day
of October, 1906, and registered in the Office of
the Register of Deeds of Wayne County, North
Carolina, in Book 81, Page 191, the Indebtedness
therein secured being due and unpaid. the
undersigned will, at II O'Clock NJ n the sth day
of February. 1909. at the Court House door in
Goldsboro. said County and State, sell by public
auction to the highest bidder for cash the lands
insad mortgage described as follows:
THE tract of land situate in Nahunta Town
ship, Wayne County, North Carolina bounded
and described as follows:-Lying the South
South side of Fremont and Eureka county roads
and adjoining lands of Barnes Aycock, ]. It.
Hooks, the heir. of R. E. Cox and B. F, Aycock.
wholly surrounded by the said road and said
lands, containing 38 acres more less, being
the lands which descended to the said l.. H,
Hooks from his father Jesse Hooks upon which
the parties of the first part now reside,
This 9th day of January, 1909.
Dudley A, Powell. guardian of
Elizabeth Powell and Minerva Powell, Morts
gagee.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14

1xT CAN recommend Peruna as q good
medicine for chronic catarrh Of the
stomach and bowels. I have been
troubled with it severely for over q year,
and also cough.
''Now my cough Is all gone, and all the
distressing symptoms of catarrh of the
stomach and bowels have disappeared.
81 will recommend 1t to all as a rare
remedy."-Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolono, Ill.
ixT HAD catarrh OF the stomach, bow
Il els and lower internal organs. Had
q great deal of pain in my right hip,
which felt like kerheumatism. Also, pain
in my internal organs. The water was
highly colored, my back was weak, was
constipated, and very restless.
w commenced to take Peruna accord
ing to directions, and began to improve.
I have taken ten bottles OF Peruna and
think I am cured."-Mr. w. G. Hemp
hill, Louisville, Miss.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14
BhRBEE RE-ARRESTED.
- -
True Bill Presented by Grand
Jury.
Grand Jury Files Into Court With
True Bill Against Barbee For
The Murder of Holt While
Barbee is Present In
:, Court---Arrested and
Placed in Jail.

Durham, n. c., Jan. 6.-The decid. d
sensation and surprise of the week
came in the Superior Court this NOM
ing when the grand Jury filed into the
court room with true bill for murder
AGAINST Reuben Barbee. The man wa>
not even under arrest and was stand
Jag close by the railings OF the bar
when the jurors filed in with true
bill for capital offense. Judge Long
did not announce the offense or the
name of the defendant named but after
telling the jurors to retire ne asked the
sheriff it Reuben Barbee was in custo-
dy. The court was informed that he
was not but that he was in the court
room at that time. He was ordered
into custody and is now in Jail without
bail to await his trial.
The action of the grand jury, after
the discharge of Barbee at prelimi-
nary hearing before Mayor P. G. Ora
ham, was a surprise, because it was
unusual. Still it was expected in way,
as it had been stated that the case-
would be investigated before the grand
jury. He is charged with the murder
OF Engineer J. A. Holt at the coal chute
in this city on the early morning of
December 8.
The State already knows of the bru
tai murder of Engineer Holt. Those
who read papers also know that after
some days Reuben Barbee was arrest.
that alter remaining in jail for sever a!
days he was given a preliminary hear
ing and was discharged. There was a
feeling OF discomfort over his discarge
and several times it was openly talk ed
on the streets that the grand jury ould
be asked to take up the matter. This
morning the solicitor sent mum Der OF
witnesses before the grand Jury and al
IL o'clock the true bill tor muder was
returned against Barbee. At the pre-
Hminary hearing there was evidence
that two negroes saw Barbee at the
coal chute Immediately after the shoot
ing heard the shot and saw him coming
out from under the chute with gun in
his hand. Two white men were sum-
moned and one sworn,who said that he
saw Barbee al the coal chute at 1880
O'Clock with a gun in his hand. This
was the main evidence. The mayor
did not nthlnk there was probable cause
to try before jury and the man was
discharged.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue Of the power of sale con.
tanned in the mortgage made by James E.
Barnes to F. B. Aycock, J. A Hooks and ]. M
Stone, dated March 2lst 1905. and registered
in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wayne
County, North Carolina, in Book So, Page 161,
the undersigned will sell by public auction to
highest bidder for cash at the court house door
in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina.
at IL O'Clock on Friday, January 22nd, 1909l
the tract of land in Great Swamp Township,
said County and State, in said rnortg age describ
ed as follows:
Beginning al an Ash on the run of Juniper
Swamp and runs thence North 81 poles to
stake. then East 20 poles to pine, then S. 49 E.
SO poles to stake, then South 81 poles tc the
run of Juniper Swamp, then up the run of said
Swamp as it meanders to the beginning, con-
tanning seventy four acres. more or less being
the lands described in the deed from j. w
Aycock and others to James E. Barnes, regi-
stored in the Office of the Register of Deeds
said County, in Book 70. Page Sc.
This 18th day of December, 1905.
F. B. Ayccck.
J. A. Hooks.
i'm. Stone
Mortgages
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14

munlty for some years to come, it was
resolved to appeal to our citizens in
general to supplement the munifcent
gift of Mr.. Weil with an equal as large
amount.
The Board is confident that the gen.
erousifeelings and sympathy of our
people for such a worthy objectaroused
by the noble example of Mr.. We'll, will
literally respond to such an appeal,
and will place in their hands an ade-
quate amount. They believe that no
more opportune or favorable time for
such an appeal has ever occurred in
all the struggling years and checquered
his tory Of the hospital than the pres
ent.
There is tide in the affairs Of insti-
tutions as we'll as that OF men (which
taken at the flood leads on to future, )"
and the Board believes that it is now
flood tide in the affairs of the Colds.
boro Hospital.
And so the Board appointed a COM
mittee of three, Messrs. Geo. A. Nor
wood, Jr., Joe RosenthaI and Geo. C.
Royal, to arrange for an Immediate
canvass Of he city, in which all the
mem bers of the Board will take part;
and a building committee, consisting Of
Messrs. M. J. Best, Geo. A. Norwood,
Jr., and n. w. Musgrave, to secure
plans and begin operations as soon as
possible.
With many expressions of apprecia-
ton of Mr.. Wells generous gift, and
with gratitude to Mrs. c. B. Aycock
for her kindly offer, the Board adjourn
ed to meet at the call OF the president
1t is hoped. that our fellow citizens
| VIII get themselves in readiness to re-
spond generously when called upon by
the committee Of Trustees, who will
make personal canvass in behalf of
| this great and glorious undertaking,
which sheuld be when completed q
monument worthy of the philanthropy
! of Gold sbero.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14
PIPE DREAMS.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat has
been reading OF things done in Au-
gusta, Ca, and now it has visions. 1t
sees a revolution coming in the south,
especially in the industrial south. The
vote and influence OF the republican
party is to be extended. while u.s.
ing" it goes on to say. "all legiti-
mate endeavors to strengthen the re-
publican organization in every south
ern state which has a republican or
ganization, Mr.. Taft will give en-
couragement to secessions from the
democracy OF all persons who want to
abandon that party without, as yet.
desiring to come all the way over to
the republicans. His wish is to create
a party in the south which wilt cut
loose from Bourbonism and think and
act independently, and on issues OF
today. Recognizing. as every person
does who has his eyes sopen, that there
are tens of thousands of southernerk
who rejo1ce at the election of republi-
can Presidents, although they them
selves Continue to vote the democratic
ticket. Mr.. Taft would like to make
1t easy for those men to break away
from the democratic machine which
runs the politics of the southern
states.''
This programme is backed up with
many figures going to show that while
the politicians we're against Mr.. Taft
the business men were for him. We
hesitate to say that the full returns do
not sustain the Globe Democrats state
ments "a cents WORTH The south
still believes in upholding the reserved
rights Of the state. 1t does not favor
! Capitalization, or a robber tariff, or
legislation by construction of the 14th
amendment. But the Globe Democrat
plainly intends to generalize regardless
vote.
| It has many visions. It sees the in
dustrial south determining the party
attitude of the southern states. ''When
Mr. Taft" it says, in conclusion,
visits Birmingham he will be in re-
g.on which at a date not remote will be
as reliably republican as West Virginia
or Ohio is now"
It is not pleasant to contradict an
organ that sees things IN this off-hand
manner, and, to tell the truth, it is not
worth the while. Let it have all the
visions it desires. Each succeeding
general election day will furnish the
antidote, and we need. not anticipate
coming elections.