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Lady Of the House Of Im-Ri-Ska,
Who Lived In the Reign OF
RameseS II.

The man rose and swalked silently
and with lowered head toward the
door, I following. AS he put on his
hat and turned to me at the door,
smiling the request that he be allowed
to pass forth, an overpowering curl
osity to know the meaning of his
strange act seized me. and 1 said:
"Will you be kind enough to sit
down with me for an hour or SO? It's
lonely here, and, besides, I am all
curiosity to know why you put the
wreath on the mummy lady's casket."
81 will linger and tell you, sir, with
pleasure" said he.
He sat In my chair. and seated
myself on the pedestal Of Rameses IL.
Looking up at the massive stone fea-
lures, he said, as If to himself:
"Not a bit like him, Of course; wholly
idealized." Then to me:
II am a sculptor, with a studio IN
the city, and am rated as a little
lower than second class, believe. l
am to be married today. The bride Is
good looking and is beautiful Of soul.
When l come here year hence she
will accompany me, and two wreaths
will be deposited on the casket Of the
lady of the house Of Im-Ri-Ska.
my one fad is private theatricals,
and I have appeared in many play
at the houses of friends and received
the polite pIaudits and congratulations
of the company. On one such occa-
sion | was introduced to Miss Mary
Mattledge, the daughter Of wealthy
produce broker Of this city.
Ibid you ever in sweeping past some
lovely, or at least striking, piece Of
scenery In q sixty mile an hour ex-
press get the notion that you had seen
that place before? Everybody has,
and 1t Is the same with faces, but the
memory strains in vain, and we are
forced to accuse 1t Of attempting to
deceive.
"Well, it struck me on being intro
duced to Miss Mattledge that we had
met before, and 1 told her Of the curl
GUS trick my recollection was trying
to play me- Singularly, she had the
Identical feeling regarding me. I ran
my life through for her in search of
the possibility Of former meeting.
but all without result
"'Mr. Norton she said-that Is my
name, Peter Morton-I have some lit
erary ambitions, and this meeting Of
ours suggests TO me possible plot
for q story or theme for play. When
1t Is ready 1 will have papa invite you
to dinner some evening so that | may
have the benefit Of your opinion on IT,
$50 one fine day about six weeks
later polite note Of invitation from
the old gentleman reached my work
shop, and decided to accept. Seven
o'clock found ME taking my seat at
the board Of the produce merchant, be-
tween him and his daughter
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z: ."In due ii.., the converSaI. II led to
Miss I,..airyy literary e-c-orts. She had
built play upon the incident OF our
. meeting. Would l not read it aloud
for papa by and by, So that it might
have the benefit of my powers of elo-
cution?
"WhO could say her nay?
"Thc conversation naturally proceed
ed Oh the lines Of the metaphysical
and mystic. l spoke about having
sad failure Of test in .telepathy. a
friend and I had agreed while lean
ing over a certain mummy case In this
museum that at 4 certain hour and
minute we were each to write down
what the other was then concentrat-.
ing his mind upon. wrote that he
was thinking Morton and his fads are
equally humbugs, and he'll buy nice
wine supper for this folly;' but, in
fact, he had his mind fixed sternly on
the Lords Prayer.
"Mr. Mattledge laughed heartily,
but Miss Mary looked very pale and
serious. Her great black eyes were
gazing straight into mine, with q
strange light burning in them.
"'And you! What did you project
into the air for him?' she asked In
trembling tones.
"'Oh, another goose rhyme, I an
swered truthfully. 'Dickory, dickory
dock, the mouse ran up the clock, and
son on
"'That was last Sunday week at
9:3O .. m.,' she said, rising and quiv-
erlng from head to foot.
II rose to my feet in astonishment.
Was 1t possible that she had received
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"Now, you see, If Taft hadn't gone
to Cuba" Noah was overheard saying
behind pillar to Commodore Perry
as the hand clapping ended.
"He's at it again." cried somebody,
and all laughed uproariously.
II would suggest that more consid-
GRAFTON be shown for the feelings Of
Individual members Of the company" p"
spoke up John the Baptist warmly.
"Oh, don't lose your head over it."
advised Shakespeare wearily.
81 knew you'd say that" retorted the
saint. Bacon said it to me last year"
"Peace! Peace" cried the god Pan,
rushing in between them. I'm going
to play you all tune"
"How much do you expect for this?"
asked Diogenes of me, picking up the
lantern from between my feet.
. .
Ting-a-ling-ling-the small doorbell.
shrank until I could feel the cold air
between me and my clothes. But
rubbed my eyes. 1t was true. Every
statue was en its pedestal and in its
customary attitude. My former ter
ror was full upon me.
Ting-a-ling-ling! In desperation I
seized my lantern and started to the
door,
"Who's there?"
"Open the door, Michael. It's bad
weather out here. Happy New Year,
Mechanically and asif spellbound by
the words I opened the small side
door to which the tinkling bell was
fastened. The dim rays Of my Ian
tern pierced a swirl Of snoW1akes and
fell upon the features of a CHEEKY
looking man of about thirty, well set
up, we'll dressed, who carried in his
left hand q wreath of snow powdered
roses.
"Why, this is not Michael?" he half
queried, half asserted, stepping back.
"If you mean Michael Ryan, the
regular watchman, no. The poor fel-
low was taken suddenly i'll, and 1,
who came from college to seek very
different position from the curator,
was asked to take his place for the
night and agreed"
"Well, we'll! And now may I come
in, please? 1t is a regular New Years
morning custom Of mine, as Ryan well
knows. Yes? Thank you"
He came in, shaking the snow from
his overcoat and stamping it from his
shoes. Could he come IN? Could
Providence have sent to me any New
Years gift more agreeable than the
companionship Of human being at
that midnight hour and In that weird
company?
+. 1 glanced at the marble figures. The
shadows of flake laden boughs moved
upon them again, and the electric light
glinted blue white from their polished
surfaces. And they were demure and
quiet and still as death.
Down to the mummy hall, as though
he knew every step of the way,
marched the stranger, rose wreath In
one hand, dripping hat in the other.
followed with my lantern. He
paused at one inlaid coffin, knelt and
placed the wreath on it. drew near
and read on its brazen label:
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My Night In
The Museum
A New Years Story
BY P. J. TANSEY
A New Years Story
By P. j. TANsEY

TWAS sitting at the feet Of Ram
eses H., with Adam at my
right and his eldest son at my
left, when a distant church bell
announced rather prematurely the
birth Of the new year. Near me lay, in
their figured caskets, the mummies OF
the noblest of ancient Egypt, and the
great kissing arc light outside the WIN
dows disclosed gently falling snow and
glinted or cast shadows Of snow laden
brambles on the scores Of marble fS-
ures all around me.
I was the only living being in the
great museum Of art, Central park.
New York city, where 1 was serving
for the night in the regular watch
mans place. Could have foreseen
the adventures that were to be mine
ere morning But let me narrate
them in orderly fashion.
There had been silence for a few
minutes. The sexton Of the distant
church, finding that no one followed
his lead, had stopped ringing. !
looked at my watch. One minute OF
midnight. Ugh! How shivery cold it
getting!
Suddenly there broke out the usual
din with which New York welcomes IN
the new year. Cannon, bells, steam
whistles and revolvers Joined in the
noisemaking, and amid 1t all l could
hear family the faroff chimes of Trim
ity. But only for moment, for just
then from every pedestal around me
down jumped its marble occupant,
striking the marble floor with stony
thump, but instantly stretching limbs
and yawning with great show Of sat
isfaction at release from the cramped
attitudes Of statuehood. That I did
not die where I sat was the chief mar
vel Of it all.
Happy New Year! Happy New
Year, The hall Of marble resoundec
with their salutations.
The swarthy bronze Bacchante
danced past me, with her baby, up to
Mother Eve and kissed her on the
cheek with a loud smack.
81 love you, mother" quoth she, "for
the spice you put into life. May the
apple crop be good this year and every
son of Adam as easily led by the nose
as ever"
Mother Eve" spoke Socrates, "the
remarks of the Bacchante have caused
a discussion to arise between my mas
ter Plato here and myself as to the
correctness Of the theory put forth by
Bernard Shaw-to wit, that 1t is the
woman who pursues the man, all an
cient views to the contrary notwith-
standing. VIII you kindly condescend
to settle the question:"
"Oh, how could Bernard say such a
thing?" coyly answered the beautiful
and still youthful mother Of all man.
kind as she clasped her hands over
her eyes. "Why, Adam followed me all
over the garden, begging me to name
the day before even spoke to him.
II couldn't help it" confessed Adam
sheepishly. "She'd walk past SO proud
ly and so prettily."
Didn't 1 tell you?" triumphantly
cried Plato TO Socrates.
what? Wasn't I rlght?" angrily re-
torted the other sage.
"Oh, stoI, pickering! You never can
settle 1t. Let's have q drink and q
songw suggested Bacchus.
"a song" A song" echoed the
ghostly assembly.
"But who'll sing the noo?" inquired
Robert Burns. " got nae drink for
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Notice to TrcSpasscrs.

We, the undersigned, land owners
In Zion Township, in the county o.
Orangeburg, in the State of South
Carolina, hereby warn all persons
not to trespass upon our lands. All
hunting, fishing or any other form
of trespassing prohibited. Any per-
son caught violating this notcie will
be prosecuted to the full extent OF
the law.
Mrs. W. D. Autley.
]. w. Mack,
Mrs. T. NJ. Kennerlly,
D. ]. Hughes.
A. B. Hughes,
w. L. Mack, NJ. D.,
Mrs. H. A. Gibson,
P. B. Sanders.
E. Hughes,
Mrs. J. NJ. Riley,
A. E. Smoak,
]. V. Brickle,
3. w. Jeffcoat.
W. T. Brickle. 1l-16-3m
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ASAoAsASAs
44-inch satin stripped Poplin,
black and all colors, yard $1.39.
45-inch imported Filiet Wolfe, in
blue, gray and brown, yard S1.25.
46-inch Satin Viola, black and all
the new colors, yard S1.75.
We carry large assortment OF
Dress Goods in plain weaves and fat
cy mixtures, IN all the newest colors,
IL 1-2c, 15c, 25c, S9c, 4Sc up to
$3.50 the yard.
Special!
Ladies' Taffeta Silk Waists, black
and colors, value $4.O0, special each
$500.
FINEST DISPLAY OF LADIES AND
MISSES SUITS IN THE SOUTH
Ladies' strictly Tailored Suits, in
fancy mixtures, would sell easily a.
$500, our price, suit $1,000.
Ladies' and Misses Tailor Made
Suits, in plain broadcloth and man
nish mixtures, Suits that would retail
easily at $4,000, our price, suit
$500.
at $500
We have an assortment Of Ladies
and Misses Suits in plain and fancy
stripped broadcloths, plain and fancy
Panamas and Herringbone stripes,
in all the new colors. The largest
assortment and the greatest values
in the South, suit $1,000.
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Gents Heavy Cotton and Wool
Mixed Vest and Drawers, valued
$1.25. Special each CSC.
Gents ALI Wool Vest and Drawers
(natural color) each S1.4S.,
Ladies Cotton and Wool Mixed
Ribbed Vests, medium and heavy
weights, each 75c.
Ladies' Cotton Ribbed Vest and
Drawers, light, medium and heavy
weights, each 49c.
Ladies light weight Silk and
Wool Vest and Drawers, each s1.00.
NEW WAIST STYLES.
Styles, Yes!
All that is possible to put into a
correctly made waist. But there is
service, too, and lowness Of price,
that, quality considered, is little
short of astonishing and most pleas.
ing as well.
New Taffeta Silk Waists in Black,
and full line Of colors, each $500.
Ladies Lace Waists, trimmed with
lace and medallions, $3.50, $500,
$3.75, up to $4,000.
Ladies' White Linen Waists, some
trimmed embroidered figures, others
plain tucked, $3.50 to $1,000.
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singin' last year. Wilma do 1t again.
Let Homer, auld bodie, gle US stare!"
Homer! Homer" was the cry, and
great was the hand clapping.
The white haired Greek bard cleared
his throat, and after few preliminary
failures. in the intervals Of which lie
begged lenient judgment on the ground
that he had Il cold and that he had
not sung in couple Of thousand
years, he trolled forth n lay in fairly
good voice.
Ewes little hands were the last to
cease in the patter Of applause. BY
this time my terror had been totally
swallowed up in wonder.
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QUERIED.
my test message? My poor girl, calm
Yourself her father said, going to her
and endeavoring to induce her to seat
herself again.
"'Let me get my manuscript, papa.
aud show Mr.. Morton the response he
got she begged, and he let her 60.
"Sure enough the Identical words l
had received and had written down
as coming from my friend were in the
passionate love speech Of Judith In
her play: What cruel fate keeps US
separate through successive incarra-
tions? When you were gallant
Union officer in the civil war, my fa-
ther, a Confederate general, forbade
our union. In the Revolution Brit
ish bullet sent you from me on the
eve of our wedding. The great fire
of London separated us, and long be-
FORE many centuries before, were you
and Marcus Junius Agricola and
Julia-fung to the lions in the Roman
amphitheater. All, how many, many
times has the cup Of happiness been
dashed from our lips since your cruel
father, Rameses H., exiled you, the
Prince Hep-to, lest you should wed
me, the only daughter Of the house of
Im-Ri-Ska.'
"She had written of herself and Of
me- She had projected her thought
in search of the one soul to which her
soul was attuned. 1t is but varia-
tion of the perfection Of wireless
telegraphy."
Morton paused as IL overcome by
deep emotion.
"But how did she come to know Of
these incarnations and preserve her
identity through them?' l asked.
"Very simply" he answered. "She
became interested in the occult in her
Egyptian days. A priest Of Isis told
her to repeat to herself several hun
dred times a day the declaration that
she was Im-Ri, the lady of the house
Of Im-Ri-Ska, assuring her that sooner
or later she would come across her
own mummy and that the haunting
declaration forever fleeting through her
memory would enable her to identify
herself. She must then impress upon
her soul the then present personality,
and so on.
"She remembers six or seven lncar-
nations, but we have been united
through telepathy more often than that
more often than that-but only to be
parted each time"
He buried his face in his hands for
q moment, and then, rising and shak-
| ing hands with me In silence, he walk
ed to the door, and I let him pass out
into the night. listened to the crunch
| ing of the snow and then locked up
again and turned to my statues.
Had been dreaming about their
antics? l don't know Had ! been
dreaming about him? No. There was
the wreath on the mummy casket, that
was certain, and certain it Is that not
for millions would l welcome the new
year In again in that museum.
The morning papers Of Jan. . told
that well known sculptor named Pc
ter Morton had been killed by COL
! llson between his carriage and a street
| car the day before as he was on his
-ov to tho hn11co of his foncpp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-12
SENATOR PAINTER, OF KEN.
TuckY, FOR PROPOSED
CHANGES.
SAYS TOBACCO GROWERS
ARE IN GRASP OF TRUST
Window Glass Schedule. Still Under
oebate-simmons Proposes Dutie.
Still Lower Than cummins Amend.
ment-oscar straus Named a. AM
bassador to Turkey.

Washington, May 12.-When consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill was resumed
in the senate today Simmons offered
an amendment to the window glass
schedule reducing the rates below those
suggested by Cummins in his amend
ment to the same paragraph yesterday.
He addressed the senate at length upon
the window glass industry to demon
strate that the glass manufacturers
could prosper with duties much below
those provided in the pending meas
ure.
Pleading for an amendment to the
tariff bill to permit the producer of to-
bacco to sell hand twist tobacco with
out the payment of a duty Of 8 cents
per pound, Senator Painter, of Ken
lucky, today laid before the senate the
history of the tobacco industry in this
country. He declared the tobacco grow
ers believe they are in the grasp Of a
conscienceless monopoly. He gave the
history of the so-called tobacco trust.
He adverted to the tobacco troubles in
Kentucky, and expressed the hope that
the enactment of the proposed law
would remove the causes which have
provoked these troubles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-12
WHEAT CORNER INJURIES
Expert from Department of commerce
Finds Exports to Europe Were
Greatly Lessened by Speculation and
Manipulation on This Side.

Washington, May 12.-"wheat man
ipulation in Chicago has rendered
business in American flour impossible
for months" reports Special Agent
Davis, Of the department of commerce
and labor. Davis has been in Europe
for several months investigating con-
ditions Of the markets there for grain
and flour. He writes the bureau of
manufactures touching the effect of
the recent speculation in this country
in wheat as follows:
II confidently believe that If the
wheat SPECTATORS had kept out, we
should have exported at least two mill
lion barrels more. of flour to Great
Britain and Europe on the current crop
than the figures will now be- able to
show. Dealers everywhere were turn
ing their attention to America and
were Influenced somewhat by the work
done to regain their trade, and they
were finding that the improved quail
ity Of our product and better shipping
service was telling In their favor. Then
in October the corner began to develop
and trade was turned aside. The price
Of bread and distressed financial con-
ditions on this side did not justify in
the minds Of buyers any faith in high
er prices. The result is that the home
mills on this side have done more bus
mess than usual and the importers
less"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-12
PREMATURE EXPLOSION OF pYN.
ANTE IN NEW YORK QUAR-.
RY TAKES HEAVY TOLL.
DEATH LIST MAY EXCEED
QUARTER OF A HUNDRED.
Ono Thousand Pounds Of Explosive Set
OFF While Mon Were Working Near
by Catastrophe Occurs Ton Miles
From City .. Albany.

Albany, N. Y, May 12-Twenty-flve
workmen were reported killed in pre-
mature blast of dynamite in a stone
quarry ten miles from Albany Satur-
day afternoon.
Two gangs were at work In the quar-
ry at the time of the explosion. 1t was
the intention to fire the blast at 8
o'clock this afternoon, and about four
teen holes had been drilled Seven or
eight of them had been Allied, when
there was terrific explosion.
or the thirty men working near the
drills, twenty five are believed to have
been killed. Another gang of twenty
men was at work further down in the
quarry, and it Is said some of them
also were killed. About thonsnnd
pounds of dynamite exploded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-12
MORE MU||N[[RS
HANGED N PUBLIC
TURKISH AUTHORITIES EXECUTE
ANOTHER BATCH OF TWEN-
TY-Eo,,R MEN.
SECOND ADANA MASSACRE
WORSE THAN THE FIRST
Armenians Driven Into School Build :
ing, Structure Set on Fire, and
Those Who Try to Escape Arc Shot
Down-others Arc Burned 20 Death
Only Eight Persons Survived.

Constantinopie. May 12-Constanti-
nople witnessed another batch of exc
cutions this morning when twenty
four mutineers of the army and navy
were hanged in public view within the
city limits This makes a total of
rty-eight executions since the revo-
luton of April 13. -Four men today
were hanged near the sultan's palace
eight at the MARITIME barracks, eight IN
the Djinzi Meidan quarter of Stam-
boul. and four at the war office.
Second Massacre Worse Than First.
w. w. Peet local representative of
the American board, has received a
letter from Thomas d. Christie, dated
Tarsus; May 4. Christie, who is u
missionary of the American board,
says no Turks were killed in Tarsus
except by the looters fighting among
themselves, but in Adana about $50
Turks, including fifteen soldiers. were
killed. Feeling there Is still very bit
ter. and it has been increased by out
rageous articles in the 1ttidal, the
Adana paper.
I'm this case" Christie writes, I'VE
could wish again for censorship. The
second massacre at Adana, as I now
learn. was much worse than the first
1t is reported to have begun April 25,
and lasted two days. The Gregorian
school, filled with refugees, was set on
fire. The only outlet from the build
ings was commanded by hundreds Of
rifles, and those who tried to make
their escape were shot down like rab-
bits.
Many Burned to Death.
The rest of those in the school, in
Guiding over 100 wounded from the
first massacre, gathered within the
building by Miss Wallis. were burned
to death. Only eight persons survived
to tell the awful story. 1t Is thought
that at least 1000 men, women and
children perished In Adana The gov
ernnent now is making every effort to
prove an existent Armenian conspir-
acy, and with some success. but even
the fact that few hundred foolish
young men had declared Armenian in
dependence will not justify the killing
and plundering Of so many perfectly
innocent people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-12
PHYSICIAN IS ACCUSED
Or. Hullinser, Prominent Clinton Prae.
titioner, Charge With Causing Girls
Death by Criminal Operation.

Special to Times-Republican.
Clinton. May 12.-Charged with MUIR
der in the second degree. DR.. ]. d.
Hullinger, a prominent physician, was
arrested today following the death Of
Alice Cramer, of Washington, S. D., an
autopsy revealing the fact that death
was due to the effects of a criminal
operation.
Miss Cramer, 2o-year-o girl, died
in local hospital. The girl was
treated for what was said to have been
liver trouble The suspicious Of the po-
lice were aroused, and an autopsy was
held, the investigation establishing the
fact that criminal operation had been
performed which had resulted in the
girls death.
Miss Cramer worked in a store in AL
mont, Clinton county, and was en-
gagged to marry a young farmer named
J. w. johnson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-12
leRINNELL WANTS SUNDAY.
Effort Will Be Made to Get Him Is
Spend Ono Day There.

Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell, May 12.-The fact that so
many of the people of this city are go
ing almost daily to Marshalltown to
listen to the preaching of Rev. William
Sunday has led Rev. Elias Handy Of the
Methodist church here, who is per-
sonal acquaintance of Mr.. Sunday, to
have a talk with him and try to make
an arrangement by which he may
spend one day in this city before he
completes his labors and leaves Mar
shalltown. The free use of the Colon
ial has been rendered Pastor Handy
and the public for such an occasion.
and the people are enthusiastic in favor
of the visit. This is all the more so in
view Of the fact thai strong effort
was made last summer when he came
to the -chautanqua at Colfax, to get
him to come to Grinnell for series
of meetings, and strong hopes We're,
for a time, entertained The feeling of
disappointment has been great because
Of the failure SO far of seeing any pros
pect Of their realization.