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New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

COURTYARD She knew, because Alec had told her
the previous evening that he was bound for
ezerifucura farm certain local uaguate, had c-t4b-
-hed 0n the rich alluE a plain that forms the right
bank of the Danube ieN miles from the capital
CITY.
Al present our country exports pigs and little
else he Had said " mean % change all that.
Austria shuts and bolts her doors Iy hostile tariffs
but Turkey D. oren trade with an the world and
who So fay0rby situated a- we once the barrier II
race prejudice are broken down, So behold Iu me
"a patron II agriculture and Us allied arts
The Turk d. our hereditary enemy" suirlri
Prince Michael. who was annoyed by the poor
quality ot the WINE al the royal rrrIast Faucf me
drinking such stuff al mas agr he had grsNIrd ~
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% make N the world. He wrote % me q few dav-
ago, asking me o. marry him. did not know what
o. say. when chance threw n my way commission
- copy a picture m this very cirv. Put IN such
words. II al sounds very mad and uucorvincug.
nut II s true and II Is equally true that ! should
never nave a-GruH lelgel TODAY that returned his
love IF DID not thluh-iar "a few awful minute
that We should both Dee kiied. And-aud-I wanted
70 die m hi- arms
too and II was m tears that King Alexis IL found
them when he had returned Prince Michael stately
greeting and was told that the Young American
woman who had come from the shattered hotel
VS. N lis r.tner- rl.r.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER 20. 1909

l.. .-le- died when Joan was child. her
t..- .- -le navy and was drowned.
r-..- ."G saw
would Pee The better descrir,il She is
...~ -. -4--- well.
-.. She has ar income II TWO hundred
...-. .. .. c1rrer-r tuaus Il 6ve thousand
t-.- .... 81. 3D. long NaV-Htth ca-e. ] believe
tr.- .s- Joan spends 4u hey money on dress
ar. soap ir -he r.- hE -vtug pictures. But
SD. Ike lovely Queen. Eg4i, / must paint
..- ...-. 'e and e-rl---
81. the spell - -he vision thus cor-ured
u. forgot li- ~a. l.el nerves and sang Justify q
-.-. ..- N.-.-lel.. Prince Michael flung our
e.. -. -aes- lt- son, bat the strains followed
-- -.. --.---.
L. e.. WAS thinking V hile he sang and -he
.er "a. -l.-gt- Va- thar thi- auNi1u> father
a.. a r. vH-l AS o. the scene III that bullet
-lr means
n
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

Stamro- when he discovered that champagne was
n0r supplied. hy the King order.
Ny dear Dad. am irving hard % erase that word
hereditary from the Serbian language" laughed
Alec II opposes me al every turn. II m0cks at
my best efforts It sWarhes me like the bandages .f
mummy. and ann growing weary Of It's restraint
lhIs ls q question ot self interest. too. Perhar
Il can persuade good kosuOvIans % ad5r Q
some more ur-to-date fetish. they may drop the
hereditary habit ~ carving their chosen rulers into
ruinee-neat whenever change of Government seems
good 90 them
he King ot kOsnovia should never forget that
the time may come when he viii be crowned En-
eror at Constautinople said Prince Michael with
regal flourish OF his plump hand.
Precisely The ceremony should provide
picturesque spectacle for the cInematOgraIh Mean
while want % enter the enemy TERRITORY and a-
present ulE sNlrrulsher, are pig, which difficult
o. drive We need stronger forces such hardware
agricultural IuI lcments horses cereals even textile
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

sell rejoicing IN his dominance
Tell hIs Majesty that / have the utmost conf
deuce m his Judgment She said and her face wa,
sti ripping with merrIment al the hidden meaning
Alec would surely extract from her message when
Lord Adalhert BeaumauoIr IoIned her
An. that d better Mis- Vernon" -" he cried
Glad % ind YOU m good spirits Hail, smiling
morn. and that sort oi thing eh what,
W hy are YOU deserving Alcc-the kIng-to-dav. /.
She asked / thought YOU two were nseparable
And please eulightcu me Lord Adalbert As % the
correct way 90 alludIng 10 ROYALTY. Alec Is every
Ingh hing IT course but tind my tongue trippinp
every time / use ms title
Beaumanoir seemed 10 weigh the point. You
-rrt 1IPe
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
CHAPTER Y.
Wherein the Shadows Deepen

loan was standing ou the drsr floor verauia IF the
y President house early next morning when her
erraur thoughts were brought back % earth from
wonderland 5y a stir and llatter II hoot- IN the
New-York tribune., 1909-12-26

re- ..-r ana
-.-. ler4-l.-
scarce .~elIt-
.r -.. given le~ .E
family t.ar
.--l- tH- the
-- -ua- arose
appeal t.- help.
dread when
Pei. version Il
WAS brought
---e-.
JOAN. 0t one
r been -u her
---L -le danger
-..--. helping %
-~.u SEED a .Hu-
-. learn exactly
.-.l Joan 0t
.--He only the
.---e .t su--
soldiers cleared
.. H.-ll-He a--
-.t motive at
-le manner Iu
--- sudden
-. .~e EusHi-
Princess. and "a
.. -.r occurred
-ar when I.au
.... I.--al had
er- and herself
lad gone -o visit
.. -.r. r.r Hrtl-
E resentment at
F.. ..- discovered
..-....-. readily
..-..--. .ecwrglv
-r. -. -.. .u rnat
md -..- He~e lu
naturally longing
a- tHe words
carried .r-
.. r.- Scr under
.~ Hleu Felix
.4t -ae KING Ile
.-.- She said
..- .. r. doubt n
.-- -4-t o. dis
-.r-..r .f the mob
Majesty that ]
j .laucrd
t. -. Felix when /
.al stopped the
Ilcrrrlut1rr
presence
r did NOT know
.D..rratl
r. notion ] was
.r Paris
.uazlng chapter
rLa- YOU should
Do to-day and uu-
e' ieo1me the
r- Alec life t1r
I .r r. me now that
teH rards farther
%. .a-e been shot dow
....-ei even more dee
THAR slc should no ION,
Has "a seeming hreaot
.. -.i auu0uune her
.... come easier If She e.
a.--'a.r trm tls kind fao
....r was Harrauted bE
" a railway Journey. Bu
mother and Joan S natu
Jr the deception.
t f.r most plausible eX
d. -e. ] ought t0 tell YOU
lal-rI. ebbed away II
m1. m ''.HE Hrarf. Alec and ] v
"enr fond ~ each other but
b' lU.r a... -.......- .,,.4 -. al
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-AANNH E.-s- --- NA4As anu -NN~4-
mir. who knew no English
wondered why So MANY of his
guests laughed.
A. for the elder belgrade he
Sulked until the President pro-
duced a bottle % imperial to-
KAY. "a luxury which the stout
~ergiu- explained away bv the
statement that his house haI
never before been h0n0rcd hv
so distinguished and brilliant
company.
g Joan was prepared for her
- lover $ departure from Del
graft soon after daybreak. The
heat OF the noon hours was So
excessive that early rising be-
came more Of a necessity than
"a virtue hence her appearance
on the veranda.
Alec had definitely promised
his mother before retiring o.
rest that he would not dispense
with an escort until the Citv
was thoroughly quieted down
after the dav's excitement
The troopers paraded az six
o'clock. and he did not keen
them waiting a minute. loan
dchghtiug IN the military dis
rlay watched him mount and
ride of with that half-m4teruaI
sohcItude which Is the true eX-
preston Of a woman $ love
She hoped he would look up ere
he quilted the cOurtvard-and
she must have telegraphed her
wish for Alec a. once turned
IN the saddle. almost as though
some one had told him she Wa
there.
He waved a hand in gav
greeting. and II would appear
that a whIm seized him al the
sight " her. since he gave some
instructions 20 an aide camp
who came clankIng back to the
porch dlsmOunted. and entered
the building.
soon the officer was b0Wing
low % Joan. The King pre-
seuts his compliments. Excel
lcncy. he said in careful
French. and wishes 10 know
II YOU will accompany him for
an hour S ride before sunset.
Please convey my regrets
20 his Majesty. but | DO not
possess a riding habit. SAID
Joan.
The King told me % saw
that # Your EXCellencv offer
no objection a habit viii be
brought % the palace at four
O'Clock"
Joan laughed whole heart
edlv for Alec, mastrrful
methods came as a distinct sur
prise Yet. despite her indie
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-ru shot down without mercy
ZEN more deeply. Her pride de-
should no longer sail under false
-emIug breach 0i maldenly reserve
nu0uuce her own brtrothal- II
EASIER II She could clam more con
hs kind faced pleasant voiced
bE the casual aC4uaint-
Journey. But Alec had sent her
Joan S nature would not permit
BE- deception. though II might be
g plausible explanation atterH ard
t8 tell YOU. She said. and the
Iled away from her face - her
Alec and ! were friends M Paria.
eh other but gave not much heed
or and he told me he had has way
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23

some way to light the vestibuls. 1t has
neither a pump, a flag or pole. The
closets were in good condition, and the
other furniture in fair condition. The
clerks visits the school occasionally.
Cowgills, or No. -, is brick octagon
shaped building located in a fine grove,
but 1t has fallen behind its condition Of
last year, when it was clean, neat and
satisfactory. The chimney is needing re-
pair, front step is dangerous furniture is
old and not we'll cared for. has no map Of
Delaware. has no pump and the children
have to bring water for quarter of a mile,
has no flag or pole, closets are in poor
condition. Clerk visits school seldom and
Commissioners not at all. Needs a gem
eral awakening.
Leipsic, or No. Il. Here the Commits
sion found one of the very dirtiest if not
the worst school building as to general
cleanliness in the county. The shutters
were broken and off, seven window panes
we're missing, floors were filthy dirty with
ashes, scrap paper and sand; the same
conditions prevailing in both rooms. The
furniture is very ordinary, has small map
OF Delaware, no pump, shutter off wood
shed, no flag or pole. Has good black
boards. The closet for the boys was filthy
dirty; that for the girls very bad and
neither receiving any care or attention.
The clerk resides in the town but mani
tests no interest in the school. 1t is
shame that the States money of S424,
given each year, has to be expended un-
der such poor conditions. A coat Of paint
and proper surroundings will make a good
school Of this but there will have to be
a public interest manifested before any
good results will come.
White Hall, or District No. 2S, has a
building which is in good condition gen.
erally. 1t has been repainted, the furni-
.ture is fair, has excellent blackboards,
and closets fair to good but the floor was
very dirty and reflected little credit on
the teacher. They have no map of the
State, have no pump, door off the coal
house, and neither flag or pole. The clerk
has not visited the school this year and
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23

had. II has good fire escapes. A word
to SMYRNA in suggestion Is sufficient; they
need no iaring.
smyrna Colored Schools badly need an
other room to accommgdate the children.
Two teachers are working in one room
A small church adjoining should be uti-
lized by the colored people for this pur
pose.
Clayton Colored, or District No. 1875, is
in good condition but was not in session
when the visit was made. It has re-
markably clean closets considering they
stand open where many passers have op-
portunity to abuse them.
Clayton, there has been a great i'm
provement over the conditions which pre-
vailed here last year. The rooms are neat
and clean, but the school board seems to
be unable to get decent job Of plaster
ing done. The weatherboarding of last
year at one end is not only off now but
a large slice of the other has disappeared
with it. The schools we're improved, but
they can be made even better.
The Alley, or District No. ?, has fair to
good building, but the steps are very bad
and must be repaired. The furniture and
pump is satisfactory. One closet is a
wreck but the other is very fair. Has
flag and pole but no rope. Floors were
not very dirty-just middling. Clerk
has been there once or twice this year.
Friendship, or District No l4e, needs a
new floor at the entrance and the general
conditions are fair Clerk visited it twice
this year.
Nelson's, or No. 40 has an excellent
building with good furniture and poor
blackboards. Get water from a spring
which is unprotected. and several Of the
children have fallen in it during the
winter while getting water. Closets fair,
other bad. No flag or pole. Floor is in
fair condition. Clerk made two five
minute visits each during the year.
Brentford, or District No. s4, is new
building, new furniture and everything
in good shape; but it has an enrolment
Of only five scholars, and an average at
tendance Of only three. 1t costs the
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23

the commissioners likewise. The cause
for criticism must be removed or the
States money will not be forthcoming.
Ravmond's Neck, or district No. 7, is
generally in very good condition, walls
neat with pictures, furniture old but well
cared for. There is a bad piece Of plas
ter hanging just over the head OF the
teachers desk that must be fixed. Has
no map of Delaware, has good black
boards, has no pump, has good wood
house, has flag pole hat no flag, but the
closets need cleaning badly. Ghe school
shows the effect of bright young teacher
Miss Russell, of Leipsic. The clerk visits
the school frequently.
No. l84 is a colored school built by the
State and is new. Furniture good and
conditions all right.
Servison's, or District No. 6, has good
building with a porch in front Of which
is a clean well kept pavement, the floors
we're very clean, and a wire door mat
aided greatly in keeping the dirt out.
The furniture is old, has plenty Of maps
and lackboards. but no pump. The
coal house is a good one and one closet is
excellent while the other is correspond
ingly poor. There is no flag or pole.
Miss Guthrie is doing good work at this
school; but clerk or commissioners do
not visit it at all.
Bay View, or No. 1SO, is located in
sight Of the bay at Woodland Beach, and
is a well kept school. There was large
attendance but the floor was as clean as
could be. The furniture was good and
well cared for, plenty Of maps, black
boards, wood house, closets in fine condi-
ton, flag pole but no flag. Has no pump
but neighbor willing to serve them close
at hand. This school showed the results
of real live teacher who looks after the
property as well as the school. The clerk
or commissioners seldom 60 there.
Smyrna has excellent school facilities
and is we'll kept. A marked improvement
in the condition Of the closets was noticed;
but they should be connected with the
sewers and flushing tanks be installed, so
that the best sanitary conditions may be
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
DELAWARE COLLEGE CORPS OF CADETS POSED ON OF DOoRf

State SPA to educate these three children
each year, and the district another one
hundred dollars.
Big Oak, or district No. 4, needs paint
and new window panes. The room is
very neat with fair to good furniture, but
no map Of Delaware. Has no pump and
shutters need repair. One closet good,
the other nothing. Has flag and pole
but no rope for it; yet the clerk visits the
school quite often. What is the matter? ?
Better remember these suggestions.
Cheswold, Nc. So Here is town
where a State Senator resides, also where
man who has ran for Governor of the
State, and in the best small fruit grow
ing sections of Delaware, and yet it has
but one rival for the prize of being the
poorest public school building in Kent
county. The building is old, poorly ar
ranged for school purposes, old furniture
cut and disfgured in the service Of many
years, rooms OvercrOwded and the closets
while just rebuilt were smeared with filth
and sinking. No respectable farmer
would permit his cattle or horses to have
such surroundings 1t looks as if the
County School Commission would do
Cheswold a kindness to condemn the pre-
sent school building and stop the States
support until proper SANITARY conditions
can be had in a new building. They
have the promise out that the present
conditions will be wiped out at once 1t
must be.
No. l43 is a colored school built by the
State and in good condition. II has only
one closet and needs another.
Chestnut Grove, or No. II, has an ex-
cellent building with a new porch, and
well painted inside and out. The furni-
ture is good, plenty Of maps and black
boards, good coal house, flag pole but no
flag Closet for girls very good, but that
for boys in bad SANITARY condition. The
floor was clean and there lie very large
attendance. The teacher, Miss NJ. Tuck
er, lie doing good work there in looking
after the SANITARY conditions as well as
teaching the school. This is also one Of
the few schools where the clerk Of the
district visits it frequently, and the re-
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
E VISITING KENT SCHOOLS
How Public Schools in Kent
County Appear 10 the County
School commissioners.

Each wear the County School Commis-
gioners of all the counties are compelled
bv law to inspect the school properties in
their respective counties, and see that
they are kept in lproper condition for
holding the school sessions during the
wear. This is an onerous duty, but an
important one to the schools and for the
children's general health as we'll. The
State simply pays the expenses incurred
in doing this work. while the members OF
the various commissions give their time
and services for the sake of public educa
tion. Their services are too often not ap-
preciated by the public, and their acts
for better educational facilities frequently
call down on them abuse from the very
people who most need their care.
In Kent County this duty has usually
been performed in the spring season, as
the suggestions made for the districts,
and criticism of the property, can be car
ried out during the summer when the
schools are closed.
Last Monday the members OF the Kent
County Commission started on the annual
visit of inspection ; leaving Dover in an
automobile and travelling about sixty five
miles that day, and visited twenty schools
The following notes Of the condition OF
the schools visited will be of interest to
those interested in our public schools.
The Commission is composed OF Her
man P. Hazel of Smyrna, John Carrow Of
Dover, and Colonel Theodore Townsend
Of Milford. The notes are as follows:
White Oak, Of District No. l47, is a
eolored school built in part BY the State,
and the building is in fair condition 1t
needs either window in th5 doors, or
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23

suit is plain to be seen.
Moore's Corner, or district No 10, haU
a good building that needs painting ano2
the wind to be stopped from blowing I'M
der the floors. A vestibule would ado
greatly to the comfort and SANITARY COM
ditions of the school, The furniture is
good, but there are no maps Black
boards are fine, and there are closets in
good condition. The general conditions
we're good. Clerk visits school OCCASION
ally. Has no flag.
Kenton Colored, or No. $40, is another
of the new schools built by the State, and
it is one of the best. The teacher, Mrs.
Stanard, is energetic and does things.
Everything is clean and neat. The child
rem planted trees on Arbor Day, and cur
tains shade the windows. They have no
maps and fair blackboards. A new flag
and pole. Clerk visits the school occas-
sionly.
Kenton, or District No. 8, is q commOd-
ious two-story brick structure in the town
OF Kenton, with two good teachers, and
when that is said about all then that cam
be said is told The school autho rites aIs
pear to take no interest in the cleanliness
Of the property or the grounds. The
teachers are looking after the interior as
far as possible, but there is an utter laeA,
Of care any further by the people. There
are window panes broken and gone, anoe
the teachers have pasted paper over them
to keep out the weather the fencing is
in the same wrecked condition of last
year; water pipe has been cut of for
four years at one cornor OF the building,
and the winter has disintegrated the wall
for foot on each side; pile OF coal
ashes which have been cmptied out q
window is banked against the wall nearly
up to the sill of the window, all in plain
view Of the public street. The furniture
is old the plastering is broken, closets are
new but very dirty, and as is 20 be exc
pected under such conditions. the clerk
never visits the schools to see what ie
needed by personal observation. They
have neither flag or pole. This is q rich
section Of the county, and the people
there should be ashamed to maintain g
public school in such conditions.
Blackstones, or District No. l31, is o
new colored school built BY the State
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-10

WANTED-At once one furnished
and one UNFINISHED room. Address
VIII Sherman, Brownsville. 7-9-tf
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b. Z. Shireman, secretary of the In
diana Cooperative Canal Co., and
Oscar Hart, director in the company
came in on last nights train. Mr..
Shireman is making flying visit, as
he expects to return north in a few
days. Mr.. Hart intends staying for
some time.
T. A. Smith and wife of Harrington
came in last night for short stay.
They are registered at the San Carlos.
w. T. Adams of Corinth. Miss. the
recent purchaser of the Llano Grande
tract, is registered at the San Carlos
and expects to be in town for several
days.
Mrs. Wallace Reed and child came
up last evening from Brazos Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Champion and
the latter's sister left today for their
ranch at LaGlOria. Yesterday Mr.. and
Mrs. Champion and Miss Christensen
spent at Point Isabel, being accom-
panined by Miss Lucille Champion,
who recently returned from Nazareth
KY, where she was attending school.
Dr. Harry X. Loew. his guest, DR..
Kirkham of Cuero, and Geo. Nj. Pute-
gnat enjoyed days outing at Point
Isabel yesterday.
Rev. Father Francis Bugnard made
a pastoral visit to Isabel yesterday.
Judge and Mrs. A. w. Cunningham,
and the latter's sister, Miss Katie
Mays, left this morning for Harlin-
gen from whence they will go to Cor
Dus Christi to spend a month. While
there, they viii attend the Epworth
encacmpment, which opens Aug. 5.
C. NJ. Mccormick visited his San
Benito farm today.
DR.. A. w. Roth, president and gen
eral manager of the Rio Grande Canal
Co., was in town over night, going
out on the branch train this morning
He claims that the water receding is
much more interesting than the water
rising.
X. A. kaufman, who came in from
st. Louis yesterday left on the branch
train this morning for his farm at La
Gloria, accompanied by his friends,
Messrs. Wal and Plumridge.
Fred Schmitt one of the hustIing
McAllen colony, just returned from a
visit to st. Louis, went out on the
branch line this morning, in company
with his two sons and Adam J. ReitZ.
a St. Louis friend, who expects to
stay with Mr.. Schmitt for some
weeks.
Rev. w. H. Petty left for Mercedes
this morning. He will hold services in
the Baptist church there tomorrow
J. L. Bruce and son went up the
branch this morning to take a look
at La Feria, after a three months
absence.
c. NJ Beard and wife, who have
been visiting Mr.. Boards brother, the
genial proprietor of the San Carlos
hotel, will leave tomorrow morning
for their home in San Antonio. Yes
terday spent the day at Isabel
bel and Tarpon Beach. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beard are delighted with this country
and are thinking seriously of coming
back here to locate
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SAN ANTONIO
The Gateway to Lower Rio Grande
Valley.

The Gateway to Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
All investors coming to Southwest
Texas want to visit San Antonio.
Why do railroads route homeseek-
ers away from San Antonio and via
Houston?
The answer:
Every city in Texas is jealous of
old "Santone"
The most healthful, beautiful and
orderly city of 100000 in the world.
Homeseekers, buy your tickets via
San Antonio to Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
The Herald always on tap.
Stop at San Antonio and call ON
]. F. Ryan, S3S Moore Building, who
has the real bargains to offer in land.
in large or small tracts. If you are in
hurry going through our town
phone $500 Old. I'll meet you at the
depot Wed-Sat