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New-York tribune., 1910-02-27

We get near It; but YOU will keep close to Ivan we
spoke always of the Duke by that name, and will
come alone. You will be challenged and you will
give the word, For Freedom, and the sign l showed
you. Give 1t to me now"
He held out his hand, palm upward, and touched
It with my thumb and fingers turn, five little taps
Good, YOU are a quick learner Paul The meet
ing viii he old chapel, or so we imagine. The
place is changed many times; but it must be there,
or II the clearing Either way there viii be little
light there among the pines. That IS IN Our favor.
If she IS there We shall know how to act; We must
decide then. She will be accused that IS certain;
but the five may acquit her. If that to pass,
good; shall easily get speech with her. and per
haps she may return with At least she viii be
safe for the moment. But if they condemn her, We
must act quickly and all together. We must save
her and get her away or-die with her!'
Well said" growled Ivan.
The rain was patteT3ng down now IN big drops, and
the lightning flashes were more frequent the thun-
der nearer each time The horse SHE'D there
more vivid flash than before. followed almost in
stantlv by a cracking roll The storm was upon US
As the thunder ceased. l found Ivan had pulled
the horse up and was listening 1ntently- listened
also and above the faint tlTlkle of our bells and
slight movements Of the horse heard, faint as vet
but rapidly approaching. the thud OF boots and the
iangle of aCCOut-ernentS.
A patrOl!'' said Ivan quickly. They are coming
toward Us: | saw them by the lightning flash. They
viii challenge US and shall drive on trusting to the
darkness and storm If they follow, they prob
ably will and shoot you two must se1ze your opPor-
NAV not see YOU. I shall drive on If l distance
them. l shall follow YOU But we must not all be
taken and it viii be better for me to be caught
than for YOU
He started again on the instant, and another flash
showed several mounted figures lust ahead.
\ challenge rang out and VANS reply was to lash
and they wheeled after US and fired. | heard the
Tsp" of bullet as it ripped through the leather
hood close to nv ear; but in the darkness and con-
fusion they fired wildly And for the present at any
-q+e orr Gallant little horse was more than match
for theirs and was distancing them rapidly.
Another fash and Now rOared Ivan above the
roar of the thunder. had already sprung up know"
no that must r7lr, before the next flash came and
Nishka as found afterward, did the same Steady
ig myself for moment let myself drop, stumbled
backward for few steps, fell, and rolled INTO the
ditch lust as the purslers clattered past in whlrl-
wind of oaths.
For the moment / at least, had escaped; but
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27

thar -.-- -ab5y II the world, and Grand Duke
Lo--s a.. identity studied his part from life. He
was -=--- ----e-- II Il.
z= -. he door and flung II open Here.
sro- --- : z-oured. Be OF with you, Ivan you
-7----. ne and stan7bled of: but I could hear
r1e ire growing -ibaldries al the way down
tLe He had accomplished masterpiece
Nv" while I'll judged II safe TO start on the
---- .--= T nv expedition. ! meant 10 take
C----- --e 70 the cafe. II case | was still being
V-a--1-.- s-1-l6-1r no unnecessary risks, not for
--r l- -= --1c / guessed that the success OF our
e--e----- l-reZer Il was-w0Uld depend on the
exercise infinite caution. al the beginning. any
how. -- ---angelv elated. happier than had for
many 81 -- 5av. though l knew that the worst OF
al--.-- worst had come TO pass. and that Anne
WAS her, - The -so7e- OF her enemies. But we were
gong -.a he--we would save her! A forlorn
ha-e ...- La-is SOl0vief had called II. Nothing
ot -l- --E Could ANYTHING that such a man as he
ATTEMPTED he f1rl0rn hope. and together. working
l1vz-- E- side what could not dare and &C
C1------- Nothing seemed impossible tonight
Mere -- earth 70 cleave. sea to PaTtl
a=--- vary lookout as | made my way along the
street -.-- Of them thr0nged at this hour Of the
S-----a- --e-i-g. The air sultry, and huge
1-as~- .1--6 were pIlg up, Ornlnous OF a storm
I-e the cafe eventually and, so far as knew,
u11-a-E and came out OF Il an hour or 50 later,
l9os--- hope Is ike q shabbily attlred Russian
s-c5e-- .. Grand Duke Loris looked Ike droshby
d--r=- --r1-z-ied by z man OF the artisan type,
wh- -- have been my father-nOne other than
N----a ---self
The .- was overcast and already above the
-1-- -1e traffic one could hear the 1nutter OF
l--- under Il reminded me OF that eEenrfuI
--E-- L1-6on. little more than a month ago,
--.-. -.z seemed 10 live lifetime since then
.-a--- comes soon" said Mishka- That IS
Well well o."
r.. - 2 -Iace where several droshkys were
s,--- md he paused irresO1ute. fuTnbllng II his
.# III drive. Paul" he asserted aloud with the
a-- .. -.- who has Tlst decided to indulge II an
ez--. E.-le q" Yes [ say We will! The storm
c--.. ...- and -lv mother Is alone.
i. .a-- 10 haggle after the usual fashion, with
c-= nearest driver. and again rnarveled at the
De- g--i7e. for Il was he, OF course.
n T. clear OF the c1tv. Nishka unfolded the plan
~ .---e--fv We turn across country and come 10 a
E.-.. There We leave the droShhy, ana there also
u5 horses for Us II readiness # we should need
--a--.4-e- Thence We GO on foot through the
- 81. tle meeting place. We must separate "hen
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
CHAPTER XIX.
Night in the Forest

IS the sounds of flight and pursuit receded'
nv companion who answered me from the other
Palisadian., 1910-03-01
WEST PALISADE.
Five Houses Planned and Started,
Ready June I.

West Palisade has at last broken
dirt on its first active step toward de
velopment. Early in March a con
tract was let for the immediate con-
struction OF five as handsome homes
as can be found in this section any
where They are to be finished by
June first, and no doubt will be occu-
pied by owners before the summer is
out. These first five houses are
merely a starter, and there is no
doubt but that several times five will
be built before the season is over.
From the plans OF the houses al
ready started one is compelled to be
lieve that they vii be OF an unusually
beautiful ana attractive style OF ar
chitecture. They will be modern
homes in every sense Of the word
Carl Frank, we'll known here. is the
architect. and he has put forth his
best talents in these houses, anJ one
OF which would adorn any residential
center OF the best quality.
In running talk with H. D. Doug
las, OF H. d. Douglas & Son, agents
OF the Palisade Home Development
Company, owners Of the property, he
said:
Yes, we are now actively at work
on West Palisade We have COM
menced putting in the foundations
for five houses. every one a gem.
and before the season is over we will
have put out over 100000 in cash on
our present contracts alone, and this
may be largely increased before the
year Is out. West Palisade will be
operated upon the same high-class
lines as Palisade, and no one is go
ing to be disappointed at what we do
over there. We have every encour-
agement in putting West Palisade on
the market and have planned every
move carefully, and, we hope. wisely.
Certainly there is no more desirably
located property anywhere than ours.
and it ough to sell, because we are
offering it at reasonable prices"
Palisadian., 1910-03-01
j, ~ AGAIN SUCCESSFUL.
J. Architect Has Plans Accept
'slssGs s for N New Grantwood School
= to Cost $4,000.

,n,,t sibley, the well-known ar
u G., Of palisade. has been awarded
new public school building OF
.+vood. His plans were accepted
rs,lv the vote being unanimous
bror OF his plans. The Grant
\ school will cost in the neigh
I'D Of $4,000, about 100000 being
bbIe as starter Mr. Sibley
red the new Clifside school,
4 has been open two years, and
Hardwood school will be OF sim
design and size, with some more
tsrn improvements. Work will be
FL at once. Mr.. Sibley is to be
cratulated upon his success.
Palisadian., 1910-03-01
LONE MANS STRUGGLES.
Found in Palisade Roadway, Ready
to Fall from Illness.

On Friday night. about y O'Clock,
Policeman Carney met man coming
slowly along Columbia avenue. near
EdgwOod lane He was bent with
illness and could scarcely speak above
a whisper.
Can you tell me where I can find
hotel for the night. he asked Of
the officer.
There is no hotel in Palisade," re-
piled Carney
Upon further investigation it was
seen that the man was very Ill, al
most dying OF consumption. Carney
then put him on the Fort Lee car and
told the conductor to put him off at
Main street and show him a hotel
The same night, sometime before
the man had appeared at the Tall
man home in Anderson avenue. and
the maid who answered the bell be-
came alarmed and informed Mr.. Tall
man that burglar was around. Al
though very late. Mr. Tallman
phoned to Mayor Abbott asking for
police TO be sent. and three men were
sent post-haste to find the poor fell
low. They saw Officer Carney. who
told them the facts. and the extra
policemen returned to Fort Lee and
found the man struggling along Main
street He was taken before the
mayor, to whom he told story of
his illness in New York. giving the
name OF his physician there Mayor
Abbott called up the New York ply
sician, had the story verified, and
learned further that the man had
wife i'm Jersey City from whom he
was separated. One OF the officers
was then sent to the wife's house
with the man. where he was received.
His was a strange, sad story, indeed.
Palisadian., 1910-03-01
The Millards Entertain.

| the evening of March II the
Rrds gave a party to their num-
/ Young friends. The young
claim that they never spent
BANTER evening. They literally
Il themselves loose and did all
| Of things to bring forth mirth
merriment They played all
/ Of games, anywhere from
bthr to consequences. They
played on musical instruments
|tock turns playing for each other
Iance. The air was filled with a
FERROUS electric fluid OF fun that
bughIy enveloped everyone and
I'D jokes to pop and snap from
guests lips as though they had
human wireless machines. The
i was a great success, and it was
until the wee small hours OF the
rlng that the guests began to de
as the neighbors can vouch fer.
lfreshments were dainitly served.
png those present were Miss
and Of Flatbush, Miss Tibbetts,
Reynolds. Miss Metcalf, Miss
lp5ell, Miss Millard, DR.. Wander
], Mr. Geo. Frew. Jr.. Mr.. Bernie
y, Mr. Elmer Millard, Mr.. Clar-
| Hunicke, Mr.. Charles Logan, jr.
Palisadian., 1910-03-01
YELL, I'LL BE SWITCHED"
Ct the Fair Young Looks of a
Lady's Childhood.

FaHsade lady, who would rather
nave ler name mentioned for va
reasons, relates a very interest
experience OF how, when a young
'he tFied TO have a switch made
lsr calldhood curls. \ solicitor
1 *elL-knowu hair house came to
nome one day saying that if she
@ly superHuous tresses. that he
naye them made up for her at
E1so4a0le cost The lady imme-
oethoughc herself Of some of
.-@lElant locks that were living
Il Z trunk She fetched them out
--ll5d them over to the solicitor.
wei, satI ed with herself at
,.5seF 0arga'- she had made.
--.lIe cost a having the switch
n NV ~ uJliye7rI at her door was
n, 1Al9ed Hye -ollars. At the end
r.ro %eeNs sh received a neatly
= 'GIcei a-l upon opening it
b3qs = sieE M or capillary ap-
kr9s1 = not re than six inches
rsr posses : a decided Leslie
IT, +le of .d-bricked again
h H. J:lly III: q nation that fell
,r5-r "29, 1as been suggested
81 snoqL be headed We'll.
Palisadian., 1910-03-01
edo OF L gest Agency

lus W q Trey, of Anderson
rcy Il a. i Ife aead of the largest
Lfe 15ec VIC COZ try for the Pruden-
HI !. lran I Company Of New
HtrarG elstr superintendent of
'4aaI office, New York.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
EDUCATION NOT FATAL

Speaker Cannon Says a Man May
 Succeed in Spite of Learning
 To bright young man who has anything in. him college course is not necessarily fatal to success. That is my view of it," said Speaker Cannon in s discussion in the Yale News last week of the value of college education. He continues:
 "The common school system-the high school course-g1ve the average individual at least a fair equipment for practical success in business or in the various callings that men follow who live by the sweat of their faces. That is about all that the average man will utilize.
 ''There is always question as to whether the average student will sur- vive the spelling effect of a college course.
 But there are great many students who accomplish something along the specialties, as there are great many of them who accomplish something practical in business and politics not withstanding the burden of bearing B collegiate course.
 "The human animal, on the average, is not worth his salt if he is incapable of making his own way. ..s.
 "The greater rewards come in busi- ness, not in politics. A good business man is much better off than poor politician. The business man has bet ter chances for advancement and re- ceives greater remuneration"
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
LAVA NEEDED FOR
 WORKOUT SOILS
CLAIMED IT WILL DOUBLE CROPS
Speaker to the Connecticut HorticuI- turaI Society Claims that Excessive Use of Ammonia Ruins the PreserV- alive Power of Farm Products.

President John J. Ruegg, of the Lava Company of America, at Clifton, N. J., spoke last Friday evening before the members of the Connecticut Horticul- tural Society on "The New Science of Fertilization and Insectizatiou. He said that if the science of fertilization was as far advanced as the science of cultivation the world would be much healthier, but the prevailing science of fertilization is destroying great part of labor in the form of early rot and par asitic pests.
 The present generation, he said, is far from understanding the science of life, A plant is an organism subject to given laws or nature. Natural clements in natural forms are all that should be used for the nutrition of these plants, but what we give the plants to eat are mostly stimulants. The present method of fertilization is one of stimulation. The plant world, the animal world and mankind are suffering from premature destruction because agriculturalists do not see that the excessive use of am monia or nitrogen compounds has ruined the preservative power of all farm prod ducts, as we'll as the health of animals and men. They do not see that 90 per cent of humanity is su ffering from am monia diseases or a surplus of ammonium albumen in the blood.
 The age of ammonia will, in time, he said, ruin all lives, from the farmers crops aud the farmers cattle to the farmers' children and the farmers wives-all will suffer and die a prema- ture acid death. Fruits will become wormy, grains will get mouldy, people will get full of germs. All will suffer lud die a terrible death. Cattle will suffer from tuberculosis, from mouth and foot diseases. The age of ammonia, 1r tho manure fertilization of our pas tures, will produce bacteria milk, from which millions of babies, new citizens of the nation, will die. Potash and soda, Mir. Ruegg said, are the necessary ele- ments for fertilization and when the soil is exhausted and worn out we have only to take lava to make the soil as fresh as it was before it was exhausted by ex- cessive cultivation. The naturalization of soils will bring about double crops of better quality.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
Good Year for Pearls

This seems to be an unusually prolific season for pearls, says the Hartford Cour- ant. Last Friday person who has to do with shellfish sent home a measure of clans for dinner, intending to open them himself to add to their freshness. In one of the shells he secured three pearls about the size of pills. This find was beaten later by housewife who had provided oysters for the last day meal. Unfortunately, in this case the oysters had been cooked. She had sam pied one of them when her teeth closed on a substance like large gravel stones. Further investigation showed that the bivalve contained no less than five pearls. The jeweler who examined them said they were the real thing but were ruined in the process of cooking.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
Death ot a Life Prisoner

Richard Coyle, who had been in state prison at Wethersfeld more than twentvfour years under life sentence, died in the prison Saturday. He was ST years old and his death was due to old age. Coyle killed his wife. and on May 4, 1886, in the superior court at Norwich he was sentenced to prison for life. He had several times applied to be pardoned. He had been in poor health for many years and since October 13, 1901, he had been an inmate of the hospital in the prison. His body was taken by his daughter, who lives in Rhode Island.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
BASEBALL MEETING
 TO-MORROW NIGHT
TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING A TEAM
Action Has Been Slow This Year, But the Bug Has Begun to Work-Lots of Good Material 10 Select From and Prospects are Encouraging.

A meeting has been called for to- morrow (Friday) evening at Bianchi's lunch room by a number who are inter ested in baseball to consider the advis- ability of placing team in the field to represent Canaan this year. The meet ing is called for 7:30 o'clock, and it is hoped that there will be large atten- dauce.
 Last season. owing to circumstances with which everyone is familiar, was not 8 satisfactory one. either from the play ing or the financial standpoint. Bicker- ings among the management and the players is not conducive to the welfare of club and the intention now is to place the management of this years team completely i'll the hands of one competent man. By doing this. and without being handicapped by league restrictions, it is certainty that team can be placed in the field that will hold its own with those of any of the sur rounding towns, and that can furnish 1h iLCI6 Ol UaoCDebl1 sIIhb " III " S61blS factory to the lovers of the game in this town.
 If decision is reached to organize a nine, it will be matter of slight expense to get down to business. A small ex- penditure will serve to place the grounds ill good order, and there are enough suits, bats and other parapherpalia left over from last season to form a sub stantial nucleus for the needs of this years team
 If all those interested in the national game will attend this meeting. and talk the matter over, there is no doubt that Canaan can quickly place 8 good nine in. the field. We ought to have one, A town is not half a town these days without baseball team. Get together There is no earthly reason why Canaan cannot give as good an account of itself ln baseball as it did the past winter in basketball. We have got good players and we can get more. All that is needed is concerted action; with that it will be but short time before the crack of the bat against the horsehide will be heard, and the Canaan team will do it share Of the cracking.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
HIGH WATER 36 YEARS AGo

For the benefit of many of our readers who are familiar with the litigation oyer the flooding of Massachusetts lands by the dam of the Berkshire Power Go. at Canaan, we quote from THE NEWS of July IF, 1874, Ashley Falls correspond ence: "The recent rain has again raised the streams and the low lands are under water. The Housatonic river continues to rise SO that today "Wednesday, July 15) there is no crossing the bridges either north or west of this place. One man ventured to cross the flats on this side of the west bridge and the water came up so as to lift his loose wagon body off the wheels, and he escaped only by hold ing onto the reins while the team drew him out. The meadow lands are about destroyed, as this late raise of water has filled the grass with dirt, where it has not washed it down so as to make it al- most impossible to cut"
 The "west bridge" referred to is the Bartholomew bridge on the road from Ashley Falls to Salisbury, and, the Ire cent rain'' was not the big storm of June 1874, which. was much worse than the one described above.
 ITO ha con4inuad l
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
ITO be continued.
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.
National Organization to Meet in Den
 yer, Col, June IO-I5.

National Organization to Meet in Den yer, Col, June IO-I6.
 The annual meeting of the National Congress of Mothers will be held in Denver, Col, June 10 to 15, inclusive. Some of the work to which the organ ization is devoted includes the cooper ation of home and school effected by the organization of parents associations in schools and the opening of schoolhouses as social centers for the people, with in teresting, instructive and wholesome entertainment for all The organization is also interested i'll the formation of city and state branches, the extension of organizations of mothers and teachers and in work for the welfare of child ren. /..
 It is also pledged to the systematic care of dependent, neglected and erring children, through giving advice and guidance to mothers and through the formation of juvenile courts, and pre- venting crime through the introduction of play grounds. It is interested in fur thering the establishment in every state of school to teach deaf infants to speak, so that they may not be further handi- capped by losing the opportunity to acquire speech at the natural age.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
Muskrats Make Good Eating

The muskrat has got into the "Bos- ton Advertiser" as we'll as into the lit erature of the agricultural department. "It is a favorite dish at dinners given by church societies in Delaware and Maryland, |" writes that papers Wash ington correspondent, "and annual muskrat banquots are features with cer- tain gun clubs in the West. Those of the Monroe, Mich, Marsh Club have been celebrated for years. The club one year went to Lansing, Mich, to urge the Leg islature to protect the muskrat, and taking along their chef the club banqueted the Legislature, making the muskrat their chief dish and telling the legislators nothing about it until the banquet was over. In consequence, the law asked was passed without opposi- tion."
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
Hill Will Support Mclean

Representative E. J. Hil may ac- lively support ex-Governor Mclean 8 candidacy for the Senate. MT. Hill feels very kindly towards MT. Mclean on ac- count of the latter's support of him for senator against Brandegee. MT. Hill declines to discuss his future course in the senatorial contest. He says that he does not know what will happen, not being able to predict when Congress will adjourn. It is conceded on all sides that active support of Mclean by Hill would greatly strengthen Mclean s fight against Bulkeley.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
A NOVEL CELEBRATION
New Milford Man Invites Two Hundred
 People to Dinner.

Peter Peterson, native of Denmark and retired business man of New Mil ford. will celebrate the fiftieth anniver- sarv of his coming to this country, June l5, by entertaining 200 people at dinner i'll the town hall. He will also have the town band give a concert on the green in the afternoon. He is sending out in. vitations ill the form of picture postcards. showing on one side cut of MT. Peter son as a young man, in his blacksmith s garb, ,and on the other the invitation and the statement that the picture on the reverse side is my picture taken fifty years ago. Come and see how I have changed" Invitations have been sent to relatives and friends in Denmark. several of whom are expected to attend. MT. Peterson is nearly so years old and is veteran of the Civil War.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-19
$500 Postage Stamp

A postage stamp, with a philatelic value of $500, has been received by Post master General Hitchcock from the In ternational Postal Union headquarters at Berne, Switzerland. The stamp bears the profile of the late King Edward VII. It was issued for the Straits Settle ments and has the highest face value of any postage stamp ever issued. It is beautifully printed in two colors, light orange and lilac. The stamp has been turned over to Stanley I. Slack, curator of the postal museum. to be put on ex. hibition.