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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-04-21
SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy. a fashionable Boston
society man, lost his wealth, was jilted
by a girl and sent by "a friend to take
charge OF an American Trading Company
store in Russia. On his journey through
Japan he met Stapleton Neville, sup
possibly an Englishman. They agreed to
go together to Russia. Because of sus,
picious circumstances they were several
times molested by the Japanese. Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps of Jap forts.
Hardy was proven guiltless. On a tram
he met Aisome Sano daughter OF Jap
merchant. In Neville's shoes Jap found
pictures of forts. proving him to be a
Russian spy. Hardy departed for Kusi tsd
Sia on steamer, which was wrecked
shortly afterward He was rescued by
a Russian steamer. On reaching Viadi,
vostok he was well treated. He started
for siberia meeting Princess Romanovna
on the train. HaSdy boarded a vessel for
Amur. Hardy showed the princess ms
expertness as a rifle shot. The steamer
was stranded The princess and her
maid were attacked by Chinese. Hardy
saved their lives. The princess thanked
Hardy for his heroism.
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CHAPTER XIV,
Burninq Arrows,

On deck all was silence, save for
the whispering, bubbling and plash.
ing of the treacherous Amur, or the
occasional cry of some lone water.
fowl, high overhead, following the
course of the river. Hardy, coming
above after his interview with Roman
off, found the general on watch. Two
of the men also were awake, and were
listening and peering into the dark
ness with vigilance that proved that
they understood that their own lives
as well as the lives of all on board,
depended on their alertness. The
American also listened and watched,
straining his eyes to see if, here and
there in the darkness, darker forms
could be seen of the foe stealthily ap-
preaching.
Hardy had not been standing on the
deck more than 20 minutes, when he
felt a hand laid lightly upon his arm.
1t was so dark that he could not dis
tinguish the outline of the form stand
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Hardy shot and the chief still came
on, followed by his men, shouting like
wild Indians, in their barbaric tongue.
The American shot again without
result.
Then he swore softly, a good, hon
est Saxon oath, removed his eye
glasses, wiped his eyes with his hand
kerchief, replaced his glasses, laid his
cheek on his weapon and shot third
time. The chiefs rife dropped into
the yellow Amur, his arms fell to his
side, and he plunged over his horses
flank, head-flrst into the water. The
animal whirled about and charged on
the line behind him, dragging his
riders body which hung by one stir
rup. The other brigands turned and
followed their leaders body to the
bank and disappeared into the dark
Manchurian woods.
The princess approached Hardy and
extended her hand
Il congratulate you, monsieur" she
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said, ""on your splendid marksman-
ship"
Il take your hand, madame" he re-
piled, but | cannot accept the con-
gratulations. 1t was very bad shoot
ing. My only excuse is that this is
the first time have used this rife"
Smulders dropped his boat-hook to
the deck, and running up to the Amer
lean, seized both his hands in his fat,
pink palms.
"You have saved my Chulia!" he
sobbed.
There was, indeed, no further at
tack on the part of the Chinese that
afternoon, and at night, before the
moon arose, the besieged received an
important recruit. A man heard
shouting from the Russian side was
allowed to approach and come on
board Hardy could not see his face,
as lights were not allowed on deck,
but he thought he recognized the
voice, even though it was speaking
Russian. The newcomer went be-
low Immediately. Half an hour after
arrival, Hardy was summoned by the
princess to her cabin.
Mr. Hardy" she said in French,
"this is my cousin, Boris Romanoff /
take pleasure in introducing two
brave men to each other Mr.. Hardy
,, has saved my life, and Boris has
hraved the most fearful dangers to
reach my side. When he arrived at
Vladivostock and inquired for me he
learned that had started for Moscow,
so he did not wait moment, but
| fairly flew up the river. Had he
known what gallant defenders were
by my side he would not have felt
such anxiety"
Hardy took this last remark as sim
ply complimentary to himself and the
brave old general, and he acknowl-
edged it by polite bow; how could
he know that Boris Romanoff was a
suitor for his fair cousins hand, who
was a cousin far removed, after all,
and that the princess often tried the
big fellows temper in the most insid.
ious and seemingly innocent ways.
This is an unexpected pleasure,
Mr.. Hardy" said Romanoff in English,
extending his hand. Il hardly hoped to
| meet you again in Russia. l feared
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about 80 Chinese shooting arrows, ac-
companied by from six to ten rifle
men. If they were trying to set fire to
the boat, or merely to light it up so
that they might pot at it's occupants
from the safety of the darkness, it
soon became evident that their scheme
was not destined to prove highly sue
cessful. The men, for one thing.
made themselves plainly visible for
an instant or so while they were
scratching their matches and applying
the burning arrows to the string.
They kept shooting now, sporadical-
ly. First here and there and then in
some other spot a red, fitful light
would gleam for an instant, dyeing
patch in the river blood-red by it's
radiance, and revealing a wild, saw
age-looking Mongolian, armed with
great bow and quiver, who ficked into
view for a moment and as soon was
swallowed up again by darkness.
Hardy not understanding the gen.
erals orders, reasoned that he would
be pardoned for acting under his own.
II he were going wrong, he reflected.
1t would be easy to stop him. He
therefore held his rife ready for ac-
ton, as a man who is expecting a
covey Of quail to rise, and stood
watching the water, alert, tense, keen
as a cat about to spring. His chance
came soon, when one of those lights
flashed nearly in the direction Of his
gaze and not far away. He threw
the gun to his shoulder and fired He
could not see the sights, but he could
make out the object plainly, and he
knew he should not go far wrong He
missed, for the Chinese, standing
about waist-deep in the water, fitted
the arrow to the string and discharged
it. The shot rang out loud and clear.
1t seemed to Hardy that he had never
heard rifle make such loud report
before The general exclaimed:
Monsieur Hardy, ah!" and made no
further comment, so the American
continued his shooting-once, twice.
three times. Meanwhile the attacking
party seemed to be approaching lit.
tie nearer, and they succeeded in lodg.
ing several of their burning missiles
in the woodwork of the boat; one ar
row in the rail, two in the side of the
wheelhouse, and one in the hull. These
were broken off almost as soon as
they stuck and did no damage, for.
strange to say, the Chinese them.
selves had ceased firing their rifles.
And now Hardy had the mex
pressible joy of killing one of the
attacking party who fell backward
into the water with his blazing arrow
in his hand
I'm getting the knack of It," he
muttered; 81 shall be able to do 1t
more frequently now. Perhaps l,
alone, can stop them"
A moment later he heard sudden
shouting. the sound of running feet,
snarls of rage and the splash of heavy
bodies falling into the water. A party
of Chinese, that had crept down from
above in rowboats, was attempting to
board, and the Bouriats and crew
were repelling them savagely with bay.
onets and swords.
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convey a slight suggestion to the
general for me? l make it in all
humility"
She looked at him inquiringly as he
explained. AS a result, some of the
men were set to work dragging up
mattresses and bedding and piling
them against the rail to form a bar
ricade. This work was not more than
half completed when the brigands
made their first attack. Emboldened
by the accession of half a dozen re-
cruits, they deployed in a long line,
and, swinging their rifles about their
heads, they came galloping on through
the shallow water of the river, the
chief we'll in advance. The general
gave a quick, sharp order and his lit
tie army fell on their knees behind
the half-finished barricade, on the top
of which they rested their rifles.
Evidently, being good soldier, he
had ordered the men not to fire till
the enemy should get close. Smulders
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had no rife, but he seized a stout
boat-hook, shod with sharp iron
point, and sank on his knees, shout
ing:
They shall never get my Chulia!"
On came the wild line, splashing
through the water, which was now up
to the horses knees When they had
traversed about one-third of the dis
tance, they stopped and deliberately
took aim. The general spoke sharply
to the princess, who sat down on the
deck behind the barricade. At this
moment the brigands fired and several
of the bullets passed over the boat
and splashed in the water on the
farther side. One struck the smoke
stack with a "pluff,' and another, evi-
IDENTIFY fiattened by its impact with the
water, hummed musically. The old
general stood erect, without flinching,
repeating some order to his men. His
voice sounded affectionate, almost
caressing.
Hardy raised his rifle and measured
the distance.
What does he say?" he asked of
the princess, kneeling by her.
Not yet, my children, not yet"
Nov" said the American, you can do
something for me, if you WILL think
| can hit the chief now. Ask the gen
eral, as a special favor to you, to let
me try"
The Manchurians sat silent upon
their horses, shading their eyes with
their hands, to see, if possible, the
result of their volley. The princess
ran to the general and spoke hurried
ly to him, and the latter turned and
nodded at Hardy. The American ad.
justed his pince-nez and raised his
rife to his shoulder. 1t was a long
shot, but he had done better in the
Adirondacks at deer. His nerves were
good and his muscles as tense as
steel. Just as he was about to press
the trigger, the chief swung his rife
about his head. pointed at the boat
and came plunging on again. 1t was
more difficult matter now. as the
man was in motion. Yet he was a
splendid mark, looming big and dark
there against the bright water, with a
! dash of two of vivid color about him
evidently ribbons or a sash.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Battle by MoonIlqht.

The burning arrows had been q d.
version, as the books on tactics say,
to draw the attention Of the little band
of defenders and occupy it completely
on the downstream side, while an.
other attacking party crept up under
cover of darkness and boarded from
above. But for the fact that the willy
old general, fearing the trick, had
kept guard stationed at that side,
the ruse might have succeeded per.
fectly. The boat as we have seen,
was swung diagonally across a sort
of channel, her nose and stern being
imbedded in sand-banks. The Chinese,
coming down stream in three row.
boats, struck her at either end and
near the middle, their evident inten.
tion being to spread the Russians out
as much as possible.
At this moment a frayed and worn
old moon 1oated up out of the 81.
berian forest. Hardy saw, by it's light,
wide expanse of water, dimly shin.
ing between ghostly forests; he saw
several Mongolian heads, covered
with round black caps. looking over
the side of the boat; he saw Julius
Smulders whirl heavy oak pole in
the air and bring 1t down on one of
these heads with terrific force; he
saw one of the Bouriats cleave an
other head so completely that one
half stood erect for second, while
the other fell over the victims shoul-
der, as the Bouriat wrenched at his
sword, which was imbedded in the
rail- he saw a gigantic Manchurian,
with a long two-handed sword, leap
aboard to be thrust through by bay
onet lunge just as his feet struck the
deck.
All this the American took in with
one glance of the eye just as the
moon rose above the woods
CTO BE CONTINUED1
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ing by his side, but he knew, with
out looking around, that this was the
princess. -"
I'VE must not speak loud" she
whispered, "the general has COM
manded absolute silence" He could
feel her warm breath on his cheek and
her hair brushed his brow. Il came
to say that you must not mind my
cousin. l saw at glance that he
does not like you, and l think under
stand the reason"
what possible reason could he
have for not liking me?" asked Hardy.
81 assure you never did him any in
territorial harm"
HE is very brave, is my poor cous-
in, and he is furious that it was you
and not he who saved my life from
the brigands. Bear with him, | beg
Of you. He will come to his senses
in a day or two and will himself thank
you"
For your sake" whispered Hardy,
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Mirage Seen In Scotland.

curious mirage seen at the entrance CT
the Firth of Forth, Scotland. It had
all the appearance of an island stud
ded with trees and spires. many of
which seemed upside down. AS
viewed from Dunbar it had a lovely
aspect, as it was encircied by 4
rainbow of abnormal proportions -
London Mail.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-08
Bitten by a Rather.

Greeley.-Rare presence of mind and
prompt action on the part of John
Elliot, formerly editor of the Platte
vile News, Evans Courier and other
papers in northern Colorado, and
brother of former Sheriff Jack Elliot,
saved his life when he was bitten on
the hand by big rattle-snake at his
home northeast of Fort Lupton.
Realizing the danger Elliot stuck
the blade of his penknife into the
wound for an inch. sucked the virus
out and bound the wrist tightly with
handkerchief to stop circulation He
drove fifteen miles to Fort Lupton for
physician.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-08
WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

gress. back in the year 1879. faced the
problem of getting rid of coal lands in
the Rocky mountain region, it was
the consensus OF opinion, at least in
the Senate, that the coal lands ought
to be sold for prices varying from $40
to 500 an acre. So the secretary of
the interior was authorized to sell
those lands at prices not less than
$40 an acre" for lands more than 10
miles of railway. and mot less than
$40 an acre for lands within Is
miles of a railroad.
On the basis of that congressional
action, taken more than a quarter of
century ago, two gentlemen contend
ed Saturday in the United States Dis
trict Court in Denver that they had
right even now to buy coal lands from
the federal government at $50 an
acre. They were mistaken. Willis
Van Dervanter, United States circuit
judge, sat with Judge Lewis in the
Federal Court, and it was Judge Van
Dervanter who delivered the opinion
of the court.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-08
COLORADO STATE NEWS

Prof. J. f. Allen, negro school
teacher of Kansas City. Monday pur-
chased sixty acres of land near Pu-
eblo, Colo, on which he will erect an
industrial school for negroes similar
to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
New MeXico's constitutional con-
vention opened Monday at noon in the
hall of representatives at Santa Fe.
Former Delegate to Congress Thomas
B. Catron called the convention to or
der after Rev. Jules Deraches, chap
lain of San Miguel church. the oldest
church in the United States. had
asked for the seven gifts OF the Holy
Ghost" to descend upon the one hun
dred delegates, the oath of office was
administered by Judge R. McFie, of
the New Mexico Supreme Court.
Under the stimulus of proffered re-
wards aggregating 100000, hundreds
OF policemen and private citizens
at Los Angeles and in all coast
cities are searching for clews that
may lead to the arrest of the band of
conspirators who are held responsible
for the blowing up of the Times build
ing last Saturday and the attempted
destruction of the homes of General
Otis and F. j. Zeehandelaar, secretary
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. Three men who bought
dynamite found here and identified by
the salesman are known and are be-
ing searched for
Pressing button at his sum
mer home in Beverly, President
Taft Monday night gave the sig
nal in the Spokane armory for the
formal opening of the fifth dry farm
ing congress. After a salute to the in
ternational colors and the singing of
America by public school pupils,
Mayor n. S. Pratt welcomed the dele
gates in behalf of the city Addresses
of welcome were also made by c. M.
Fassett, president of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce and Gov. M. E.
Hay. President F. w. Mondell of Wyom-
ing being detained at home by illness,
his annual address was read by w. R.
Thatcher of the Washington state col
lege.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-08
w WESTERN

Prince Tsai Hsun, uncle of the EN-
peror of China, was the guest of Den
yer for one hour Tuesday afternoon.
The state of Missouri has popula-
ton of 3,293,335, according to the Cen
sus Bureau. This is an increase of
1S6,670
By roping and throwing a steer in 2l
seconds, j. Ellison Carroll retained his
title of champion of the world at HUI
go, Okla, Monday.
Another of the serious fires which
have almost wiped out Estancia, eigh-
ty miles south of Santa Fe, in the last
two months, occurred Friday.
Passengers on weSbound Rock
Island train for Pueblo were robbed
of money. drafts and diamonds to the
amount of $500, according to re-
port to the police Monday. Seven
thousand dollars in drafts, a diamond
stud valued at $3.50 and $3.50 IN money
were the losses.
Sixteen thousand dollars in gold
bullion and large sum in Can
adian and American bank notes,
estimated by the postoffice authorities
at $4,000, formed the prize that
prompted the lootiEg of the mail
room of the steamer City of Seattle
Monday night as she was approaching
this port from Skagway, Alaska.
Monday night on the eve of
convening of the Silver Bow county
Republican convention, the News, Au-
gustus Heinze's newspaper, an
nounces that it will absolutely refuse
to support any Republican candidates
in the employ of the Amalgamated
Copper Company. and demands that
promises to keep the mining corpora
tion out of politics.
The Civil Service Commission will
hold an examination for assistant for
est ranger Oct. 24-25. The United
States Department of Agriculture es-
Inmates that 400 eligibles will be need
ed during the field season of 1911. AS
sistant forest rangers are paid an en-
trance salary Of $1,000 per annum. The
examination will be held at national
forest headquarters in Alaska, Arizo-
ma, California. Colorado, Florida, Ida
ho, Kansas Michigan, Minnesota, Mon
tana, Nebraska. New Mexico, Nevada,
Oregon, South Dakota, Washington
and Wyoming. No examinations will
be held in Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Utah, except at Kanah, Utah. the
headquarters Of the Kaibab national
forest. Since all Of the Kaibab forest
IL in Arizona, residents Of Arizona
will. under the law, have preference
in appointments for this forest
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-08
SPORT.

Four dead and nineteen seriously
injured of whom probably ia
tally-was the price in human flesh
paid for the sixth running of the Van
derbilt cup race, won by Harry Grant,
driver of 120-horse power Alec at
the Long Island Motor Parkway.
Barney Oldfield smashed at least
one of the worlds records in his spec
tacular runs at the state fair grounds
at Springfield, ILL.,, Saturday. He
drove Knox automobile and made
the ten miles in 9 minutes, 80 sec
onds. The ten miles were covered in
2-5 of a second less than ten minutes.
When he appeared in his famous Bit
zen Benz in spectacular run against
time, this morning he made two miles
in L.: so. Walter Brookins made an ex-
hibition flight above the state fair
grounds before 10000 people Saturday
morning. He ascended, encircled the
grounds and alighted without an ac-
cident
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-08
American Bankers Meet.

Los Angeles.-Delegate to the thir-
ty-sixth annual convention of the
American Bankers Association, num-
bering about 1,500, met here Tuesday
The committee on express companies
and money orders recommended a
plan that banks shall issue such form
of money orders as are now issued by
the government through the postoffice
department and by the express compa-
MES, and have some financial institu-
tion of merit act as agent.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-08

bankers. j. H. Brinkerhoff is presl-
dent, Sterling B. Lacy vice president,
and J. H. Fry secretary and treasurer.
Ore said to be worth SPAS 000 is in
volved in an action between the Doc
tor Jack Pot Mining company and the
Work Mining and Milling Co., involv-
ing the apex law, now being heard
in the United States circuit court OF
appeals at Denver.
The new Cities Service company,
capitalized at $50,OOO,00O has assumed
charge of the Denver Gas & Electric
Company, the Spokane Gas & Fuel
Company and the Empire District
Electric Company, the last operating
at Joplin, Mo.
Monday Longmont began the har
vest of the beet crop in that district.
There are more than 5000 acres OF
beets. The $4,000 tons which this
acreage will produce will mean that
$500 900 will be distributed among the
farmers.
A freight train crashed into train
of coaches on the Burlington main
line at Brush Monday. The coaches
were demolished, but no lives were
lost. Household goods and merchan
disc valued at over 100000 suffered
heavy damages, 10 cars being wrecked
William j. Boyer, who has just died
at Bozeman, Mont, was, it is claimed,
the first white man who ever reached
the summit of Pixies Peak; also claimed
that he built the first house in
Denver. 1t is well known that Lieut..
Pike never reached the top of the peak
and the question of who did reach it
first has always been in doubt.
At Longmont William Hipparstel
and George Smith, Democratic nom-
inees for representative, were driving
Saturday night and as they ap-
preached the railroad track, three
tramps frightened the horse. Hip
parstel and Smith were thrown out
and the former struck on his head, dy-
ing from the fall twenty minutes after
ward
AS the result of the blowing up of
Rio Grande passenger engine No. 1143,
Engineer C. L. Draper and Fireman B
B. Elliot were killed and Engineer Ju-
lian and Fireman Smith were slightly
injured. The accident occurred near
Mitchell, station about two and
half miles west of Tennessee pass,
about 10 a. m. The big engine was
completely destroyed by the explosion
and the bodies of the dead men badly
mutilated.
Joseph A. Mower, Post No. 8, G. A.
R., today presented the Breckenridge
high school with a handsome new
American flag for the new flag pole
recently erected in front of the school
building.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-08
Flirting With Fashion.

That innate tendency on the part
OF the fair consumer to flirt with fash
ion, playing fast and loose with vari-
GUS commodities. is responsible for
the uncertainties that have prevailed
during the month. There was such a
lack Of confidence as to the ultimate
acceptance of the various lines pre-
pared by distributors and consumers
that buying was somewhat minimized.
Prosperity or adversely has nothing to
do with the millinery business. Fash
ion alone makes or breaks.-Millinery
Trade Review.