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w. F. Mcclure
C. A. Shaw OF the Redpa Musical Bureau VIM Padget
the A.
Albany Chutauqua
no. which had
be held and ahead the
and photographers the crowd
hundred made OF the three days
Nincennes OF
this
depot platform
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CROWDS GREET CHAUTAUQUA
TRAIN FROM CHICAGO TO DIXIE
Schools Along Route Dismiss and Both Children and
Parents Gather at the Railway Depots
GREAT ENTHUSIASM IS SHOWN EVERYWHERE
Speeches Made and World Famous Band PaysThe Event
49, of Particular Interest Here Because of the Chau-
< tauqua in Our City This Season.
BY w. FRANK MCCLURE.

The first train OF its kind ever run
in this or any other Countrywide Red
path Chautauqua Special de luxe from
Chicago to Dixie Land. recently reached
its destination at Albany. Ga. after be-
ing greeted by thousands OF people in
the many towns and cities enroute. In
fact, the demonstration everywhere was
little less then remarkable and illus
trates how firmly the foundations of
our great American forum-the Chau-
tauqua, is embedded in the hearts OF the
people OF the South and Middlewest.
Covered with banners and laden
with talent, the Redpath Chautauqua
Special left the LaSalle Street Station,
Chicago, over the c. & E. l. at 10 4. NJ.
on Tuesday, May 20 amid the waving
of flags and the cheers of many who
had come down to see the train leave.
There were five cars. including q
diner and an observation car, and. be-
sides the usual train force, a special
representative OF the railroad was on
board to assist in making the trip a pl
There were scventy-two people on
the Chautauqua program, including the
Company, and other organizations had
days.
Among those on the special trar
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Vehicles
with flags and Chautauqua
auditorium,
practically
Kryl his
husasic applause
the both
andth n through which the passed.
Before leaving Chicago Harrison of ITO Chauarquas,
rabbits foot by his friend Dr. W. Shedd
silver and bore Mr. Harrisons initials The rabbit
Shedd had killed Minnesota
Illinois
making congressional investigation of the Dr.
being the Mr. Harrison this a
the
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Can't keep II Secret.

The splendid work Of Chamberlain 5
Tablets is daily becoming more widely
known. No s1ch grand remedy for
stomach and liver troubles has ever
been known. For sale by all dealers.
lie
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final chance his replied
had thousand lives he would lose them all before would
the confidence OF hi informant
his and about this historic that the Chauu
crowds gathered
shortly Twenycight
the
bandpl n both
Birmingham shortly
hahigh OF the
Thursday $50 the pulled OF Birmingham
that left behind En-
in places the
the Barnard brief
The
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CHAPTER XVIII.-Continued.

Il am ready she said with great
spirit getting 10 her feet and stretching
cat her hand; IF you will help me | can
"a anywhere"
still had my sword ] drew IL and
led on. keeping well under the shelter of
the cliffs. We walked up the end to-
ward the giant stairs. There were men,
ISLANDERS, at the top of the wall, but my
nrst glance told me that we had nothing
- fear from them, for the stairs were
Sone: they were but scattered heap of
stones. The earthquake had crumbled
the work of the builders of bygone years,
and as the stairs had fallen away they
lad left the cliff sheer and hare for a
hundred feet. They couldn't come at us.
1T is an act of God" said 1. that has
broken down the stairs.
But there may be another way of de-
cent she said after a moment. "Oh,
let us leave this dreadful island
! had no hope that the dinghy had been
spared. but it's place was not TAR away
and We walked TO il in silence. 1t was
gone. \ tidal wave had followed the
earthquake The canoes in which the
ISLANDERS had come had been dashed to
pieces and their keepers killed. The sur
Nivors We're prisoners on the island I'M
less their friends came To their help. and
even then. until they could devise some
way OF getting down the cliff. And we
too were prisoners. Some of our gear
the compass. some provisions which haG
stored i'm the crannies of the rock. were
still there, but they were useless to US
Something else had happened. The earth
quake had broken the vast barrier reef
Before us was practicable passage te
the sea,
II we only had a boat. l turned TO tn,
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tleman. There was no war between our
English king and the Spanish monarch
then. and he treated us courteously, gave
US food and raiinent, assigned d spare
with the officers. He was bound for Val
paraiso, which i'm due course without
mishapS We reached. There we took
ship for the Portuguese possessions on
the other shore Of the continent and
thence we got a ship from Rio de ia
metro to Lisbon. and so. at last We came
to England and to Plymouth harbor,
whence We had set forth nearly year
ago.
I paid the captain of the Spanish frigate
which had picked us up with an emerald
of great price. which he was loath to ac-
cept, but which we pressed upon him. We
had little difficulty. through his kind Of
fees, in selling another stone or two for
ready money at Valparaiso. SO We eX-
perienced no difficulties which could be
avoided by the expenditure of money
upon the way.
| took my mistress to the house of the
devoted Master F'icklin, who with that
kindly woman, his sister. greeted us as il
we had risen from the dead, and greatly
rejoicing in my ladys good fortune, gave
us the warmest of welcomes. There
had what ] expected would be my last in
terview with her. We had been thrown
constantly together during the six months
that had elapsed between our great ad
ventures upon the Island of the Stairs
and our arrival in England. We had dis
cussed everything else. | think. but had
said naught of my love. Indeed. eacl
league of sea over which we passed or
our way homeward seemed to remove hel
farther from me. Although she was ten
der she was considerate. she was invit
ing she was intimate when she was no
arch. I could not bring myself to a dec
laration
We were alone Good Mistress FickliI
had given us her parlor for the after
noon. / took from my pockets the can
vas pouches filled with her treasure
which | had drawn from my belt as
had dressed that morning. and laid then
on the table.
These. Mistress Wilberforce," said
formally enough although my heart wa
beating rapidly, ARE yours"
She waved her hand as If they were o
small moment.
I'VE have discussed that before Shit
said. What of yourself?''
Last night" I replied. II went dowr
on the docks company's ship sails FOL
India next week. They want a chic
mate. and IL my references serve the,
will engage me-
And you have these references?'
Il thought, madam, that your friend:
in the city might give them to me wheI
! they know"
But have no friends in the city," sh'
said.
These. said I. pointing to the table
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will buy them for you
And So" she said without looking at
me, and so it is goodbye, then. May
YOU be happy
She extended her hand to me and /
caught it. l kissed it passionately. but
when / made to let it go she would not.
Master Hampton she said. looking
at me. her eyes brighter than the dia-
monds and bluer than the sapphire upon
the table, you are fool"
Right well do / know that. mistress.
said I, striving TO fetch a smile to match
her own.
And blind man as WELL
Whereat l was blind man. indeed. for
my eyes misted up. bat not with the
blood as in the battle. And I. as strong
and tough as mountain oak. was as
like to faint as any lovesick girl.
John. john" came the sweetest voice
in the world to me through the darkness.
don't you see. Don't you know that
love YOU and you only. that you have all
my life, and that my life. which is yours
thousand times on sea and shore. is not
worth living without your
But your friends, your world / pro-
tested as she came nearer.
l have no other friends I want no
other and you are my world
Well il is not in me to resist after
that, and for the third time in my life |
held her in my arms, where since that
hour she has often been again. and for
the third time ! drank the sweetness of
her lips. She laughed presently and l
let her go little. yet still held her close
and she looked at me.
do you remember that night on the
Rose of Devon when first you kissed
me?''
IF 1 should kiss you a million times
sweetheart, as / mean to do" l answer
ed. boldly. Il should not forget single
one of them. much less that
And to punish you for your presump
tion although my heart went out to you
do confess, I struck you: and to teacl
you to be a dutiful husband, loving, de
voted TO me-" she paused and laughed
again. Il strike you once more
Whereat she laid her hand once again
but i'm tenderness, upon my cheek, fol
lowing it with kiss. I have had his
majesty's sword laid upon my shoulder
after 1 had led one Of the kings ships to
victory in the French wars. and l am
now, if you please. Sir John Hampton
We live at Wilberforce Castle, and our
children play on the sward. but the royal
accOlade meant not so much to me as
that light blow upon my cheek with
which my dear mistress sealed our
plighted troth.
CThe endD
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canoes. hopeful of finding one seawOrthy.
and as l did so my little mistress caught
me by the arm.
Look she cried. pointing far up the
horizon.
| turned and there. bottom upward.
fioated the dinghy. The sight of her was
like draft OF wine. / turned and ran
up the sand. followed by my lady. When
opposite the boat ! kicked off my shoes;
l had on little else but shirt and trousers
jumped into the lagoon. swan to the
dinghy and towed her ashore. Assisted
by Mistress Lucy. | turned her over.
then hunted up the few things We had
saved. with little store of cocoanuts
which We had accumulated in one of the
caves. shipped the oars which. being tied
to the rowlocks. had not been washed
away, and showed off.
The mast was still dashed to the
thwarts and a boat cloak had been
caught under the forward thwart. The
painter was still fastened to a ring Dol,
I'm the bow. and as soon as l had rowed
the mast and improvised a sail with the
boat cloak and the painter The breeze
blew softly. We passed the island and
then set our course by the compass &c
tine eastward, headed for the great South
American coast so many miles away.
didn't think we could reach it, or any
coast, but il was part Of the nature of a
true man not to give up. but to keep on
ever and always until he won or died In
the effort.
We had gone through many perils, but
had sustained them ALL Fortune, as II
ashamed OF her allotted trouble, made /,
up to us I'm the end. for in a few days
we fell in with a Spanish ship Of war In
the service of the Viceroy of Peru, which
had been exploring the South seas and
had been driven far out OF her course b.
the same storm which had wrecked the
Rose of Devon. Commander Don An.
tonic Recalde was an officer and a gen.
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PARDoNs 80 MORE C0Nv1CTs.
Gov. Donaghey Increases His Repu.
tation for Mercy.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, January 3.-Gov
George w Donaghey. who a month ag'
depleted the ranks of state prisoners II
Arkansas by over a third by pardoninE
$50 state convicts. further enhanced his
reputation as a merciful governor last
night by extending clemency to thirty
six state prisoners.
The governor says this concludes his
list of pardons. as he will retire from
office before his next pardon day." Feb
ruary ]. Gov. Donaghey will be sue
ceeded by Representative Joe T. Robin
son.
Besides granting three dozen pardons
from a list of 100 submitted, the COVER
nor issued ten-day respite to John Nc
Vey of Pine Bluff, murderer of John
Etheridge. who was to have been hanged
yesterday. McVey is said to be hopeless
iy insane.
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Little Stories for Bedtime.
THE FIRST SNOW.
By Thornton w. Burgess.

growing among the brambleS. and thu
brambles themselves. were piled higf
with this same soft white stuff until they
bent over to the ground and made thu
most wonderful caves and hiding places
1t was new world. fairy world. Peter
looked up in the blue. blue sky. and wher
he saw jolly, round, red Mr.. Sun looking
down and laughing at him just as usual
he gave great sigh.
1T is real! 1t really is real! I wonder
how it looks outside the old brier patch.
he said, and started to find out.
How soft that white carpet was! Peters
feet sank into ii as he hoped along ONT
of his private little paths, which now
stretched before him like little white
ribbon, and every time his feet sank In he
had a funny feeling. for this was the
first time he had ever felt anything quite
SO soft and cool.
What is it. anyway said Peter. talk
ing to himself out loud. Then into his
head popped some stories which he had
heard old Mrs. Rabbit tell when he was
very. very small why. this must be
snow. and winter has really GOMEZ cried
Peter, suddenly sitting up very straight
this was his first snow. and of course his
first winter. Then he kicked up his heels
and scampered out on to the Green Mea-
dows-only they were not green any more.
They We're white. SO beautifully white!
And they sparkled so that Peters eyes
almost smarted from looking at them.
Peter looked back at the old brier patch
and then for the first time he saw some
thing new-his own tracks. There they
were. the print of each foot as plain as
plain could be. 1t tickied Peter a lot to
see them. He ran about to make more,
running in circles and twisting and turn
ing. and every few minutes sitting up to
look at the funny patterns he had made
in the snow. Then he kicked up his heels
some more. and did follsh things Just
because the world was SO beautiful and
he felt SO happy.
My" said Peter to himself. "Just
think of all that Johnny Chuck is missing
by sleeping all winter! Why, I wouldn't
have missed this for anything!''
You see Peter didn't let himself remem-
her how hard he had tried to sleep all
~. tfev ~
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LIVE LOBSTER IN MAIL.
Shrimp Also in Parcel Post Package
Held Up in New York.

NEW YORK, January 3.-The first vio-
Iation OF the parcel post law was dis
covered when a queer-loolling package,
addressed to Philadelphia, was opened.
1t contained live lobster and a handful
of live shrimp. Under the law live she'll
fish are unavailable matter" The pack
age was held
More than 1000 packages were mailed
at the general post office here yesterday
and many thousands more at the branch
Offices At the Grand Central station
branch, 5000 bundles came in from sub
urban towns. Among them were forty
cartons containing eggs.
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For New Hospital Building.

The erection of a modern hospital build
ing for the Alexandria Hospital, at a
cost of $4,000, is under consideration oy
the board of trustees of the institution.
The opinion prevails that in the event
site for the hospital is donated the neces-
sary funds for its erection can be 3D.
tanned without much trouble.
These officers have been elected by the
congregation of the First Baptist Church
James r. Mansfield, clerk; Samuel '"
Pitts treasurer: Carroll Pierce, chairman
of the finance committee.
Funeral services for Frank c, McLafen.
whose death occurred Wednesday night.
will be held Sunday afternoon at this
home, 1924 Duke street. They VIII e
conducted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rec
tor of Grace Episcopal Church.
A large class of candidates VIII be In
itiated tonight at 40 o'clock at a meet
ing of Lone Star Camp. No. l. American
Indian Guards. This organization was
recently established here by w. 8. Nick
lin. PAST grand sachem of the Independent
Order of Red Men. The members are boys
ranging from twelve to eighteen years.
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Horse Shot After Collision.

One of three horses attached to &
wagon driven by Clifford Hardy was 50
badly injured in a collision with an auto
mobile last evening on Wisconsin ave
nue. near Norton place northwest tha
it was deemed merciful to shoot 1t. JUS
how the accident occurred was not learn
ed by the police. The automobile was
operated by Daniel b. Cish. The front
wheels of the automobile and the wagon
Mele damaaed.
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CLARK'S CHANCES BOOSTED.
Senate Committee Favorably Acts on
Appointment to Commission.

A favorable report on the appointment
of Edgar +. Clark OF Iowa to another
term on the interstate commerce commits
sion was ordered today by the Senate
committee on interstate commerce, be-
fore which his nomination has been
pending since President Taft sent il to
the Senate.
The return of Senator Kenyon OF iowa
will be awaited before the nomra ron Is
called UP in the Senate. While many
democratic senators favor the reaipoini-
ment of Mr.. Clark, whose ten has al
ready expired. the action of the Seaate
will not become certain until the general
democratic plan of action on the TAFT a.
continents is formulated
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Peter Rabbit pinched himself. Yes, sir.
that is just what Peter Rabbit DID
pinched himself. Then he rubbed MS
eyes, and after that he pinched himsei1
again You see Peter wanted to be sure
really true. that he was awake, and he
was finding it very hard to be sure.
Where were the Green Meadows and the
Green Forest? They had disappeared all
in a single night. Peter looked this way
and looked that way, and MS Dig eyes
grew bigger with wonder. He couldn I
see a single thing that looked as IT had
looked the night before. He knew that
he was in his safe retreat in the middle
of the dear old brier patch, FOR right
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Would Save City 500.

According To "A decision handed down In
Richmond Yesterday by Judge Southall
in the hustngs court. this city VIII save
a tax of 1910 "A year to the state. His
ruling, in effect. Is that the state may
not tax municipal utilities, such as gas
and electric plants
Recently the city hall building, together
with the city gas plant here. as
sessed by Charles H. Callahan. commits
sioner of revenue, at the instance OF [.
Lee Moore. state auditor. The city, be-
fore taking steps to have these assess
mentS set aside decided to await the de-
cision i'm the Richmond case.
The annual meeting of Carpenters and
Joiners' Union. No. 1889. was held last
night at the Alexandria National Bank
building and the following officers were
elected: r.. l.. Cary. president. George
Craig. vice president; Thomas r. Zones
recording secretary: &. A. Howard, imam
cial secretary; Alphonso Lucas, treasurer
D. s. Herder conductor. Afterward the
officers were installed by w. r.. Hamilton.
retiring president.
The city school board held its regular
monthly meeting last night. when the
monthly report of the superintendent was
read and considerable routine business
was disposed of. The resignation OF VIII
liam Fortune. colored, as janitor OF Hal-
lowell colored school was accepted. The
board deferred electing his successor until
a future meeting.
The grand jury. which yesterday made
a further probe into the death of Patrick
Buckley. the boy guide" whose BODY
was found beside the fire escape in the
rear of the old Braddock House the
morning of November Il last, yesterday
afternoon reported to Judge Barley in
the corporation court that it was reported
unable to find any further evidence 10
warrant a presentment. This ends the IN
vestigation far as the grand jury ID
L.laIInl
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TWENTY YEARS FOR MURDER.
Henry johnson. Colored. Convicted Of
Staying His Wife.

Henry Johnson. colored. pleaded gDi ~
to murder in the second degree I'm con-
nection with the death OF his wife. Emma
Johnson March IL last, when called for
trial today before Justice Stafford in
Criminal Court No. L.
An indictment for first degree murder
was returned but the prosecution WAS
willing to accept the plea OF guilty OF the.
lesser offensS. Justice Stafford sent
Johnson to the ptnitentiary for twent,'
Years.
Attorneys Vernon II. West an9. W.. W.
Bride appeared foT the accused.
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over his head were the friendly old
brambles under which Peter had sat and
dreamed often and often. And yet they
had changed. and the old brier patch had
changed and had become a new and
wonderful place.
The ground was covered with a Won
derful carpet Of white as soft as the down
on Mrs. Quacks breast.'and every small
est, teeniest, weeniest twis vi Ii D~s.--a
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Store and Post Office at st.
Elmo Robbed.
MAIL MATTER is OPENED
Question of City Borrowing SIC, 600
Will Be Discussed at Meeting
of City Council.
MAIL MATTER is OPENED
Special Correspondence Of The star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. January 3. 1913.
\ thief. or thieves. last night broke into
and robbed the grocery store and post
office of Long ~ Rowzie. st Elmo, AK
andria county. three miles north OF this
city
The thieves. after helping themselves to
articles in the store. rined several let
tiers in the post office. They threw
quantity of the mail matter on the floor
of the place after looking over 1t.
The robbers also stole a quantity OF
cigars and cigarettes. together with sew
eral small articles including a pair of
tan shoes number :. and, before depart
ing. robbed chewing gum machine OF
it's contents. consisting OF less than 1oo
pennies.
II is not believed by the postmistress
that the thieves obtained any valuables
from the letters they opened. All OF the
registered matter al the post office before
the closing of the office was placed in the
big iron safe in the store.
The safe Was not disturbed as Tar as
could be observed. although efforts PROB
] ably were mace to open il by means Of
the combination. but this failed. The
thieves also broke open GASOLINE tank.
but did not disturb its contents.
Entrance 10 the store was effected h.
means of a pick and coal chisel which
instruments the thieves left behind them.
This is the only clue that was left by
the robbers and may lead to their appre-
hensoa
Mr. Long stated this morning to a re-
! porter for The Star that man suspected
of the robbery last night forged an en-
trance into the carriage house Of Mrs.
Susan Calvert. Four Mile run, and evil
IDENTITY slept there during the night. The
| opening of the carriage house was dis
| covered this morning Footprints indl-
| Gated that the shoes worn by the man
We're new. In view of the fact that
new pair of No. : tan shoes was stolen
/ from the store it is supposed that the
! man who committed the robbery Is the
same who made his way To the carriage
house where he spent the night Ii is
! believed that early this morning he made
/ his way TO train for the south.
\ meeting of the city council Will be
| pose of acting on the report of the finance
! committee. recommending that the sum
! of so 0ln be borrowed by the city In
| tide il over for the fiscal year ending
June | next This matter already has
! been passed on by the board OF alder
men.
IL is figured out by the finance commit
| tee that in reality on'y x:I60W IL needed.
but the foregoing amount VIII be bor-
rowed. 1t is also stated that this fiscai
year the city started out with de1cit
of So1nau Among tho citys latest as
sets is a Iu: for "A new high school ouiid-
ing valued al slg.Nn. and in addition, the
city has "a number of outstanding notes
for street improvements given 10y prop
erty owners. amounting To $3.50.
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The Cherry Hill. Md. Methodist Epis-
copal Church. which has been Improved
at cost of $2,2Oe, will be reopened Sum
day next.