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to you, that great troubles were about to
fall on Egypt. He added that he was sent
to save me and mine from these troubles
because had been friend to the Hebrews
in so far as that was possible. Then he
walked through this house and all round
its gardens, as he went reciting something
that was written on a roll. Of which |
could not understand the meaning, and
now and again prostrating himself to pray
to his god. Thus, when the canal enters
the garden and where 1t leaves the garden
he stayed to pray. as he did at the well
whence drinking water is drawn. More
over, lead by Merapi, he visited all my
cornlands and those where my cattle are
herded, reciting and praying until the serv-
ants thought that he was mad. After this
he returned with her and, as it CHANGED.
overhead their parting. She said to him:
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to be known thousands crowded to the
place, ciamoring for water; that is, until
they found that outside the gates it grew
red in their vessels. after which, although
some still came. they drank the water
where they stood. which they must do
quickly"
And what tale do they tell Of this in
Memphis, Prince?" I asked astonished.
Certain of them say that not Ki but =
am the greatest magician in Egypt
never, Ana, was fame more lightly earned.
And certain say that Merapi, of whose
doings in the temple at Tanis some tale
has reached them. is the real magician, she
being an Israelite Of the tribe of the
Hebrew prophets. Hush! She returns"
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nd let their people 20. threatening him
with vengeance if he refused. Yet he did
refuse. for some madness had hold Of him.
or perhaps the god of the Israelites laid
an enchantment on him. why know not.
Thus but a little while after the terror
OF blood came plague Of frogs that filled
Egypt from north to south, and when these
were taken away made the air stink. This
miracle HI and his company worked also,
sending the frogs into Goshen, where they
plagued the Israelites. But however il
came about at Sets palace at Memphis
and on the land that he owned around il
there were no frogs, or at least but few OF
them. although at night from the fields
about the sound of their croaking went up
like the sound of beaten drums.
Next came a plague of lice, and these
Ki and his companions would have alsn
ceIlel down upon the Hebrews, but they
failed. and afterward struggled no more
AGAINST the magic of. the Israelites. Then
followed a plague Of flies. so that the air
was black with them and no food could
be kept sweet Only in Sets palace there
we're no flies. and in the garden but few
After this a terrible pest began among the
cattle, whereof thousands died. But OF
Seti's great herd not one was even sick,
TOR, as we learned, was there hOof less
in the land of Goshen.
This plague struck Egypt but little
while after Merapi had given birth to a son,
a very beautiful child with his mothers
eyes. that was named Seti after his father
Now the marvel CT the escape Of the Prince
and his household and all that was his
from these curses spread abroad and made
much talk, so that many sent to inquire
of it,
Among the first cane old Bakenkhonsu
with a message from Pharaoh, and pri-
vate one to himself from the Princess
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also, noting that on it now shone that ring
which once she had rejected as too large
Tell me, Ana all that has befallen you"
he said in his pleasant, eager voice.
MANY things, Princei one of them very
strange and terrible,"- answered.
Strange and. terrible things have hap
pened here Also" broke in Merapi, "and.
alas! this is but the beginning Of woes"
So saying, she rose, as though she could
trust herself to speak no more, bowed first
to her lord and then to me, and left the
chamber.
looked at the Prince. and he answered
he question in my eyes.
"Jabez has been here" he said. "and
filled her heart with forebodings. If
Pharaoh will not let the Israelites go, by
Anon I wish he would let Jabez go to
some place whence he never could return.
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I nodded, and we talked together long
and earnestly, but in the end were no wiser
for all our talking. For neither of us knew
how it came about that men by striking
water with a rod could turn it into what
seemed to be blood. as the Hebrew prophet
could travel up the NHe against the stream
and everywhere endure for a space Of
seven days; yes, and spread, too to all the
canals in Egypt, so that men must dig
holes for water, and dig them fresh each
day because the blood crept in and poi
soned them. But both of us thought that
this was the work of the gods. and most
of all of that god whom the Hebrews wor-
ship.
You remember, Ana" said the Prince.
the message which you brought to me
from Jabez. namely, that no harm should
come to me because of these IsraeIites and
their curses. Well, no harm has come as
yet except the haPm of Jabez. for he came
plague reached us, Jabez appeared dis
guised as a merchant Of Syrian stuffs, all
OF which he sold to me- at three times their
value. He obtained admission to the cham
bers Of Merapi where she is accustOmed
t" see whom she wills. and under pretence
OF showing her his stuffs, spoke with her
and. as | fear told her what you and
were so careful to hide. that she would
bring trouble on me. AT the least she has
never been quite the same since, and
have thought it wise to make her swear by
an oath, which | know she will never
break, that now we are one she will not
attempt to separate herself from me while
we both have life"
did he wish her to go away with him,
Prince?"
81 do not know She never told me So
Still am sure that had he come with his
evil talk before that day when you re-
turned from Tanis she would have gone
Now / hope there are reasons that will
keep her where she is"
What then did he say, Prince?
Little beyond what he had already said
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blessed and it is safe; the
fields you have blessed and
they are safe; will you not i
bless me also. my Uncle. 8
and any that are born Of me?">
He answered, shaking his head: I have
no command. my Niece, either to bless or to
curse you. as did that fool whom the Prince
slew. You have chosen your own path
apart from your people. II may be well, or
it may be i'll. or perhaps both, and hence
forth you must walk It alone to wherever
il may lead Farewell, for perhaps We
shall meet no more
Thus speaking they passed out Of ear.
shot. but | could see that still she pleaded
and still he shook his head. In the end
however, she gave him an Offering Of all
that she had | think, though whether this
went to the temple of the Hebrews or into
his own pouch / know not, At least il
seemed to soften him, for he kissed her or
the brow tenderly enough and departed
with the air of a happy merchant who has
sold his ware But of all that passed be
tween them NeraBi would tell me nothing
Nor did tell her of what | had over
heard"
And them"
And then. Ana. came the story of the
Hebrew prophet who made the water into
blood. and Of HI and his disciples who did
likewise. The latter l did not believe,
because | said it would be more reasonable
had Ki turned the blood back into water.
instead of making more blood, of which
there was enough already"
a think that magicians have no reason.
"Or can do mischief only, Ana. At anv
rate. after the story came the blood itself
and stayed with us seven whole days, leav-
ing much sickness behind it because of the
stencil of the rotting fish. Now for the
marvel-here about my house there was
no blood though above and below the canal
was full Of it. The water remained as il
has always been. and the fish swan in it
as they have always done; also that OF the
well kept sweet and pure. When this came
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But tell me, have
you also met blood
travelling against
the stream of Nile?
1t would seem So"
and he glanced at
the ruddy stains
that no washing
would remove froH
my garments.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Ki Comes to Memphis.

row Of all the terrors Of which
IN this turning Of the water in
to blood was the beginning
in Egypt, /. Ana, the scribe. will not
write. for If | did so. never
in my lifedays should I, who
am old, find time to finish
the story OF them. over a
period Of many, many moons
they came. one by one, till
the land grew mad with want
and woe. Always the tale was
the same. The Hebrew pro-
phets would visit Pharaoh at
Tanis and demand that he
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81 found the
Prince seated II
side by side =
with the Lady
Merapi, and holding her hand
in such a fashion that they
reminded me Of the life-sized
IA statues of a man and
his wife"
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Continued on Page 10.
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1.-The house you have
blessed and it is safe; the
fields you have blessed and
they are safe; will you not
bless me also. o my Uncle.
and any that are born of me?">
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-20

TIME biggest single industry in America the
most important-and yet the most backward
IL --Housework!
Eighteen million women working at it but never
any attempt to regulate hours, wages conditions of
work.
Aren't you interested in what is being done to
change this? Wouldn't you like to know how the
drudgery can be taken out of your housework?
The intelligent wife of college professor decided
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for her to devote to her household of five members
1t came to 10 hours of labor day
No wonder women can't be hired to do this work!
Read how New York City, Washington, St. Louis,
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TEACHER, sos a
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b er, $50 a week. :
These two advertisements
recently appeared, one be-
low the other, in a New
York newspaper. Is it any
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In Washington, D. c., a
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-17

accomplish nothing. That fellow must
be pretty sour sort of a pessimist. 1t
would be pretty hard to find any socie-
ty that has existed for any length of
time which has not accomplished excel
lent results. The mere fact that it has
existed shows that it fills need.
The individual by himself accom-
plishes next to nothing. When he asso-
ciates himself with others. the com
bined power of the mass becomes a
force and gets things done.
The churches maintain moral and spir-
ltual aims, promote philanthropies and
tighten the dark corners of the earth
Social organizations bring people to-
gether In pleasant friendship. Fra
ternlty organizations relieve the sick
and lonely and Borrowing, and unite the
working forces of community. Civic
organizations plan for and accomplish
the ends of town progress.
Everyone who takes office in one OF
these associations helps build up the
community and make it better place
to live in. They are worthy of the most
loyal support. Their members should
feel under obligation to attend the meet
ings. support all their enterprises. and
work on their committees. In so doing
they not merely serve themselves, bui
the community interest also.
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GAR

The American Sugar Refining COM
pany's bulletin says: "The reported
purchase of beet sugar by the Sugar
Equalization board at $50 cents marks
the first advance in new crop sugars
over the prevailing fixed price basis.
The government will sell this sugar to
the consumer at 9.00c. net. The United
States Sugar Equalization board equal
ICES the price through profits of near
ly 3-8c. per pound on the Cuban sugars
sold to refners. The Equalization board
pays 5.88c. C. g. f. for the 90 degree
centrifugals Cuban sugars and the re-
finer pays 7.28c. to the Equalization
board, which includes the duty of
1.0048c. per pound.
An early opening of the new Cuban
campaign appears probable in view of
the large amounts of well grown cane
which were left over at the end Of this
year and the enormous crop to be made
next year, now generally estimated at
100000 tons as compared with about
3,950,000 tons this year. The early
opening is also warranted by the high
er prices which have been paid for
laws to be shipped during the last Of
December
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man of the convention, threw himself
into the breach, and with that wise
Judgment which had always guided the
people in the right way, took it upon
himself to declare publicly: "The con-
stitution or disunion are before us to
choose from. If the constitution is
our choice, constitutional door is open
to us for amendments, and they NAV be
adopted in peaceable manner, with
out tumult or disorder
The constitution was finally ratified
Twelve amendments were submitted by
the first congress, 10 of which were
ratified by the states. President Wilson
is pursuing the same line of argument
with reference to the league of nations
If the covenant is ratified, amendments
may be proposed. Even if the treaty
and the league covenant are not all that
we desire, they are better than nc
league of nations at ALL 1t is long
step in advance of international anarchy
or disorder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-17
In the Days News.

Rev. DIR: William T. Manning, whose
name Will be presented to the special con-
ventlon OF the Episcopal diocese of New
l ork when 1t meets today to choose a
successor to the late Bishop David Fl
Greer, Is rector of Trinity church in the
metropolis. During the war he took sc-
tive part in relief work and was speciallv
prominent IN protesting against deporta-
ton OF Belgians. DR.. Manning is a south
erner, whose first parish was in RedIands
oal. Then he was called to be professor
OF dogmatie theology in the University
OF the South. Later he had parishes in
pennsylvania and Nashville, and in 1909
ne was called to New York city to take
charge of one of the chapels of Trinity
parish. In 1908 he succeeded the Rev DIR
Morgan Dix as rector of Trinity. He rem
resents the high, but not the extremely
nigh section of the Protestant Episcopal
church In what is said to be the wealth..
est diocese of that body in the United
States
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Will Not Buy Cheaper Goods.
Rutland News

In common with other towns, the in.
terest in the sale at reduced prices of
army food stuffs has waned in Rutland.
The government offered the public OPP
portunlty to get great many kinds of
high grade necessities at reduced prices.
Some people at first took advantage of
the chance. Then interest tagged. and
as result the sales through the medium
of the postoffices will be shortly discon-
tlnued. Something is radically wrong in
situation where the public are bowling
against high prices and at the same
time decline to take advantage of re-
duced prices when they have chance
to get them.
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The Reformer Is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News,
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main St
(Fort Drummer district.
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EaaaDummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, M. G. Williams.
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ed the ice cream supper at Red COAX
tturday night. Wonder. what their Bow
ers Mill girls will say.-Horizon Center
Mrs. Clara Foss had some teeth drawn
and did not seem to gain, SO had an X
'ay and they found trouble of long stand
ing. They should have been extracted
long before.-North Hyde Park.
Saturday evening Mr.. Hovey rode over
to Morrisville to look at the styles and
to see how much more a Sl.OO would bu,
than it would at home.-Felcherville
Talk about your ''gulley washers Ben
ton county certainly got it Saturday morn
ing from Midnight to daylight. 1t wa:
just In time again and the pastures and
corn, and things are just going it ickety
cut now.-Siloam Springs.
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CLIPPINGS
With Now . Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
In Relays.

In Relays.
Ii everybody went on strike,
Why, not a strike would win,
For reason there would not be left
A person to give in
And all the strikers soon would grow
Cadaverous and thin.
Nhss Ii :
So it is well for strikers when
They have the striking fit,
That every one at every place
Does not decide to quit.
For we should have high old time
Say just imagine it!
&.
The boss would shut his office up,
The grocer close his shop;
In every mill and every plant
The wheels of things would stop.
All transportation would tie up
And builders tools would drop.
The farmer he would leave his pillow,
Ships would not have a man;
No one would mine ton of coal,
And food no one would can.
So it is well we have our strikes,
On the installment plan
-Ey
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-17

Congress has decided not to present
General Pershing with a $4,000 sword
but give him a vote of thanks. The
vote of thanks will not be cheap af-
fair as it will consume many dollars
worth of time to put it through the
regular routine, and the General can
make as much use of the resolution of
thanks as he could a $4,000 sword.
The thanks, too will express the senti-
ments of the American people better
than a sword.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-17

Thirty seven cities in the United
States have policemen S unions affiliat-
ed with the American Federation of
Labor. The aim of the movement is
said to be the organization of the po-
lice forces of the country into nation
al body, something entirely foreign to
the purpose or jurisdiction of police
forces. They are created to protect
and serve local municipal governments
only.
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Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

This AFTERNOON vile I was coming home
frum skooi a thunder storm happened
lasting for about minnits, not being
sutch long time to rain, but being a
long time to be out in it, witch / was
and wen | got home ma made me change
all my clothes, saying, Wy dident you &c
in sumware till it stopped?
Nobody dident invite me in enywares
| sed
WITCH nobody dident, and after suppir
pop was up IN the setting room smoak-
ing and thinking and / started to tell him
about 1t, saying, Gosh, pop, you awt to
of saw how it came down, it came down
in barrelfulls
Wat nonsents, haven't / told you not
to lxaggerate everything you tell? sed
pop, don't you realize that if the rain
came down in barrelfulls for even few
minnits the hole country would be flood
ed,
And he kepp on smoaking and thinking,
and prtty soon | sed, Well, maybe it
dldent come down in barrelfulls but I
bet 1T came down in bucketfulls, G, you
awt to of saw it, pop.
did see it, and it most certeny did
not come down in bucketfulls, sed pop.
And he dropped some ashes on the floor
by axsident and kicked them GROUND with
his loot on perpose, and after vile I
sed. Well anyways, it certeny rained hard
That's better, mulch better, Ill admit
that it rained hard, sed pop.
Yes sir, it came down like the hole
ocean at once. you awt to of saw it. pop.
sed
Q watts the use? sed pop, have you fin
ished your home werks
No sir, / sed
Well finish it, sed pop.
WITCH / did.