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,,,.'! M - jntrtsaaKt. 'tKVaatw. THE DAILY C06S BAY tlH ESf. MARSHFIELD, ()BEG0N, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1908. f V JT V . .v.-rx . -- iT I I in mir - - T ( ,,r(- ,., r i l PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 1 Makes Annual Recommen dations to Congress. ATTACKS ANTITRUST LAW Sherman Act Should Bo Amended to Permit Combinations Which Are In the Interest of the Public, Says the President Urges Legislation to Safeguard the Wageworkers Dwells Naed of Protection For Forests. s YUjwaFon tho Army and the Navy. - (Continued from Page i.) oampanied by an effort to bring about a larger share in mo ownersnip uy io.r.wnritpr of railway, mill and fac tory. In farming this simply means ,n nm uriah to aeo the farmer own his man lnnd. Wo do DOt Wish to SCO tho farms so largo that thoy become tho property of absentee landlords wuo farm, them hy tcnanis nor yut bu buiuh that tho farmer becomes liko a Euro, peon peasant. Ttoo .depositors In our savings banks nmr number over one-tenth of our en- tiro population. Theso aro all capital ists whq'-. through tho savings banks, tnn thnlAmonev to the workers that Is, In many cases to themselves to earrv on their various industries, Postal savlncs banks will make It easy for the poorest to keep their savings In absolute safety. The regulation 01 tho national highways must bo such thnt thov shall serve all people with equal Justice Corporate finances must bo supervised so as to maue it mr eater than at present for tho man of small means to Invest his money In stocks. There must bo prohibition of child labor, diminution of woman la bor, shortening of hours of aj) me chanical labor. Stock watering snouw Je,Whlblted, and stock gambling, so r far aste possible, discouraged. There should Do u progressive inheritance tax on large fortunes. Industrial edu cation should bo encouraged. Protection For Wageworkers. There Is ono matter with which the congress should deal at this session. There should no longer be any palter ing with tho question of taking caro of the wageworkers who, under our present Industrial system, become kill ed, crippled or worn out as part of the regular Incident's of a given business. Tho object sought for could be achiev ed to a measurable degree, as far as those killed or crippled are concerned, by proper employers' liability laws. As. far as concerns those who have been worn out, I call your attention to tho fact that definite steps toward pro Tiding old ago pensions have been taken In many of our private Indus tries. Pending a thoroughgoing investiga tion and nctlon thero is certain legls-ln-ttn which should bo enacted at Sd;Bl The law passed at the last ees d iifit' tno conres3 granting com VJ -.tjl5n to certain classes of em 'ftji .is of tho government should bo oiC'nded to include all employees of tho government and should be mado more liberal in its terms. In this re spect' tho generosity of tho United States toward its employees compares most unfavorably with that of every country in Europe oven tho poorest. Tho terms of tho act aro" also a hardship in prohibiting payment In cases where tho accident Is In any way due to tho negligence of tho etn ployoo. It Is lnovitablo that daily fa miliarity with danger will lead men tc take chances that can bo construed Into negligence. I renow my recommendation made In a previous mossago that half holi days bo granted during tho summer tc all wageworkers in government era ploy. I also renew my recommendation that tho principle oftbe eight hour day should ns rapidly and as far as practicable bo extended to the entire work being carried on by tho govern ment. Tho Courts. I most earnestly urge upon the con gress the duty of Increasing tho totally Inadequate salaries now given to our Judges. On tho whole, thero is no bodv of public servants who do as JUQ bod rew .tti'io work nor whoso moneyed reward so inadequate compared to their work. Beginning with tho su premo court, tho Judges should have their salaries doubled. It Is earnestly to bo desired that pomo method should bo devised for do ht' v-,y with the long delays which now obtain In the administration of Justice and which operate with pecul iar severity against persons of small means and favor only tho very crimi nals whom It is most desirable to pun ish. At the last election certain leaders of organized labor mado a violent and sweeping attack upon tho entire Ju diciary of tho country, an attack couched in such terms as to includo the most upright, honest and broad minded Judges no less than those of narrower mind and moro restricted outlook. Last year before tho house committee on the Judiciary these same labor leaders formulated their de mands, specifying tho bill that con tninod them, refuslnc all compromise, stating they wished tho principle of thnt bill or nothing, xney insisted on a provision that In a labor dispute no injunction should Issue except to pro tect a jrropcrty right and specifically provided h!int tho right o carry jm. business should not bo oyustrucd ns a property right, and In n, second pro vision their bill ninde legal lu a labor alspute any net or agreement by op between two or more persons that would not have been unlawful If done by a single person. In other words, this bill legalized blacklisting and boy cotting in every form. The demand was made that there should bo trial by Jury In contempt cases, thereby most seriously Impairing tho authority of tho courts. All this represented n course of policy which, if carried out, would mean tho enthronement of class privilege in Its crudest and most brutal form and the destruction of one of tho most essential functions of tho Judiciary in nil civilized lauds. The wngoworkcrs, tho workluguieUj tho laboring men of tho country, by the way In which thoy repudiated tho ef fort to got thorn to cast their votes In response to nn appeal to clnss hatred have emphasized their sound patriotism and Americanism. Courts Imperiled by Judges. But tho extreme reactionaries, the persons who blind themselves to the wrongs now and then committed bj the courts on laboring men, should, also think seriously us to what such i' movement as this portends. The courts are Jeoparded primarily by tho action of these federal and state Judges who show Inability or unwill ingness to put a stop to the wrong doing of very rich men under modern Industrial conditions. Thero are certain decisions by va rious courts which have been 'exceed ingly detrimental to the rights of wageworkers. This a true, of all the decisions tJmt decide that men and women are by tho constitution "guar anteed their liberty" tQ, contract to enter a dangerous occupation, or to work jib undesirable or improper num ber of hours, or to work In unhealthy surroundings, and therefore cannot re cover damages when maimed lu thai occupation and cannot bo forbidden to work What the legislature decides Is, an excessive number of hours, or to carry on tho work UB'ler conditions which tho legislature decides to be un healthy. Thero Is also, I think, ground for the belief that substantial Injustice is often suffered by employees in conse quence of the custom of courts issu ing temporary Injunctions without, no tice to them' and punishing them for contemptof court In Instances where, as ft matter of fact, thoy have no knowledgp of any proceedings. Pro vision should bp pjado that no Injunc tion or temporary restraining order issuo otherwise than on notice, except where Irreparable Jnjury would other wise result, nnd in such case a hear ing on the merits of tho order should be had" within a short fixed period, and if not then continued after Tiear Ing it should forthwith lapse. Deci sions should be rendered Immediately and the chanco of delay minimized in overy way. Tho courts are to be highly com mended and stanchly upheld when they set their faces against wrong doing or tyranny by a majority, but they aro to bo blamed when they fall to recognize under a government Ilko ours tho deliberate Judgment of tho majority as to a matter of legiti mate policy when duly expressed by tho legislature. The people should not bo permitted to pardon evil and slipshod legislation on the theory that the court will set it right. They should be taught that the right way to get rid of a bad law is to havo the legislature repeal It and not to have the courts by Ingenious hair splitting nullify it. People Themselves to Blame. For many of thp shortcomings of Justice lu our country our people as a wholo aro themselves to blamo, and the ludges and Juries merely bpar their share together with tho publlo ns a whole. It Is discreditable to us as a peoplo that thero should be difficulty In convicting murderers or In bringing to justice men who as public servants .bave been guilty of corruption or who have profited by the corruption of pub lic servants. Tho huge wealth that has been ac cumulated by a few Individuals of re cent years, In what has amounted t5 a social and Industrial revolution, has been as regards some of these individ uals mado possible only by tho lraprop or uso of tho modern corporation. Cor porations nro necessary instruments of modern business. They havo been per mitted to become n mpnaeo largely bo- taiiso tho governmental representatives of tho peoplo havo worked slowly In providing for adequate control oyer thorn. Real damage has been done by the manifold and conflicting interpreta tions of the interstate commerce law. Control over tho great corporations do ing interstate business can be effective only If it is vested with full power Jn an administrative department a branch of the federal executive, carrying out a federal law. It can never bo ef fective if a divided responsibility is left in both the states and tbo nation. It can never bo effective if left in the hands of the courts to be decided by lawsuits. I The courts hold a place of peculiar and deserved sanctity under omj form of government. Respect for the law Is essential to tho permanence 'of our in stitutions, and respect fcr tho law Is largely conditioned upon respect for tho courts. Rut we must face the fact that there are wlso and unwise Judge3, Just as there aro wise npd unwise ex ecutives and legislators. When a ' presldent.or governor behaves Improp erly or unwisely the remedy is easy, for his term Is short The same Is true with the legislator, although not to the samo degree. With a Judge who, being human, Is also likely to err. but whoso tenure is for life, there is no similar way of holding him to responsibility. , Under ordinary condi tions the only forms of pressure to . which ho 1 in any way ,Umenob,0 nro publlcMoplnlon and the actlon or hlg talawgSudgw. It Is tl . ,nst whleh ,3 most immediately c active and to which we should loo!;, for the reform of abuses. Fort.s. If there is any on . duty which moro than another wo pr .. i, tn -ni.n.imn and our children's children to perform at once it Is t.o. snro tlle forestg of this country, to' r they constitute tho first and most important element In the conservation of tho natural re sources of tho country. Shortsiglitor j persons,,, or persons blinded to th.0 fUture?ljy desire to make motir. y jn every wny out o tho present, t, ome times speak ns if no great dnjjago would bo done by the reckless, destruction of our forests. It la dtftUyjit to havo patience with tho arguments of these persons. Thanks, to our own recklessness In tho uso, of' our f.piendld forests, wo have .already crowed tho verge of n timber famine in 'this country, and no measures that wtj now take can, at least for many years, undo thq mischief that has nl- rcauy been rone. Rut wo enn nrnvont. further mischief being done, and it would bo in tho highest degree repre hensible to let any consideration of temporary, convenience or temporary cost Interfere with such action, espe cially as regards tho national forests, which the nation can now at this very moment control. LTlio president hero cites in support of his contentions tho great destruc tion wrought In China by tho denuda tion of the forest nreai.l What has thus happened In northern China, what has happened In central Asia, In Palestine, lu north Africa, In parts of the Mediterranean countries of Europe, will surely happen in our country if wo do not exercijo that Wise forethought which should be ono Of ttlP chief marks of any peoplo call ing itself civilized. Nothing' should be pormltted to stand iu the way of the preservation of tho forests, and It Is criminal to permit Individuals to pur chase a Uttlo gain for themselves through the destruction of forests when this destruction Is fatal to tho well being of tho wholo coumry in tho future, inland Waterwys. Action should be beguu forthwith, during tho present session of congress, for tho Improvement of our Inland wa torwaj's action which will result lu giving us not only navigable but nnvlgated rivers. We havo spout hundreds of millions of dollars upon thesp waterways, yet tho traffic on nearly all of thein is steadily declin ing. This condition is tho direct re sult of the absence of any compre hensive and fnrseelng plan of water way Improvement. Obviously wo can not continue thus to expend tho rev enues of tho government without re turn. It Is poor business to spond monoy for Inland navigation unless wo get It. Such shortsighted, vacillating and futile methods are accompanied by de creasing water borne commerce and Increasing traffic congestion on lnnd, by Increasing floods and by tho waste of public money. The remedy lies lu abandoning tho methods which have so signally failed and adopting new ones In keeping with tho needs and demands of our people. In a report on a measure Introduced nt tho first scsslou of tho present con gross tho secretary of war said, "The chief defect In the methods hitherto pursued lies In tho absence of execu tive authority for originating compre hensive plans covering tho country or natural divisions thereof." In this opinion I heartily concur. Until the work of river improvement Is undertaken lu a modern way It can not havo results that will meet tho peeds pf this modern nation, Thesp needs should bp uipf wfthont further dilly-dallying or delay. The plan which promises tho best and quickest results js that of a permanent commission au thorized to co-ordinate tho work of all tho government departments relating to waterways and to frame and super vise the execution of a comprehenslvo plan. The tlmo for playing with our waterways Is past Tho country de mands results. National Parks. I urge that all our national parks ad jacent to natlnunl forests be placed completely under the control of the forest service of the agricultural de partment, Instead of leaving them, as they are now, under the Interior de partment and policed by the army. Pure Food. The pure food legislation has already worked a benpflt difficult to overesti mate. Secret Service, Last year an amendment was Incor porated In tho measure providing for tho secret servleo which provided that thorp should bo no detail from tho so cret service and no transfer therefrom. It Is not too much to say that this amendmont Iwh boon of benefit only, and could bo of benefit only, to tho criminal classes. Tbo ameudmeut In question was of benefit to uo one ox-ceptlng- to criminals, and It seriously hampers tho government In tho detec tion of crlmo and the securing of jus tice. It prevents the promotion of em ployees In the Bocret service, and this further discourages good effort. In its present form the restriction operates only to tbo advantage of the criminal, of the wrongdoer. Tho chief argument lu favor of the provision was that the congressmen did not themselves wish to be Invest! gated by secret service men. Very lit- ! u,y marks a process absolutely now In tlo. of such Investigation has been done Asla uot 01llJ' ft8' regards Asiatic colo In tho past, but it Is truo that the work nles of European powers, but as ro of the secret service agents was partly ' Barda Aslutlc possessions of other Asi responsible for tho Indictment and con a'1c powers, and Indeed, alwuys ox vlction of a senator and a congressman opting tho striking and wonderful ex for land frauds in Oregon. I do not ample afforded by tho great Jtmplro of bcllovo that It Is in the public Interest JnPam It opens an oitlwly now do- to protect criminal in any bwnob of tho public service, and exactly as wo havo again and again durltig tho past seven years prosecuted and convicted such criminals who were lu tho execu tive branch of tho got eminent so In my belief we should be given ample means to prosecute them If found In the legislative branch. Rut If this Is not considered desirable a special ex ception could be made hi the law pro hlbltlng the use of the secret service force in Investigating members of the congress. It would bo far better to do this than to do what actually was done and strive to prevent or at least to hamper effective action ngainst crim inals by tho executive branch of the government Postal Savings Banks. I again renew my recommendation for postal savings banks, for deposit ing savings with the security of the government behind them. The object 13 to encourage thrift and economy In the wage earner and person of mod erate means. It Is believed that In the aggregate vast sums of money would bo brought Into circulation through tho Instrumentality of the postal sav ings banks. Postal savings banks are now in operation In practically all the great civilized countries with tho ex ception of tho United States. Parcel Post. In my last annual message I com mended the postmaster general's rec ommendation for nn extension of the parcel post on the rural routes. The establishment of a local parcel post on rural routes would be to the mu tual benefit of the farmer n::d the country storekeeper, and It Is desirable that the routes, serving mqre than lo. 000,000 people, should bo utilised to tlu fullest practicable extent. Education. Tho share that tho national govern ment should take In tho Lrcad work of education has not received the," atten tion and the care it rightly deserves. I earnestly recommend that this un fortunate state of affairs as regards tho national educational joffico be rem edied by adequate appropriations. Census. 1 strongly urge th.it the request ol tho director of tho census connec tion with the divo::nIal work so so . to be begun be compiled with and that the appointments tu. the census form bo placed under the civil sen Ice law. waiving; tho ideographical requirements as, requested by the director of the census. The supervisors and enumer ators should not ho appointed under tho civil service law for the reasons given by the director. Publio Health. The dangers to puMlj health from food adulteration mid from many oth er sources, such as tho menace to tho physical, mental and moral develop ment of children from child labor, should be met u::d overcome. This na tion ennuot afford to lag bohlud In the worldwide battle now being waged by all civilized peoplo with the micro scopic foes of mankind. The first leg islative step to bo taken Is that for the concentration of tho proper bureaus into ono of the existing departments. Statehood. I advocate tho -Immediate admission of Now Mexico aud Arizona, as states. This should be done at tho present ses sion of the congress. The people of tho two territories have made It evi dent by their votes that they will not copjp In as ono state. The only alter native Is to admit thom as two, and I trust that this will bo done without delay. Foreign Affairs. This nation's foreign policy Is based on the theory th.qt right must be done between nations precisely ns between individuals, ftnd in our actions for tho lust ten years wo have In this matter proved our faith by our deeds. Wo havo behaved and aro behaving to ward other uatlons as In private life an honorablo man would behave townrd tils fellows. Latin American Republics. Tho commercial and material prog ress of the twenty Latin American re publics is worthy of tho careful atten tion of tho congress. No other section of tho world has shown a greater pro portionate development of its foreign trade during the last ten years, and none other has more special claims on ; tho lutcrest of tho United States. Panama Canal. x Tho work on the Panama canal Is be ing done with a speed, efficiency aud entire devotion to duty which make It a modul for all work of the kind. No task of such magnitude has ever before been undertaken by any nation, and no task of tho kind has ever been bettor performed. The men on tho Isthmus, frqni Colqpel Uoethals and his fellow commissioners through the entire list of omployees who are faithfully doing their duty, have won their right to the ungrudging respect nnd gratltudo of tho American people. Ocean Mall Lines. I again recommend the extension of the ocean mall act of ISO! so that sat isfactory American ocenn mall lines to Sputh America. Abla, the Phlllpplues and Australasia may bo established. Tho creation of such steamship lines ihould be the natural corollary of the voyage of the battlo fleet. It should precede the opening of the Panama canal. The Philippines. Real progress townrd self govern ment Is being made lu the Philippine Islands. The gathering of a Philippine legislative body and Philippine assera imriuw wnon oomparea witn nnythioa wmen aas nappenea among Asiatloi powers which are their own masters, wo nave given tho Filipinos constitu tional government, n government based upon justice, and wo have shown that wo have governed thtMii for their good and not for our aggrandizement At the preseut time, ns during the past ten years, the inexorable logic of facts shows that this government must be supplied by us nnd not by them. We must be wlso and gener-1 ous. We must help tho Plllpinos to i master tho difficult art of self con- trol, which is simply another name for ' self government. Hut we caunot give ! them self government save In the ; ZZ m f '' ?,g m S '!' frad'l unlly they may, if they are able, learn I to govern themselves. No one can ' prophesy the exact date when It will be wlso to consider Independence as a fixed ahd definite policy. Porto Rico. I again recommend that American citizenship bo conferred upon the peo- plo of Porto Rico. Cuba. In Cuba our occupancy will ceaso lu about two months tlmo. The Cubans have in orderly manner elected their own governmental authorities, and the island will be turned over to them. LrCUPmMn D CCaS,0n , lasted a little over two years, aud Cuba has thriven and prospered under It. Our earnest hopo aud one desire ls that tho people of the island shall now govern themselves with Justice, so that peaco and order may be se cure. The Fleet's Reception, I tako this opportunity publicly to state my appreciation of the way la which n Japan. In Australia, in New Zealand and lu all the states of South America tho battle fleet has been re ceived on its practice voyage around tho world. The American government cannot too strongly express Its uppre- elation of the abounding nnd generous hospitality shown our ships In every; port tney, visited. The Army, As regards the army, I call attention; to tho fact that, whllo our lunlor oiil. cers and enlisted men stand very high, j the present system of promotion by-'i seniority results tu bringing into tho- higher grades many men of mediocre- capacity who have but a short time to- serve. No man should regard It as-i Ills vested right to rlso to tho highest rank In the army any more than l any other profession. Tho scope of retiring boards should be extended so thnt thoy could con sider general unfitness to command for any causo In order to secure n far- more rigid enforcement than at nres- cut In the elimination of officers for' mental, physical or temperamentnl disabilities. But this plan Is recoup ! mended only If the congress dos not sec fit to provldo what in my Judg ment is far better that Is, for selec tion hi promotion and for elimination for age. Now that tho organized mllltla, tho national guard, has been Incorporated i With the army as a part of the national forces It behooves tho government to " , With ono bound Marin reached the do every reasonable thing in its pow- Run on tho wall, took It from Its sup er to perfect Its efficiency. i ports, cocked It and fired at random at A bill Is now pending before tho I the sack. There was a spasmodic mo congress creating n number of extra i tlon: then all was still again. In nn- officers In tho army, which, If passed, as it ought to be, will enable moro of ficers to bo trained as Instructors of national guard and assigned to that duty. There should bo legislation, to pro vldo n complete plan for organiz ing the great body of volunteers be hind the regular army and national guard when war has como. Whllo tcams representing tho United States won the rifle and revolver champion- ships of tho world against all comers In England this year. It Is unfortunnte- i uuo mac cue great Douy or our cltl- best to secure assistance, gathered a zens shoot less nnd less ns tlmo goes num'ior of men who lived along tho on- road, and, nil well armed, the party To meet this wo should oncourago wont to the houso. Opening tho sack, rifle practice among schoolboys and they found the dead body of a man Indcod nmong nil classes, as well as with a charge of shot In tho breast. In the military services, by overy Ono of the men present prouounccd means In our power. him to bo Plotro Carried. Tho Navy. From tho bandit's neck hung n silver I approve tho recommendations of whistle. This indicated that his ns- tho general board for tho increaso of "lstnnts were at hand. Putting out aU tho navy, calling especjnl attention to "shts, tho company kept quiet for a tho need of additional destroyers aud 'ni0, T,1cn Rnssanlo went out In front colliers and, above nil, of tho four bat- ot tl10 bouse, and a shrill, sharp whls- tleshlps. It Is desirable to complete tl0 ruu& out on tho still night nln. ns Boon as posslblo a squadron of eight Presently footsteps were heard, and; battleships of tho best existing type, several men enmo down the road. Tho North Dakota. Delaware, Florida Tbey had no sooner passed tho gate- and Utah will form tho flrsl dlvlsiota than they were seized from behind of this squadron. nnd disarmed. I most earnestly recommend that tho A messonper wns sent to Count Bar general board be by law turned Into tlnelll with the news of Currlccl's death n; general staff. The Is literally no and the capture of n part of his band, excuse whatever for continuing tho Ono of the bandits on premlso of a present bureau organization of tho pardon agreed to guide a force of gen navy, The navy should bo treated as darmes to the place where Lulgl Har n purely military organization, and tlnelll was held captive. Tho exped utcijiiiuiff snouiu ne subordinated to, the ono object of securuir milltarv odlt'k'iicy. A system of promotion by merit, either by selection or by ex elusion or by both processes, should bo Introduced. Nothing better for tho navy from every standpoint has over occurred thau tho cruise of the battlo fleet around the world. Tho Improvement of tho ships lu overy way has been ex traordinary, and they havo gained fur more experience in. battlo tactics than they would have gained if thoy had stayed In tho Atlantic waters. I do not believe that there Is any othor service In tho world in which tho nverago of character and efficiency In tho enlisted mon is, aa'hlsh as Is now the case in our own, I believe that the samo statement enn bo mado as to our officers, taken as a whole, but there must be a reseryatlon made In rogard to those in the highest ranks and In regard to those who havo Just entered tho service, because we do not now get full benefit from our oxcellont naval school at Annapolis, p. I I Heroine, j ft- H Original Pletro Cnrricci was a famous bandit Plotro's success lay In strategy rather than fighting. He would got up in- I Benious devices to induce people to walk "S"1 mto n trap nnd then hold them for ransom. The country round about his lair suffered from many of his tricks, but tho bandit never used tho same ruse twice, so that ouch new ono workc(1 ns we ns tlle preceding. WS Lulgl. oldest son and heir of .,,.,, , , Count BnrtlnGll. known to bo a BUltor for tuo nnn(1 of Bontrlcla Car- ' rono- wuosc ratuer nan other plans ror her. One day Lulgi while walking on a road near his father's villa was ac- j coated by a man. who asked bin: If ho were not Lulgl Rartlnclll, and when j he said yes tho man told him thnt a man a short dlstanco up the road was looking for him with a letter from a lady, marked "Immediate." Lulgl, be lieving the note to bo from Boatrlcla, started In the direction ludicated, ovcr- i tnntf n mnn wlinm tm aimnnaivl in hft tu messenger, but was directed to go , .. . ' .. , fnrthcr- In thU wny the young mfln I wns pnssed from ono Pcrson to nl ! othor im ho catno to " lonely place, where he found ono who admitted ho was tho messenger. He said mock ingly that the letter was from Scnoritn Carrono, who instructed him to pay to I Carried the bandit S40.000 for n ran . som, Luigl was taken to tho robbers' I inlr, wnence ho (,iSpatchcd a letter to . hla fntlmr strut tii .n it v i. posstblo for tho count to raise so much money immediately, nnd tho case dragged. One evening Maria Bassanlo, daugh , t0r of a farmer dwelling near Count Bartlnelll's estate, was left alono by her father, who .did not expect to bo nt home till midnight During tho evening, lumring a knock nt the door. , she opened It. to find a strantror enrrv- Injr on his buck a heavy sack, under which he stafgeied and seemed vot'y weary lie hogged a lodglug for tho night, but the girl refused. Then ho bogged permission to leave his sack till uiornlnr. to which she consented. Depositing It on the lloor beside tho fireplace, ho departed. Maria sat down beside a table and began doing some ' noedlew .irk She looked nt the sack, wondering what It contained. While she was linking at it she fancied that not far from lis I center there f-eemed to be n very sllyi'it rising nnd falling motion, ricr heart stood still. The motion was doubtless produced by come one breathing ' Maria's first motion was a quick glanco at the wall whe-e her father al ways kept a gun. aianclng ngiln at tho sack, ph" saw something gll-non In the lamplight. It was the point of a knife protruding through the sack. In another moment tho blade hegan to ! move, making a silt In Mie sack. i other moment something red stained the sack and trickled through I on to tht; floor. It wns blood. Terror stricken. Maria rushed to tho door nnd out to the road, down which she fled ns If on the wind. Sho had not gone far before she ran right Into tho nrms of n man. So frightened wns she that she did not know him till ho eagerly begged her to toll him what had happened, Then, recognizing her father, she lost consciousness, But not for long. Reviving, she gavo her experience. RaFsnnlo. thinking it tlon wns successful, The lulr and all In It were captured, and tho youna man was released without ransom. Count Rartlnelll realized tho fact that but for Marin's courageous act ho would either have lost hi sou or that son's ransom. He at uuco gave her a quarter of the ruiiMutu nnd pledged himself to give tin equal amount foe a dowry the day she married. There was it reward of 510 000 offered by the government for Carried dead or alive, nnd this Mnrlu received also, Lulgl Rartlnelll. who for weeks had been In terror for his life, had no soon er regained his freedom than ho de sired to sot the girl who had killed his captor nnd made the destruction of tho band posslblo. lie found n modest, dollcnto creature who wondered how sho, who had been so terribly fright ened, could have excited the admira tion of all Italy. From tho time Lulgl sot eyes on his deliverer he began te, forgot his former love, and a year late his father, the count, paid the pram Isod dowry to his own dnughter-ln-law ADIQ.UL TREAT. ... , .i