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The Pirate of By RUPERT SARGENT HOLLAND A! astair 9 Author of Tho Count at Harvard," etc CopyrlBht. 1908. by J. D. Llppincott Company. Ait rlohts reserved. CHAPTER XI It was of the first Importance) that Monsieur Duponceau should keen himself here, don The other man laughed. nfldltton In vainly trying to Interrogate Duponceau. Thero was no doubt but that In the direction of the beach wo wero practically lmprcKunble. Invaders would first have to climb tho rocks and then splash through the water, or, If they camo by tho causeway, pass tho narrow defile at the base of tho cliff. In cither case wo would havo amnio chanco to defend ourselves. and even If tlicr succeeded In reaching Ther Tlint Wnlt on tho I.ont. the Ship's side we would havo the advan- i-j jmvc no time to wait," I said, tago or being six feet above them. I -mv lifo In full of tnsksi pulled In the ropo ladder that still hung i KrUdKo a moment from my work ovrr tlin uliln nml lnu-iil If nwnv In n fr.. !..., i,,i.. nn nlat cupboard In- tho cabin, when wo had Mv burdened heart and weary brain none everything precaution could suggest, Havo acnrcoly tlmo for prnyor wo three gathered on tho forward decs I am a aervnnt nil day long, and sat with out backs to the sea, facing And wanted everywhere, the shore. Not half la done I ought to do, The night was clear and cool: tbre And tho tlmo Is very lato was llttlo sound beyond tho regular throb Lord, kIvo Thy blessing whllo I work, And bid mo not to wait." e. It happens that I'm painting, and bing ,of " waves on tho beach and the 't wUh in i. ,it.i,K. occasional distant call of a bitUrn from "Wn Wftn ine WRrancs upnvcr. As l uctenea 10 Tiirougii weary aaya i atruggica on, well hid, and to this end he spent his days your painting. I've never been over "l iy, i ...... u unl ul '"'"V In the cabin of the Ship, coming out only Ut boat, and she looks Interesting." "odney was slipping under that samo In- How could I do ho finest work when night had fallen, and then most clr- Duptniccau was still crouching low un- "bribable fascination of Duponceau. as With oyos too t red to see? ctunspectly. There were npt the same rea- der me. It was time for mo to bo cm- 1 l"),d dn T "V "Z ?ur?en 7Xa, - i : MO nhaflr. "ut I say," put In Isllp at last, "do "Lord, Thy will bo dono." I aaldj v vy VWiiLVItltllLklL 111 llll Ulilli lIVHLtVli I 1 i?o 1 boarded the Ship soon after I left -me snip is mine. I bought It when Barbara that day and set up my easel as I I bought my cottage. I don't want you on excuse in case any chance observers I oa ooaru, ami u you try to como on I rhouUl-Iook across the beach and sec me. This also gave me the chance to keep a careful lookout. It was perhaps 4 o'clock when, as I sat on the gunwale of the Ship, sunning myself and leisurely smoking n pipe, I paw Charles approaching with a pitcher and glasses. "The afternoon being so warm, I shall certainly keep you off." Aow Barbara spoke up. "If all this contending is over me," she said, "I'll givo up my visit to-day. Some other day will do as well, Mr. S'eldon. Good-after noon; and sho started away. . "Not so fasti" The surly faced man was beside her, had his hand on her arm. "You will either go with us. miss, or he thought that you and the other gentleman R'ves us a chance to search that boat." might be wanting something cool to drink. 1 could scarcely keep Duponceau plr." ho explained, when he had come crouching longer : I could feel that his on board ; "so I made a pitcher of claret fingers were Itching for one of his re- cup." volvcrs. "Much obliged to you. Charles. Take it top I" called a voice from tho cliff. down to the cabin, where It'll keep cool and I saw Rodney Isllp standing there, nntil we want it.' Ho took in at a flash that Barbara was Charles disappeared with the clinking ln trouble, and came leaping to her aid pitcher. When he returned I spoke again. hat tho devil's this? Take your hand away : and he raised his walking-stick In tho man's face. Tho latter, startled at Islip's violence, dropped Barbara's arm and fell back. 'Xow, what do you fellows want hore?" demanded Islip. "I've a mind to thrash you both for touching a lady. y6u mean to tell mo that you camo all the Then a great ponco camo over me, way over here without any hugago, that And I was not afraid, you let those charm land you Just as you wero. without anything elso?" M' Lord had wattod patiently "Without anything elso save a llttlo Tnrougli tho long time; nnu Jtie box of papers" Duponceau smiled "and Was kind and very merciful each nnner wortii many thousand times Aim gracious unto me, Its weight ln gold." Why," said Isllp, "what kind of se curities wero tlioso?" "See how I trust you," returned the other. "We hid the box ln the ground back In the woods, between two roots of a hemlock, one pointing south by tho compass, the other west. The hemlock I did not even try to work, I sought not any quest; lie laid His hand on heart nnd head And I was glad to rest: For nil tho rush nnd husto wero gono, And I was tilled at length; Then, rising, took my work again, And n now gift of strength. is ten paces west of a scarred fir that was Mnrlnnno Fnrnlngham. "What is Monsieur Duponceau doing?" He is lying in one of the bunks, sir, with his eyes wide open, nnd when he sees me, he says, sort of pleasant-like, 'You're trying to make me think I'm back In Paree, but unfortunately the setting Isn't the samel" "I don't expect to be much at home for tome time. Charles. I'm going to help Monsieur Duponceau here. We may need you suddenly, so - keep an eye on the broken mast, and if you see a lamp or a flag como over at once. Otherwise, keep mum." 'Yes, Mr. Felix. I'v been pestered all stripped of Its sea branches by lightning." "I know the tree, ' said I. Rodney "rubbed his hands Joyfully. "Ye gods and little fishes, think of It I Ever since I was a boy I've wanted to havo my hand In a burled treasure. We used to hide tin cans In the back yard, Just to dig them up again. And now to think that I've como across a real treasure 1 What would those other boys say 1" "Here's one of them now." I put In. "I : used to do the very samo thing myself." Duponceau was smiling again, "lou In tho Hook of Hciiiriubritncc. Illinois had more soldiers than nny other State In tho siege of Vlcksburg. Recently tho State has erected on the battlefield a monuniont patterned after tho Pantheon, within tho vall3 of which are preserved on hronzo tablotB tho names of nil Boldlcrs of tho Statu who fought In tho battlos nbout Vlcks- burg. With other States It lma Joined ln locating tho positions of Its various 'We're going on board that boat," said 0811 both tnko 11 llRntIy" he 80 ,d, "be- regiments and batteries nnd marking the man; then he hesitated. "Od we'll take the lady with us." "Oh. you will?" said Isllp. les," said the leader, his confidence returned; "and. I don't think jou'll stop us. Rodney and ho squared. The fight cause you do not know. Many men, aye, many governments, would give almost anything for- a chance at that box out there." "Better and better. The higher the Interest, the more sport for us," said them with sultablo monuments, When tho memorial was dcdlcntod, very many of tho old soldiers wont back for the first tlmo to vlow (ho scene of their sufferings. Among oth- day with some of them skulking fellows u,d be two t0 one! Barbara was trem- that wants to know my business. May I land 'em one if they interfere?" "Xow," I cried, and looked along my lou man land era one whenever you leveled pistol, "if It s come to fighting, feel like it ; only, land so hard that there we 11 all be in the fight. Isllp, bring won't be any come-back." Miss Graham on the boat. There s a bul- "Yes, I will, sir ;" nnd Charles made let waiting for the man who stops you." ao bold as to grin. I could see that the The men fell back, hesitating, and seiz- Rodney. "I've always wanted to be mixed ers was a soldier or tho Ono Hundred up in nn International affray. I'm more and Eighth Illinois, who took with tlian ever glad I decided to come to the him his wlfo, to whom ho hoped to Penguin, for more reasons than one; enow Just whero his regiment hnd and he looked across slyly at me. performed a faithful and norllous T . 1. 111., 1.1 . It V. . 1 i couiu ijui ueip MKiiiK Him, vtcu ii I service was m love witn uaruara; no was so open and frank about everything. One does not need to know much epirit of fight was taking hold of him also. I went back to my pipe and my drowsy survey of the sea There was little wind, and the oily rollers swept calmly In with a curiously machine-like rhythm. Far out the funnel of a south-bound steamer Ing advantage of the moment, Rodney iook .uarDara s nana and leu her over the causeway. They came up the ladder and on board. "That's all!" I cried to the men on shore. "You can go !" I had the drop on them, and their for n tlmo rnrnnMrtii wont be OW ul " iiaimu, nnu capfuiim ui om for a two hours' nap, and Isllp nnd I Bat soldiers, to realize how much tho trip on deck, smoking and chatting. About meant to this ono, and how keenly ho midnight the air grew colder, and we looked forward to showing his wlfo walked to warm ourselves. tho very spot which he had described Do you think," said Rodney, finally, to her bo often. that wo might go on a. mint lor tnai They rodo toccther over tho mil . . 4 1 l 1 . m . . menwora on uio unraoBi possimo nny that "nbovo tho clouds In tho sun still shlninr." nml that In duo time, ln God's own tlmo, tho dnrknoBs will dis appear. Shadows nro nn tisoful as sun light. They nro tho plonsnnt rcHtilti of sunlight. Thoy protoct ua from tho discomfort or dnmngo tho sunlight on occasion might do. Ono personally Bhndea his own oyos with his hand I that ho may host uso tho Intensity of light tlint fillB tho hcavons. Mother Romotimos thus helps hor child's In law. And God thus occasionally holpa ua when wo nocd tho clonrer nnd moro doflnlto vision that n too vivid light renders lmposslblo, It h Btioh n comfort to know that Q od known what Is host for un; nnd that Ho cares enough nbout us to make suro that wo got tho boat. Wlmt n pity wo fntl to npproolato God's visa 1402 wnyl-Dlshop Vincent. on his tint voviZ ? ..rom pal0, - ... uiscovc '1 IU 71 1irr. Cnatlntr Cnr Upon the Lord. Tho Christian la told to cast nil hk caroa upon Christ. It Is Inevitable that tho Christian will hnvo hla enros, for of ono sort or nnothor It Is a con rorallnnt of nil active nnd useful llv- intr Thoro nro nomo cares that nro needlessly incurred, while thoro nro othors that cannot bo escaped. But In any -'nHo tho only wlso way to do Is to America met at ftmSKV tho Five Nation!! 0n,,t, ln Canada. 11,0 COnlul of Wh, of a?-U bid u -uptio,, ofY! rko nn cast that luoscnpnblo enro upon tha 1770 Tim rw,i ' Lord. Ho la stronger thnn wo nro, nnd was onirnivc.i peni" He Invites us to nsk Him to bonr tho was engraved n, . 'c"nc momborrVconl.B Bned loud which would crush our unsup. 1782 Rhodo uinnd refund ported strength. It Is nil tlint n mnn Congress tho power ift i.i 8lve . .... , i. - .1 . 1 iu levy an lm. cin no iq nvo mo won witn mo Joru i'ui uuiy or o per cent. In lifln 111 m If In uttnriv finvnml lilal 1780 Flmt .. ... ' power to llvo nH llfo should bo ilvod tho tlrat nowspa,,cr Z ? , without dlvlno nsslatnnco. Cnros to t,u Allegheny mountains, onoself nro unprofltnblo enroa enst l79 Fall of Robespierre and mm upon tho Lord bocomo llko golden, tll "o'R" of Terror, gem-sot crowns. 1705 Commissioners of the trt.j mnica met tho in,lnn chc7 Western tribes at Orcenvll "hi? and coneln.lo.i . A I'rnyer. Gracious God. wo nrny thnt Thou wilt fill ub with nrfplrntlon of hoflnoas 1802 Firat Iks o of tho Wcif nt Cincinnati, mC-Flrst Presbyterian eo-8.,lm In Missouri was organized i o ,,"e,l,e'-nl' ' Wa.hlt, unto tho Lord. Tnko from our hearts tho hIiih of selflBhnesH, Indlfforenco nnd doubt, nnd replace them with tho spir it of Thlno own groat lovo nnd tho nssurnnco of norfoct fnltli. OnlrUnn our hearts to respond to tho volcea l822Tlio New Orleans Prices Current singing forth Thy prnlao ln tho beau- opponred In Now Orleans, tlful world nround us, nnd help ua to ,834 Opening of now bridge acrosi llvo our thanks for Thy wondorful """"" "vor in London, mercies townrd tho children of mon. ,842--Abolltlon rlota took place In Enrich our lives with tho Chrlatly graces which will mnko them fragrant nnd fruitful In tho world of Christian service, and mnko ua day by day a blessing unto others through tho fel lowship of Thy love. sent a black ribbon across tho sky ; to the hands did not even seek their pockets as west of the Shifting Shoal a sloop was they turned and went into tho woods. lying to, waiting for the evening breezes. But I knew that they were as sure of I half dozed, thinking what a peaceful Duponceau's presence as If they had seen Jcene It was. him on board. ( 3Jalf an hour later I heard Duponceau "Well," said Islip, as tree? My eyes are fairly itching to fol low that trail, and we might reconnoitre tha enemy's position you know. We could make tracks back to the Ship It there was any need." of roadway which had been made to facilitate access to the field; and ho noted with growing enthusiasm how every regiment which ho remembered 'call my name from the cabin stairs. "It's getting intolerably warm- down he saw the strange figure of the Frenchman bidden behind the bulwark, "here's a pretty ket- . . . ... "Walt till Duponceau comes up, and seemea to nave Us position accurately we'll ask him," I suggested. marked. And so at length ho sought In time, at the end of bis midnight nap, the position of his own regiment at Duponceau came on deck, nnd gave u Young's Point, only to find that tho permission to take a survey or tne snore, changing channel of the river had here; might It not be possible for me to U. .of fish ! Sc .there is a mystery, and I need you," he said, "I'll make the completely obIltorated the spot. .1, I .,.,..! Ih.f a-n. I m i" DUUIO BWIUU u uigim KV n ,, frnm rflff nnd hoflnJi. "lcul' 'l"K on WIO Oiner Side the gunwale?" I looked the situation over, and decld ed that no one could possibly see a man W&o hid at the side of the ship, keeping low down by the rail. I advised Dupon ceau of this, and then told him the mo ment, the beach being clear, he might dart fbrom the hatchway, and scurry across to shelter. This be did, and, with a sigh of thankfulness at having reached fresh outer air, he .stretched himself in the shadow, and I sat opposite, facing him and watching the shore. "I've been sleeping," Duponceau said, M60 that I could stand watch to-night. What a beautiful world! But lt'a not like France ; nothing is like France. And to think I may not see It again!" "Why?" I asked. "Because " He hesitated. "Because "My dear lady," said Duponceau, ris ing, I shall never forgive myself for causing you such distress." But Barbara was not distressed ; In stead, she looked very much pleased. I motioned Duponceau to go below to the cabin, and the others followed him there. I sat at the top of the steps, where I could both Join in the conversa tion and watch the shore. Barbara placed her package on the ta ble. "I thought I was only bringing you Armed with revolvers. Rodney and I lne provisional Drigado. containing sllnoed out of the Shin, forded the lake, among other regiments tho One Hun- and, keeping as close as we could to tha drcd and Eighth Illinois, had done its rocks, for the night was bright with start, duty. That was all. headed towards the pines. Ho remembered what that dutv had We said not a word, but tip-toe, I lead- been. Thn roelmAtit hi,i m .... -t.:...i iU. .1. " vj ocui ing, ne lonow.ng. u nun awajj, with prisoners, and when it ro "c " I turn nit Ihn of n, 1 i i T fiimM to look back: the beach lav a . ' .D'ct" ""co w,u oeu , n auu mo i cKiiiiuiiis assiirnnd. " ' ' " v.. 'j lJ " s jvu i uricllL silver liuiu qiuljkjk kki iuu pea. . . - " ' provisions," said she, "but Instead I'Te which rippled like quicksilver beneath the and the 0ne Hundred and Eighth had brought you a recruit. Mr. Isllp, this is stars. Tho beach was empty as ffie de- lost Its own place In Its own brigade Monsieur Luponceau, and she added ext. and still, save for the lapping waves, and had been grouped with other reel lightly, "the pirate of Alastalr." "Ten paces to the east," whispered ments to hold this muddy nolnt of tho isup sdook nanas. no you re in on Rodney, and, with inlinite caution, wo river. tiptoed through the pines. The trees ore They were 8hut out f partlclpa '. - uon in mo uesperato charges; yet Into an unknown screen. e camo to I . ... " ' cv I have enemies who would shut me awav game Is, count me In on It. I'll feel more the hemlock, and crouched on the sea side 7. . . . ,,c " 1,10 swamps from the sea and the sky and tEe min. though I were back In little old New of It. somo Instinct telling us that there l.aal la Blxt? .aayB t,iey buried 134 mon and so I have to come to some lonely cor- York." - Was need of caution. On hands and rrom out tno,r "ve hundred. Despcr- ner of the New World, and seek refuge. "Good!" cried Barbara. "Xow you've knees I crawled a foot farther, and beheld nteiy heroic servlco It had been, yet Ah, this new world of yours ! It Is good four men to man the Ship, counting white tent, Its guide-ropes running to mo memory of it, and tho very placo ror the young, out not tor those who Charles, and a spy at the c ub to brine the nemiocKs roois. isup puneu nimseir useir, nau ueen washed down thn this, too, are you, Seiden?" ho called up to me. All arrayed against tho blood hounds, I take It? Well, whatever tho have grown gray in the Old. There is you news and food.' only one world for them and ono land She caught sight of the pitcher of clar- for me I love it as I might love a worn- et and poured out four glasses. Then she raised one to her Hps. "I pledge myself In the defense of Mon sieur Duponceau, who came out of the sea and found the land inhospitable!" she cried. "Drink with me!" We drained our glasses. 'That's the oath of fidelity," she said, up beside me. (To be continued.) nn.' Foreigners have the habit of sentiment ; It did not seem strange to me to listen to the thoughts of an exile spoken In a voice that was musically clear. The frankness of the man cleared away all barriers. river and had left no adequate mem- orlal! Tho disappointment was all tho harder to bear because of tho an ticipation of pleasure In which tho veteran had Indulged and which ho Suddenly looking up. I cauzht slrfit of looking at Islip and me, and I think she Jiarbara coming towards us by tho path Knew Bne coum lrust us DOtn ' 01(5 end behind the clitt. Blie carried a package 01 lne aavenxure. under her arm. As I watched her descend Tne sun wna dropping low. and Bar- carefully, I saw the two men that I had lmra prepared to leave tho Ship. Islip met ln the morning come out of the nines started to join ner. and approach her. As sho saw them ap- "No B"e 'd! "d rather go alone, pear, Barbara Involuntarily glanced over one w111 stop me now You ,nnst Btaf to the Ship, and tho men Instantly turn- noro nna watch """ng tho night." ed their eyes In the samo direction, and ne bowed, but Insisted upon escortln eo caught sight of me. "Sit still and keep very low," I wfcls- pered to Duponceau, under cover of my pipe. Barbara took a step forward. her ashore and setting her on tho path homeward. Then he came back to the Ship. "Its curious," he remarked to mo as we sat alone on deck, "but I don't feel ns AVliy Ife Ilanff Atrnln. Reporters nro proverbially persist ent. On n certain occasion n reporter had hoped to share. went to n certain residence In New "Ui no wont to tho Illinois Pan York to get tho detnlls of nn accident theon and there found his name cast which had happened to n member of 'n bronze, nnd tho names of his com the family. As a rule, such details rades nnd tho friends ho remembered. aro easy to get, and the news-gatherer nuuen among tno thousands, but Inv was rudely Burprlsed when tho lady PcriBhably recorded who camo to the door with scarcely n 110 walked over tho battlefields sldo word slnmmed It In his fnc-e. A writer uv 8lU0 witn confederate veterans and In the Xow York Times tells the storv. talked with them as brothers. Ho was She retired into the house. Present- 1110 sueai or ono of these, his formor ly tho door-bell rang furiously. Sho enemies, nnu on Sunday went to refused to stir. Again the door-bell cnurcn witn mm, and sitting In his raug, moro furiously than before. Still pew received with him tho bread and the lady would not stir. wmo 01 a ,10iy communion, tho follow "I havo told him that I don't want nip 01 a w0r,u redeemed through "Not so fast. Whero aro you going?" though I were living In the twentieth cen- demanded tho surly faced chap. tury any longer. It seems as Jf I'd gone "I am going where I choose," sho an- back to nbout the sixteenth. I'm Just ewered, nnd took another step. thirsting for a revolver and a chance to "You're not going out to thnt Ship," get ln a fight, I didn't know I was really he stated, "'meres some one hiding here I so much of a savage." we mean to find." "Same hore," I answered. "I'vo al- I caught his words and Jumped to my ways longed to have a fight on this Ship. feet. x Then there's something about .this man "What's the troublo7 Miss Graham, I can't resist." wont you come on uoatar Whcn it fell dark wa sunned on thn I was careful to lean directly orver Du- food Barbara had brought, nnd then wo to say anything about the matter," sho thought to herself, "and ho has no right to bo so persistent." blood and sacrifice. And ho rejoiced to dlscovor that oven hero on earth and In tho hearts of men thero Is writ- Rn Bhft nnt fltin wblin thn iinnr.iioii ton a Book of Romombrnnce. rang again and ngnln nnd again. , "V r,vur H''ueu8 on "s way, cover- At last sho could stand It no longer. inB. 1,10 Bp,01 wliero ')ravo mo fought do, opening a window over tho front amI wer "urIcd ,n grnvC9 bIibN door, sho poked her bend out and re ,u . .. uluy . uro' "m not CBCAP tho marked, severely wntor-llno. A country saved nnd 'Vniinrf mnn T An nnf sine! fn an w brotherhood established mnko an nhM. anything to you. Kindly do not dh fg memor,al; Onward, too, swoops ponceau, in order to shield him better. "We'll all three come," announced tho man. I was put out; It would be Impossible for Duponceau to crawl from tha shel ter of the gunwale to tho cabin now with out being seen. I temporized. "Well," aaid I, "aupposi "Come on. divided up the watch for the night. OnAPTER XII. Wo wen not yet sufficiently good Ball- era to drop to sleep In the stuffy bunka beiow wuen it waa not our turn on watch, Rodney tried It, but toon came un on said the leader to Bar- dock, announcing that he never had felt Lara) "you were very anxious before." more wide awake ln hla lift and beJloved He stepped forward. bo could last through the night without "Mold up I" I cried, protending to get a wink, ao we three busied ooraelvea wrtr. "l didn't ak you to come over making the Ship tnng, and Itodnej ltf turb me nny moro. Go away, younjj rV ? of "mo-obt1,tcrat,ne many a ,nan,. landmark. But high on tho bluff of 'x .nn'fi" ,iin,,ui otHcr snoro, aoovo tho sweon and - - ""v'vu l'wi, ,,,1,1.1 n, : 7 "You'vo shut my cont-talla ln the T. 1 T""1""! 18 ino T0C0 uf- door!" Ilenetlon, 'ttlyl What a disposition that black- haired Miss Tnrtum has!" "No wonder, You'd have n 'dlspoal flclent and Imperishable, that on tho other side, m a spot dear to the mem ory of God, a human Boul did Its dutv. Youth's Companion. Uuht and Shadow. 1V iiviiuvi, tuuu unit H UIDUUDl- TT. ,,,., . . turn just llko bore If your misguided ",eJaB I" ' " only reo parenta bad named you Angelica . T ' "7 '"r.ccs 1 8 Wfty Swaot." " oureiy mroug 1 lh0 I 1nrUnnt t.aiil.. ..... "L Philadelphia. '840--CongroH passed a tariff bill re duclng tho duties on Imported gooda. l8C0-Dclogntca from Nova Scotia. how Hrunawlck and tho New En gland States met at Portland, Me to discuss tho project of a railway . jjiiiiijix 10 rii-t'T I 18C4 Yellow fever became epidemic la j Now Orleans. 1300 Kansas rejected the Lceomptoa constitution for tho seeon.1 t'mc. v-.-j. .M.,v imhu uawi iiu iiim-federals mado an umucft iful nnd hod espoclnlly good tlmca on ussault upon Petersburg, Va. extra occnsions. the Dutch boys and 18CC Baco riots In New Orleam Bn INHERITED SPOETS. girls ln both Old nnd Xow Nether land certainly did. Besides Bt. Nich olas' day, on December ,0th, there wero Christmas, Now Year's day, Twelfth night, Eastor, Plnxter, Ker mis nnd school holidays nnd feast days coming pretty steadily through out tho year. W. E. Grlffls, author of "The Story of New Nethorland," says that all kinds of games, especial ly winter sporta, wore In high favor. Holland Is the lnnd of skates and sleighs. Children and young people hardly learn to skate; they begin It naturally and keep It up nil their tho reassembling of the State con vention. .. .Oen. William T. Sher man commissioned Lleuten it General. 1808 Proclamation by the Secretary of Stnto that the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of I,. T f I. .. . r. . .. . . i . , i uiu milieu aiiiu-a una urr" rati fied by throe-fourthi of the Statu 1870 Benjamin Nathan, a wealthy He- brow citizen of New York, founl murdered In his home; the myi- tery of the crime waa never plvel '872 Cuban privateer Pioneer aeked by tho United States mannal at Newport, It. I. destroyed by fire. 87 Kansaa mllltla enjn battle with Comancho Indiana on the Canadian Itlver. ...Gen. Cuitert expedition reached the Black 1II1H Uvea. Whether for fun or In partlos, 1873 Large section of PortHnd, Ore, or to go to the market, to church, to weddings or funerals, they movo by rapid transit on steel. A pair of skates la a pasaport to comradeship. Every habit and each trick known on Holland cnnals or ponds wero re- 1876 Colorado admitted to Statehool produced on tho Mohawk and Hudson. 1883 Southern exposition opened la Thero wns tho Ice-boat, or sailboat Ioiilavllle. on runners, sometimes reduced for 188- Tho Imperial Fed'- t of Great swiftness to n long plank with cross- Britain and Her Colonlci formed pieces for seatfl nnd with skato Irons. ,n "don. Eaulnned with maHt. cnnvnn nnd nm 1804 War declared between mum courage, It seemed to rnce with tho wind Itself. Ab for coasting, wherover flat Hol land could show a hill or nlopo, or Frlcsland furnished n torp or artifi cial mound, thoro wero tho boys nnd girls nt fun. On tho Ico, Indy or Inaa , , . .. . ,., Con. sat ln a hand-slelch. whll h,.,i,nrf laM-Wno! sitting of the Tcace con forenco of Tho Hague, Japan. 180C Serloua flood In Fort Scott. Kan- aaa. .... run 1898 Military expedition, unu Brooko aalled from Newpon for Porto Rico,... Spain accept" tho Amorlcnn condition of sat In a hand-slolgh, whllo husband nr HWnln nimhol na tin amtnA I " " """ . ...,.ji it,A nn. All this shows tho reason why Now- 1900 Lord Roberta prociau.u biircon.the-HiirlHon nnrf Alhnnv nn,l noxntlon of tho Tratisvaano u 1m t.nio r nn.. nrn I Britain. .....a wuiy UIU HU II1I11UUQ IUTI coasting, nnd tho North Illvor for Ice- 1908 Typhoon at Canton, China. vn.litc. mi A ..,1. n i I Ia M.ln.lKH VCSSCI . oration of settlora, tho Dutch-Ameri can towns wero noted for sledding, sleighing nnd Bleating. thn rlrownlnir 300 natives fires dovnatntod eov Brltlah Columbia, rnrfit liver mmi lowna W Hhiiio Pnc-ld About Ten. It is known that ten wns used n8 n beverngo ln China In tho Blxth cen tury, and thnt It wns carried Into Ja- Wnr of l.nlinr M.ln BJ; . .i. i.iucin mo A test or sireiiBui ' flnd th tod Mine Workers of America 4 mombors of a local union lmow nu, unu nun it was cnrrieu into ja- .,,nrf.tu.n,s ABonn pan nnd lta cultivation established t'10..1 r"v "ci' X, S Teton) colHW there into in tho thirteenth century, 1 ,0 "minlou Coal ftmpgj saya tho National Food Magazine. ? ' when tho former organWtw That mnnv cnnturlon ninnnn,i ni-n .i .. Miriin tn enforce n uv ...,v.. uruuiuu on.-.- - - . inIv nu UoHtorti nations learned of ten la cr- for recognition. Tho local " u ldsnj tain. Even tho dnto of Its first Inlro- wns formod originally w' lf(J loyal a dllCtlon nmnnsr Wonlnrn nnflnni lu In consent of tho union, rem.. - dispute, ono authority giving It na U H0l!y' alltl? '' Lor to the Aotrt" nmi, uui u uiey agroo ir.ni thnt tho Amor can ia" (0l) it wns brougl t to Europe by tho Dutch noUKht to Tlvert tho Can.dM Ji-nat India Company, nnd ns thnt watt imiio. stockades oniy rouniiea in ioB2, It la probable that tho latlr onto Is correct. The ten Ilower la small, slngls. white, nnd linn no smell; tho uceda aro threo ninnll mita, llko filberts, und have nn ollv nnrl lilffnr nofo . - - " - V . tHUIVl I ' 1 III lJliM"-" . , . Tho lenves only nro used, and the nni rnr-nntlv roiiortcd " . fi- younger nnd tenderer they are the bet- mmnrelal Introduction m ter. They are collected whon the plant jumlnnnt cnlled blue gJ . - "... i ..v Lwmoo uuuiii i I r 1H UU1IVUIVU - . i . - i - - . . i 1 1 ua . . coiiunueu yenr nttor year until tho form In stool cy,,,luc"' ,Vrof bush becomni wenk nnA AtannunA , ,i intn the gasoin1 t. " . M.MVMWVU. nilD I I IB llllllIIIU IHw " I I IA IW U.' It Is pulled up to give nlace to a now Laa nr houso. It w.810 .,in rmor a " " W . 1 1 A HIT - . 1 onoot. M Minn nntroleum, w","lofl,. powerful .l'8inn com pagne to make a man think he la the " ??"TJ-Ma ..n Ilt'CIl ,B " -naratlon nimut tho mines ,n,eIrW' ".. t rnvnnt any forciu." - UoUo tho work. Armed depu-- ...... friin,r(1 A New l""nnf'lntfW mi.. tinninniring nna 'u' .aM -V-..V.I, liuuu, uui wno re- only star on the flair. 1 tnm WMMHH"W