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Newspaper Page TextflpUSElfALAGE CHAPTER XI. - I Id the old brown school bouse, over shadowed by apple tree ml sheltered, on the wnt by ls. lp I'M. where tba acorns and wild grape grew, Mary Howard taught little H-k of, twenty five, coaxing some, urging others and teaching thmn all by her kind word and winsome way to love bur tbt1? baJ never before loved n Instructor. When first ehe wee proposed a teacher In Rice Corner, Widow Perkins, nil few others wbo bud no children to send, held np thntr hands In amazement, wondering "whet the world win romlu' to, and If the committeeman, Mr. Knight, a'posed they was goln' to be rid over roughshod by town pauper; but she couldn't get a etlffcut, for the orthodox minister wouldn't give her one; and If he did, the Unitarian utiltt'r wouldn't!" Accordingly, wb? It wan known that tbe ordeal bad been pasted and that Mary bad In ber possession a iic of pa per about three Inches square, antboriz Ids her to teach a common district srbnoL thia worthy conclave concluded that "either everybody bad lout their sense or else Mtaa Mon, wbo was present at tba rumination, had ' ni1 whl percd in her ear tba answers to all burd qUeStlollS." "In all my born days I never awn any thing like It.", said tha widow, a she distributed ber green tea. sweetened wttn abe was entertalnlug. J'Bnt you'll see, ahe won't keep her time mor'n half out Kally Ann, pas them nun-eke. No body'a goto' to aeud their children to a pautK-r. There'a Mlaa Bradley aaya ahe'U take ber'n out the first time they get licked. Have aonia viore ssss. Ml 1 lodge. I want It eat up, for I believe It'a a-workln' but I telled ber that warn't the trouble, Mary'a too aoflly to hurt a mlskeeter. And ao young, too. It'a government be'll lack In. If any body'll have a piece of thia dried apple ii e. I'll cut It.' Fortunately, Mary knew nothing of Mra. Perkins' Hapleaaure, and never dreamed that any feeling existed toward ber aave that of perfict friendship. Since we last saw her, ahe bad grown Into fine, healthy looking girl. Her face and figure were rouud and full, and her com . ,uvl..n ihfinih at 111 rather Dale. ll clear as nmrble, euntrastlug woll with . ber dark-brown hair and eyes, which no longer aeemcd unuaturally large. 8(111, ahe waa not beautiful, It ia true, and yet Hilly waa not far from right when he called her the fluent look lug girl In Chlco pee; and It waa for thia reaaon, perhapa, that Mra. Campbell watclieii with jeal ousy. Every possible palna bad been taken with KUa'e education. Tbe beat teach era bad been hired to Instruct her, and aba waa now at fashionable aetnlnary, but atlll ahe did not possess one-half the eaae and gracefulness of mauner which aeeroed nntural to her sister. The two atria bad aeen but little of each other; and oftentimea when Klla met ber alater be merely acknowledged ber presence tiT a nod or aimple "bow d ye dor When ahe beard that Mary waa to be teacher ahe aald "ahe waa glad, for It waa more reaper table than going Into factory or working out." Mra. Campbell, too, felt In duty bound to express a her ploaaure, adding that "ahe hoped Marj would give ButUfactlon, but 'twaa ex tremely doubtful, he waa ao young, and ponaeaned of ao little dignity!" Unfortunately Widow Terklna red cot tage atood directly opposite the. acbool bonne; and aa the widow belonged to that tlrrlng few who alwaya "wnah tha break fait dtnlica and make the beda be tnr inmnn la nn In the holme." she had ample lelaure to watch and report on , tbe proceeding of the new teacher. Now; Mra. Perking' clock waa like tta mla trcM, nlwaya half an hour In advance of tho true time, end Mary had ararcvly taught a week ere Mr. Knight, "the com mitteeman," waa duly hulled in the atreet and told that the 'Vhoolinarm wanted lookln' to, for ahe didn't begin no morn ln' till half-pnat nine, nor no afternoon till hnlf-paat one! 'Hoaldea that," alio added, "I think ahe gives 'em too long a ploy apell. Anywaya, aeema ef aome on 'em wait out o' doora the hull time." Mr. Knight had too much good aenao to heed the wldow'a complaints, and he merely repllotl: "I'm glad ou't. Five (. -1. I. A , llt.t U . A ... IlOlirs IN L'llUIIKU IU Ket'ii nine uon:u cramped up in tho house glnd on't." The widow, thiiB foiled In her attempts at making disturbance, finally gave up I th strife, contenting herself with quiz slug the older girls, and asking them If Mary could do all the hard sums In arith metic, or whether ahe took them homo for Mrs. Mason to solve! In spite, however, of these little an ; noyances, Mary waa contented and hap py. Sho knew that her pupils loved her, and that the greater pnrt of the district were satlnHod, ao she greeted the widow with ber ploasanteat amlle, and by al ways being particularly polite, finally overcame her prejudice to a considerable extent. .. , ' One afternoon about tha middle of July, as Mrs. Perkins waa aeated by ber front window engagod In "stitching hoos," a very common employment In somo parts of New England, her atten tion waa suddenly diverted by a, tall, atylish-looking young man, who, driving bla handsome horse and buggy under the shadow of the apple trees, alighted and entered Into conversation with . a group of 111 tie girls wko were taking their usual recess. Mrs. Perkins curiosity waa aronsAd, and Kally Ann waa called to see wbo the stranger waa. Hut for a wonder Kally Ann didn't know, though ahe "guessml the boss waa one of tbe Ksst Chlcopee livery." "He's talkio' to IJddy Knight," aald he, at tbe same time holding back tbe curtain and stepping aside ao aa not to be visible herself. Try If you can bear what be aayln'," whispered Mrs. Perkins; but a clsss of boys In the acbool house Just then struck Into the multiplication table, thus effec tually drowning anything which Sally Ann might otherwise have beard.- "I know them children will split tbetr throats. Can't they bold up a minute," eiclalmed Mrs. Perkins, greatly annoyed at being thua prevented from overhearing a conversation the nature of which she could not even guea. Tbe strancer was at that moment smll- lugly aaying: "Tell me more about her. I toes she ever scold, or baa she too pretty a mouth for. that?".'. "No, abe never ecobla," aaw ueua Frost, "and ahe'a got the nicest wbito tec it), and I guess abe knowa It, too, tot he shows them a great deal." " "Khe'a real white, too," rejoined LydU Knight, "though pa ssys she used to be trailer aa aaffron." Here there was a gentle rap upon tne window, and tbe girls, starting oil, re claimed ; "There, we must go In." "May I go, toor ssked the stranger. followln them to the door. "Introduce me as Mr. Stuart." I.ydia had never Introduced anybody in her life, and, following ber eornpaniona to her seat, ahe left Mr. Btuart standing In the doorway. With bef naual polltenesa, Msrv came forward and received the atranner. who gave bis name aa Mr. Btu art. saying "ho felt much Interested In common achoota, and therefore had ven tured to call." Offering tbe Beat of honor, Mary ra sumil her usual duties, occasionally casting a look of curiosity at the stranger, whose eyea seemed constantly upon uer, It waa rather warm that day, and when Mary returned from her dinner Widow Perklna was greatly ahocked at seeing ber attired In a light pink muslin dreaa, tbe abort sleeves of which showed to good advantage her round, white arms. A nar row velvet , ribbon confined by a email brooch and a black silk apron, completed ber toilet, with the exception of a tiny locket, which was suspended from her neck by a slender gold chain. Ibia last ornament Immediately riveted Mr. btu art's attention, and from some strange cause sent the color quickly to bia face, After a time, as if to ascertain whether It were really a locket or a watch, he sat ed "if Mlsa Howard could tell him tha hour?" "Certainly, air," aald she, and stepping to tho desk and consulting a silver time piece about the alxe of a dining plate, she told him that It waa half-past three, When school was out Mr. Stuart, who seemed In no haste whatever, entered In to a Uvely discussion with Mary concent' ing scboola and books, adroitly managing to draw ber out upon all the leading top lea of the day. At last the conversation turned upon flowers: and when Mary chanced to mention Mra. Mason's beauti ful garden be Instantly expressed a great desire to see It, and finally offered to ac company Mary homo, provided abe had no objections. She could not, of course, say no, and the Widow Perkina came very near letting her buttermilk biscuit burn to a cinder when she saw the young man walking down the road with Mary, Arrived at Mra. Mason's, the stranger managed to make himself so agreeable that Mra. Mason Invited him to stay to tea. Whoever bo waa, he seemed to un derstnnd exactly how to find out what ever be wlHhed to know; and before tea waa over he bad lea rued of Mary'a In tentlon to attend the academy In Wil braham the next autumn. Finally he aald good-night, leaving Mary and Mrs. Mason to wonder the one what he came there for, and the oth er whether he would ever come again, The widow, too, wondered and fidgeted as the sun went down behind the long bill. "It bents all nater what'a kept him ao long," said she, when he at last appear ed and, unfastening his horse, drove off at a furious rate; "but If I live I'll know all about it to-morrow;" and with this consolatory remark she returned to the best room and for the .emalnder of the evening devoted herself to the entertain ment of Uncle Jim and his wife, Aunt Dolly. ' ' ' ' - That evening Mr. Knight,' who had been to the postofflce, called at Mra. Ma aon'a, bringing with him a letter which bore the Boston postmark. Passing it to Mary, he winked at Mra. Mason, saying, "I kinder guess how all this writin' works will end; but hain't there been a young chan to see the school?' ; "Yes; how did you know It?" returned Mrs. Mason, wniie Mary nusned more deeply than she did when Billy'a letter was handed her, , ' "Why, you see," anawered Mr. Knight, "I was about at tbe foot of the Blanch- ard bill, when I see a buggy coming like Jehu. Just aa It got agin me It kinder slackened and tbe fore wheel ran off mack and scissors." "Waa he hurt?" quickly asked Mary. "Not a bit on't," aald Mr. Knight, "but ha waa scared some, I guess. I got out and helped him, and when he heard V from Rice Corner ha aald he'd been Into school. Then be asked forty-leven ques tions about you, and Jeet aa I waa aettln' you up high, wbo should coma a-cantcrin' up, with their Joug-talied gowns, and ban like men, but Klla Campbell and a great white-eyed pucker, that came Borne win r from acbool? KIther, Ka a norse wai acary or she did it a purpose, for thi ittlult she got near It began to rare, and she would have fell off If that man hadn't ratched It by the bit and held ber on with t'other band. I alius waa me most sanguinary of men, and was building castles about blin and our little school marm, when Klla came along, and I gin It up, for I see that be was took, and abe did look handsome, with ber curls a flyln' Wall, as I wasn't of no more use. whipped np old Charlotte ana come on. "When did Klla retornf asked Mary, wbo had not before heard of ber sister's artivaf.' "I don't know." said Mr. Knight. "Tb first I see of ber was cnttin' through the streets on the dead run; hot I mustn't stay here gabbin', so good-night, Miss Mason-ood-nlght. Mary-bope you've got good newa In that ar letter." Tbe moment he waa gone wary ran np to ber room to read ber letter, from which we five tbe following extracts "You must bare forgotten Ueorge More land, or you would bare mentioned blin to me. I like blin very much, indeed, and yet I could not help fevflug a little Jealous when he manifested o mucn interest in you. Sometimes, Mary, I think that for a brother. I am getting too aelQub, and l do not wish anyone to like you except myself, but I surely need not feel so to ward Oeorge, tbe best, mend i nave in Boston.' He la very kind, lending me books, and baa even offered to nse ma in fluence In getting mo a situation in one of the beat law offlcea In the city." After reading thia letter Mary sat for a Ion time thinking of George Moreland of the time when ahe first knew him of all that William Bender bad been to ber since and wondering, aa girls some times will, which she liked tbe best. Billy unouestlonably bad the atrongest claim to ber love, but could be have known bow much aatisfaction ahe felt in think ing that Oeorge atlll remembered and felt interested in her he would have had some reason for fearing, aa he occasionally did. that ahe would never be to him aught aave a alater., . , . CHAPTER XIL Tbe aummer waa drawing to a close. and with It Mary'a school She bad suc ceeded in giving aatisfaction to the en tire district. - Mr. Knight, with wiom Mary waa a great favorite, offered. ber tbe school for tbe coming winter, but ahe bad decided upon attending eehool her aelf, and after modestly declining his of fer, told him of ber intention. 'But wbere'a the money coming from?" said be. .... Mary laughingly asked him how many bags of ahoea be supposed she bad stitch- ed during the last two years. - J "More'n two hundred. 1 11 bet," said he. "Not quite aa many aa that," answered Mary 5 "but still I haft managad to earn my clothea and thirty dollars besides; and this, together with my acbool wagea, win pay for one term and part of another." "Well, go ahead," returned nr. Knignt. "I'd help you If I could. Go ahead; and who knowa but you II one day be tne president's wife." When Widow Perkins heard that Mary waa going away to school ahe forgot to out any yeast In the iresd which she waa making, and, bidding Sally Ann "watch it until It rU," she posted off to Mrs. Ma- eon's to Inquire the particulars, reckoning op aa she went along how much fourteen weeka wagea would come to at nine shil lings per week. But with all ber qouzing and "pump ing," aa Judith railed it, ahe waa un able to ascertain anything of Importance, and, mentally styling Mrs. Mason, Mary. Judith and all "great gumpbeads," ahe returned home and relieved Sally Ann from her watch over unleavened bread. Both Mra. Mason and Mary laughed heartily at the widow's curiosity, though. aa Mary aald, "It was no laughing mat ter where the money waa to come from which ahe needed for her books and cloth ing." Everything which Mra. Mason could do for her ahe did, and even Judith, who waa never famous for generosity, brought In one "Saturday morning a half-worn merino, which aho thought "mebby could be turned and apongel, and made into somerbln decent," adiflng, in an under tone, that "she'd had It out airln' on the clothes hosa for more'a two hours!" A few days aftcrwird Jenny Lincoln came galloping np to the school house door, declaring her lutention of staying until school waa out, and having a good time. "I hear you are going to Wllbraham, said ahe, "but I want you to go to Mount Holyoke. We are going, a whole lot of us that Is, if we can pass examination, Rose isn't pleased with the idea, but I am. . I thiuR 'twill be fun to wash po tatoes and scour knives. I don't believe that mother would ever have sent ns there if it were not that Ida Selden ia going. Her father and her Aunt Mar tha used to be schoolmates with Miss Lyon, and they have alwaya Intended that Ida should graduate at Mount Hol yoke. Now, why can't you go, too?" ; "I wish I could," said Mary, "but I can't. I haven't money enough, and there is no one to give it to me. "It wouldn't hurt , Mrs. Campbell to heln you a little," returned Jenny. "Why, last term Ella spent almost enough for candies and gutta percha toys to pay the expense of half a year'a schooling at Mount Holyoke. It'a too bad that she should have everything and yon nothing,' (To be continued.) ' Gould Not B Repeated. "I met Hlgginbee and be stopped me to tell me what hia little boy aald. but I'll bet one thing." "Huh! What'a that?" "I'll bet he didn't tell hia boy what I aald." Indlanapolla Press. If Satan ever geta short of fuel bo ought to be able to use excuses. DBY-DOCK. CAPSIZED WITH TRANSPORT IN0ALL8 AND HUNDREDS OF WORKMEN. Vtiitl Mad Just Bun Docked for Rtpaln. - f losiinj Dry-Dock was Old and Rotten, and Timber were forced Threiijh tha Wsli Thirty Italia Laborer in tha Mold Are Unaccounted For. New York, Jan IT. While the United States transport Ingalla waa in the balance dry dock at the Erie Baa In, Brooklyn, Saturday ; afternoon, whre she was about to undergo ex tensive repairs, abe suddenly slipped from the blocks and capsized. . One man la known to have been killed and many injured. There were about 240 carpenters, machinists and others at work on the vessel and dock at the time. It ia sup posed that-the vessel, was thrown from an even keel by ballast Improp erly placed or by the ahlftlnt of the blocks on which she rested, causing ber to list to starboard,-driving tbe shearing beams through; the rotten walls of the old floating drydock in which she was cradled. Besides the mechanics and other workmen who crowded the vessel and dock, prepar ing her for a voyage to Manila, about 30 Italian laborers are supposed tc have been In the hold of the ship em ployed In shifting pig iron ballast While the workmen were trying to es cape the dock Itself, overbalanced by the weight of the ship, turned on iti side and aank in SO feet of water. A number of the men were borne down Into the water and Jammed under and beneath the wreckage. How many were caught could not be learned to night. Martin Anderson, a painter, was caught under the descending aid of the ship and killed outright Oth era were dragged out of the watei badly injured or half drowned, and hurried to the hospitals.; w-'. Added to the horror of tonight wai the uncertainty of the fate of the men in the vessel's hold. Some managed to get to the dock and leaped Into th water as the vessel was sinking, but it is feared that the majority wer less fortunate. The Ingalla went Into the drydock. at 11:30 o'clock, this, morning, and about $80,000 was to have been ex tended on her repairs. 'The dock. in which she waa placed was a very oio one, having been constructed over 50 years ago. " No one could be found tonight who could give an estimate ol - a. the damage caused by. the disaster. FERRY BOATS- COLLIDED. , Probable Loss of Lift In New York Harbor Boats Badly Damaged; ' "f New" York. June' 17. The wooden aide-wheeler Northfleld, which , has been In the service of the Statan Is land Ferry . Company for the past 33 years, was rammed tonight . by the steel-hulled propeller Mauch Chunk, used as a ferry-boat by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The collis ion occurred just off the Statan Island ferry slip, at the foot of Whitehall street, and in less tnan zo minutes afterwards the Northfleld, which was crowded with passengers, sank at the outer end of the Spanish Line pier in the East River. The Mauch Chunk, which was badly damaged, landed two dozen passengers who were aboard of her. Over 100 passengers of the sunk en Northfleld were dragged out of the water by people along shore, and the crews of the fleet of river tugs which promptly responded to the ferry-boata' call for help. A few of the North field's passengers were hurt in the accident, and the police believe that some lives were lost. Captain Daniel Gully, of the tugboat Mutual, who saw the ferry-boats crash together, says that immediately after the collision between 25 and 30 pas sengers leaped ' into the water, and that many of these perished. Captain Gully also declared that he Is sure that over 100 of the Northfleld's pas sengers were drowned. Anarchists Will Shoot at Dummies. New York. June 17. The World says: ' "Wooden dummies, wearing metal chest-protectors, and representing the crowned despots of Europe, are to be set un in Liberty Park, Ridgewood, L, I., for anarchists to shoot at. Tbls occasion will be the grand annual love feast of the anarchists of Greater New York. Johann Most will be marshal. chief natron and honored guest. The anarchists, a year ago, passed resolutions declaring that tbe war which they had made upon capital and nower had not met with success. So they organized themselves into a rifle. club and bought the wooden dum mies." Deaths From Heat , Chicago, June 17. Although the temperature was milder today, there were three deaths attributable to the heat of the last three days. Work ef Army In Philippines. 1 Washington, June 17. The War De partment gave out statistics today showing: That up to January, 1. 1901, the number of Insurgents captured or surrendered waa 21,497, together with 5048 rifles. 56 field pieces, over 3, 000 shells and balls, 676,600 rounds of ammunition, and 19 tons of powder. From January 1 to April 17, the num ber of captured included 247 officers, 2459 men; the number surrendered was 820 officers, 6493 men; or a grand total to that date of 31,315 Insurgents, To this Is to added 1553 rifles; 45,000 pounds of ammunition, 408 bolos and 34 pieces of cannon. A WONDERFUL MATHMEATICAN. Death of Prof. Taumaa H SaHertf, of Wil. liams College New York, June 17. President Tru man Henry Safford, the mathematic ian and astronomer, whose death has Just been announced, will be buried In the college burying ground at Wil liamstown, Mass. He was born at Royalton, Vt, 65 years ago. At an early age he attract ed attention by bis powers of calcula tion. He could mentally extract the square and cube root of numbers of . nine and ten places or ngures, and could multiply four figures aa rapidly aa It conld be done upon paper. In 1845, Arhea he waa J yeara old, and nine years before he was graduated from Harvard college, be prepared an almanac, and at tbe age of 14 he cal culated the eliptlc elements of the first comet of 1849. By a method of his own be abridged by one-fourth tbe labor of calculating the rising and Bet ting of the moon. After long and dif ficult problems had ben read to him once, he could give their result with out effort.',' THREE MEN IN A BOAT, British Seartea Make Lwij but Usekss Voy ' ? eje te Secure Help. , ! ' Halifax, N. 8, June 15. After aail Jcg nearly 700 miles fn an open boat to take relief to their ablp, tbe Bor der Knight, Mr. Mathie, chief officer, and two of the crew, arrived at Sheet Harbor, the end of their 15 days' Jour ney, to find' that their steamer had Just been towed in, a distance of 450 miles, by the Spanish steamship Dur anco, from ' Philadelphia for Bilboa. Captain W.' P. Splatt, U the Border Knight, and his crew were landed here, while the brave little rescue par ty found a haven 40 miles to the east ward. . -When the Border Knight's tall shaft broke, la latitude 34:10 north and lon gitude 59:44 west,, 200 miles north east of Bermuda, sails .were rigged and she began to make her way slow ly jnorth ward. Provisions were scarce, for she had made an unusually slow voyage from Africa and the situation seemed to be desperate, . as she was far. out of the track of commerce. Mr. Mathie and the two men vol unteered to set out in the lifeboat with a flimsy bit of sail to bring as sistance to the British steamer. . This was May 29. and June 7 the Duranco, outward bound, responded to the sig nals of distress on tbe Border Knight. They were sighted by the Trave oa Saturday. The Border Knight was bound from Cape Verde Islands to New York. FIRE AT A HEALTH -RESORT. Hotel at West Baden, lad. Burned Several - Reported Lost Indianapolis, June 15. Telephone messages from Salem and Bedford, to the Journal , received this morning say: , The West Baden Springs Hotel, at West Baden, one of Indiana's .most famous health and pleasure resorts, burned early this morning. It could not be learned how the fire started. Everything in connection with the hotel building was destroyed, and it waa rumored that several lives were lost, but this could not be confirmed. Telephone and telegraph communica tion with Indianapolis waa destroyed while the story of the fire was being told. . The hotel is aald to have had sev eral hundred guests, and all of their belongings were destroyed, there having been no time to save anything. Assistance was asked of the fire de partments of near-by towns, but on account of the lack of transportation facilities no aid could be rendered. One of the proprietors said that part of the building was erected 12 years ago. and thev had been adding to It ever since, until the value of the property was about 31,000,000, this in cluding the grounds and buildings. There is only insurance of $100,000. FOUR LIVES LOST. Schooner Wrecked In a fos ea Newfound land Coast St Johns, N. June 15. The schooner Czar, bound to Labrador with fishermen and their families, 70 persons altogether, was driven ashore on Cabot Island on the north coast of New Toundland in a dense fog and gale." Four men were drowned and six others were . injured, but the wo men and children, all landed safely. The survivors were on the island two days without food , or shelter. Then another vessel, passing toward Labrador, sighted their distress sig nals, rescued them and landed them on the mainland, whence they will re turn home on board a mail steamer, The Czar became a total wreck, and those on board of her lost their be longings. The women and children were in a pitiable plight when they reached the Island, being aroused at midnight, and being able to secure only a little of their clothing. , .' For a Chines Republic Honolulu, June 9, via .San Francis co, June 15. San Yet Sen, the Chi nese reformer, left on the America Mara June 5 for China, for the pur pose of starting a revolution. His intention is to overthrow the Empress Dowager and the mandarins. His Idea is to have China ruled by a presi dent on the lines of the Government of America. He says that there will be a strong force at his back, and he has the support of many prominent white men in China, as well as thous ands of natives. This is the third revolution which he has attempted ia China.