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Or, The Love Story of Charles Erandoi
$ Happening In the Reign of His An
He written e.nd Rendered Into
^ C?Lskoder
SBy EDWIN CASKODf
Copyright, 1808 and 1901, by
CHAPTER XX?Continued.
Mary would utton pout for days together
and protend illness. Upon one
ucvesioii she kept the king waiting at
her dour all the morning, while she,
it*villi? slitmpd through the window,
\v?ih riding with some of the young people
In the forest. When she returned
?through the window ? she went to
the door and scolded the poor old king:
for keeping her waiting penned up iD
her room all the morning. And he apologized!
She changed the dinner hour to noon
in accordance with the English custom,
and had a heavy supper at night
wheu she would make the king gorge
himself with unhealthful foot! and coax
him "to drink as much as Iirother
Henry," which invariably resulted tu
Louis de Valois iiudiug lodgment under
the table. This amused the whole
court except a few old cronies and
physicians, who, of course, were scandalized
beyond measure. She took the
king on long rides with her on cold
days, and would jolt him almost to
death and freeze him until the cold
tears streamed down his poor pinched
nose, making him feel like a half animated
icicle and wish that he were
one, in fact.
At night she would have her bails
and keep him up till morning, drinking
and dancing, or trying to dance, with
her until his poor old heels, and his
head, too, for that matter, were like
to fall off; then she would slip away
from him and lock herself in her room.
December, say I. let May alone; she
certainly will kill you. Despite which
sound advice. I doubt not December
will go on coveting May up to the end
of the chapter, each old fellow?being
such a fine man for his age, you understand?fondly
believing himself an exception.
Age in a fool is damnable.
Mary was killing Louis as certainly
and deliberately as if she were feeding
him slow poison. He was very weak
and decrepit at best, being compelled
frequently upon public occasions, such,
for example, as the coronation tournament
of which I hr.ve spoken, to lie
upon a couch.
Mary's conduct was really cruel, but
then, remember the provocation, and
that she was acting in self defense.
All this was easier for her than you
might suppose, for the king's grasp of
power, never very strong, was beginning
to relax even what little grip It
had. All faces were turned toward
the rising sun, young Francis, duke of
Angouleme. the king's distant cousin,
who would soon be king in Louis' place.
As this young rising sun, himself vastly
smitten with Mary, openly encouraged
her in what she did. the courtiers
of course followed suit, and the old
king found himself surrounded by a
court only too ready to be amused by
his lively young queen at his expense.
This condition of affairs Mary welcomed
with her whole soul, and to accent
it and nail assurance, I fear, played
ever so lightly and coyly upon the
heartstrings of the young duke, which
responded all too loudly to her velvet
touch and almost frightened her to
death with their volume of sound later
on. This Francis d'Augouleine, the
daupmn. una ianeii uespermeiy m iuve
witli Mary at first sight. something
against which the fact that he was
married to Claude, daughter of Louis,
in no way militated. He was a very
distant relative of Louis, going away
back to St. Louis for his heirship to
the French crown. The king had
daughters in plenty, but. as you know,
the gallant Frenchmen say. according
to their law salie. "The realm of
France is so great and glorious a heritage
that it may not be taken by a
woman." Too great and glorious to be
taken by a woman, forsooth! France
would have been vastly better off had
she been governed by a woman now
and then, for a country always prospers
under a queen.
Francis had for many years lived at
court as the recognized heir, and, as
the custom was, called his distant cousin
Louis "Uncle." "Uncle" Louis in
turn called Francis "Ce Gros Garcon,"
and Queen Mary called him "Monsieur,
mon beau fils," in a mock motherly
manner that was very laughable. A
mother of eighteen to a "good boy" of
twenty-two! Dangerous relationship!
And dangerous indeed it would have
been for Mary had she not been as
pure and true as she was willful and
impetuous. "Mon beau fils" allowed
neither his wife nor the respect he
owed the king to stand in the way of
Ills very marked attention to the queen.
His position as heir and his long resinf
r-mirf- almost as sou to Louis,
gave liitu ample opportunities for pressing
his unseemly suit. He was the
first to see Mary at the meeting place
this side of Abbeville, and was tho
king's representative on all occasions.
"Beau tils" was rather a handsome
fellow, but thought himself vastly
handsomer than he was. ami had some
talents, which he was likewise careful
to estimate at their full value, to say
the least. He was very well liked by
women, and in turn considered himself
irresistible. He was very impressionable
to feminine charms, was at heart
a libertine, and. as he grew older, became
a debauchee whose memory will
taint France for centuries to come.
Mary saw his weakness more clearly
than his wickedness, being blinded to
the latter by the veil of her own innocence.
She laughed at and with him,
and permitted herself a great deal of
his company?so much, in, fact, that I
ICHTHOOD|
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a and Mary Tudor, the King's Sister, and
.gust Majesty King Henry the Eighth
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Modem Enfliah From Sir Edwin jT
i'i Memoir Tjf
:N [CHARLES MAJOR] #
the Bowen-McrrtU Company
grew a" little jealous" for- Brandon's
sake, and. if the truth must be told, for
the first time began to have doubts of
her. 1 seriously feared that when
Louis should die Brandon might find
a much more dangerous rival In the
new king, who, although married,
would probably try to keep Mary at
his court even should he be driven to
the extreme of divorcing Claude as
Claude's father had divorced Joan.
I believed, in case Mary should v??i
ontarily prove false and remain 1i
Prance either as the wife or the mi>
tress of Francis, that Brandon won.
quietly but surely contrive some nte:U
take her life, and 1 hoped he would.
1 spoke to my wife. Jane, about the
queen's conduct, and she finally admitted
that she did not like it. so 1, unable
ti? remain silent any longer, determined
in put -Mary on her guard, and for that
purpose spoke very freely to her on the
subject.
"Oh. you goose!" she said laughingly,
"lie is almost us great a fool as Henry."
Then the tears came to her eyes,
and half angrily, half hyiterieally,
shaking me by the arm, she continued:
"Do you not know? Can you not see
tliut I would give this hand or my eyes,
almost my life, just to fall upon my
face in front of Charles Brandon at
this moment? Do you not know that
a woman with a love in her heart such
as 1 have for him is safe from every
one and everylhihg; that it is her sheet
anchor, sure and fast? Have you not
wit enough t > know that?"
"Yes. I have." 1 responded, for the
time completely silenced. With her favorite
tactics she had. as usual, put me
in the wrong, though I soon came
again to the attack.
"But he is so base that 1 grieve to
see you with him."
"I suppose he is not very good." she
responded, "but it seems to be the way
of these people among whom I have
fallen, and he cannot harm me."
"Oh. but he can! Oue does not go
near smallpox, and there is a moral
contagion quite as dangerous, if not so
perceptible, and equally to be avoided.
It must be a wonderfully benlthy
moral nature, pure and chaste to the
core, that will be entirely coutagiou
proof and safe from it."
She hung her head in thought aDd
then lifted her eyes appealingly to me.
"Ann I not that. Kdwin? Tell me! Tell
me frankly: am I not? It is the one
thing of good I have always striven
for. I am ko full of other faults that If
I have not that there Is no good in
me." Her eyes and voice were full of
tears, and I knew in my heart that I
stood before as pure a soul as ever
came from the hand of God.
"You are. your majesty: never
doubt." 1 answered. "It is pre-eminently
the one tiling in womanhood to
which ail mankind kneels." And I fell
upon my knee and kissed her hand
with a sense of reverence, faith and
trust that lias never left me from that
day to tliis. As to my estimate of how
Francis would act when Louis should
die. you will see that I was right.
Not long after this Lady Caskoden
and I were given permission to return
to England, and immediately prepared
for our homeward journey.
As we left. Mary placed in my hands
a letter for Itrandon, whose bulk was so
reassuring that I knew he had never
been out of her thoughts. I looked at
the letter a moment and said, in all
seriousness. "Your majesty, had I not
better provide an extra box for it?"
She gave a nervous little laugh, and
the tears tilled her eyes as she whispered
huskily: "I fancy there is one who
will not think It too large. Goodby,
good by!" So we left Mary. fair, sweet
girl queen, all alone among those terrible
strangers. Alone with one little
English maiden, seveu years of age,
Amie Boleyu.
CHAPTER XXI.
letters from a queen.
U'r~ TON our return to England 1
left Jane down in Suffolk
SS-Sjr with her uncle. Lord BoliuglazBal
broke, having determined
never to permit her to come within
Bight of King Ilenry again if I could
prevent it. I then went up to London
with the twofold purpose of seeing
Brandon and resigning my place as
master of the dance.
When I presented myself to the king
and told him of my marriage. He new
luto a great passion because we bad
not asked bis consent. One of his
whims was that every one must ask
his permission to do anything?to eat
or sleep or say one's prayers, especially
to marry, if the lady was of a degree
entitled to be a king's ward. Jane,
fortunately, bad 110 estate, tbe king's
father having stolen It from her when
she was an infant; so all the king could
tlo about our marriage was to grumble,
which I let him do to his heart's con
tent.
"I wish also to thank your majesty
for the thousand kindnesses you have
diown me." I said. "and. although It
grieves me to the heart to separate
from you. circumstances compel me to
lender my resignation as your master
of dance." Upon this he was kind
euougb to express regret and ask me
to reconsider, but I stood my ground
firmly, and then and there ended my
official relations with Ilenry Tudor forever.
Upon taking my leave of tbe king I
sought Brandon, whom 1 found comfortably
ensconced in our old quarters,
be preferring, them to much more pre
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MAP OF K03
The strong strategic point shown cn the
way between Japan and Korea. The strait
west, is through it. Vladivostok Is Icebounc
made them evacuate. Port Arthur is one of
which Russia's troops have been passing fot
ernment for wartime use, and a Japanese ri
munlcation practically the entire length of t
tentious apartments offered him in an?
other part of the palace. The king had
given hlro some new furnishings for
thorn, and. as I was to remain a few
days to attend to some matters of business.
he invited me to share his comfort
with him. and I gladly did so. V
Those few days with Brandon were
my farewell to Individuality. There
after I was to be so mysteriously In- j
ternilnglcd with Jane that 1 was only t
a part ?and a small part at that, I fear
-of two. I did not, of course, regret
?he change, since It was the one thing
in life I most longed for, yet the period ^
was tinged with a faint sentiment of c
pathos at parting from the old life that
had been so kind to me and which I
was leaving forever. 1 say I did not
regret It and. though 1 was leaving
my old haunts and companions and
friends so dear to me, 1 was finding ?
them all again In Jane, who was friend
m well as wife.
Mary's letter was in one of my boxes 0
which bad been delayed, and Jane was 1
to forward It to me when It shonld 1
:-ouie. When I told Brandon of It I 1
dwelt with emphasis upon Its bulk, a
uiu he. of course, was delighted and 1
ipatient to have u. a bud pat the ''
letter In the box, but there was some- J
thing else which Mary had sent to him n
that I had carried with me. It was a
snm of money sufficient to pay the debt "
against his father's estate and, in addition,
to buy some large tracts of land
adjoining. Brandon did not hesitate 1
to accept the money and seemed glad
that it had come from Mary, she, doubtless,
being the only person from whom
he would have taken it.
One of Brandon's sisters had married
a rich merchant at Ipswich, and
another was soon to marry a Scotch
gentleman. The brother would probably
never uiarry. so Brandon would
eventually have to take charge of the
ocfotoc In fii/,t lio nftunviirrl llveil I
there many years, and, as Jane and I
had purchased a little estate near by.
which had been generously added to
by Jane's uncle, we saw a great deal
of him. But I am getting ahead of my
story again.
The D'Angouleme complication troubled
ine greatly, notwithstanding my
faith in Mary, and although I had resolved
to say nothing \o Brandon about
It. i soon told him plainly what 1
thought and fen roil.
replied wiUi a low. concerned lu
tie laugh.
"bo not fear for Mary. I do uot
That young fellow Is of-different stuff.
1 know, from the old king, but 1 have
all faith in her purity and ability to
take care of herself. Before she left
she promised to be true to me, whatever
befell, and I trust her entirely.
1 am not so unhappy by any means as
one would expect. Am I? And I was
compelled to admit that he certainly
was not. t
TO BE CONTINUED. b
Became Wood.
The following story is given us by a 0
gentleman whose veracity we would ?
I not doubt. About six years ago in the
fall a hunter shot a squirrel, which e
lodged between two small twigs, the t
size of a lead pencil. This being near 0
the man's house he watched the squirrel
each week. The first spring the s
twigs grew, and the squirrel remained v
in the position it lodged. The second
year tiie twigs, which had grown to be 0
the size of a man's fingers, died, so did
the limb die. The third year no change r
but during the fourth year the tail of t
the squirrel dropped off. and the man t
noted no change the fifth, but the sixth
year he secured the limb and squirrel "
and found, to his surprise, that the F
squirrel had become a white oak bump, s
Under the microscope could be seen
the hairs in the wood. The places for
the eyes and ears were perfect, and s
where the chin and forelegs had touch- h
e.l the twig it grew to them. The legs r
were intact, but the feet had disappear- ,
ed. The body of the squirrel had
grown to be about four inches in di- t
ameter. p
What puzzled the gentleman who f
gave us this is. through what process
could the dead animal become wood? 1
As proof of the story, we can furnish ii
the name of the man who has the t
"freak of nature" in his possession, ,
and who watched it from the time it
first lodged.?Smith's Grove (Ky.) c
Times. r
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EA, MANCHURIA AND JAPAN.
map Is the Korean strait, which Is dominate
at this point Is only 100 miles wide, and cot
1 In winter, but Russia's Chinese senport. P
the southern termini of the Chinese JSasterr
weeks en route to Manchuria. The Japam
Dad runs between Seoul and Chemulpo. Th
heir principal islands.
IJUstfUanaraji heading. I"
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HISTORY OF THE QUARREL. ,
is
cLl
Vhat Japan and Russia Wanted and
gi
Why They Could Not Agree. T
It will be remembered that little _
apan startled the whole world with
he quickness and strength of her
ilows against the moribund Chinese
mpire, says the Eagle. She swept all
iefore her and fully expected to reap
ler reward by annexing certain of the
hoice territory of China. Her "regard"
consisted of holding a few secnd
rate war vessels and the island of
Formosa, for R'Ussia stepped in and
ullified the victory by compelling Jaan
to give up all her hard earned
lurels.
Since that war Russia perpetrated
ne of the most collossal grabs in hisory.
It 1895 Russia compelled Japan
o give up Port Arthur, which controls f
he gateway to Peking, Manchuria
nd Mongolia. In 1897 Russia seized
'ort Arthur for her own. Three years c
iter the Great Bear got a foothold in
lanehuria, which covers 363,000 square
niles, and has a population of 8,500,000. n
"he Boxer uprising, which Japan de- ^
. ti
"CZAR OF THE EAST." tf
Alexeieff, vice admiral of Russia's 0i
lavy, is the czar's right hand man in ^
VICEROY ALEXEIEFF.
he far east. In Manchuria and Sieria
he is in command of the army and
avy and at the head of civil affaire.
lares was fomented by Russia for the
urpose of making this hold more eerain.
followed in the next year. Of
ourse, Russia poured into the disrict
"protective" troops to the number
f nearly 100.000. This, the Great Bear
aid, was to protect her Siberian railray
and her interests along its route.
At the end of that same year, Russia
btained from China exclusive trading
ights in Manchuria, and in 1902 furher
rights were ceded on the promise
hat Russia would evacuate the provace
within eighteen months. This
lussia reluctantly agreed to do, but
he is there yet.
Last year Russia announced that
he would not evacuate Manchuria un?ss
more exclusive rights were given?
iractically amounting to sovereignty,
although Russia had gone on record
hat she would keep her promise, esleciaJly
to Secretary Hay. she still reused
and China was told that Russian
roops would continue to hold all the
mportant points in Manchuria until j
he demands were acceded to. The ^
Jnited States, Great Britain and Japan _
ombined to hold China firm in her
efusal, and succeeded. Russia poured ~
- dp"
i JAPAN <
4
n
THE FAR EAST'S ZONE OF
d by Japan because of her strong fleet and
nmunication by water between Vladlvostol
ort Arthur, is not. The Japanese wreste
i railroad, which, running north, connecti
est railroad from Fusan, Korea, to Seoul I
e railroad from Seoul to Wiju is not readj
tore troops in. until her railway was
jmpletely defended along its entire
>ute.
Russia, balked at last, made a promie
to the world that she would evacuha
Manchuria on October 8 last If she
?t some special privileges from China,
hese were not so stringent as her for>0RT
ARTHUR, RUSSIA'S GRI
The Japanese bitterly resent the fac
aptured It from the Chinese, but Russ
he wanted it herself. It Is well fortifle
ler demands, but were too much for
hina to grant, backed as she was by
iree great powers. The incoming
oops and the fortifications going up
lused China to protest against this
?erpaalon. hut more trooDS and more
notifications was the answer.
The situation was then acute, but
le climax came when Russia moved
cer to the Yalu river, dividing Manfiuria
and Korea, and built fortificaons
and established armed camps,
his clearly was a move to gain Ko?a
and shut Japan from the contient.
Japan always has considered
orea as under her especial protection,
tid rightly so. Japanese interests in
:orea are far greater than those of any
ther country, and the Japs practically
jn the commercial interests there, altough
the biggest enterprises are uner
American control.
Why should Japan want Korea?
Japan is composed of many islands
ltting out from the Korean coast the
earest point between the two counties
being some sixty odd miles and I
nly 150 miles between Korea and the
lain island of Japan. The area of
upan (including Formosa) is 162,000
luare miles, and its population is 47.)0,000.
Here is a country the size of
alifornia, the state having a populaon
of only 1,300,000. The density of
span's population is nearly 300 per
VICEROY ALEXEIEFF AN
In the upper picture are shown Vicei
Lis officers, while the lower picture is
Llexeleff Is the white bearded officer
talrway.
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and
P and
Por
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TROUBLE. J
her fortifications on the Tsu islands, mid- vos
It. on the north, and Port Arthur, on the wot
d Port Arthur from China, but Russia
s with the Transsiberlan railroad, over
Is being completed by the Japanese gov- abs
t for U3e. The Japanese have rail com- and
1
e(j
I square mile, or, in other words, Japan
lis like a huee and continuous village in
our rural districts, spreading over all
its land. Am
Every inch of Japanese soil is utilized,
and were the people like Ameri- T
cans, requiring a diversity and im- the
mensity of food products, they could na\
pro
and
EAT STRONGHOLD IN CHINA, of
the
t that Russia holds Port Arthur. They nee
la compelled them to evacuate because gQe
^ an<^
tioi
not live. As it is, Japan is a big im- trj
porter of food products. Its busy artlsans
export $115,000,000 worth of ma- for
terial each year, while its imports are gja]
about $2,000,000 in excess of the fore- cj,j
going figures. cau
The fecundity of the Japs is well- jca]
known, and it is imperative that more tj,e
land be obtained. Already more than san
1,000,000 of them live in Korea, China the
and the United States. Korea is large un
enough and sparsely settled enough to
provide for 25,000,000 souls, living as
Lliey uu 111 uapau. OV
Japan never really made any serious gay
move to add Korea to the empire. The caf
two peoples lived together In peace and ear
concord and their habits and Interests jaj
being similar, there was never any of wjr
that jealousy common to two different Ru
races abiding together. Korea is so am
necessary to Japan as a haven for its cor
overflow population that it cannot CQlJ
permit Russia to annex it, aside from Th
the menace politically. Russia always hr0
has and always will pursue a dog-in- tQ
the-inanger policy. Wherever the unl
Great Bear goes there is no room for tre
other nationalities; the Jap, on the (
other hand, welcomes the white for- tQ
eigners. The prospect of Manchuria ?
becoming annexed to Russia was bad
enough for Japan, for it menaced the out
future of the island empire, but the ion
prospect of Korea being made Russian. ^
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Pel
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D PORT ARTHUR FORT. Zi
lar
oy Alexeieff, the "czar of the east," and an
of a new Russian fort at Tort Arthur. ?vi
in a dark uniform at the head of the
hei
wh
' ' wh
whole or In part, was something:
t could not be thought of for a
ment. Then Korea Is an Important
jping stone to China, so Russia
iks.
fhat does Russia want of Korea?
he master minds?and for ages the
hest Russian ministers have been
h?who planned that gigantic unlaklng,
the Trans-Siberian railway,
bably mapped out, step by step the
rements that have followed. They
bably even Included Just such a war
is now in sight. Several pages
:ht be covered with interesting nar
ves of this great project, for it eerily
is one of the greatest things
r attempted in the world's history,
udlng as it does the various ramitions
into diplomacy, conquest and*
imercial activity, both on land and
he great railway is a fact; it exIs
from St. Petersburg across the
Ins of Russia over the mountains,
cugh the dense forests and over the
ng steppes of dreary Siberia; over
ges. around morasses, crosses rivers
I lakes, winding through Manchuria
cover the best land, and circling at
extreme eastern end in order to
er the summer port of Vladivostock
1 the winter port of Port Arthur,
I thus reaches the tributaries of the
at Pacific.
:orea is like the hind leg of a rabwith
Vladivostock at its top and
t Arthur at the gambrel Joint, and
most important part of Japan at
toe. The broad and deep Yalu
?r separates Manchuria from Korea.
i Russians have found that the Yalu
necessary to them. Vladivostock is
ir isolated from the main terminus
the great railway. The coast line
Korea, Intervening between Vladitock
and Port Arthur, if Russian,
aid make the czar supreme on the
item side of the Pacific. It would
olutely overawe Japan in the Japan
I Yellow-seas.
'hese are the big stakes being playfor.
THE JAPS AS S0LDIER8.
erican Army Officers Think They
Are Superior to Russians.
'here is no doubt as to the sympatic
leaning of American army and
ry officers towards Japan in the apaching
war in the far east. The
vailing opinion among these high
horitles on matters bellicose is
tnlmous it might also be said, on the
Ject of Japan's advantage over her
at adversary, Russia, in the event of
ihort, sharp struggle. Should the
r be prolonged the result Is problem:al,
our officers think, but in its
ly stages Japan is picked as the dead
favorite. t
I think there is no doubt that Jai's
navy is superior in point of efency
to that of Russia," said a high
ill UIllL'Cl 111 UIObUOOillQ VUW wa??wv
i, "although Russia has more ships
I is stronger on paper in the matter
battleships. But we all know that
Jap is a better seaman and englr
than the Russian and everything
s to prove that he is better trained
I disciplined. The ships of both nais
were made mostly by other counts,
and in point of construction may
said to be about equal. All our Inmatlon
is to the effect that theRusi
men of war, in engines and manery,
are in poor shape. This is beise
the Russian is not of a mechanI
turn of mind, and has permitted
machinery to get in very much the
tie shape as the Spaniards allowed
irs to drift before the war with the
ited States.
But it is in the men behind the guns
t Japan finds her great superiority
tr Russia. I do not hesitate to
that one Jap is equal in fighting
tacity to two Russians. So in the
ly part of the fighting I look to see
>an victorious. They will probably
i the first sea fight and force the
sslans to retreat from Port Arthur
1 Vladivostock. The Japs will then
itrol the principal ports, which of
irse they will be called on to defend.
Is will prove a big task for the little
avn men and promises eventually
wear them out. Russia, with her
imited stock of troops, can mass a
mendous force of men and gradualcrush
the invaders out, driving them
the very shores of the sea.
The Japs will cripple Russia badly
putting the great Siberian railroad
of commission quickly, in my oplntmerican
army officers who were
h the allied troops that marched to
tin in 1900 have not yet ceased to
It of the wonderful performances of
Japs on that trip. The little brown
n were the admiration of all the forners.
Our own officers do not hesie
to say the Mikado's soldiers were
best on the ground during that
morable march on China's capital.
s Japs seemed never to tire. They
the pace and the column of allies
nd it exceedingly difficult to keep
with it. At noon they squatted on
"" """'i took out their little Dack
of rice, ate them, and in 30 minutes
re ready to press on. The terrific
it of the sun had apparently no eft
upon them. At Pekin they did
lant and splendid work. The disclpi
was in striking contrast with the
kless and uncontrolled work of the
ssians, who got beyond the control
their officers and indulged in shockcruelties.
)n account of the showing of these
) armies in 1900 the Japanese army
decidedly the favorite.?Washington
respondence Atlanta Journal.
noenious Fiction.?In the United
Lte - the Mexican dollar has an exinge
value of 90 cents. In Mexico
American silver dollar has the same
ue. On the frontier of the United
ites, where Texas Joins Mexico,
ire are two saloons, one on each side
the frontier. A man buys a ten-cent
nk of whisky at the American san
and pays for it with an American
,*er dollar in change. With this he
i.sses the border, goes into a Mexican
oon, hands over the Mexican dolfor
a 10-cent drink and receives
American dollar in change. It is
dent that the limit of his purchas:
power is the length of time he can
nd. He finally wakes up with a
idache and the American dollar with
ich he started. Who paid for the
isky??London Daily Express.