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THEY MUST STOP. ' REPUBLICANS GETTING TIRED OF FAKE CONTESTS. Disposition on Part of Committee to Refuse to Pay Contestants for Seats in Congress. The Washington correspondent of The State says the contests for se'ats in congress by A. P. Prioleau, A. D. Dantzler and Isaac Myers will contin ue just so long as Congress allows to these Interesting citizens the sum of $2,000 for the expense of their con tests. Rut from present indications I this is not going to be much longer. As Representative Mann of Illinois.i chairman of the election committee' which has sat patiently through the' absurd "arguments" for three times, said to the negro lawyer. Jacob Moor er, who appeared for Dantzler and Myers, it is a fraud on the govern-! ment, and as already stated in my \ dispatch, the chairman indicated that he was in favor of not approv ing the expense account. The law allows the actual expenses incurred by the contestants, "not ex ceeding $2,000." This account must be itemized, and these negro states men are at least sharp enough to itemize it up to the two thousand.! Chairman Maun questioned Jacob Moorer. the attorney, very closely about the expense account and gave the whole crowd of them a little im promptu lecture on the subject of coming here year after year with these bogue contests. "You had some sort of a case six j years ago," said Mr. Mann, in sub stance, to Moorer. "Two years ago you came with a .weaker case and now you come with practically uone at all. It is difficult to undersL ind here what your kick is about. Ac cording to your own statements there are 1,400 registered Republican voters in the one county of Beaufort and 600 Democratic voters, and yet you poll only 226 votes in the who'e district. In the face of that showing with 1,400 voters who are registered, you come here and claim that yon are deprived of your right to regis ter." Taking up the expense matter then and the fact that the cases are :o flagrontly absurd, Mr. Mann asked Moorer if he thought it right and just to come here every year ant ask con gress to give them $2,000. Toe sub stance of Moorer's reply was that he thought it was right, entering in gen eral the plea that they needed the money. One new member of the commit tee, Mr. Mauser, a Republican who seemed anxious to do the square thing and get at the true facts in the case, closely questioned Moorer about the allegations that the negroes in South Carolina were denied the right to register. It is really a pity that these contestants and their law yers could not go before all the mem bers of congress so that other Nor thern members, who have false im pressions about the methods of dis franchisment of the negro in the South could learn something as Mr. Mauser and the few other members of the committee did. Moorer was wholly unable to cite any convincing facts as to negroes being denied reg istration, though he asserted that it was done. Mr. Moss, representing Mr. Lever, stated that he had made au investi gation iu nearly every county in South Carolina where there had been allegations of denial of registration to negroes and that not once in his district had any negro taken an ap peal from the registration supervis or to the coutts, although, he de clared, the law distinctly provided for such an appeal to the circuit judge at chambers. The only appeal he found ever made, he said, were In the Se cond district, in Beaufort county, some years ago when Senator J. H. Earle was a judge, when in a num ber of cases the appeals were granted and the supervisor ordered to issue the certificates. "Why is this?" Mr. Mauser asked. "I don't know." answered Mr. Moss. A little later, in answer to another question by the Ohio man, Mr. Moss gave the whole thing away. Mr. Moss admitted that there were a large number of negroes in the Seventh dis , trlct who were registered and he ad mitted that If they had voted they would have voted Republican ticket. Mr. Mauser wanted to know why they had not voted. Mr. Moss said there was a reason, but that it was not in his record in the case and that it would be wholly apart, from any thing he had intended to bring up in connection with it, but that if the gentleman from Ohio really wanted to know he would tell him. Mr. Mauser wanted to know. "Well, the negroes in the district take the coutestauts' candidacy as a joke." said Mr. Moss. "I would not say anything against the contestant, either as to his character or his ability, but this is the simple truth." Dantzler got 133 votes in the dis trict. The claim upon which all these contents have been based for many years, as estimated above, is the claim for the $2,000. Rut the argu ment, so-called, is as to the validity of the Souh Carolina constitution of 1S9S. The clai:-! in brief is that the constitution of 1*i<^ as to its suffrage provisions is in violation of the act of congress readmitting South Caro lina kito the Union in 186S. * Shot in the Leg. Andrew J. Elvans, colored, who lives over in the Fork, was shot on Saturday by Mr. Wattie Fogle. It seems thai Mr Fogle had arrested Evans on some charge and was on his way to Cope with him when he he tried to escape and the shooting took place. Evans was not seriously hurt and is now out on bond. The case will come up at the next term of court. MISS NANCE AT SPRINGFIELD. She Spoke on the Subject of School Improvement. Thursday night Miss Nance, '.ho gifted President of the South Caro lina School Improvement Society ad dressed a large crowd at Springfield. Miss Nance's happy faculty of pre senting all the facts iu the cause i& calculated to assist in many needed reforms among the trustees, teachers, patrons and children. She paid Springfield a high compli ment on the high standing of her school, and she declared that it is by far the best school in the State, considering the size of the "city." Music for the evening was furnish ed by the Spriugfield string band. After the meeting a numuer of in vited guests met at the hospitable home of Dr and Mrs Thomas A. Jones in honor of the visit of Miss Xante. A happy hour was spent by those present, after which Mrs Jones re galed her visitors with delightful re freshments. Notice to Subscribers. We will have to revise our mailing list just as soon as possible and drop the names therefrom of those subscri bers who have failed to complv with the new postal laut We have had to make a great many corrections iu the last few weeks iu the mail lisl and we may have made some errors. Therefore, subscribers will please look at kthe label on their 'pa pers and let us know if they are not credited properly. Should any sub scriber not receive his paper prompt ly he w- confer a favor on us by noifying at once. Our attention has beer ?lled to several errors in the dates printed on the address label and we wish all subscribers will do likewise if they have not. beeu credited with all the money they have paid on subscription. It is our intention to set up our entire list iu new type but before doing so we want it correct. A Serious Charge. Chas. Saylor, colored, filled him self fini of booze on Friday and then went to the Gypsy tent on the carni val ground to have his fortune told. While in the tent it is alleged that he made advances to the white woman who was telling his fortune. The woman struck the negro aud called for help. He was soon in the custody of an officer. Saylor put up $1.". for his appearance at Mayor's court, but failed to be on haud when the case was called. This would indicate that he is guilty of the charge. He got off light, and he had better not cut such a caper again, or he might get his neck broke. Elks Elect Officers. At a meeting of the local lodge of Elks held on Thursday evening the following officers were elected: Dr. A. Calhoun Doyle, Exalted Ruler; J. P. Doyle, Esteemed Leader Knight; John Cart, Esteemed Loyal Knight; Dr. M. L. Sifly, Esteemed Lecturing Knight: H. C. Wannamaker, Treas urer; Dr. T. A. Jeffords, Secretary; H. G. Smith, Tiler; J. D. Slater, Trus tee for three years. Mr. R. H. Jen nings was elected delegate to the Grand lodge and Col. W. G. Smith, alternate. The grand lodge meets at Dallas. Texas. Death of Mr. John Ruple. Mr. John Ruple, of the Cattle J Creek section, died suddenly on last J Wednesday afternoon of heart fail ure. He had uot been very well for several months, but no serious trou ble was apprehended. After being in his yard with some friends somft lit tle time he sat down on the steps apparently to rest, and a short lime after some member of the family go ing to him found that he was dead. Mr. Ruple was about forty-seven years of age, and was a good citizen. He is survived by his wife and? many relatives and friends. The Mother's Club. The Mother's Club of the North Providence School held an interest ing session on Saturday, March 21. The routine business being dispatch ed by the officers. Mrs. S. P. Shulor, President and Mrs. Brown Shuler, Secretary, the club was addressed by Prof. Geo. Harris Webber on the subject "Habits the Resultant of In stints." The nexl meeting of the club will be held on Saturday, April IS,'at ten o'clock, the subject for the address being "First Aid to the Injured." All mothers are invited. At North Augusta. The Augusta Chronicle in its is sue of last Sunday says: "Rev. It. M. Foreman, of Orangeburg. S. C, will preach two sermons today to the congregations of the North Augusta Baptist church, at the North Augusta Academy. The services will be held at 11 a. m. and S p. in. Mr. Foreman is said to be an able preacher, and all who attend the services at North Au gusta today will be instu^ted and benefited." Festival and Egg Hunt. There will be an ice cream festi val, egg hunt and entertainment ;:f ?he North Providence School en Saturday. April IS, commencing at noon and lasting until in o'clock. A base ball game will he played in the afternoon. A lunch will be served to all who come early and desire to stay late. Entertainments in the evening. Refreshments of all kinds. Preached at St. Paul. Rev. .1. Percy Inahinet, who is now serving the Harleyville Circuit, preached Sunday morning at St. Paul's Methodist Church. 171s ser mon was a good one, and was greatly enjoyed by the large congregation present Feat hers!one a; Springfield. C. 0. Featlierstone, prohibi tion candidate for Governor. s;> ike ai Springfield Thursday night. Ir is the o .iuion of many t.hat Mr. Feath srstoi wil give Gov. An: el the race of his life. TREES i OR STREETS. Why Oaks Are Ideal and How to Plant Them. There Is a growing appreciation of oaks for street planting throughout our own and foreign countries. In Califor nia, especially in the south, sentiment has moved us to plant live oaks large ly because they are becoming scarcer each year. Wheu intelligently treated they form Idea! street trees, but large holes for them should be dug and plen ty of water supplied for the first five years of their life. After that one would have little to fear, says the Los Angeles Times. In a list of the best ten street trees, compiled by two men, due of whom traveled in Europe, the other in (lie United States and Can ada, the oaks have the first six places. In California the cork oak will cer tainly prove more satisfactory in every way than our native live oak. In Eu rope a native deciduous species is largely used, known to us as the Eng lish oak. a tree somewhat grown in southern Ca?fori:ia. and for a decidu ous tree It is f::i:l satisfactory. Grown for a summer shade it is very satis factory in the garden and is a hand some tne. Avenues of this tree are quite eom inou throiiglioul central Europe, and th.' city of Hamburg, in Germany, has grown, right into the nueleut forest of this oak. so that many of these arbo real giants are now iu the city proper. Oaks haV;' been extensively planted if late years in Washington. Boston and many :>!' the larger eastern cities. The red oak holds first place, with the pin oak a close second. Neither grows well in southern California, but both do better in the north end of the state. Excursions By Southern. The Southern Railway bos an nounced the following excursion ric kets to points named at rates and on dates as named, on account of vari ous meetings conventions and other special occasions: J Spartanburg, S. C?On account of Festival. April 29 to May 1. Tic kets sold April 28. 29, :)0, with limit returning to midnight May 2, at rate of $10.70 tor the round trip. Baltimore. Md?On account of the General Conference of the M. E. Church. Tickets sold May ::, 4, .". [limited to leave Baltimore May '0, at rate of $20.7"). . Norfolk, Va?On account of the General Conference or the A. M. E. Church. Tickets sold May 2, 3, re turn limit May :: 1, 190$, at rate of $17.10. .Memphis, Tenn?On account or Conference for Education iu the South. Tickets sold April 20, 21, limited to midnight of April 30, at rate of $29.10 for the round trip, of the meeting of the Laymen's Mis sionary Movemenl of wie M. E. Church. South. Tickets sold April 15). 20. limited returning to mid night of April 24, at the rate of $1S.-I"> for the round trip. ^ Washington, D. C.?On account of the meeting of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolu tion. Tickets sold April 16. 17, limited to return to leave Washing ton April 30. at rate of $2f..0 0 for the round trip. Pleasant Occasion. Among those social events that have attracted attention at Pine Grove, and the one that stands prem iently first this winter, was the bril lian social given by Mrs. John A. Boyleson at her beautiful home com plimentary to her charming guest. Miss Ethel inabinet of Limestone. In no way was the occasion a dissapoint ment to (hose who had been eagerly looking forward to it with the most sanguine! expectation. Among those who enjoyed the occassion were Miss es Ethel Inabinet. Pearl Boyleston. Lettitia Kennerly. Esther Walker, Agnes Davis. Nellie Carson. Jesse Stuckey. Corine Fanning, Celestial Davis. Flossie Davis. Messrs. Walker P.oyleston. Clyde Davis. Raymond Davis, Curtis Jeffcoat, Sumter Spin ning, Collie Davis. O'Neal Davis, Mike Panning, Fred Boyleston. Julian Bon net, Carey Smoak. Marion Johnson and Rozelle Kirkland. L'allegro. Clearing Up Paris Boulevards. The new receptacles for rubbish and waste paper in Paris are over looked by the Parisians, who seem in clined to laugh at the receptacles and continue their habit of throwing news papers and rubbish on the sidewalk, while foreigners, accustomed to I he system at home, throw rubbish of vari ous sorts In them. These receptacles, placet! at the base of light posts, are of attractive design and are Intended to keep *.he boulevards from l>ein^ strewn with newspapers. They were install ed for the purpose ?o the recommen dation of M. Levee, municipal coun cilor for the Palais Royal district. As they have been in place ouly a short time, their advocates believe that the public may not fully understand their use. When it is realized, however, what they are there for," the public's attitude may change. Organ Recital. There was a large audience lo greet Prof. de Launay en Friday night when lie gave an interesting recital in Orangeburg, at the Baptist church, in behalf of the Orangeburg Collegiate institute. Assisting Prof, tie Launay were Miss Winchester and Miss Allie Mack, who gavo several vocal selections. A reading from "Beside the Bonny Briar Bush" was given by Miss Bridgeman, proved a. pleasing addition to the programme. After a Pleasant Visit. Mrs. \V. H. Turner and two chil dren and Miss Griffin, nil of Detriot, Mich., who had been visiting the fam ily of Dr. A. Hydrick, lefl lor their Western home lad week. On the way they will spend seme time at Camdcn. April Fool Parry. There will be an "April Fool Par y" at Fo ?" I! >les school house on "aturday ; rterooon next. The public ire invited to attend and have a jol y time. IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING THE USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL. Should Be the Veiy Heart of Public Effort and Trouble?Need of Tree Planting Societies. Tbo arubftion of a good citizen should ! be to create a completely furnished town. In this way the civic and po litical unit is kept sound. In fact ev ery town iu the United States should be made not ouly beautiful by its citi zens, but wealthy as a political organ ism, says the Independent If wealth is scattered or donated to an institu tion at a distance the douor cannot as sociate his benevolence with the home sentiment. The town is the home and should be us sacredly considered as the smaller homestead. What can one do for his own town? lie can certainly do something far bet ter than lighting evil?he can build the useful and the beautiful. Among the farmers' best proverbs is, "Hoe the corn, and the weeds will take care of themselves." Prohibition has no value beside permission and encouragement. A good bail ground donated by a kindly spirit and looked over by (he donor can be made the very expression of manly sentiment among the boys of the town. We know oiie man who is called the town father, although he is not yet in middle li:'e. lie gets his title from his determined effort to give the young people what their youthful spir its call fur, while by his kindly zeal he Is able to suppress the evil associa tions commonly cobnected with gam ing fields. That niau's spirit quietly governs and educates all the young people of the town. He Is a force by himself?a sort of superintendent of education without being a nominal teacher. A town school, gathering to itself all (he forces that have heretofore been scattered among a dozen district schools, has fortunately become the rule all along the pioneering path oi' the Puritans westward. Such a build iug. if placed iu Hie center of several acres of ground, where the garden school idea can be developed, does for the town what the old school system was incapable of accomplishing. It not only develops a new sort of spirit iu the young people, making them workers as well as thinkers, but the commodious building becomes a cen ter of town thought and effort. Those who create towu libraries should in variably associate them with the school. It is unwise to duplicate ex penses, but it is still worse to fail Iu creating a town center. The school building should be the very heart of public effort and thought. A towu tree planting association is needed everywhere. The first organi zation of this kind on record was in Clinton, Conn. ThLs was followed by a second in Clinton, N. Y. These or ganizations have been in existence for nearly fifty years, and they have done a vast deal in the way of mjaking their towns centers of refinement. They are constituted of the more enterprising and cultured people, who meet once a mouth, rotating in succession to their several homes. After luncheon upon such fruits and vegetable products as the season affords and after discussing these the afternoon or evening is occu pied In consideration of town improve ment. Doth of these towns have be come notable not ouly for their ad mirable avenues, but for their well planted homesteads. The best methods of culture and the Introduction of rare trees and shrubs are always prominent topics. An association of this sort, if composed of men only, should be sup plemented by a co-operative associa tion of women for household Improve ment. The annual fee should be small, but it should be sufficient to make possible tin- testing of (be value of few plants und trees. The town should (urn over the ..are of street trees en lirely to such a trained band of citi zens or. more properly, to that one who is selected by ih "n as besl qualified. Town authorities :?!???> rarely qualified for judicious wmk of this sort. The creation of a town park, involv ing the evolution of a love for nature, can be greatly advanced by individual effort Seize on every waste public spul lor (he creation of 'he beautiful. Individual members of the Clinton Rural Art association were stimulated to promote the planting of the village green and later a smaller park for the display of flowers and shrubs. The association Itself planted around tlie railroad depot a welcome to strangers, and an unsightly canal bank now ap pears as a flue wall of Nor way spruces. The appeal is not so much to the mil lionaire as to those who can only give to the people o modest share In the re membrance of prosperity. There should be a combination of effort, so that while oue man gives the school park another constructs ihe building and a third contributes the garden and or chard. We know a village brought to the front rank as a residence home by a man who transformed a wild glen Into a thing of beauty aud a joj* for ever. The idea caught, and all about him the farmer folk began to cultivate the beautiful. That town today Is kuown throughout the land for Its loveliness. ^ At all events, cultivate the town spirit. It is our social home. State authorities should be compelled to keep their hands off local fights. Keep up the town spirit. Let town tradi tions be recorded for the children, memorable trees be guarded and beau tiful glens or groves, with springs of sweet water, be adopted by the public. Vslae of Rubbish Cars. No oilier movement inaugurated of late years for improvement of town or village life has met wish such a uni versal response as the placing of cans or other receptacles for rubbish along J streets. Rut a few rears ago tbej I were not to be found southern Cali ! fornia. Now they are present In every ! really live place, aud reports fron, oth j er sections of the country show con clusively that the praeti has become I quite universal. Tin; ividual re ceives In this way a s i ?<:? to keep tils premises as well :i el frontage free from rubbish a. tier of all sorts. THE PRINCESS VIRGINIA. (Continued from Page Three.) "No. lady, I have never seen "one like It." "And, ns for my knowledge of Rhae tian. I've always been Interested in the study or languages Languages are fascinating to conquer, and then the literature of your country is so splendid one must be able to read It at first hand. Now. you'll have to say 'Yes' to the ring, won't you. and keep it for your emperor's sake, if not for mine?" "May I not keep it for yours as well?" "Yes, if you please. And?about the milk?" The chamois hunter caught up a gaudy jug and without further words went out. When he had gone the princess rose, and. taking :iie knife he had used to cut the bread and ham. I she kissed the haudle on the place where his fingers had grasped It. ' You're a very silly girl, Virginia, my dear." she said. "But. oh, how you do love him! now he is worth loving, and?what a glorious hour you're hav ing!" For ten minutes she sa:: alone, per haps more. Then the door was (lung open and her host flung himself in, no longer with the gay air which had sat like a cloak upon him. but hot and sulky, the jug in his hard as empty as when lie had gone out. "I have failed." he said gloomily?"I have failed, though I promised you the milk." "Couldn't you find a cow?" asked Virginia. "Oh. yes. I fouud one. more than one. and caught them too. I eveu forced them to stand still and grasped them by their udders, but not a drop of milk would come down. Abomina ble brutes! I would gladly have killed them, but that would have given you no milk." For her life (he princess could not help laughing, his air was so desperate. If only those cows could have known who he was and appreciated the honor! "Pray, pray don't mind." she begged. "You have done more than most men could have done. After all. I'll have a glass of Rhaetian beer with you to ilrink your bea.th and that of your em peror. I wonder, by the bye. if he. who prides himself on ?lo ng all things well, can milk a cow." "If not. he Should learn." said the chamois hunter viciously. "There's no knowing, it seems, when one may need the strangest accomplishments and be humiliated for lack of them." "No. not humiliated." Virginia as sured him. "It's always instructive to And out one's limitations. And you have been most good to me. See. while you were gone I ate the slice of bread and ham you cut, and never did a meal taste better. Now. you must have many things to do which I've made you leave undone. I've trespassed on you too long." "Indeed, lady, it seems scarcely a moment since yon came, and I have no work to do," the chamois hunter in sisted. "But I've a friend walling for me on the mountain," the princess confessed. "Luckily she had her lunch aud will have eaten it. and her guidebook must have kept her happy for awhile, but by this lime I'm afraid she's anx ious aud would be coming in search of me If she dared to stir. I must go. Will you tell me by what name I shall remember my rescuer when I recall this day?" "They named me for the emperor." "They were wise. It suits you. Then I shall think of you as Leopold. Leo pold what? But, uo; don't tell me the other name. It can't b-s good enough to match the first, for, do you know, I admire I lie name of Leopold more than any other I've ever heard? So, Leo pold, will you shake bauds for good by?" The strong hand came out eagerly and pressed hers. "Thank you, gna' fraulein, but it's not goodby yet. You must let me help you back by the way you came and down the mountain." "Will you really? I dared not ask as much for fear, in spite of your kind hospitality, you were, like your noble namesake, a hater of women." "That's too hard a word eveu for emperor, lady, while, as for me, if I ever said to myself 'No woman can be of much good to a man as a real com panion' I'm ready to unsay it." "I'm glad. Then you shall come with me and help me. and yon shall help my friend, who is so good and so strougmluded that perhaps she may make you think even better of our sex. If you will you shall be our guide dowu to Allcbeillgeu. where we've been staying at the inn since last night. Besides all that, If you wish to be very good you may carry our cloaks and rucksacks, which seem SO heavy to us, but will be uothiug for your strong shoulders." The face of the chamois hunter changed and changed again with such amused appreciation of her demands that Virginia turned her head away lest she should laugh and thus let him guess that she held the key to the inner situation. ^ His willingness to become a row herd and now a beast of b?rde. 1 for the foreign lady he had seen and her friend whom he had not seen was in dubitably genuine. He was pleased with the adventure, If not as pleased ns his initiated companion. For the next few hours the hunter was free, it seemed. He said that he bad been out since early dawn and had had good luck. Later he bad returned to the Jill L Jjir a meal a ail.a rest. while his friends went down to the village on business which concerned them all. As tlnv had nol come back, they were' probably amusing themselves, and when be had given t ie ladies all the assistance In his power he would join them. The way down was easy to Virginia, with Ids hand to help her when it was needed, and she had never been so happy in her twenty years. Rut. after all, she asked herself us they neared the place w'icre she had left Miss Portman, what had she accomplish ed? What i' ipression was she leav ing? Wo':id ihis radiant morning of adventure <' !ier good or harm with Leopold v .v s Mowbray should meet him later i.i some conventional way ;' rough I ?. ;rs et' Introduction to court dignitari ??< at Kronburg? While she wondered bis voice broke Into Iicr question)!!;:?;. "I 1' n e. sma' franlein." ihe chamois. LIST OF LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangeburg Postoffice. List of letters remaining unclaim ed in the Orangeburg Post Office for the week ending March 30, 1908. Persons calling for these letters will please say they are advertised. A. D. Webster, P. M. Tom Barnes, William Baird. John M. Berry. M. W. Bozard. William Collier. Miss Hattie Dansby, Francis Dantz ler, Miss Lila Darby, Miss Flossie Davis, Mrs. Jacob Davis, Miss Re becca Dicien, Mrs. Louisa Dukes. Miss Lucy Felder, Henry Felder. Miss Ruth Gadsby, Mander Giver, Hampton Gladden, Miss Lula Green. Miss Mary Hanes, Mrs. Maggie Huggins, C. B. Hutto. G. W. Inab. Mrs. Minnie Johuson. Mrs. Kittie Kennedy. Miss Cynthia Lavonia. Mr. Marshall, Miss Marie Martin, F. N. Matthews (2), Miss Hattie McCoIler, Miss Xclia McDaniel, John Mitchell (Due 1c), Dave Murphy, Miss Pansy Murphy. Miss Lillie B. Nowell. Mrs. Sarah Parier, F. C. Posey. Jimmie Pooser. Dr. Smith, Rev. E. D. Smith, Leaver Stroman. X. C. Washington. Den Watkins, .Mrs. Rebecca Whaard, ilev. B. F. Witherspoon. Alice M. Zeigler. Major L. T. iziai . Major. L. T. Izlar, of Ocaia. i was in the city last week visiting hi. brothers. He left Friday for Barn well. hunter "was saying, almost shyly and as if by au effort, '"that you won't go away from our country thinking that we Rhaetians are so cold of heart aud blood as you've seemed to fancy. We men of the mountains may be differ I ent front others you have seen, but we're not more cold. The torrent of I our blood may sleep for a season tin der ice. but when the spring comes, as it must, and the ice melts, then the torrent gushes forth the more hotly because it has not spent Its strength before." "I shall remember your words." said the princess, "for my journal of Rhae tla. And. uow, here's my poor friend. I shall have to make her a thousand excuses." For her Journal of Rhaetia: For a moment the man looked wistful, as If it were a pain to him that he would have no oilier place in her thoughts nor time to win it since there sat a lady Iu a tourist's hat and eyeglasses aud the episode was practically closed. He looked, too, as If there was some thing he would add to his last words if he could, but Miss Portman saw the two advancing figures and shrieked a shrill cry of thanksgiving. "Oh, I have been so dreadfully anx ious!" she groaned. "What has kept you? Have you had an accident? Thank heaven you're here! I began to give up hope of ever seeing you again alive." "Perhaps you never would if it hadn't been for the help of this good and brave new friend of mine," said Virginia, hurrying Into explanations. "I got into dreadful difficulties up there. It was much worse than 1 thought, but LeopoId"-Miss Portman started, stared with her nearsighted eyes at the tall brown man with bare knees, colored, gasped and swallowed hard after a quick glance at her prin cess?"Leopold happened to be near, came to my help and saved me. Wasn't It providential? Oh. I assure you. Leopold is a monarch?of chamois hunters! Give him your cloak and rucksack to carry with mine, dear Miss Manchester. He's kind enough to say that he'll guide us all the way down to Allebciligcu, aud I'm glad to accept his service." Miss Portman. a devout royalist and firm believer in (he right of kings. gr:>w crimson, her nose especially, as it invariably did at moment? of strong emotion. The emperor of Rhaetia here, caught and trapped, like Pegasus bound to the plow, and forced to carry luggage as if he were a common porter?worst ol all. her insignificant, twice wretched luggage! She would have protested if sin.- had dared, but she did not dare and was Mhs Portman started. I obliged to see that imperial form?un mistakably imperial, it seemed to her. though masquerading in bumble guise ?loaded down with her rucksack ami j her large golf cape, with galochcs in the pocket Crushed under the magnitude of her discovery, dazzled by the surprising brilliance of the princess' capture, stu peGed bi ti e fear of saying or doing the wrong tiling ami ruining her idol's bizarre triumph, poor Miss Portman j staggered as Virginia helped her to her j feet. "Why. you're cramped with silting so long." it; -d the princess. "Be care 1 ft:'. Bet Leopold will give you his i arm. Leopold will take you down, won't you. Leopold?*' And (he imperial eag'o, who had hoped 'i' better things, meekly allow I ed another link to be added to his i chain. [To Be Continued.) MAY CAUSE A SMIL?. A COLUMN OF LIGHT READING THAT WILL BE ENJOYED By All Who Like to Read Funny and Witty Sayings from the Mag azines and Papers. Fixing the Error. A teacber in a Connecticut district school gave one of her pupils these two sentences to correct: "The hen has three legs." "Who done it?" The little fellow looked at his slate a minute and then seriously wrote: "The hen didn't done it. God done it."?Lippincott's. Why They Cried. Two Irishmen who had just landed were eating their dinner in a hotel, when Pat spied a bottle of horseradish. Not knowing what it was. lie partook of a big mouthful, which brought tears to his eyes. 1 Mike, seeing Pat cryiug, exclaimed, "Phat he ye crying fer?" Pat. wishing tu have Mike fooled nlso, exclaimed. 'Tin crying fer me poor o?ld mother, who's dead way over in Ireland." By and by Mike took some of the radish, whereupon tears fille his eyes. Pat seeing them, asked his friend what 'ie was crying for. Mike replied. "Because ye didn't die t the same time yer poor ould mother did." No Exceptions to This Rule. "Willie." said a fond mother earnest ly, "you should go to bed early. 'Early to bed and early to rise ruril 1 a man healthy, wealthy and wise.' . . know. You should go to bed with the sun?the chickens go to bed with the sum" "Yes. 1 know they do, mamma, but the old hen?she always goes with cm!" Killing Chinr.mcn. A schoolmaster, wishing to'impress upon his class the great population of. China, said. "The population of C'aina is so great that two Chinamen die every time you take a breath." This information made a deep im pression upon bis young pupils, par ticularly one small boy at the foot of the class, tils face was flushed, and he was pulling furiously. "What Is the matter?" inquired the schoolmaster, with alarm. "What on earth are you doing, Tom in j'?" "Killing Chinamen, sir. I dou't like them foreigners what me fattier calls aliens, so I'm getting rid of them as fast as I can."?Ladies' Home Journal. His Great Error. While at the bead of a course on rail ways at Harvard a few years ago. Professor Hugo It. Meyer had occasion to give his class a few figures having to do with car mile prices. When the course met again he apologized in a voice bowed down' by weight of woe for a mistake he had made. "I said that the figures for such and euch were .?.O0O0:">2S2," he explained in bis contrition. "That was not exact I should have said 0.00695283." From Different Points. "Father, you were born In Califor nia, you say?" "Yes. my son." "And mother was born in New York?" "Yes." "And I was born In Indiana?" "Yes, my boy." "Well, father, don't it beat the Dutch how we all got together!" All Wind. In a country church a young minis ter used in Ids sermon for an illustra tion of storm and peace the storm on the lake of Galilee. That storm was depicted as one of lightning and thun der and rain and wind. As he came out of the church one of the members tackled him, saying: "That was a wonderful description of thine of the storm. Who told you it thundered and lightened ami rain ed?" "Why. those ?'V the natural accom paniments of a storm." "If you had read your Bible you would have seen that it was" a Storm nf wind, just like yours." \ Sure Index. "Do you know anything about the people who have moved hi next door?" asked the visitor. "No. It was dark when the furniture wagons brought their goods, and they have not hung out a washing yet." Wizardry of Wolseley. The loss of an eye years ago once Itood Lord Wolseley In g ?od stead. It seemed Impossible to get any Informa tion of the enemy's strength and the forces under the command of Arab; Pasha. At length an Arab was caught near one of the outposts. Naturally ex pecting that he would be able to give a good deal of information, he was taken before Lord Wolseley, who ques tioned him. The man, however, refus ed to speak. "It Is no use your refusing to an swer me." lie said to the man. "I am a wizard, and at a single word I cau destroy you and your masters. To prove this to you I will take out my eye. throw It. up Iii the air. catch it, ami put it back into my head." Suiting the action to tie- word, Lord Wolseley removed his glass eye. threw it into the air. caught it. .".ml put it back again into the empty socket. That demonstration was sulficlent to convert the Arab. He capitulated without fur ther demur, and the information he gave led to" A raid's defeat. How He Found th= Key. "Gracious. George," she sail to her brother, returning after a week In the country and discovering her wardrobe empty, "where are all my clothes? And v hat in the world is that great bine!; patch on the lawn7' "Mari0.." George replied consolingly, "you wrote to me that if 1 wanted the key of the billiard room l should lind it in the pocket of your bolero. Well, i don'l know a bolero from a flc'iu or a box i?lait, so I too!: all the things to ?he lawn and burued them.' Thea I recov ;ed the key from the ashes."? Ladies' Homr- jour: U.