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i Whb JfaMbfol1 ii? Co, folget tho {ioho your own heart hulda | j Hy easing others' pain; Forgot yu|u? hungering for wealth .vj ??j" B?ukliiy others'- gain; v/.&h.fr'mako your lifo much briefer seem ' Hy brightening tho years For tears dry quicker tho eyes That look for others' tears. .Jl?artacho fades quickest from the . hoart That feels another's pain; Tho greed for wealth dies sooner if AVe seek another's gain; Life's sands run lightly If wo lill "With kindness all tho years And tears dry quicker in tho eyes That look for others' tears. life ta CHAPTER VU. GAHDKN OF JH5T..-AIU. Tho Marquis de Presles had told Lajflour to carry Henriette to Bcl-Alr, and wc will visit those gardens on thc samo evening that tho beautiful or phan was abducted. The scene there was a brilliant one, well illustrating tho pleasures of tho nobles of Franco about tho beginning of tho present century. A small garden had been made in tho midst,ol a natural grove, which was shut out from tho curious gaze of tho world by several small cottages or chalets, decorated in the highest style of art; and which served thc Marquis dc Presles as a retreat, where, nee from intrusion, that profl?gale noble man could cnjo> tho society of boon companions, who, Uko himself, lived only for the present and Its pleasures. On this particular evening the gar wore illuminated, and a large of s?-callcd ladies and gentle men were assembled to do full honor to tho entertainments for which thc marquis was celebrated. As we attempt to pass within the enclosure, wo aro stopped by a numer ous crowd of lackeys, who demand to .seo our card of admission, and falling to produce such a passport, wc aro tola wo arc not allowed oven near thc gardens; while all efforts to induce any of them to present our cards to tho master of this retreat aro equally unavailing, as they declare that their orders aro most positive, and wc must go quietly away or be forced to go. Thus jealously does the marquis guard his retreat from importunate creditor or unwelcome friend. Inasmuch as wo only visit Pol-Air in fancy, wc can bid defiance to tho marquis's orders, and enter without his permission. Around thc tables windi are placed in tho garden, a number of ladies and gentlemen are scated, drinking wine while they discuss thc latest court news, or the most interesting scandal. "Well, what do you think of my re treat from the whirl and bustlo of Paris?" asked the marquis of his vis-a vis, who was a dashing sort of beauty. ''My dears Marquis," replied that lady, "I am delighted, lt is a satis faction to lind a gentleman who main tains, t.ho customs of his rank." "And yet there aro fools who want to change them!" exclaimed a young te,,, On t ? limn u nobleman from thc opposite table. "You aro right-fools-fe "Pvt had hrs ght-tools-fools," an swered Do Presles, as ho motioned to tho servants for moro wine. By the way," jiskcd-lholady who st spoken, "yon hilve heard tho nows?" As no ono had heard anything parti cularly new for the past two. hours, she continued by saying: "Tlicy say that the new minister of police is as hard as a stone, and cold as a fish. Ho is going to put a stop to all our amusements, and, marquis, this may bo the last entertainment yon give at Pol-Air." "Nonsense!" exclaimed the host. "I'd like to sec tho-minister of police who would dare to interfere with thc pleasures of a French nobleman. Who and what is he?" "Ho is from Ton ra i ns; is called tho Count dc Linicres, and is tlio uncle of the Clio val 1er Maurice de V and rey." "Whore is the chevalier?" suddenly asked one of thc ladies, as she was thus reminded of ono whom report had des cribed as rather eccentric, and on whom ie wished to exercise lier charms. "Vou..promised mc I should see him. Marquis" P^^ T I ??^? "So I did', and I expect him as well ns another guest. 1 warn you, ladles, that she will bc a rival to you all." "Who ls the other guest?" was the question which assailed him from all Quarters! "A young lady," answered tho mar quis, as if enraptured af tho thought. "Sweet sixteen, beautiful as a rose, and innocent as an angel." "Where did you lind such a pearl?" askod one.of the ladies, banteringly "In Ts'ormandy." r This announcement was followed by a general laugh "Yes', I know tho? ? Normandy beau ties wltli caps six foot high," laughed ono of thc ladles betraying in spite of herself; a tinge of jealousy in her voice. "In wooden shoes," added another of tho fair ones, "and hair plaited down her back." "Laugh away, ladles," said De Pres les, gayly. "Voil shall seo a Norman beauty in a high cap, wooden shoes noel all, and then soe how jealous you will all become at sight of her." At this monmot a voice was hoard from tlio outside, and in Hie midst of some confusion, a rath?r singular volco was hoard saying: "I. tell you 1 must go in, and 1 will, I must speak to your master." On hearing this tho marquis wont toward tho entrance, and demanded of the servants who this was, who was so Importunate. "Picard." answered tho owner of tho singular vo'ee "Picard, valet to thc Chevalier do Vaudrcy." ThO marquis immediately gave or ders that ho bo ad m i if eel, and a sharp, wlry-looklng fellow, wearing thc Do Vaudry livery, stood before thc gay party. "Most excellent Marquis, and most1 beautiful ladies," said ho, in ah af fectionate tone, and with a low bow, which was received with laughter, "I am very sorry, but my master asks you to excuse him." "Excuse him?" echoed ono of tho Indies, "why he promised---" "I elle! tho promising," answered Picard, with another of his sweeping bows. "Dc said bc did not know Whether he could como or not, bu thinking I could persuade him, f promised for bim," '.'Then you took a great liberty," said Dc Presles, "and he ought to pun ish you for lt." "Certainly he ought," answered Pic ard, blandly; "I wisli he would; but alasl my master is not like other mas ter at all." Seeing looks of incredulity at this statement, Picard continued, in a most solemn manner. "It ls so, gentlemen. He spends his ? nights lu pleasure, as a young noblc ' lhml should; but'his days-how do you suppose ho spends his days?" ''Sleeps, of course," said thc mar quis, in a positive tone. : -"Gentlemen, allow mo to tell you confidentially," said the valet, mys teriously, as tho gen f iemen gathered around him, fully expecting to hear of .some treason. "He works! actually works!- Ile sits down and roads and Wrltos as though he were a lawyer's clerk.?' * "Pah!" exclaimed one. "You don't expect us to bol io ve that?" " Yes, and fndro too," answered Pic ard, who enjoyed' immensely being nbl?to impart some Information to his superiors, i "AVhyyh?w.rto you'si?pposo he acts tc-.tho common people" who Want to soi? \x\0 tija o?O?lit?lli io!' In sta nee? M '.Why, If thoy uve lliiilortuhato, lie bents them, I suppose/' answered De l i?osles, with whom thin method of settling his bills was a common Oocur vonce. "Yes, he beats them," sneered Pic ard; "ho pays thoml Yes. gentlemen, ho pays his tradespeople." And the valet surveyed the group, enjoying the surprise be had given them. "Oh, tho poor follow ls lost!" ex claimed ono of tho party, who at the age of twenty had spent a largo fortune and was now living on his wits. "Completely," atllrmcdPicard, "and all owing to thc company keeps. Ile won't bo guided by mo." "Perhaps ho ls light In that," an swered Do Presles "Put where is tho attraction elsewhere to-night?" "I will tell you, gentlemen," said a deep voice near tho entrance to the gardons, and looking up, all saw the Chevalier de Vaudrey himself. Ile was a noble-looking man with none of thc fopperies ana evident at tempt' at display which oharaotori/cd some of his companions, and a careful observer would instantly have said that he was, In mental endowments, far above tho average. "What is all'this that Picard has been telling us, that you were not com ing?" asked Do Presles, la surprise . VI did not expect to come, so sent him with my regrets," answered thc chevalier, as he accepted a glass of wino which was handed to him. "And now ho brings them himself," said Picard, in a low volco, as ho loft thc garden hastily, lesb his master should hear of the disclosures ho bad been making. The conversation became general, and before long the orgy was at Its height, when ti noise was heard at the entrance, and Laflcur appeared. After whispering a few words to the marquis, he received thc order: "Let liol' be brought lu here." Lallcur immediately retired, and re turned in a few minutes, followed by four men who bore a sort of litter, on which was thc inanimate form of Henriette. She, lay Uko one dead; without mo tion or color, and save for the sound of stcrtocous breathing, she was to all appearances dead. Into thc midst of some of thc most dissolute Parisian society, had thc poor, innocent, unprotected ghi been brought; with no one lo alu her, and even those of lier own sex who were by would enjoy her suffering rather than d6 anything to save her from tile fear ful doom that was so near. What a terrible change for the two orphans, who, scarcely twenty-four hours previous, were light-hearted maidens, setting out from their child hood's home to visit thc beautiful city about which they had lieard so much. Now, one was in thc power of low, vile, wretches; and the other in tho hands of those who called themselves gentle people, but who had no more mercy, hi fact, not as much as thc Krociiards. CIIAI'THR vin? S AV ICU FU?-I D181IOK??; Like a lily half broken from its stem lay Henriette upon the litter, sur rounded by the revelers who had gath ered to see the Norman beauty. Under thc influencio of* tho drug which had been administered, she re mained unconscious of thc rude jests which were uttered, and the coarse laugh of triumph which greeted her arrival. Only one of the gay party was with out curiosity respecting her appear ance. That one was thc Chevalier Maurice de Vaudrey. He passed by her as she was brought in, and seeing what lt was that lay upon the.litter, contented himself by remarking: "A young girl! Tlic sport bas been good.'** Then resuming lils scat he waited listlessly until some disposition should be made of tho game which had been so bravely captured. "Ah, is this our threatened rival?" asked one of the fcma)es,after looking, not without a feeling of envy, at the pale features of the abducted ghi. 4 "Why, she has fainted," remarked another, in a sarcastic voice. "Sleeping, my dear," said tho Urst, "lt's much more becoming)" At this lively sally of wlfcv~# general laugh wont around tho company. "lil wager that her eyes are but half closed, &?&>?MkVu sdxp .is laughing io .\->?rself at all the troublexvou are faking," said the cynical De Vaia&?l?V, who had, years before, lost faith iit> woman-kind. And it is little wonder that In that dissolute ago an honest, noble-minded man should have believed womanly purity to bc a fable of the past. "What do you think of my treas ure?" asked De Presles, who bad been gloating his sensual eyes upon the form of the fair girl who was thus in his power. "She bas a very ordinary face," said one of the ladies (?), who prided her self upon her beauty. "An exceedingly common person, os you can tell by lier feet."satd another, as slie fried to display lier own dainty foot, which she took the greatest de light in showing. *"Ilcr arms and hands are like a washerwoman's," was tho kindly re mark of a bold-looking blonde, who had exposed as much of her Own arms as possible. "Chevalier, your opinion?" asked the bankrupt nobleman, who liked a bit of sarcasm, and not hoing able to say lt himself, knew that lt would bc sure to come from the eccentric De Vaudrey. "1 t's a lovely face; distinguished air: with tho bands and feet of a duchess, replied the chevalier, without taking thc trouble to look at the object of his criticism. "Hut you haye not seen-" Do Pres les eagerly began to say. "No," answered Do Vaudrey, cool ly. "Hut I have heard those young ladies." Tho young nobleman who had pro voked this remark was delighted; but the ladles who bad thus freely given their opinions, favored him with a glance which lacked riot thc will to I wither and blast the Instigator of this I reflection upon their remarks. " Isn't she going to wake up?" asked ono, in order to cover her confusion. "Oh, yes," said tho marquis, as he took a small, delicately chased sllVer flask from his pocket. "A few drops of this on tho handkerchief will bc sufficient to revive her." Tlic marquis poured a few drops of the liquid upon the priceless lace handkerchief which ho held In his I hand, and was about to apply lt, when thc desire to heighten the effect! caused him to stop. , " What will she say when she comes to her senses?" ho asked, much asl though lie were speculating upon thc I probable actions of some strange ani mal, rather than a weak, defenseless gili? , Thc young bankrupt nobleman look ed at tho chevalier, as if hoping that ho would answer that question, and he was not disappointed. "What will she say when she comes to her senses?',' repeated Do Vaudrey, as though lt was a useless question, thc answor of which evory ono knew. "As though wo did not know hy hcaii tho everlasting phrases of theso Will ingly abducted maidens. When tho proper moment arrives she will wako up and go through lt all." -Bursting Into a flood of Imaginary tofus, the chevalier proceeded to give an Imitation of thc kind of cries in dulged in by maidens who, os he said, liad been abducted, by their own wishes. "Whore am I?" he continued, in " crying voice. "Why have you brought me hero? What ls lt you wish? Groat Hcavens-ahl myinothorl" 'Mf?blH'^uiiiiiigMU iiuU??u? t?iii?'i?io liddell! 'yriit?ll by slow degrees this iHofoillid null Virtuous dcapatr, Which com? moneeu ?u it torrent, nf ?."tf&T?-.iyjll hi> drowned In--a Hood of ?baui bagne;'' All present Joined In a bearty laugh ab Do Vaud roy's Imitation ot what they themselves had seen many tlmes^ "Let us see whether tho chevalier has remembered tho exact words," said tho young lady who had express ed sucb an ardent wish to seo thc chevalier. "Let inc wake her, Mar quis." De Picslos gave her the handker chief which be had saturated with thc liquid, and sho proceeded to try its ellects upon thc unconscious Hen riette. All present, except Do Vaudrcy, gathered around to enjoy thoeonfuslon pf thc Norman beauty, when she should awake to lind herself lu tho midst of the gay party, and thc young lady who bau received thc handker chief from tlie marquis applied thc restorative. Henriette liad Inhaled tho pungent odor but a moment, when she showed signs of returning consciousness. "Look! ber eyes open," exclaimed thc ono who was tims bringing her to a sense of misery. Henriette opened her cys In a dazed sort of way, like ono who. accustomed t o tho darkness, is suddenly exposed tc thc blinding gaslight. She rose to sitting posture m?chant cally, and surveyed those around her For some moments she did not seem t( understand whore she was, or what had happened. "Am 1 mad?" she asked in amaze ment, at tho view which met her ga/.o "Do I dream?" and clasping her band to ber bead, she endeavored to rceal tho events which had passed. "Chevalier", that ls not exactly th old way," said tho young lady who ha< awakened Henriette, to De vaudrcy. "No. that ls singular," said til chevalier with bis habitual sneer. "1 ls rather au Improvement." hy degrees tho abducted girl remen bored what had happened, and almos in a Hash she understood whoro sh was. Springing suddenly to her feet, sb confronted tho marquis. "Monsieur," she said, "bas this oui rage been committed by your ordert ls this your house?" With a thin smile upon lils simp?! ing lips, thc marquis approached tl now thoroughly enraged girl. "Ah, mademoiselle, 1 sec you do n thc honor to recogni/.c mo, bo sah bowing low, and as lt seemed to fl poor girl, in mockery; "it was who-" "Not another word, sir," said Hoi rlette. llrnily, and at thc same tittie ? though sho believed ber wishes won be obeyed. "1 wish to return tb very Instant to thc place whore h sister awaits mc. Come, sir, at om give your servants orders to take n back." Dc Presles made no movement t ward giving thc necessary orders, ai Henriette continued, in a lone of coi mand: "You must--do you boar me, si you shall!" and from tones of com mai her volee unconsciously sunk into plaint, that was at once thrilling ai pitiful. lt would require something mc than the tone of the voice, touching it was, to move thc marquis from 1 purpose; and with bis courtly gnu which seemed In the present case mockery, he said to Henriette: "Mademoiselle, after all the troul wo have taken to bring you here, y scarcely suppose, we will let you go soon!" - Por a moment Henriette regard him earnestly, while thc tears, nub den. came into lier eyes. "l'sce the horrible trap you hi laid for me; but vile as you are, j can scarcely understand tho extent your own villainy," said she, In a YO which she vainly tried to render liv "You have separated mc from my pi child, whose only help in lifo 1 a whose misfortune commands tho spect of criminals, even worse tl yourself. She is dependent on alone; without me she can not talc single step, for she is blind!" and I 1 wall of utter desolation which acec panicd these words would have tonel tim heart of a savage. "Blind!" tiley exclaimed, as I words arrested thc merry laugh ii broad jest, while tho females expire ed in their faces tho compassion fl now began to feel for the poor girl. "Yes, blind and alone!" conti m Henriette, now so carried away by I Mn tensity of her feelings that 1 v?rU?o. resembled moro thc wail ol lost soul tiYinr .e.'V'J.U'.'.H^.. h'.V.Y. "Alone in Paris, without), moue without help, wandering through t streets, sightless, homeless, wild wi despair!" Thc picture which lier mind h conjured up was too much for He riettc; she could control herself longer, and she burst into a Hood tears. "What will become of hoi'?" s sobbed, to herself, and with tho qn tion came again tho madden! thought that she was powerless to sist to her, and she turned again thc almost stupefied rovelers.-. "She is blind!" repeated Ilenrict with vehemence. "Gentlemen; you hear me? She is blind!"' VOh, this is too horrible!" exclai cd tho Chevalier dc Vaudrcy, wi still seated by thc table, was grca moved by Henriette's words of spalrand entreaty. The marquis read from the faces his guests that their sympathies w going out toward his victim, and far as his small soul would permit became generous! "Oh, well, compose yourself, ma moiselle," bc said, in a studied vol "I will give orders to have sea made for her. My people will I her and bring her here." "Pring her hero!" exclaimed ll riettc, while all the anger of lier g tlc nature was aroused by the Ins lng proposal. "She in this hoi nevcrl" Then clasping he hands, asked, piteously: "Is this thc c answer you have to my prayer?" Tho poor girl saw no signs of lentlng on the cold, hard face bc her, and with all tho dignity and sion of a pure woman who is Insul she turned for a last appeal to tl around her. "Is there no one herc," she as "who dares to raise a voice aga this man?" "You aro mistaken, mademoise said Do Presles, In a voice willoi; vainly endeavored to make dlgni "Wc are all noblemen and gci men." Tile utter hollowness of these te as used by the marquis, In corni son with lils present mode of ac aroused all of thc chevalier's fi and contempt. He dashed his glass, which he Just raising to his llpsf to tho gio and arose to his feet. "Then among all those nobb and gentlemen," onco moro lippi Ifenrlottc, "ls there not/lbne ma honor?" "There ls, mademoiselle," exel od Do Vaudrcy, gohig toward hov an angry Hush .upon his face, ci by Do Presles' brutal conduct;. ;;" my hauch wo will leave this plato ['Oh;, than.<-you -.-thank you, ; StyUrpa thousand thanksl", o^ptt Hcnr>iotto, as she took tho pro hand and grasped lt fervently, drowning man would thc; fri ? ./' y .v.,/ .... "? l-opo- thi?WiVto?ilVd him; . Tilo marquis Wiis fib a'sUjnishcd by l)o Vnudrey's IhtbWcvcilcoj Unit for a moment ho was unable to oll'or any objection to this answer lo Iiis vict im's prayer, and ;vthc chevalier liad conducted Henriette nearly to Hie garden cntranco btiforo Do Proslos re covered from his stupor. ile rushed in front of tho twb, and barred their exit. "Excuse inc, Chevalier, this is my house," ho said,in a volco hoarse with rage, 'Vt do not permit-V "Give mo room, slr," said De Valid rey, in a haughty voice. '"1 will not allow this insult. Do you henry" he exclaimed, as tho loud ?chimes of a clock proclaimed tho hour of midnight. "After twclvo o'clock, no one ever leaves this house." "Then we shall bo tho first to do so," answered De Vaudroy, in a cool tone. "Stand aside, sir." "Do you know, Chevalier,'' said the j marquis, white and trembling with rage,"that you speak to mc as though 1 were your lackey." "I would not speak to a lackey who acted as you do," replied tho choya ller,in a contemptuous tone, "1 would cane him." "Enough, monsieur; you arc more than Insolent!" exclaimed Do Prcsles drawing lils sword and standing on the defensive. "Attempt to pass me-" "I certainly shall," interrupted De Vaudrcy, "and this young lady with me." . y. ' Henriette clung to thc arm of her protector hi affright, while the other occupants of tho garden gathered around the two men, and vainly at tempted to quell tho impending duel. ''Stand hack, gentlemen," comman ded thc marquis, in a rough voice. "After such an Insult, lhere ls but ono course!" and stepping Into ti clear ed space at the back of the garden, he awaited thc chevalier. Pale with terror, Henriette saw these preparations; but she could only clasp her hands, and with a whispered prayer to Him wno said, "Thou shalt not kill j" breathlessly awaited the re sult of the duel. Both men were experienced swords men; hut from the Hist De Vaudrcy had thc advantage, owing to lils cool ness, and he contented himself with parrying the wild thrusts of thc mar quis. At length a lunge more careless than the others gave the chevalier thc opportunity ho awaited, and with a quick, rapid thrust, ho ran his sword through Hie body pf his antagonist. Thc marquis reeled for a moment as thc sword was withdrawn, and then with a low groan sunk Into thc arms that were outstretched to receive him. Without deigning to casta look up on his fallen foe, De Vnudrey raised lils hat with courtly grace, and offer ed Iiis hand to Henriette, who was al most bewildered by tho rapidity with which thc combat had been finished. Never before had she seen a human being stricken down by a violent death, and she could not refrain from casting a compassionate look upon thc body of the young man who had so lately been her worst enemy, but whose life blood was now slowly well ing out from the narrow wound Iii tho cliest, and dropping ;upon thc gravel ed walks. Do Vaudrcy took the girl's hand kindly in lils own, and saying, "Como mademoiselle, wo arc now free to go," led her out of the vile place from which she had been released only b thc interposition ol' death. To be cool inned. QUICK JUSTICE. A Triple Murderer Hundred Two Hours Al'tcr Ito i nu Sentenced. .lim Buchanan, colored, thc murder er of the Hicks family, was tried at Nacogdochcs, Texas, ano a plea of guilty was accepted by the judge and thc nqg?iv~,v?slc$^^ within ?Wo hours after scnteucT?sLad been passed. Ten days ago tho deatAhcdles of Farmer Hicks, lils wife and d>|L?h tor were found in the Hicks home and Sherill' Spradlcy immediately begamw search for the perpetrator of th?V crime. A week latoi Jim Buchanan" was arrested and linally confessed to tlie triple murder. Thc nows of thc negro's confession spread rapidly and a mob of several hundred people marched upon thc Sheriff and his deputies with the 1 avowed purpose of securing possession bf the negro and burning him at thc stake. Sheriff Spradlcy and his depu ties refused to give over his prisoner lind later bc was Joined hy Sheriff Howers ol' San Augustine county. The < two otlicers til rough a ruse linally sue- ' ceeded In spiriting thc negro away to the parish jail at Shreveport. 1 Hucha nan was afterwards taken to 1 the Jail at Henderson and a Company nf militia was ordered out to protect ? Llic.negro from violence. A mob form- | cd and it was feared an encounter with the troops would result In serious | bloodshed, Two more companies of | militia was dispatched to Henderson i ?md today Buchanan was brought to , Nacogdochcs under' thc protection of i live companies of militia. Upon his ? iirrival at Nacogdochcs thc negro was j Immediately turned over to Sheriff Spradlcy, who told the people he j would be given a special trial. Thc ( town began to lill up rapidly and the excitement was intense. ? The telegraph wires were cut, the railroad tracks were torn up for a i short distance arid lt was announced , that an attempt would bc made to get possession of Buchanan. District court was at once convened, a Jury was empaneled without delay and the negro's pica of guilty was accepted hy thc court. Thc Judge ordered that thc death sentence bo executed Nov. 17, hut many people announced that they would not allow delay. Buchanan then waived thc .'JO days allowed him by law and preparations were begun to erect a crude scaffold in tho Jail yard. When tho task was completed Buchanan was hanged by Sheriff Spradlcy in the presence of a largo crowd. i At, tho Citadel. Capt. Geo. H. MoMaster has been assigned to duty as commandant of tho South Carolina Military noadoniy--' the Citadel. Thc duties ot tills office havo beonvdlschargcd.most acceptably hy Lieut. J. Wills Oantoy, a Cltadol graduate, who. ls not an officer of tho regular army? ,Gapt. McMastcr ls a nativo of Columbia. -.-,-? Af'tor Thirty V^nrw. Tn the circuit court afc' Evergreen, Ala., Thursday fnorhlng Albeit Brown colored, wassontonccd to lifo imprison ment for killing Lovy Brown, in this town In 187 L Thc acouscd ls a grtiy h?hd old mah flo years of ago, (j>? National Debi, Ail interesting Bellos of articles ?KIS been appearing In Tho .North A moil can Rovlow un "National Debts of the World." THO latest; ono oi these iii? torestlng and Instructive articles ls devoted to "Thc Public Debt of thc United States," and ls contributed by Mr. Oi P. Austin, chief of the bureau of statistics of tho treasury depart ment. The national debt of tlie Uni ted States amounted on .1 uly 1, 1902, to $1,32S,031,350. Of this sum $031,070, 310 ls "Interest-bearing debt," $395, 080,15? "debt bearing no interest," and $1,280,800 'Mouton which Inter est has eon^d sl.nco maturity." The interest-bearing debt, speaking in round millions, consists of $19,000,000 in 5 per cent bonds, redeemable in 1901; $233,000,000 at 4 per cent, re deemable in 1907; $135,000,000 at 4 per cent, redeemable In 1925; $97,000, 000 at 3 per cent, redeemable In 1908; and $110,000,000 ab 2 per cent, re deemable in 1930. Thc debt bearing no Interest con sists of $310,000,000 of United States notes, commonly known as "green backs," for which no dato of redemp tion is llxcd; $12,000,000 of funds de posited by national banks going out ol business, with which tho government ls to redeem their notes whenever pre scnted at the treasury for redemption and $0,090,000 of fractional currcnoj Issued during thc civil war, of wblcl probably less than $1,000,000 will eve be presented for redemption, and th? debt on which Interest has ceasct since maturity amounts to about $1, 000,000 of bonds overdue but not ye presented for redemption. Agains this debt there stands in the treasur. $150,000,000 in gold, set aside as a rc servo fund for redemption of thc Uni tod States notes when presented, am an "available cash balance" on .I nly 1 of $208,000,000, or an available debt paying balance of $358,000,000, thu bringing the "debt less cash In th treasury" to $9(59,457,211. The Atlanta Journal says a causa examination of the debt statemen might give a widely erroneous I iii prc* sion of tlie situation. The annuli statement published in thc reports o thc treasury shows in one colum "the outstanding principal of thc put He debt" as $2,158,010,4-15. Till enormous figure is produced by bring lng Into tlie total account all thc got and silver certificates for which tliei Is deposited in thc treasury a sum c> actly equal to thc values of tho cortil cates. Therefore, this apparent luddite ness which Isclassilied as "certificat) and notes issued on deposit of col and silver bullion," and willi amounts to $340,000,000 of gold cortil catos, $154,000,000 of silver cert! catos and $:u),()00.000 of treasury not issued for thc purchase of silver bu lion, is, In fact, not to bc consider! hi a statement of thc real debt, sin tho entire sum necessary for their r demption ls on deposit In the tren ury. The slmplc-?t form in willoh thc de of the United States can be stated that thc interest-bearing debt is $931 070,340, the debt bearing no Interes $395,080,150, and thc total debt, lc cash in thc treasury, $090,457,24 This makes an annual interest cliar? of $27,512,945 and brings thc per ca ita debt, loss cftsh in the treasury, $12.27, and thc annual per capita i terest rate to 35 cents. Thc Hume Old Mixture, ('apt. .lohn G. Gapers, Unit States district attorney fdr this Sta and supposed to be thc admlnisfi Hon's referee in party affairs do\ here, has given to the press his vie upon thc elimination of the neg from thc Republican party, a propo tion which has caused moro dlscussf among the Democrats than it h gained ? support among thc Repu I; cans. lt is not tit all surprising th Capt. Capers' views agree pretty w with the expressions made a few da ago by thc president to a delegati bf darkey divines who called at t temporary White House but did n dine there. Capt. Capers is quoted saying: The organization and operation political parties upon purely rac classification is, to my mind, who inconsistent with thc spirit of our g( eminent, requiring, as our governmc does, well defined duties and respon billtics from all Its citizens, Inj. exercise of citizenship wlien,.;i3fic n ^ro asserts a right and f..birionstral thai> ?It rests upon -intelligence ai character lather than upon race pi judice.or fancied and unearned distill tion, his rights should be respected nil American citizen, regardless of 1 color. In politics the negro's troul in the south comes in a large mea sn from thc advice he receives from 1 northern colored brother, v/ho mi the el?cct of a protest against a whi man's party in thc south by a prac cal demand for a black man's part There is no good reason why tlie Ii publican party hi the south slum be all white, and there ls every roust .vhy it should not be all black. The Columbia State, in com hier lng on the above says that some whi men want to hold federal olllces und Republicanadmiiistraflons isdon hth reason enough why thc Republic; party In tho south 'should not be ? black." And judging from rece events these white men do not desi to make tho party "all white" so lo is thc blacks consent to let them r Hie machine; Tho only negroes th would eliminate from the organ!; Lion.arc those ambitious darkeys w [lo not submit to being supplanted recent converts and their new all among the old-timers. If lt were t plain before, it is now since Ca Gapers' pronouncement) following olosely upon that of President Koo volt, that thc new regime in sou tin Republican circles ls not to di! greatly from thc old. Thc negro ls s to bo an asset, If not a factor. I "rights" as an American citizen, thc "injustice of race discrlnnnath are to bc dwelt upon as of old. Al this has been thc oratorical stool trade of northern ll reenters, ltepu can leaders and southern scalaw for .nany a day. Rut tho fact remt asa cause for gratlMention that southern white men of respect! birth and respected parentago 1 have descended to consort with negro have been few. Nor 6)o wc live thc number will Increase, "c if there appears an occasional trogrcssion which ls most conspict because of the honor that has atti cd to tho names borne by the champions and colleagues of . ' brother In black." That there bo no effort to reorganize tho Rcpt can party in tho southorn State* on lines that would altogether i thc character of Its leadership, n bershlp, alms and purposes IR, to b grcttcd, A start ?comed to have made In Alnbnrha and North Cale and tliore woro hopes that lt ni bc dono in South. Carolina, but plain now that this ls not'to be. .succeed even so'far as to obtaii I thc , State organizations rocogn from tho nutlotiui orguol'/ati?il the ap proval a tul assistance of the president, thc party's titular leader, would be Indispensable. In thc Alabama case resident Roosevelt, who uiitvtXiiuiecl Hooker Wasblligton at dinner with his family, has announced that ho has no sympathy with tho movement blob seeks to ellmenato the negro. That presidential declaration ls fatal to the attempt in Alabama, as else where. It ls evident that thc party leaders have taken the cue and wo shall not for a long time to come hear nythlng practical about a "white Republican party" in tho south. And with this goes also all talk of "a do ont Republican party" in these States. For while a purely black party might conceivably be respectable, a mixed white and black organization innot possibly lay claim to that des ignation. And it is the mixture that we arc still to lia vc! Stopped on tho Train. A very unusual railway accident occurred tv half lillie west of Pclzcr station Thursday night, lt appears that when nearing that point tho por ter of train No. 10, south bound, came through thu iirst class coach, as ls the custom and called out the sta tion when Miss Minnie Hollingsworth, a young lady passenger, deliberately arose from her seat, walked to tho platform of thc coach and stepped off to tho ground while the train was dashing along at thc rate, of perhaps .'IO miles an hour, lt so happened that one of tho train crew saw thc lady as she stpped oil* and Conducto hattie was immediately notified; who backed thc train in search of thc lady, fully expecting to lind ber lifeless body tho roadside, but thc ?str?ngest part of tho story ls that she picked herself; up alter thc fall and walked some distance to lier borne in Beizer, with only a few slight bruises about lier person. The strange conduct on the part of this lady bas not yet been explained, whether she was asleep or did not know the train was in moilun is not known. Considerable excitement bas been created In the eastern part of Knox ville, Tenn., by parties digging in tin isolated yard for several nights of late. Ills stated that years a$o a man died in thc house on this proper ty, and that before ho died he had buried In thc yard a small fortune tn gold. Ho failed to disclose to any one thc Identity of the spot whore thc treasure was located. The recent mid night diggers are reported to he searching for thc old man's gold. A horse belonging to George (Jalb ors, colored, of WedgefieldjNVos fright ened by tile Atlantic Coast Linc train Saturday o yep lng, and in pulling back thc bitch rein broke and thc horses bead struck the ground bard enougl to rupture a blood vessel which caused thc animal's death. THERE IS in using good paint. 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