M ? \,*y ;:-.?*.; C^SSS^SS?S
IIS.........?s *.i
U Beverly
:B6rausta
t;. Jil'?* * ?? .*
^^t?te right,, Miss Calhoun," said tl
%troa very gravely.
"And now, Fd like to go to the pri
d?&" said Beverly, absolutely sure <
herself. "You know we are gres
Cciends, she cud I."
.*! have sent a messenger to announ<
^our arrival. She will expect you
$5ex<eriy looked about the room in pe
tote?ty.
*But there has been no messengt
Itere," she said.
~He loft here some minutes before yo
tame. I knew who it was that cam
knocking at our gates, even though sh
traveled as Princess Yetive of Grai
Stark."
~And, oh, that reminds me, Baro
l>angloss, Baldos still believes me 1
fee the princess. Is it necessary to
. t? tell him the truth about me? Jus
"at present I mean? I'm sure he'll res
ttroch easier if he doesn't know dil
-?erently."
"So far as I am concerned, Miss Ca
fcoun, he shall always regard you as
Tjueen," said Dangloss gallantly.
"Thank you. It's very nice of yo
*o"
A man in uniform entered afte
"knocking at the door of the room. H
"Saluted his superior and uttered a fe-*
'words in his own language.
"Her royal highness is awaiting yoi
: ^ ?he home of the countess, Miss Cal
"benn. A detail of men will escort yoi
%nd your servant to her place."
x^N"ow, 'please, Baron Dangloss,
Steaded Beverly at the door, "be nie
^? him. You know it hurts him t
^ealk. Can't you have him carried in?
4 **3f he will consent," said he quietly
^Beverly hurried into the outer! roon
.after giving the baron a smile he neve
Vbrgoi. Baldos looked up eageriy
^a??ously.
""It's all right," she said in low tones
fusing for a moment beside his chair
"?Don't get up! Goodby. FI1 cometh
^See you tomorrow. Don't be In th
ieast disturbed. Baron Dangloss ha:
k?s Instructions." Impulsively giving
ton her hand, which he respectfully
Raised to his lips, she followed Aun
-$"anny and was gone.
-Almost immediately Baldos was re
x "poesied to present himself before Bar
fm. Dangloss in the adjoining room
lief using to be carried in, he resolutely
strode through the door and stood be
tore the grim old captain of police, ai
easy, -confident smile on his face.- Thc
felstci patch once more covered his eye
SKith defiant assertiveness.
"^iEfcey tell me you are Baldos, a' goal
Remter," said Baron Dangloss, eying
bim keenly.
~Yes."
^Arxd you were hurt in defending ene
^Who is of much consequence in Grau
' Stark. Sit down, my good fellow." Bal
"^os' eye gleamed coldly for an instant;
then he sank into a chair. "While ad
^fcaitting that you have done Graustark
.great service, I am obliged to teil
>W6 "that I at least know you to he
?der than what you say. You are not
fe goat hunter, and Baldos is not your
aame. Am I not right?"
*Trou have had instructions from
your sovereign, Baron Dangloss. Did
they include a command to cross ques?
tion me?' asked Baldos haughtily.
SDansloss hesitated for a full minute.
'They did not I take the liberty of
4aqu5ring on my own responsibility."
""Tery well, sir. Until you ?sve a
"It?gbt to question me, I am Baldos and
a goat hunter. I think I am here to re?
live surgical treatment."
""You decline to tell me anything con?
cerning yourself?"
""Ony that I am injured and need re
""Perhaps I know more about you
"Shan you suspect, sir." v
"I am not in the least interested,
Sarcn Dangloss, in what you know.
3Bae princess brought me into Ganlook,
?nil I have her promise of help and
^protection while here. That is all I
fcave to say, except that I have im
^?ticix faith in her word." v \
Daugloss sat watching him in silence
fer rome time. No one but himself
fc?ev.- what was going on in that
?rewtL speculative mind. At length
fce arose and approached the proud
Aflorr in rags.
-"You have earned every considera?
tion at our hands. My men will take
you to the hospital, and you shall have
the best of care. You have served our
.Mincess well. Tomorrow you may feel
toelined to talk more freely with me,
"fer i um your friend, Baldos."
*? cm grateful for that. Baron Dan
. said the other simply. Tben he
"was- k*d away, and a comfortable cot
5s. fi.? Ganlook hospital soon held his
toa:;:, feverish frame, while capable
?&nJs took care of his wounds. He
*? " t know it, l::it two fully armed
s>?^? ?35 maintained a careful guard
".outside his door under instructions
?rom the head of the police. Moreover,
picked detail of men sallied forth
Sato the lower pass in search of me
^reat hunter's followers.
In the meantime Beverly was con?
tracted to the home of the Countess
?a?owitz. Her meeting with the
gtr?scess was most affectionate. There
were tears, laughter and kisses. The
'Whole atmosphere of the place su*
jses?ed romance to the eager American
-girl. Downstairs were the royal
igfeaxds. In the halls were attendants.
about were maidservants and ob
4r*t*rrr:begt?isi Jnrkevs. crowding the home
<*j?43ie kind?v countess. At last, com
fortaole" and free from the dust of
travel, the two friends sat down to a
dainty meal.
"Oh, I am so delighted," murmured
Beverly for the hundredth time.
"I'm appalled when I think of the
dangers you incurred in coming to me.
No one but a very foolish American
girl could have undertaken such a trip
as this. Dear me, Beverly, I should
have died if anythkig dreadful had
happened to you. Why did you do it?" i
questioned the princess. And then they
laughed joyously.
"And you went all the way to St !
Petersburg to meet me, you dear, dear ?
Yetive!" cried Beverly so warmly that
?he attentive servant forgot his mask
of reverence..
"Wasn't it ridiculous of me? I know j
Gren would have forbidden it if he had !
been in Edelweiss when I started.
And, more shame to me, the poor fel- j
low is doubtless at the conference with !
Dawsbergen, utterly ignorant of my j
escapade. You should have heard the !
ministry-er-ah"- And the princess
paused for an English word. j
"Kick?" Beverly supplied.
"Yes. They objected violently. And,
do you know, I was finally compelled
to issue a private edict to restrain
them from sending an appeal to Gren- j
fall away off there on the frontier.
Whether or no, my uncle insisted that j
he should be brought home, a three j
days' journey, in order that he might
keep me from going to St Petersburg, j
Of course they could not disobey my j
edict, and so poor Gren is none the .
wiser, unless he has returned from the
conference. If he has, I am sure he is ,
on the way to Ganlook at this very
sainute."
"What a whimsical ruler you are!"
cried Beverly. "Upsetting everything
sensible just to rush off hundreds of
miles to meet me! And Axphain is
trying to capture you too! Goodness,
you must love mer*
"Oh, but I did have a trifling affair
j of state to lay before the czar, my
dear! Tomorrow we shall be safe and ;
sound in the castle, and it will all be j
very much worth while. You see, Bev?
erly, dear, even princesses enjoy a di- ;
version now and then. One wouldn't ;
think anything of this adventure in the ?
United States; it is the environment i
that makes it noticeable. Besides, you j
traveled as a princess. How did you j
like it?"
And then the conversation related .
particularly to the advantages of roy- !
airy as viewed from one side and the
disadvantages as regarded from an?
other. For a long time Beverly had j
been wondering how she should pro?
ceed in the effort to secure absolute
clemency for Baldos. As yet she had
said nothing to Yetive bf her promise
to him, made while she was a prin?
cess. I
"At any rate. Fm sure the goat hunt- ;
ers would not have been so faithful
and true if they had not believed me to
be a princess," said Beverly, paving
the way. "You haven't a man in your
kingdom who could be more chival?
rous than Baldos."
"If he is that kind of a mani be
would treat any woman as gently."
'You should have heard him calf me
your highness,' " cried Beverly. "He ;
will loathe me if he ever learns that I
deceived him."
"Oh, I think he deceived himself," j
spoke Yetive easily. "Besides, you |
look as much like a princess as I."
"There is something I want to speak
very seriously about to you, Yetive," j
said Beverly, making ready for the
cast. "You see, he did not want to
enter Ganlook with me, but I insisted, j
He had been so brave and gallant and j
he was suffering so intensely. It would i
have been criminal in me to leave him
out there in the wilderness, wouldn't.
itv I
ii.
"It would have been heartless."
"So I just made him come along, j
That was right, wasn't it? That's what .
you would have done, no matter who .
he was or what his objections might
have been. Well, you see, it's this
way, Yetive: He is some sort of a fu?
gitive-not a criminal, you know, but
just some one they are hunting for, I
don't know why. He wouldn't tell me.
That was perfectly right if he felt that
way, wasn't lt?"
"And he had fought a lion in your
defense." supplemented Yetive, with a
schoolgirl's ardor.
"And I had shot him In the arm,
too," nd Jed Beverly. "So of course I
just h:>d to he reasonable. In order to
induer* him to come with me to a hos?
pital I was obliged to guarantee per?
fect safety to him. His men went
back to the hills, all except old F rums,
the driver. Now, tho trouble is this,
Yetive: I pm not tho princess, and E
cannot redeem a single promise I
made to him. He is helpless, and it
anything iro?-s wrong with him he will
hate me forever."
"No; he will hat*? me, for I am the I
princess, and he is none the wiser."
"But he will be told thut his prim I
cess was Beverly Calhoun, u supposed- i
ly nice American girl. Don't yon see
how awkward it will 1?;- fe: rue? Now, j
Yetive, darling, what I wish yon to do j
ls to write a note, order or edict or ?
whatever it is to Baron Dangloss, com- !
manding him to treat Baldos as a pa
ti^nt aud not as a prisoner, and that 1
when he Is fully recovered he is to
hnvr? the privilege of leaving Ganlook j
without re creation." '
"But he may be a desperate offend?
er against the state, Beverly," plain?
tively protested Yetive. "If we only
knew what he is charged with!"
"I'm afraid it's something dreadfully
serious," admitted Beverly gloomily.
"He doesn't look like the sort of man
who would engage in a petty under?
taking. I'll tell you his story, just as
he told it to me," aud she repeated the
meager confessions of Baldos.
"I see no reason why we should hesi?
tate," said the princess. "By his own
statement he is not a desperate crimi?
nal. You did quite right in promising
him protection, dear, and I shall sus?
tain you. Do you want to play the
princess to Baldos a little longer?"
"I should love it," cried Beverly, her
eyes sparkling.
"Then I shall write the order to Dan?
gloss at once. Oh, dear, I have for?
gotten, I have no c mcirj seal here."
"Couldn't you seal it with your ring?"
suggested Beverly. "Oh, I have it!
T^end for Baron Dangloss and have him
witness your signature. He can't get
away from that, you see, and after we
reach Edelweiss you can fix up a regu?
lar edict, seal and all," cried the re?
sourceful American girl.
Ink and paper were sent for, and the
two conspirators lent their wisdom to
the task of preparing an order for the
salvation of Baldos, the fugitive. The
order read:
To Baron Jasto Dangloss, Commanding
the Civic and Military Police of Grau
stark :
You are hereby informed that Baldos,
the man who entered the city with Miss
Calhoun, is not to be regarded as a pris?
oner now or he;\ after. He is to be given
capable medic', and surgical attention
until fully recovered, when he is to be.
allowed to go his way in peace unques?
tioned.
Also he is to be provided with suitable i
wearing apparel and made comfortable in j
every way.
Also the members of his party, now in
the hills (whose names are unknown to
me), are to be accorded every protection.
Franz, the driver, is to have his freedom
If he desires IL
And from this edict there is no recourse
until Its ?batement by royal decree.
YETIVE.
"There," said the princess, affixing
her signature. "I think that will be
sum clent"" Then she rang for a serv?
ant. "Send to Baron Dangloss, and
ask him to come here at once."
Fifteen minutes later the chief of
police stood in the presence of the eager
young interpreters of justice.
"I want you to witness my signature,
Baron Dangloss," said the princess
after the greetings.
"Gladly," said the officer.
"Well, here is where I signed," said
Yetive. handing him the paper. **I
don't have to write my name over
again, do I?"
"Not at all," said the baron gallant?
ly. And he boldly signed his name as
a witness.
"They wouldn't do that ic the Unit?
ed States," murmured Beverly, who
knew something about red tape at
Washington.
"It is a command to you, baron,"
said Yetive, handing him the document
with a rare smile. He read it through
slowly. Then he bit his lip and cough?
ed. "What is the matter, baron?" ask?
ed |Tetive, still smiling.
"A transitory emotion, your highness,
that is all," said he, but his hand trem?
bled as he folded the paper.
CHAPTER X.
0RIGHT and early the next morn?
ing the party was ready for the
last of the journey to Edel?
weiss. Less than twenty miles
separated Ganlook feon? the capital,
and the road was in excellent condi?
tion. Beverly Calhoun, tired and con?
tented, had slept soundly until aroused
by the princess herself. Their rooms
adjoined each other, and when Yetive,
shortly after daybreak, stole Into the
American girl's chamber Beverly was
sleeping so sweetly that the intruder
would have retreated had it not been
for the boisterous shouts of stable
boys in the courtyard below the win?
dows. She hurried to a window and
looked out upon the gray cloaked morn?
ing. Postilions and stable boys were
congregated near the gates, torment?
ing a ragged old man who stood.with
his back against one of the huge posts.
In some curiosity, she called Beverly
from her slumbers, urging the sleepy
one to hasten to the window.
"Is this one of your friends from the
wilderness?" she asked.
"It's Franz!" cried Beverly, rubbing
her pretty eyes. Then she became thor?
oughly awake. "What are they doing
to him? Who are those ruffians?" she
demanded indignantly.
"They are my servants and"
"Shame on them! The wretches!
What has old Franz done that they
should- Call to them: tell 'em you'll
cut their heads off if they don't stop.
He's a dear'old fellow in spite of his
rags, and he"
The window sash flew open, and the
tormentors in the court below were as?
tonished by the sound of a woman's
voice coming, as it were, from the
clouds. A dozen pairs of eyes were
turned upward; the commotion ended
suddenly. In the window above stood
two graceful, white robed figures. The
snn, still far below the ridge of moun?
tains, had not yet robbed tho morning
of the gray, dewy shadows that belong
to 5 o'clock.
'.What arc you doing to that poor old
man?" cried Yetive, and it was the j
first time any of them had seen anger j
in the princess' face. They slunk back I
In dismay. "Let him alone! You,
Gartz, see that he has food and drink,
and without delay. Report to me later
on, sir, and ex j ?la i ti. if you can, why
you have conducted yourselves In so
unbecoming a manner." Then the win?
dow was closed, pni the princess
found herself in the warm arms of her
friend.
"I couldn't understand a word you
said, Yetive, but I knew you were
giving it to them hot and heavy. DJd
yon see how nicely old Franz bowed to
you? Goodness, his head almost touch?
ed the ground!"
''He was bowinjr to you, Beverly.
You forgot finn you ere tl e princess to ?
him."
"Isn't that furn - '. : had quite for
gotten it The poi old goose!"
Later, when th- . a h? - : nd escort
were drawn up h fi the Ralio
wltz palace read, for the start, the
princess called me chief postilion,
Gartz, to the step of her coa< t.
"What was the meaning of the dis?
turbance I wittier- ; this :.iorning?"
she demanded.
Gartz hung his bead "We thought
the man was crazy, your highness. He
had been telling us such monstrous
lies," he mumbled.
"Are you sure tb J were i:^s?"
"Oh, quite sure, y ?ur higt? n -ss. Th?y
were laughable. II? ?-i^i, for one
thing, that it was he who drove yc~~
highness"' coach into Ganlook last even?
ing, when everybody knows that I bad
full charge of the coach and horses."
"You are very much mistaken,
Gartz," she said distinctly. He blink?
ed his eyes.
"Your highness," he gasped, "you
surely remember"
"Enough, sir. Franz drove the prin?
cess into Ganlook last night He says
so himself, does he not?"
"Yes, your highness," murmured
poor Gartz,
"What more did he say to you ?"
"He said he had come from his mas?
ter, who is in the hospital, to inquire
after your health and to bear his thanks
for the kindnesses you have secured
for him. He says his master is faring
well and is satisfied to remain where
he is. Also, he said that his master
was sending him back into the moun?
tains to assure his friends that he is
safe and to bear a certain message of
cheer to them, sent forth by the prin-/
cess. It was all so foolish and crazy,
your highness, that we could but gibe
and laugh at the poor creature."
"It is you who have been foolish, sLr.
Send the old man to me."
"He has gone, your highness," In
frightened tones.
"So much the better," said the prin?
cess, dismissing him with a wave cf
the hand. Gartz went away in a daze,
and for days he took every opportunity
to look for othe? signs of mental dis?
order in the conduct of his mistress, at
the same time indulging in speculation
as to his own soundness of mind.
Ganlook's population lined the chief
thoroughfare, awaiting the departure
of the princess, although the hour was
early. Beverly peered forth curiously
as the coach moved off. The quaint
half oriental costumes of the towns?
people, the odd little children, the
bright colors, the perfect love and rev?
erence that shone in the faces of the
multitude impressed her deeply. She
was never to forget that picturesque
morning.
Baron Dangloss rode beside the coach
until lt passed through the southern
gates and into they countryside. A
company of cavalrymen acted as es?
cort The bright red trousers and top I
boots, with the deep blue jackets, re?
minded Beverly more than ever of the
operatic figures she had seen so often
at home. There was a fierce, dark cast
to the faces of these soldiers, however,
that removed any suggestion of play.
The girl was In ecstasies. Everything
about her. appealed to the romantic
side of her nature. Everything seemed ?
Two men rode up to the carriage,
so unreal and so like the story book.
The princess smiled lovingly upon the '
throngs that lined the street There ?
was no man among them who would
not have laid down his life for the ,
gracious ruler.
"Oh, I love your soldiers," cried Bev?
erly warmly.
"Poor fellows, who knows how soon
they may be called upon to face death
in the Dawsbergen hills?" said Yetive,
a shadow crossing her face.
Dangloss was to remain iu Ganlook
for several days, on guard against
manifestations by the Axphainians. A ;
corps of spies and scouts was working
with him, and couriers were ready to
ride at a moment's notice to the castle
in Edelweiss. Before they parted Bev?
erly extracted a renewal of his promise i
to take good care of Baldos. She sent i
a message to thc injured man, deplor- (
incr the tact that she was compelled to ,
leave Ganlook without seeing him as .
she bad promised. It was her intention
to have him come to Edelweiss as soon
as he was In condition to be removed. 1
liaron Dangloss smiled mysteriously, i ?
but he had no comment to make. He j i
had received his orders and was obey- i
ing them to the letter. (
TT wonder if Grenfall has heard of
my harum-scarum trip to St. Peters
burg," reflected Yetive. making herself
comfortable in the coach after the gates ?
and the multitudes were far behind. c
"I'll go you a box of chocolate creams ?
that we meet him before we get to ?
Edelweiss." ventured Beverly.
"Agreed," said the princess.
"Don't say 'agreed.' dear. 'Done' ls
the word," corrected the American girl <
airily. 1
Beverly won. Grenfall Ix>rry and a 1
small company of horsemen rode up in ; ]
ftiriot;.--. liaste long .:>.;"< ?o ti:;' sun was
In mid-sky. An attempt to depict the
scene between bim and his venture?
some wife would be a hopeless task.
The' way in which .his face cleared it?
self of distress and worry was a joy in
Itself. To 'use his own words, he
breathed freely for the first time in
hours. The American took joe pl~ee
of the officer who rode beside the coach,
and tiie trio kept up an eager, interest?
ing conversation during the next two
hours.
It was a warm, sleepy day, but all
signs of drowsiness disappeared with
the advent of Lorry. He had reached
Edelweiss late the night before, after
a three days' ride from the conference
in Dr.wsbergen. At first he encoun?
tered trouble in trying to discover what
had become of the princess. Those at
the castle were aware of the fact that
she had reached Ganlook safely and
sought to put him off with subterfuges.
He stormed to such a degree, however,
that their object failed. The result was
that he was off for Ganlook with the
earliest light of day. _
c
[TO BS OOKIXSDXDk]
CLASS ENTERTAINMENT.
Sunday School Children Have Their
Annual Christmas Tree.
Thursday evening was a time long
to be remembered by not only the
children but the parents and friends
of Class Xo. 3, of the First Methodist
Sunday School. They had their an?
nual Christmas tree at the home of
Mr. Sidney Stubbs,"Xo. ll Washing?
ton street. In connection with this
furnis'iing an appropriate and beauti?
ful little entertainment for the pur?
pose of raising an offering for the
poor children of Sumter who are less
fortunate than themselves. This
class numbers twenty-two.
Three cf these little boys, appro?
priately* dressed with long white
beards and hair, were indeed hand?
some and typical "wise men." They
stood to the right of a rough stable
as did the real wise men at the time
of Jesus' birth. Suspended in the air
over the manger hung the beautiful
"Star of the East." And to the left
in driven white robes with crooked
sticks in their hands stood four shep?
herd boys, with bare feet and san?
dals. The smallest of these, holding a
lamb in his arms, a beautiful sight
indeed. The Misses Mary Kiigo, Ju?
lia Wright, Hassie Parrott, Azilee and
Marie Hurst and Kathryn Stubbs
rendered taking little recitations, the
latter a hearty welcome to Santa
Claus, which was echoed by the whole
class., The amount raised was grati?
fying to the children. It will be turn?
ed over to the poor finance commit?
tee.
Last but not least was a beautiful
little duet, "Just We Two," sung by
Julius Stubbs and Marie Hurst.
Sumter and Greenville Health Officers
Complimented.
The following letter from Dr. Geo.
R. Dean, chairman of the committee
on epidemic and endemic diseases pf
the S:ate board of health, in regard
to the report of Sumter, and Green?
ville, as to protection of those places
from smallpox, by prompt enforce?
ment of vaccination, is published as
a matter of information:
Spartanburg, S. C., Dec. 9, 1906.
Mr. El. I. Reardon, Sumter, S. C.
My dear Sir: Yours of the S th in?
stant to hand. Accept my thanks for j
your prompt answer to ray circular
letter of last week regarding vacci?
nating and re-vaccinating your school3
mills, etc. Your report is more than
satisfactory. It is really cheering to
one occupying my position, who sel?
dom gets a word of commendation,
but often bushels of abuse, and un?
just censure for doing his duty as an
ofhcial of the State health depart?
ment. Your letter is thus like a ray
of sunshine beating through an ever ,
clouded sky. Greenville and Sumter ,
have the honor of making the most ?
satisfactory reports, on the day fol- ;
lowing the receipt of my circular let- ,
ter. Thanks in the name of the State
board of health. Respectfully yours, <
(Signed) George R. Dean. <
FIRE IX BISIIOPVILLE.
Loss Nearly $3,000, Which is Partial?
ly Covered by Insurance.
Bishopville, Dec. 13.-On Tuesday ;
night about 9 o'clock the -ire alarm ?
svas turned in and a great crowd .
mickly responded to the fire, which i
vas raging in the store of Mr. S. H.
Rollins. Tho fire department was .:
>oon on hand and in a few minutes v
lad tlie llames under their control. ,
Mr. R( 111 ns* loss is $1.300. with $';-00 ;
nsurance. Tin- damage to the build- j
ng will amount to $1,500, which is 1
covered by insurance.
Mr. Jules Martin, an occupant of I
he building, succeeded in saving his
urniture, but Mr. Boyer, another
>ccupant, lost all of his household
?oods and had not a cent: of insur
ince.
R. J. Coney and James Clark \v.>re
Lrrestcd in Columbia Tursday for
iorgery. They attempted to steal ten
>ales of cotton from the Southern
Railway. Coney is assistant transfer a
CRISIS IN GERMANY.
A STRUGGLE BETWEEN KAISER
AND PEOPLE BEGINS. -j
Reichstag Dissolved for Refusing to
Grant Appropriation for War in
Africa-Predicted That New Reich?
stag Will Contain a Greater 3Iajor
ity Against Government.
Special to The Daily Item. )
Berlin, Dec. 14.-A struggle be?
tween Kaiser William and the Ger?
man nation, which will overshadow
the convulsions in Russia, is predicted
by political prophets who are trying
to forecast the outcome of the new
elections as a result of the fright-",
started through the dissolution yes
terday of the Reichstag, because it
refused to vote the appropriation
asked by the government to carry on
the war with the natives in Southwest
Africa. ?
The forecasters say the opposition ?
will have a bigger majority in the
next Reichstag. They will oppose the *
Kaiser and tie up all government de?
partments. When the Kaiser tries to
drive his people a struggle to the fin?
ish will come.
FREAK SPELLING OUT.
(
Washington, Dec. 13.- -President*
Roosevelt will withdraw h;s simpli?
fied spelling order to the puUic\print
er and hereafter all documents from
the executive . departments will again
be printed in the old-fashioned style^
Representative Landis of the joint J
committee on spelling had a confer?
ence today.with the president, when
the president said that he did not
wish to have spelling overshadow
matters of great importance and ex?
pressed a willingness to revoke his V
order for the new spelling in case theX
house of representatives should go
on record as opposed to the system.
Accordingly late this afternoon, Mr.
Landis introduced the following reso?
lution in the house: .
..Resolved, That it is the sense of^
the house of representatives that?
hereafter in printing reports, docu?
ments or other publications author?
ized by law, ordered by congress or
either branch thereof, or emenating
from the executive departments, thejC^
bureaus or branches, and independent
offices of the government, the gov- j|
ernment printing office should ob?
serve and adhere to the standard of
orthography prescribed in generally
accepted dictionaries of the English
language."
The measure was passed without a ?
dissenting vote, although Mr. Gillett^
of Massachusetts, who made a fight
for simplified spelling before the
house committee on appropriations
and has been regarded as the cham?
pion of the president's attitude, ex?
plained that he did not wish to giva^i
the impression that he had change j|
his mind. Mr. Gillett said he saw
that the course was overwhelmingly
against the innovation and conse- *
quently he bowed to its will.
The system of reformed spelling
was put into effect by-the president
during the recess of congress and allJB
the public documents supplied to^
the executive departments have been
printed in the simplified way.
?TRE AT TIMMONSVTLLE.
Total Losss Estimated at $36,000-?
D. H. Traxler a Heavy Loser. "
Timmonsville, Dec. \13.-Timmons
ville was visited by a most disastrous
fire at 1 o'clock this morning, destroy?
ing property worth , $33.000. The
losses and insurance are as follows: ^
D. H. Traxler, stock $12,000, build- *
ing $3,500,- insurance $2,000; Wm.
Copeland & Co., stock $11,000, insur?
ance $7,750; Jacob building, $6,100,
insurance $4,400; Henry Hill, stock--..
53.S00, insurance $1,000, buildmg $1,- J
QUO. J
The fire,originated in , the second^
story of Traxler's furniture store and ^
spread to the surrounding buildings.
Elad it not been for the fine work of
he new fire engine two solid blocks
vould have been lost.
- 1
*E. C. DeWitt & Co., of Chicago, at1^
?vhose laboratory Kodol is prepared,
issures us that this remarkable di
restant and corrective for the stom?
ach conforms fully to all provisions
)f the National Pure Food and Drug
L.aw. The Kodol laboratory is a veryw
arge one, but if all the sufferers fromx^
ndigestion and stomach troubles ."
>>uld know the virtues of Kodol it
vould be impossible for the manufac
.\?rs to keep up with thc demand,
xodol is sold here by all druggists.
FRECKLES AND PIMPLE^
REMOVED ?n Ten Days.
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__BJBS? Beauties-.'"
|p?^Versed ty thcuisndAfi
fet^^^ \??5^==i of tfrnteful kdics, and TB
^F^ek^-^^^Scr^ss: guaranteed to removejH
^^\-'^ >^ tions and restore th?B
beauty of youth. Th^K
vorst ca^cs ir. twenty cay?. 50c. and $1.0flB||
,t all leading drug stores, cr by mailBSg
repared by V-TWM. *r*>|* *"T rrt ?--'s. Vrra^H