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A Romance of the Days When the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel From the Bondage of Egypt By Elizabeth Miller 4 CHAPTER TIL ; THE PUNISHMENT CF ATSTJ. j^-^iXE late afternoon in the streets j ll . of Pa-Ramesu a cnrious new I \ 3 comer bowed before Atsu, the %mZmJ commander of Israel of the treasure city. The visitor was old and tremulous from fatigue^ and the stains Ai? hard "travel were eviaent upon him. .Greeting, Atsu. The peace of the ^Bvine mother attend thee," he said. **Sno?ru, the beloved of Ra at On, ?ends thee greeting by his servant Sanas.?? ^Greeting," the taskmaster replied after he had inspected the white brow? ed servant "The shelter of .my roof ?nd the bread of my board are thine." Within the house of Atsu, Ranas de Hvered into the hands of the soldier the message that Kenkenes had brought to Snofru. While Atsu undid the roll the old servant made voluble apologies tor the broken seal. The commander Stepped to the doorway for tetter light ?nd read the writing. This is what he read: To Atsu, Commander Over the Builders Of Pa-Ramesu, These-To mine ears hath ?croe report of mutiny and idleness through thy weak government of my Tbond people. Also that thou hast en? forced my commands but feebly and so <5eteated my purposes, which were my sire's, ai'er whose illustrious example I ?ats& For these md kindred inefficiencies art thou removed from the government over I hereby bestow upon thee another of? fice within the limits of thy capacity. Thou wilt take up the flagellum over 3?asaar<vh when thou hast surrendered 3Pa?itan?sa to thy successor. By this thou shrJt learn that the pha? raohs will be ably served. Horemheb of Bubastis, thy successor, accempameth these. _ <Jlve him honor. MENEPTAH. TChe diction was manifestly the ?dnjfs. None other of high estate "would have inspired so spiteful a let But the appointment to Masaarah snade Atsu forget the sting In the sec? ond reading. To Masaarah! To Ma? saarah and Rachel! He folded the broken sheet and thrust it into his fcosom. Meeting the keen eye of his guest, the color rushed back to the taskmaster's face, and he summoned attendant Hebrews to wait upon Sae "old man while he went forth to ! .gain composure ia the air. At midnight there came the beat of j ?ioo's on the dust muffled ways of Pa- i ?tasksu, A ser?try. knocked at the door ? of the commander and announced a visitor. Atsu, who still sat under the TOfiKttinguished reed light greeted the anwcomer with an exclamation of con oera* Tue man was covered with dust lils dress was torn and bloody, his right hand swathed In cloths, and his ??p, right cheek and eye were swollen .and discolored. ?^By Horus, friend, thou lockest ill -Qsed,* the taskmaster exclaimed. "*What has befallen thee?" *tt fe only a spear slit in my hand, ?nd a flying stirrup marred my face I am well. Look to the Bedouins, how over; they ran our messenger through. Set consume them!" ."Doubt not we shall look to them. 3&ey grow strangely insolent of late." *13matt wonder," the other responded ?i&artily. **Is not the whole north a ?sethiug pot of lawlessness, and, by the j ?iernor.s of Amenti. is not the Israelite j the ?re under the caldron? Nay, but j I shall have especial joy lit damping ; laimr The man laughed and dropped into j the chair Atsu had offered him. **Then thou are Horemheh. the new i taskmaster over Pa-I.amesu?" **So' Has my news outridden me?" j ine man exclaimed in very evident j amazers eut. Ranas, indifferently clad in a hastily j donned karn is, at this moment came forward with an apologetic courtesy, j ""And thy messenger, sir? What ot ! SumV* he asked eagerly. "Dead, and left at a wayside house." I "And the message?" the old man per- ? fisted. Suremheb surveyed him with in- ? ?raasing astonishment Atsu interposed ?nd explained the fcfltochange of letters. .Oh," said Horemheb, "so the cor? rect message came to thee neverthe- I lisa, good Atsu. But I cannot tell thee j angst of the other. It ls lost" . '"tasty Ranas shrieked. .Gods, old man, it was only pigment j an? papyrus, not gold or jewels. A j kindly disposed Hebrew came to our j bel& with some of his people, and we put tbs Bedouins to flight But after tb* struggle, search as we might with torches which the Hebrew brought the message was not to be found. A Bed? ouin made off with it I doubt not" Sanas stood speechless for an in? stant and then he rushed up to the ; 5?w taskmaster. '"His name?" he demanded fiercely. | Hebrew! What was he like? i "Where does he dwell?" **A murrain on the maniac I" Horem iseb exploded. "Ke called himself Aaron f Ranas staggered against the wall for Support and beat the air with his arms. * Aaron, the brother of Moses! O ye mutable Hathors!" he babbled. "A made off with it! Oh, oh, what ~R vm. GOLD. g after hi3 meet- j golden haired Is- j enes came early to I rocks _C:at Jopped the north* wairc?~fhe gorge ~a?a7 en? sconced between the gray fragments, looked down unseen on her whenever '$he came to the valley's mouth. All ? flay long the children came staggering ?up from the Nile laden with dripping hides or returned in a free and ragged line down the green slope of the field to the river again, with their captain and colaborer, Rachel At the summit of the wooden slope the beautiful Israelite, who had pre? ceded her charges, passed up the bur? den of each one to the Hebrews on the scaffold. From his aerie Kenke nes watched this particular phase of ?her tasks with interest She was not too far from him for the details of her movements to be distinguishable, and the posture of the outstretched arms and lifted face fulfilled his require? ments. He abandoned the modeling of her features for that day and copied the attitude. At sunset he retired cautiously, but several dawns found him among the rocks, with reed pen, papyri and molds of clay. When he climbed to his re? treat within the walls of stone on the hillside in the late afternoon he hid several studies of the girl's head and statuettes of clay under the marting. At last he began the creation of Athor tht vlden. For days he labored feverishly, for? getting to eat, fretting because the sun set and the darkness held sway for so long. Having overstepped the law, he placed no limit to the extent of his artistic transgression. That evening-it was several days after the face of the goddess had be? gun to emerge from the block of stone" -he went to the upper end of the gorge and passed through the camp on his way home that he might meet his model. Halfway to the Nile he came upon her whom he sought "I wanted to see thee," said Kenke nes, "with that frightened longing of a man who hath resolved on confession and meeteth his confessor on a sudden. Now that the moment hath arrived. I marvel how I shall make my peace with Athor, whose command I mos? de? liberately broke." She raised her beautiful eyes to his face and waited for him to proceed. The pose of the head was exactly what he wanted, Rapidly be compared ev? ery detail bf her face with his* memory of the statue of Athor. noting with satisfaction that his studies had been happily faithful. His scrutiny was so swift and skillful that there seemed to be nothing unusual in his gaze. "I am culpable, but impenitent" he continued. "I shall not forswear mine offense. Neither is there any need of a plea to Justify myself, for my very sin is its own justification. Behold me! I perched myself like a sacred hawk at the mouth of the valley and filched thy likeness. Do with me as thou wilt but I shall die reiterating approval of my deed." His extravagant speech wrought an interesting change on the face before "Let me give thee a peace offering.'' him. There was a pronounced curve of her mouth, a slight tension in the chiseled nostril-In fact an indefinable disdain that had not been there before. It would become Athor well. Kenke nes understood the look, but he did not flinch. Instead he let his head drop slowly until he looked at her from under his brows. Then he summoned Into his eyes ail the wounded feeling, pathos, soft reproach and appeal of whh-h bis graceless young heart was capr.lT?e ?nu gaze? at her. Khufu might have been as easily melted by the twinkle of a raindrop. Never in his life had he faced such comprehensive contemplation. Calm, monumental and icy disdain deepened on every feature. Kenkenes stood motionless and suf? fered her to look at him. Being a mau of fine soul, the eloquent gaze spoke well decreed rebuke. He knew that his color had risen, and his eyes fell in spite of heroic efforts to koop them steady. His sensations were unique; never had he experienced the like, j When he recovered himself her blue eyes were fixed absently on the dis- j tant quarries. Every impulso urged him to set him self right in the eyes of this most dis? cerning slave. "Wilt thou forgive mo?" he asked ! earnestly. "I would I could make thee j know I crave thy good will." There was no mistaking the honesty I ia these words. Her "face relaxed In? stantly. "But I fear I have not set about lt wisely." he added. "l?et me give thee a peace offering to prove my contri? tion." He slipped from about his neck the collar of golden rings and moved for? ward to put it about her throat She drew back, her face flushing hot? ly under an expression of positive pain. "Thou, as an Egyptian, hast honored me, a Hebrew, with thy notice. I have deserved neither gift nor fee." "Nay, but let us put it differently," he replied. "I, as a man, have given thee, a maiden, offense, and, having re? pented, would appease thee with a peace offering. Believe me, I do not jest." The Israelite's blue eyes were veiled quickly, but the Egyptian guessed aright that she had hidden a smile in them. "Am I forgiven?" te persisted. "So thou wilt offend no further," she said without raising her eyes. "I promise. And now, since the god? dess hath refused mine offering, I may not take it back. What shall I do with this?" he asked, holding up the collar of gold. "Put it about thy statue's neck," she said softly. Kenkenes gasped and retreated a step. Instantly she was imploring his pardon. "It was a forward spirit in me that made me say it I pray thee, forgive me." "Thou hast givsn no offense, but how dost thou know of this? Tell me that" "I came upon it by accident three days ago. I knew myself the moment I looked, and it was not hard to guess whose work it was." "Thou hast told no one?" "Nay," was the quick and earnest an? swer. "Thou hast caught me in a false? hood," he said. "I am carving a statue against the canon of the sculptor's ritual for the sake of my love of beau? ty. Until thou didst come upon it I alone possessed the secret Thou know est the punishment which will overtake me?" At this moment the water bearers came in sight, and in obedience to very evident dismissal in the Israel? ite's eyes Kenkenes bade her farewell and left her. But he had not gone two paces be? fore she overtook him. "Approach thy work from various directions," she cautioned, "else thou wilt wear a path which may spy on thee one day." The moment the words passed her lips Kenkenes, who still held the col? lar, put it about her neck, passing his hands under the thick plaits, and snap? ped the clasp accurately. The act was done instantly and with but a single movement He was gone, i laughing on his way, before she had realized what he had done. ITO sz oororoo.) AID FOR NEGRO SCHOOLS. Million Dollar Fund for Rudimentary Schools Given by Miss Anna T. Jean es. Philadelphia, April 23.-A gift of $1,000,000 for the establishment of a fund for rudimentary schools for southern negroes was announced here tonight. The donor is Miss An? na T. Jeanes, a Quakeress of this city. Booker T. Washington, head of Tukegee institute, and Hollis Burke Frisseli, president of the Hampton Normal and Industrial institute, are named as trustees of the fund, but neither of the institutions they rep? resent will share in the gift. The in? come of the $1,000.000 is to be used for the sole purpose of assisting in the "Southern United States com? munity, country and rural schools for the great class of negroes to whom the small rural and community schools are alone available." The deed of gift was executed yesterday and in it Washington and Frisseli are empowered to appoint a board of j trustees in connection with the fund. The Pennsylvania Company for In? surance on Lives and Granting An nuties of this city will act as fiscal agent for the trustees. Miss Jeanes, the donor, is about SO years'of nge and comes from an old and wealthy family that has been prominent for more than a century in the Society of Friends. She has long been interested in the welfare of the negro and has been a contributor to institutions for their education. She has known Prof. Washington for a decade. How's This? We offer S100 reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cur?.* is taken in? ternally, acting directly upon the blood an?! mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hali's Family Pills for consti? pation. 4-lS-lm The second municipal primary held in Florence Thursday resulted in the election of Mr. Herbert K. Gilbert as mayor *"Good for everything a salve is i!^.-?? for and especially recommended for Piles." That i< what we sa.y about DeWitfs Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. That is what twenty years of usage has proven. Get the original. Sold by all druggists. GREEN BUGS AND THE CROPS. Dreadful Stories of the Doings of an Old Friend Heard in Wall Street. New York, April 24.-With a dull market moving uncenainly and un? fruitful of gossip, the wisacres of New street fell back last week upon the crop prospects. Interest in calam? itous prediction this year is stimulat? ed by novelty of the attributed cause, the "green bug," which veracious re? ports from the wheat fields of the southwest say is advancing north? ward like locusts of old Egypt, leav? ing dollar wheat in its wake. There was little entomological information to be had about the pest, though anybody around the stock exchange or in the New street cafes could tell you all about the terrible ravages in Oklahoma, and of the rapidity of the advance, which has brought the in? vading army already into Kansas and Nebraska. Down on the produce exchange the conditions were revers? ed, intimate knowledge was profess? ed about the bug, but positive infor? mation as to what damage he has done so far was hard to come at. To the grain men, the green bug is an old friend. He, along with weather conditions, has always been fe..-en the credit for the great bull campaign in wheat in 1890 which sent the price above $1 a bushel. Properly described he is an aphid of the same species as the green aphid, which the suburbanite finds eating his rose bushes in June, but the particular variety now loose in the southwest differs from anything ever seen before, as described by market scientists, in having a mouth at each end of his body. With this doutile armament he tackles the young plant of the freshly sprouted winter wheat, now only a few inches above the ground, and suck its liv? ing juices. Ordinarily, and according to the encyclopedia, cold rains or freezing weather are fatal to the young aphid. Here again the wheat destroying variety in Oklahoma, Kan? sas and Nebraska differ from its cou? sins known to science. Veraciouo cor? respondents in the field assert that the frosts which have been common this spring have only destroyed the parasites of the "green bug," leaving him sound in wind and limb for the northward march. The same corres? pondents vindicate their conservatism by reporting that they can find ho ground ofr the reports current near? er the market that the aphid army is destroying railroad ties and pulling spikes on the railroads encountered on the way. According to crop authorities on the produce exchange, the "green bug" last made his appearance, in alarming numbers in the spring of IS S 9, which had been preceded by weather conditions identical with those of last fall and winter. In that year, the effect of the "green bug" first made itself felt in the May crop reports, which fell off heavily from the conditions reported in April and March. The wheat harvested , in 1S90 was only '399,000.000 bushels, compared with 468,000,(ZOO bushels in the previous year. One consolation found in the visit of the green bug is that, if precedent is followed, the crop succeding the year of its ravages should be nearly double in quantity. After the short crop of 1890 the crop of 1891 was 611.000.000 bushels. Produce exchange authorities say thai it will be impossible to tell what d.: ir. ii ge has ben done so far by the aphid until there has been rain in the affected belt followed by "grow? ing weather." The plant will then show whether its roots have been af? fected and will either die quickly or grow as if the aphid were fiction. *Rest is the great restorer. We tfcie our muscles by exercise and then rest to restore them; yet a great many of us do not stop to think how little rest we give our stomachs. As a usuai thing no part of our bodies i so gen? erally overworked as our digestive or? gans. A tired and overworked stom? ach will give signs of distress to which we pay no heed until at last dyspepsia takes hold. Indigestion is just a warning, and if we heed the warning we can easily avoid further consequences- Kodol is a most thorough stomach relief. It digests what you eat and gives the stomach the needed rest and greatly assists in restoring it to its normal activity and usefulness. Kodol is sold on a guar? antee relief plan, lt is sold here by all druggists. Merchants in Anderson are gener? ally signing an agreement to close their stores during the summer months at 6.30 p. m. *Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Children like its pleasant taste, and mothers give it hearty en? dorsement. Contains no opiates, but drives out the cold through the bow? els. Made in strict conformity to Pure Food and Drug Law. Recom? mended and sold hy all druggists. A Charleston truck planter has, tried with success tho plan of putting a jug of i?o.'/.,. a; iiv- end of lus rows ;.i?tl rho negro getting to tho end first gets ;? pul; at the jug. The negroes work fast. ?When you need a pill, tnke a pill.! and be sure it's an Early Riser. De? witt's Little Karly Risers are safe, j -ure. satisfactory pills. They ?lo not! gripe or sicken. They are sold by all j druggists. _. TIIE JEANES FUND BOARD. Booker T. W ashington and President Frisson Met in New York to Name Men to Handle $1,000,000 Endow? ment. New York, April 25.-Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuske? gee Institute, and Hollis Burke Fris? seli of Hampton Institute, came to town yesterady for the purpose of or? ganizing a board of trustees to han? dle the endowment fund of $1,000, 000 given by Miss Anna A. Jeanes of Germantown, Pa., for the assistance and maintenance of elementary schools for negroes in the south. Dr. Washington said last night that the board would consist mainly of southern men. some white, some ne? groes and that the utmost care is be? ing taken to pick such men as are qualified in every way for the han? dling of such a sum. Although neither Dr. Washington nor Dr.- Frisseli would tell the names of any of the men they have in mind, it is understood that Robert C. Ogden will be one of the trustees if not president of the board. Mr. Ogden has long been a leader in the work of improving southern educational conditions. His long business train? ing has given- him exceptional qualifi? cations for the handling of an endow? ment fund. When Mr. Ogden retired from business several months ago he said that his active interest in south? ern educational affairs would not cease. It is understood that Dr. Washing? ton and Dr. Frisseli have already conferred with Mr. Ogden regarding the fund that has been left tempora? rily in their care. The two negro un? iversity presidents were instructed by Miss Jeanes to organize a board of trustees. They refused last night to say how large the board would be, but it is likely that 12 men will be chosen. "The entire personnel of the board will not be complete until Friday, probably," said Dr. Washington last night. "I am not at liberty to discuss the endowment until the board has been named. I may say, however, that we hope this endowment of $1, 000.000 will be the nucleus of a gi? gantic sum for the assistance and maintenance of elementary schools in the south, an assistance which is so badly needed." He said that none of the money can be applied either to Tuskagee or to Hampton, as the terms of the gift ex? plicitly state that the interest from thc endownv : shall be applied only to elementa:; . chools. One of tfce *rst acts of the board of trustees il be to appoint what Will be known as "field secretaries," whose duties will be to investigate school conditions in rural districts of the south. Mr. Cox, private secre? tary to Dr. Washington, explained the exact purposes for which the fund is endowed. He said that the country schools which are unable to pay the salan- of a teacher for longer than a few months of the year will be aided by the fund, thus lengthening the scholastic term. Underpaid teachers in the rural districts will also come under the provisions of the endow? ment. Dr. Washington is responsible for many of the stipulations in. the en? dowment because it was only after many conferences with him that Miss Jenaes annunced her intention of giving the ?1,000.000 to encourage the education of the- southern negro. The principal of the endowment cannot be touched. The interest from the securities is now about $40.000 a year, and, with judicious management may reach $50.000. Dr. Washington and Mr. Frisseli will meet this morning in the Man? hattan Hotel to continue their delib? erations upon the selection of a board. * Kodol for dyspepsia clears the stomach and makes the breath sweet as a rose. Kodol is sold by druggists cn a guarantee relief plan. It conforms strictly to the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by all druggists. Joseph A. McCulough, of Green? ville, will deliver the address at Lau? rens on Memorial day upon the in? vitation of the Daugters of the Con? federacy. .What is it that tastes as pleasant as maple sugar and quickly relieves coughs and colds? Mothers who have used it will quickly answer: "Ken? nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup " The pleasant cold remedy that expels the cold through its laxative acci?n on the bowels. Conforms strictly to the Pure Food and Drugs Law. Contains no opiates. Sold by all druggiscs. Mr. A. P?. Williams, editor of the Richmond. Va., News-Leader. and formerly editor of the Greenville News, lias accepted the invitation to deliver the annual address before the annual meeting of the State Press as? sociation in Charleston. June 13th. - Tl'.is is a paragraph from the coin- ; position of a cynical Eastern school? boy. "The earthquake .nid lire in San Francisco, although first looked upon as a. calamity, really did a great deal of good. It purified the city of the great curse of underground Chi rtatown and burned .'?own thirty-nine churches." HITCHCOCK'S SOUTHERN TRIP. He Denies the Reports That His Mis? sion Had Political Significance. Washington. April 24.-First As? sistant Postmaster General Hitchcock returned to Washington today from* the south, where he has been for the past week, primarily on an inspection tour cf southern postoffices. Mr. Hitchcock said he had learned only today that his trip had been given a political significance in newspapers in the north in which the statement ap? peared that he was on a mission for , the President to ascertain first hand * regarding any new direction in the Republican sentiment of the South. Mr. Hitchcock denied with empha? sis that the President had directed his movements. "It is true/' he continued, "that while the visit was primarily one of-i inspection and one which I had planned months ago, I discussed pol? itics to some extent. This was only natural, as I was called on by many Southern Republicans officially con? nected with the Government and oth? erwise interested. I saw no evidence to justify published reports of disaf? fection in the ranks of some of the Republicans in the South, such as or? ganization of opposing movements, and that sort of thing which we have been hearing about for some time. "In those States which I visited-^ South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. -the Republicans are in hearty ac? cord with the Administration. They are Roosevelt men through and through." Referring again to the question of op po ing organizatinos. Mr. Hitch? cock remarked that of course there were "a few disgruntled and general? ly discredited men," who- have drop? ped 'out of the old organizations, but that such were in the decided minor? ity. Further details of his observa? tion, Mr. Hitchcock ref ised to give,"-; except to say a few words of praise of the workings of his department in the sections visited. success. A Kansas woman, Mrs. A. J. Stan? ley, of Lincoln, has been awarded a prize of $250 by a Boston firm for the best answer to the question, "What constitutes sucess?" She wrote: "He has achieved success who has lived welt laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left iii.1 worid better than he found it. whether by an improved poppy, a por feet poem or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and given ih? best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction." WHAT THE KIDNEYS 00. Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us Strong and Healthy. All the blood in the body passes through the kidneys once every three minutes. The kid- , neys filter the bloody They work ni.?ht and day. When healthy they remove about 500 grains of impure matter daily, when un? healthy some na?t of this impure matter is left in the bioci. This brings on - many dis? eases and symptoms-pain in the back, head? ache, nervousness, hot. dry skin, rheuma? tism, scut. <rra.vel. disorders of- the eyesight and heming, dizziness, irregular heart, de? bility, drowsiaess. dropsy, deposits in the urine, etc Bu if you keep the filters right you will have o trouble with your kidneys. " R. G Wright , clerk' at Wright's Hotel. Co? lumbia. S. C., says: "Jt is with pleasure that ? add my name to the ions list o? endorsers o? Doan's Kidney Fills I used them and was benefitted verv much, and I can recommend i hem verv highly. I had suffered for several years and my back had been very weak across the loins and 1 suffered from a steady achine: or pain. The kidney secretions were verv dark, full of sediment and irregular, some times so free as to be troublesome, com? pelling me to set up often in the night. I con-; suited a physician about it. got very little satisfaction and I used several proprietary remedies and tried plasters as well, but I re? mained about the same until I saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and procured a box. The secretions have been cleared up. my back has become stronger and I have not had ta ka 'he since usinj: them. You can use my name if you choose, and I hope it will be the means of relieving many other sufferers." Plenty more proof like this from Sumter people. Call at A. J. China's drug store and ask what customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. >\ Y.. sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. 41 VERY LOW RATES -TO NORFOLK, ft AND RETURN Account Jamestown Ter? centennial Exposition -^TIA. item Hailiaj Season, sixty day and fifteen day tickets on sale daily commencing April 19th, to and including Novem? ber :30th. 1907. 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