St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 5, 1900
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-——~~" "The Japanese are not slow. - WEDNESDAY—8T. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—SEPTEMBER 5, 1990, ST, LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. | Founded by JOSEPH PULITZER. Published by THE PULITZER PUBLISHING CO., 513 Oljye St. ‘s | SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dafly. aingie copy 6 Ur single copy....\...---- ©6006 0000 FLIVERFED RY CARRIFR— y and Sunday. per week petty and Sunday, per moath..........-4++005 soee ly only, per month BY MAII, IN ADVANCE and Sunday, 1 vear. ...$6 00 and Sunday, 6 months.. 8 00 Business Office. .. 60 Editorial Rooms... 240/ City Fadltor 1 08 | Cireniation , 8&8 months 60' Department... ..1927 ; TRANSIENT POSTAGE RATES. ~ 46 Pages.............1¢ 24 to 32 Pages......2¢ 40 to 50 Pages: Outside the United States. Canada and Mexico, Conhie the above rates. fered at the Post-Office at St. Lont« as Stcond Class Matter. emit by Money-Order, Draft or In Registered Letter, ge and complainta of imperfect service to ddress all communication I eof PST DIS ATCH Country. 2 rents 5 cents “TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 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One of the eight largest Sunday Newspapers in the United States. a ee as CIVILIZATION’S OUTLOOK IN ChINA Although some of the stories of brutal outrages committed by European troops in China are doubtless untrue, there is 2 sufficient basis of fact_to make it certain that the outlook for Christian migsionaries in the Chinese Empire will be darker than before the war. “Wholesale loot is not only admitted, but it has been so open and daring that most of the military commanders have been compelled to wink at it: It is hardly likely that such condi- tions can exist without frequent outbreaks of violence. Rob- bers, whether in uniform or not, will not be balked when un- armed individuals oppose them. That murders have been frequent in this work of unchristian robbery can be accepted as a fact. Have not the soldiers of the great European nations done much to justify the Chinese appellation of white men as “foreign devils?” Have they not made the task of the mis- sionary in China more difficult and dangerous than it ever was? ——--—- - — eo In this year of mobs there is for the black man no North, no South, no Fast, no West. o-_- — a L —_— = |S TEST OF TRUE -LOVE. A Chicago woman who is seeking a divorce goes back. to courting days in her petition. “Twice I had broken the engagement,"’ she says, “and after breaking it the third time he had his trunk brought to my home and said emphatically that he would stay there until he died or until I consented to marry him.” : Evidently this is a case of true love. They fought and quarreled during courtship and have fought and quarreled in ‘the married state. Could love be more clearly manifest? The proper thing for loving couples like these to do is to go through the discipline of the strenuous life and get the best of it. After a few years they will weary of militancy and turn to peace. True love is known by the course it takes. — —_ —_ .- The oftener he speaks the more convinced is Gov. Ted that he will pull McKinley through.. — >> GREAT SCOTT FAMILY. Tuesday's Post-Dispatch told of the golden wedding of a couple in Indiana who have one of the most remarkable ‘families the world has ever produced. Mr. and Mrs. Scott, on the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding, were cheered by the presence of 64 descendants, namely, 15 children, 48 grand- children and one great grandchild. Death has not made one chair vacant. Great Scott! Tell this to Emile Zola. Publish it abroad in France, where statesmen are considering the advisability of offering bonuses in the attempt to stop the falling off of population. Send the Scotts to the Paris World's Fair, where they would form an exhibit that every Frenchman would be eager to see. It would turn the tide of financial disastér and make the Fair an unqualified success. And the Scott family should be invited to the great St. Louis World’s Fair in 1903. Let them continue to safeguard them- selves and people the th in their vicinity. Uncle Sam ‘is proud of them. The cornusopia should be poured out on their heads. He will extend to them his distinguished considera- tion. They have outdone the ous French-Canadian fam- iliés, to whom Quebec awards a dxuble-sized homestead grant of free land. They have Death held at arm's length, and the elixir of life seems to be within their grasp. Great Scott! ~e » 4 Mr. Bryan was given no opportunity to show his coolness in the Spanish war, but his presence ¢f mind prevented a dan- gerous panic in Chicago when a stand gave way and women began to shriek and men to flee.\| Perhaps the Nebraskan would have been even as bold as Gav. Ted in an action with the sprinting Spaniards. = = — a a JAPANESE MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE. The Japanese are energetically solving the municipal fran- chise question. A Tokio grant of recent date provides that the municipal euthorities “may fix the fares, determine the number of pas- sengers and cars, the special rates granted to students and laborers and order a change of motive power or alteration of ' the lines.” Moreover, “after a dividend of 7 per cent. on the paid up capital has been paid one-third of the remainder is to be contributed to the municipality.’ A franchise like this in St. Louis would throw the grabbers and promoters into transports of despair. A grant which should restrain in any way the power of the street railway company to do ae it pleases would be impossible. They have learned much from Western nations, but in this matter at least are bettering the instruction. i The greatest of ocean races began yesterday when the Deutschiand and the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse started for Cherbourg. The triumph of the Deutschland might suggest that Germany is greater than any Emperor. Both are won- derful ships. May the best one win, especially if it is the Deutschland. t.~, SINS OF THE OTHER PARTY ‘Mr. YW. P. Trent, the Southern historian, has collected in the current Atlantic a few specimens of political epithet in _yorue in the South two generations ago. They show that the politicians of the present day who see a traitor or rascal in ‘their opponents are not by any means masters of choice te. _ Mr. Henry Laurens Pinckney of South Carolina was toasted - @s the traitor of the South because he had moved the reference @f abolition petitions to a select congressional committee. An (5. C.) paper sald of John Quincy Adams that “his for the last year or so would be disgraceful to the low- ‘ village politician. We regard him as one of the mer st eters in Congress.” Thomas H. Benton was a “monster” \ “blackguard.” Later Adams was described a¢ “an imp ‘ Satanic Majesty.” . ‘we days the nation was saved every four years just as w. The “enemies of society” lurked penne every f = -——_— = a ‘although it 15 cents | GF cents 45 cents 965, 2820 A646, AGtS bush and swarmed in every meeting of the opposite party. With a few changes of dates and names Mr. Trent's picture of 1836 wil! do very well for 1900.. But then as now, the epithets | were used only in a pickwickian sense and did not affect the arduous work. The country was saved in spite of the other party. And probably it will continue to be saved, indefinitely, must be admitted the other party is getting terribly wicked. ee The orators in the State campaign would do well to tell the voters‘all about the seven constitutional amendments to be voted upon in November. These amendments are of great importance and should be fully understood by every citizen. __— — - ee OVERHEAD WIRES. Why were not the wires of the Seckner Contracting Co. put under ground? . Supervisor of City Lighting O'Reilly said to the Post-Dis- patch Tuesday that under the terms of the contract that com- pany is required to bury all its wires. Two men have already lost their lives through these over- head wires. That the number was not 70 was due to good luck, and the peril has not been removed. Worse still is the fact that these heavily metiace every user of the telephone. It is another instance of the gross criminal carelessness of officials. The wires should never have been put over- head. No excuse can be offered which will palliate or ex- cuse the hideous blunder. charged wires —eee-—- Feeding and clothing a family, serious a matter as it is, is only a part ‘of the parental work. Keeping the little ones in sight is a task which tries the mother sorely. The recent remarkable disappearance of six little Stantons in one day, {and the distress of their mamma, is a striking instance of the troubles of parents. That all the little. ones were back home at night unharmed was a heavenly relief to the distracted mother, but #he will never forget the day when she thought she had lost them forever. o-oo — Next to the President the man who has most power in the government of the country is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker Henderson has declared himself fully in accord with the ideas of Alexander Hamilton, who strove to convince the American people that their govern- ment should be modeled after that of Great Britain in the days of George III. Mr. Henderson is just the man the Ad- ministration needs to aid it in carrying out its scheme of militarism and imperialism -—©@@ —- ’ ' It was to be expected that the first report we should hear | from the Philippine Commission would be that thé majority of the Filipinos desire peace, but that they are afraid show their friendliness, as they stand Filipinos. It is the same old story that has been coming ever since the first shot was fired — ooo Mr. Posey of-New Orleans has a flag of the Am@rican Revo- tion, which*he prizes very highly. Why should Mr. Posey set such a value upon an emblem of liberty and indenendence in this imperial year of 1%00? Has he no apprehension. of being charged with disloyalty? 5 2 a ee ee The death of Arthur Sewall, Democratic candidate for Vice- President in 1896, will be regretted by all good Americans. Mr. Sewall had won universal respect and good will by his sound sense, moderation and upright record as a business man and politician. — — & o——___—__—_—__ hope to “pull off prize Horton law has been re- will be in the hands of with about the same _— — The pugs and their backers still fights in New York, though the pealed. The matter of prize fights the police, like our own slot machines, results. ee Jeff Davis, the Democratic candidate kansas, is said by the Administration the Supreme Court Judges jackasses coward. Possibly Jeff is some such a Gov. Ted. for Governor of Ar- press to have called and the Governor a political speaker as In the first three months of the present year there were 330 strikes in Germany. Emperor William would do well to give to industrial problems some of the time he is devoting to preparations for the slaughter of mankind. oe - — - Whoever is to be the next President of the United States, the next Secretary of the Treasury ought not to be a man taking the office in violation of law and conducting it con- trary to law. -—- —— +oo Mayor Ziegenhein headed the St. Louis contingent that went to Sedalia. Should we get the Ziegenhein brand of re- form if the Republicans were to come into power in the State? _ —— —- © © @- —___ —~—-__ —_— In the course of imperialism we may be required to place a war stamp on letters in addition to the usual stamp. We already h®ve to place one on every telegram. After Miss Railey’s daring feat in saving her friends. who shall say that a woman ought not to grab the lines when horses are about to run away? oo Both parties are afflicted with “corrupt and offensive bosz- ism."’ Gov. Hill has a great theme in this clearly demon- strated fact. ——— = = * i The letter carriers have the good wishes of the letter writers and letter receivers, in their convention at Detroit. = = = ~ VS = POST-DISPATCH SNAP SHOTS. The superior man does not whistle, pat or hum. Quebec has a St. Louis gate, but is not progressing at a St. Louls gait. Mr. Flory is not a sainted sire, but he knows how to provide for a sapient son. Secretary Hay wishes tkat Root would stick to his own branch of the public service. It is to be hoped that the song of the shirtwaist may never become as dismal as the song of the shirt. There are 1111’ Baptist churches in Illinois, and doubtless the brethren are hoping to bring the figures up to 2222. As oysters and hay fever come in the same month, oysters should have been a cure for hay fever. Nature isn’t as per- fect as she is represented. The Hoo Hoos will perhaps offer a prize for the best poem on the disappearing big trees of California. Only a poet with a settled melancholy can hope to do the subject justice. Is it Chauncey Depew who has led: Cornelius Vanderbilt inty politics, and is it his scheme to train Corny to be as great a boss as Platt? So rich a worker is doubtless very wel- come to the G. O. P., whatever may be designed for him. Even “astrolcgers’ are being worked to show that Mr. Me- Kinley is to be re-elected. When astrology declares the per- /petuation of McKinley, why should Federal officials be bled _and wealthy beneficiaries of Federal laws asked to contribute | heavily to campaign corruption funds? - +o ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS P. J. C.—The value fluctuates. About 48 cents. BOB.—Season tickets are not on sale yet. C. A. W.-—There is no premium on a dime of 1827. G, F.—Laber Day is not a national holiday. N. B.—You are mistaken. There was no such money sent out. J. H. BARBO.—There ts no premium on a half dollar of 1840. Bhd, B. A. O.—There is no premium on any of the coins you men- on. J. P.—The prizes have not been awarded. nounced. SU BSCRIBER.—Commissioner of Patents Charles H. Duell Washington, D. C. . H. fT, B.—Area of New York before it became Greater New York, 6.4 square miles. EE They will be an- Bad Little Bobs. From the Washington Post. It is hard to believe, but nevertheless true, that Great Britain has for some time past been resorting to methods of subjugating the Boers which stamp the South African campaign as one of the most ferocious in the annals of war. Unable with 230,000 men to force the eight or ten thousand Boers still remaining to ve up théir resistance, Lord Roberts is putting into effect methods of striking terror which are little short of the savagery é6f Geronimo and Sitting Bull. The recent shooting of Lieut. Hans Cordua at Pretoria was simple murder. The evidence on which he was con- victed would not have been considered in any court ef justice. The conspiracy to abduct Roberts ind murder the English officers appears Mh My se oe fiction on the part of Roberts’ parti- ) ve -- i, Af Ag pe ng yo The conception of the insanity and impossible of execution. ee * at | Ow ‘ ‘ to in awe of the armed | i Jymn, | quite —_— ON DANGEROUS TERRITORY. “Do you ever have any trouble with po- licemen who come to court your cook now- adaye?” “H'm! Well—that is—say, confound you, I want you to understand that my wife's been doing our cooking during the past six weeks!'’—Chicago Times-Herald. GOOD OLD TIMES. Talk about the camera fiend! I (yrandma we wouldn't have stood guess in our day es Had no learning and couldn't spell “hymn”; But he had a hat with a wide, wide brymn. liad a pair of glasses, for his eyes were, dymn, ¥ an awful accident and broke his lymn; a very thin son—called his Tymn, a very thick son—called him Symin. a daughter Miriam, and called Mymn; a little her dairy where the milk she'd - skymn, Filling up rymn; When she'd done she'd trymn, The better to bedeck her form so slymn. What a happy family, full of vymn, Tymn, Symn, and slymn Mymn Pymn! St. Nicholas. A RISE IN LIFE. the pans to the rymn, rymn, her dairying her dress “What's the matter with you to-day?’ asked the porch chair; “‘you don’t seem yourself.’ replied the ‘ thermometer, laugh- No,”’ jing joyously, “I'm completely out of or- ! der. “You seem to be happy about it.” ‘Sure. If I was in good condition a day like this I’@ be at least 9) in the shade.”’ AN EPITAPH. He stood on the bridge at midnight, Had his escape been fleeter The hand that slapped the nose Hiad not killed ‘bridge of the Amos Keeter Baltimore MEMORIES OF HOME. American. Hie stood beside the boiler shop, weeping Silently. “Why, these weeps?” ly, in his ear. “Ah! it makes me homesick to hear that noise,’ he replied, renewing his sobs. Later.on we learned that he was from (Chicago. we shouted, jocular- POINTED PARAGRAPHS. No. man ts wise if he boasts of his su- perior wisdom. . The average dressmaker is a mis-con- structionist. But few men appear to be as good as they really are. Lot's wife resembled a when she turned around. A good name is better than great riches— and also less common. Men add to their years, but not always to their good deeds. There is a vast difference sheriff sale and a sheriff's ale. Pessimism is often a characteristic of people who are chronic dyspeptics. Blessed is the bald-headed man. He never gets his hair cut when the barber shop is crowded. An Irish philosopher says there is no blessing like health—especially when a fel- low is sick. A girl may not see anything about’ her best fellow to laugh at, but his mustache is apt to tickle her.—Chicago Daily News. + "HIS FAILING. weather between a “Your husband tried to commit suicide, did he?"’ asked the doctor who had been hastily €ummoned.. “Yes, sir,’ replied the weeping woman. Hag the attempt with a razor?’ wt i “Well, madam, he has failed. He will pull through all right.’’ “QO, I suppose he will,’’ sobbed the wife. “Poor John is so—so awkward'!’’—Chicago Tribune. -- + SS = —— Perhaps dear old grandma wouldn't have had ‘to. A SERIOUS OFFENSE. Miles: 1 saw a dollar lying on the side- walk this morning and didn’t pick it up. Giles: How did that happen? Miles: It was counterfeit. Giles: Don’t you know you mitted a very serious offense? Miles: Why, what have I done? Giles: Passed a dollar, knowing it to be a counterteit. MADE A GOLF PLAYER OF HIM. have com- “You have repainted your ‘Man with a oe. “Yes; I’ve put a cleek in his hand and he looks all right.” NOT ENTIRELY AROUND. Mrs. Gooph: Imogene, did that young Mr. Fas@teigh have his arm around you last —: mogene: Impossible, mamma! (To her- self.) Physically impossible.—Baltimore | American. HE INDORSES THE POET. “TI guess dat ole poet wot said ‘Love is er pain’ was right. neck, all right.’’ 4 Dat give me a pain in de LOOTING , ~.-* IN CHINA. i Rudyard Kipling’s Poem on the Art Which the British and Other Huropean Soldiers Know Weell. Looting continues. The Japanese have captured 5.000.000 bushels of rice and siiver bullion to the amount of $2,000,000. At Tien Tsin the Americans bave captured bulilon to the value of $54,000. The Japanese looted the Chinese houses, but the French were entirely in the robber business, and robbed and murdered right and left, and do still.—Press dispatch from Tekin. ir you've ever stole a pheasant-egg be'ind existence, was an in- | the keeper's Back, If vou've ever snigged the washin’ frum the line If you've ever crammed a gander in,your bloomin' ‘aversack, You will understand this little song o’ mine. : the service rules are such we are debartred, For the same with British morals does not suit (Cornet: Toot: toot})— W'y, they call a man a robber if ‘e stuffs ‘is marchin’ clobber With the— ‘ard, an’ frum But CHORUS. loo! Lulu! lulu! Loo! Loot! loot! loot! ‘Ow the loot! Bloomin’ loot! That's the thing to make the boys git up an’ shoot! it's the same with dogs an’ men, If you'd make ‘em come again Clap ‘em forward with a _ Loo! Lulu! Loot! Whoopee! Tear ‘im, J,ulu! Loot! loot! loot If you've knocked a nigger edgeways when ‘e’s thrustin’ for your life, You must leave ‘im very careful where ‘e Loo! loo! loo! puppy! Loo! loo! fell; An’ may thank your stars an’ gaiters if you didn't feel ‘is knife That i. ain't told off to bury him as well il. Then the sweatin’ Tommies wonder as they spade the beggars under Why loot'n’ should be entered as a crime; So if my song, you'll ‘ear, I will learn you plain an’ clear ‘Ow. to pay yourself for fightin’ overtime. CHORUS. With the loot, etc. Now remember when you're ‘acking round weet gilded Burma god ‘ls eyes is very often, precious ; | | | ’ | An’ stones; An . you treat a nigger to a dose o’ clean- n'rod ‘E's ilke to show you everything ‘e owns. When ‘es won't prodooce no more, pour _, Some water on the floor Where you ‘ear it answer ‘ollow to the ; boot (Cornet: Toot! toot!)— When the ground begins to sink, your, baynick down the chink, An’ you're sure to touch the— , CHORUS. Loo! loo! Lulu! Loot! loot! loot! Ow the loot, etc. When from ‘ouse to ‘ouse you're ‘untin’ you must always work in pairs— It alves the gain, but safer you will find— For a single man gits bottled on them twis- tywisty stairs, ; An 6, women comes and clobs ‘Im from > Ind. When you've turned ‘em inside out, an’ it seems beyond a doubt As if there weren't enough to dust a flute —_ (Cornet: Toot; toot!) — efore you sling your ‘ook, at the ‘o - _ tops take a look, eis tags why underneath the tiles they ‘ide the oot. shove CHORUS. "Ow the loot, ete. can mostly square a Sergint an’ a - Quartermaster too, : you only take the proper way to go: I could never keep \my pickin’s” but “I've ‘ a you ail l knew— n dont you never say I told you so. An now I'll bid good-by, for I'm getting rather dry, 1 see another tunin’ up to toot (Cor- net: Toot! toot!) So ‘eres good-luck to those that. wears the Widow's clo'es An’ the Devil send em all they want o’ loot! CHORUS. Yes, the loot, Bloomin’ loot In the tunic an’ the mess-tin an’ the wot! it's the same with dogs an’ men, if vou'd make ‘em come n Whov»n ‘em forward with the Lulu! Loot! loot! loot! . Loo! You Heeya! Sick ‘im pupp ‘ y! Lulu! Loot! loot! loot! vane | l1down amid a storm of ap Or IRELAND AGAINST ENGLAND. A Story of War and Love, Based on the N:w Drama by Asdeew Mack. PB BP BP EP PDP PL EPL DP LP LEE I a 2 ae Ee EP DP ee ae tee Ei ei Ee i Li Lae Mk kM i ae ae o_o o_o 0+ The play upon which this ro- mance is founded is now running successfully at the Academy of Music, New York, with Andrew Mack as the dashing hero, Jack Blake.. ’ (Copyright, 1000, by the Press Publishing Com- many.) CHAPTER II. The Duel. [= lovers were interrupted by a little red-haired man, who rushed in bear- ing. on Mis arm a green uniform coat. “Excuse me,”" he panted, “but they told me Mr. Ned needed this coat in a terrible hurry. That's why I came in so sudden. “It's Mickey Rafferty, the taller,” ex- lained Blake to Norah. Nel’s in the li- rary. Let's go and send him here.” They delivered the tailor’s message, and Ned Bagenall, wild tp try on his first_uni- form, hurried to the hall, where Micky awaited him alone. “The coat!” exclaimed Ned. “O, yes, there it is! Ready to try on?” ‘‘Maybe,"’ began Micky in a mysterious whisper. ‘Maybe there's something else th: tll interest Your Honor more than a coat. “What do you mean?’ For answer Rafferty pulled out a letter and handed it to Ned. “What's this?’ queried the young man. “Why, it's addressed to the general of the British forces at Dublin. Where did you get {t?’’ “Out of Michael Ogie’s pocket as he lay asleep in my father’s tavern last night. You told me to watch that Capt. Armstrong. 1 did. Yesterday | saw him hand this letter to Ogie. I was hiding in a ditch. They proves close by me. I heard the captain tell im to take it right away to the command- ant at Dublin. Ogie stopped for a drink. I mixed that drink myself. He went to sleep. I stole the letter, and here it is.”’ With nervous hands Ned broke the seal and read the letter. He paled and then flushed hotly as he read it. “Caught!” he cried in triumph. “Caught at last! This is a letter to the commandant warning him that the rebellion breaks out tonight and that the leaders will assemble here. It advises him to send dragoons to surround and capture us. It is signed with Armstrong's full name. The scoundrel!’’ “What'll Your Hondr do?" “Do? “I'll not say a word to a soul till we're all assembled here. Then I'll ex- pose Armstrong before thém all by read- ing this letter to them. That may teach them I’m not such a wrongly suspicious fool as they thought.’’ 5 New put the letter carefully in a wallet in an inner pocket of his coat. ‘“‘Now then,” he said, ‘‘we'll try on that uniform."’ He dil so. ‘There's a long mirror in the next room,” oO me “I'll go and have a look at my- self.’’ As he passed out of the room, followed by Micky. Armstrong appeared at the op- posite door. He had overheard their talk and his face was haweard. “T must gallop posthaste to Dublin iff I want to save my neck,’ he muttered. Then his eye fell on Ned's civillan clothes lying on a chatr. With a hound he was upon them, rifling the pockets till he found the wallet contain- ing the fatal letter. Throwing the letter into the fire he carefully replaced the wallet in the coat. “There's no need to ride to Dublin, now,” he laughed ‘Il am safe enough here. No one will take a crazy boy's word against mine. And if he makes the charge he gives me the pretext I seek for a quarrel.”’ ““Messieurg! Mes amis! France is free! America is free! By this time to-morrow Ireland shall be free!”’ “Hurrah!” “I give you, then, this teast: ‘Ireland and France! The ‘sister republics!’ ”’ “Treland and France!” The French secret envoy to Ireland sat lause. The leaders of the rebellion were seated around Squire Bagenall’s hospitable board. In half an hour they were to set forth on the Ryan. march to Dublih. The last moments were taken up with the drinking of healths and. the pledging of lives, fortunes, honor to the cause. At the head of the table sat. the old Squire. At his right hand sat the Frenchman; at his left, Armstrong. At the foot of the board was Jack Blake, and beside him Ned Bagenall. Along both sides of the table were ranged the Rebel officers in full uniform. “One last toast!" shouted Jack Blake. “Drink it standing, =y brothers! ‘Ire for the Irish, and G for the Right!" “Hold!” Ned Bagenall's clear, young voice rang through the hall. “Let no man drink’ that toast!’’ : A murmur of surprise arose. “Let no man drink, lest the wine strangle him,"" went on Ned, furiously. “Buch @ toast may not be drunk while there is @ traitor in our midst!" “A traitor?’ echoed the leaders; and the subdued clash of steel was heard, as strong hands sought their sword hilts. ai refer to you, Capt. Armstrong!” cried saved, ‘ “Same old story!” growled “Helicat”’ “The boy's mad.” ‘You can call me mad and refuse to hear me because you think I have no proof. You are wrong. I demand a hearing.” “And a hearing you shall have, lad!” de- clared Jack Blake, rising and laying his hand affectionately on the boy's shoulder. “Speak on!”’ 4 “That man wrote a letter to the command- ant at Dublin, betraying us!" cried N ‘The letter fell into my hands.”’ “Produce it then. I've suspected this all along,’ broke in Blake. “Show us the let- ter!”’ The boy took the wallet from his pocket and tore it open with feverish haste. Then it dropped from his nerveless grasp. Stolen!” he groaned. **Looke el4iwhere then,”’ pleaded Riake, “It may be in another pocket.” “No, no! It's stolen. I've been duped.” “You've been off your head, you m - retorted Rryan. ‘‘See here, you've and again insulted our brother and loyal comrade with these suspicions. Because you~are your father's have borne with you. But n}eD9 ssea_ endurance, In the name of. this any F-demand that you apologize to Capt. Armstrong at once!” “And I refuse!” , ‘The boy is right,”’ cried Blake. “I choose to belleve him. Capt. Armatrong I believe you the spy and informer Ned Bagenall says you are. Are you man enough to resent that charge?"’ Armstrong, pale with rage, had sprang to his feet, his hand on his sword. " But Ned interposed. “Wait Jack,” he begged, ‘‘this {s my quar- rel, not yours, Capt. Armstrong you ve heard my accusation. Dot you deny its truth? If you do I brand you as a Har as well as a spy!” As he finished speaking he leaned far over the table and struck the captain across the mouth with his open hand. A dozen men sprang between them. : ‘This calls for blood!" exclaimed Arm strong. “One of us two can never leave this room alive. You have lyingly accused me of the blackest crime known to man. You have struck me. _ A life alone can wipe out that stain. Mr. Ryan may I beg you to act for me in this?’’ _ “With pleasure, captain. Who is your see-. ond, Mr. Bagenall?” isa “Tt am!’ announced Blake, “and ff a hair of his head is hurt, Capt. Armstrong, you shall not escape me, though you try oO put the width of the world between us!” “The choice of weapons and conditions — rest with us,”’ said Ryan in a business-like voice. ‘We choose pistols. Distance, the width of the room. Conditions, the men draw lots to see which shall fire first. Then fire alternately until one or the’ other falls. that satisfactory to you, ntlemen?”’ “Yes!"" replied Ned, quickly. ‘‘There 1 case of duelling pistols above the mantel.” The pistols were brought down, loaded and handed to the combatants. “Place your man Ryan,” ordered Blake, making Ned stand before the door leading into the iibrary. “Are you ready, gentlemen?” asked Ryan, a moment later. “Mr. Blake shall we draw lots as to which shall fire first? The shorter lot wins So! You have the first shot, Mr. Bagenall. When I give the word, fire.”’ Armstrong stood with his arms behind his back calmly facing Ned, an evil smile lurk- ing about his pale lips. ' Ned Bagenall levelled his pistol and fired. (TO BE CONTINUED.) ——— ——- « - b -- — © a , -s —_ A — ae Lemon Ice Creain. Mix in a double boiler a half teaspoonful Sea Moss Farina with one and a half pints of milk; add a sprinkle of salt and the grated rind of two lemons. Place over the fire and cook 20 minutes; remove and strain through a sieve; add six tablespoonfuls of sugar and a half pint of cream. When cold, freeze until it begins to thicken, then add the beaten whites of four eggs. quantity will produce three pints of cream costing lo cents a quart. Peach Water Ice. Cut in half eight or nine nice ripe peach- es; remove the stones and mash the fruit; mix it with one cupful sugar, add half gill of lemon juice and four cupfuls of water; let stand half hour; then strain through a fine sieve and freeze. Pineapple Ice. Peel and grate a medium-sized pineapple measure the pulp, and for one pint of pineapple pulp add one gill of lemon juice, two pints water and one and a half cupfuls sugar. Strain through a sieve and freeze. Frozen Fruit. Remove the skin from two bananas and cut thee into small dice-shaped pleces. Put them in a bowl and add one cupful of each, fine-cut pineapple, pitted cherries, oranges without seeds and skin, fine-cut eaches, one cupful sugar and one gill of Kirsch or Maraschino or Rhine wine. Mix all the fruits together and put it In a freez- er; cover and fill the space between the pail and freezer with rock salt and ice; let ICE CREAMS AND FROZEN DELICACIES This | -—-o -+ -o—_¢@- stand three hours. Serve in a giass dis either plain or with whipped cream. Coffee Parfait. Pour half pint of boiling milk on two ounces firely ground coffee; cover and let stand 2% minutes on side of the stove; then strain through a napkin. Put the cot- fee milk in a double boiler; add the yolxs of four eggs, four tablespoonfuls sugar, and stir over the fire till it coats the spoon, tgking care not to let it boll. Re- move and add one teaspoonful vanilla and Set aside. When cold, whip the contents with an egg-beater, then add one pint of whipped cream. Put the mixture tna t pint, dome-shaped mold; put a sheet of pa- per over the mold; put on the cover, pack the mold in rock salt and ice, so that it is completely covered. Let it freeze from three to four hours, then serve. Chocolate Ice Cream With Sea Moss Farina. ; Put half teaspoonful of Sea Moss Farina with one and a half cupfuls sugar in «4 double beller: add one quart milk and three ounces ‘insweetened ¢hocolate, cook 20 min- utes, stirring frequently; remove and add one pint of cream and one tablespoonful vanilla extract. When cold, freeze until the contents begin to thicken, then add the beaten whites of two eggs: continue to freeze until firm. This quantity wll — duce two quarts and a half of excellent chocolate cream. For four and a half gallons, take one and a half ounces of Sea Moss Farina; eight quarts milk, four quarts cream, six pounds of sugar, one and a half pounds unsweet- | ened chocolate, one gill of vanilla extract, one pint of whites of eggs. a oe awe NISPATCH POETS, OSO i POST- PTUMORISTSa~>? PHI] CHANGES. The summer by us Softly crept: First thing we thought of It was Sept. Full soon the streets will All be blocked With freezing rains—a Sign of Oct. Then we will hug the Parlor stove— A sure and certain Sign of Nov. Then will come Christmas, Time of peace, All in the crowning Month of Dec. What then? Ah, merci! Unto man Another century LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, - (This colomao is open to everybody whe has 6 complaint to nake, 1 grievance to ventilate, ia formation to gire or a subject of general interest to discuss, or a public service to acknowledge, and who can nut the idea into the fewest words possi- bie. Letters from personas seeking employment cannet be given place in this column. All letters must be accomoanied with address aud signatare) Exposition Suggestions. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Will you kindly inform your readers through the ‘People's Column’ who won the prizes in the: Exposition Suggestion Contest? I notice the management has taken advantage of some of the sugges- tions, notably the Electrical Fountain, which was published the first day of the contest. You would confer a@ great favor on a number of persons who are interest- ed by pubHshing the names of the winners or when they will be e known. SUGGESTION. (We presume the Exposition ne will shortiy publish the names of prise winners, with thelr suggestions. This was not a Post-Dispatch contest. Write Mr. WwW. J. Atkinson, general manager, St. Be Exposition and Music Hall Associatipn, ~—Ed. Post-Dispatch.) . ——— Want to Pay Taxes, but Cannot. To the Editar of the Pvst-Dispatch. : Please let me know how git is the banks, brewertes and t are paying their t year's taxes so T assesror's clerk, who up in Carondelet between has not put in his appearance it is now Bept. 3% A t he ould like . ny i. @ » x . * . a + Gk : = ea n i Wa OR ee a eee, a ae Rr ae Eh F's Rae Pia rae * ~~ * re ao pr a ry Pay es 4 Res ae nS es * in a . “a Ot a 4 eee = e fe saat wre Ls * se : % 5 oy, Viope oe CRE ee
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