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HEART of the WORLD.
BY H- RIDER HAGGARD.
1 Strugs Storj Tssrn From a Miumcrlpt B.
qitsthts by in Old JIfilran Indian to Ills
ld and Comrtdr an Eighth
mio ftsmtd Jout.
OoryrlRhted 1S4. by U. UMer Hnjssrd.
. CHAITHH X1X.-OONT1NCKD.
That clay It was the dny previous to
line night of the rising of tho watcs on
which we wore to appear before tho
Council of tho Heart In tho sanctuary
Tlltnl came to visit us. To Maya he
litiivcd low but on tho senor and my-
self he looked wWi an angry yc with
the eye Indeed of ono who would have
lulled us if lie -daredi
First he ofTcved her his sympathy
upon the dentil of her father. For this
she returned -Tier thanks quoting how-
evyr with 'a. Hash of her old spirit a
certain proverb of her on people of
4 which the 'meaning is that tho death of
one mm 'is the breath of another.
"ly father was your Joe. Tilcal" she
added ''Htid now tliat ha is gone you
will lie-able to sleep nnd reign in peace."'
Jot altogether so lady" lie mi-
i sworefl ''seeing that 1m had left behind
hhn'in wore dangerous rival to roy
mbtvor namely ynursolf. I will not
Judo 'from you. "Slaj-a what you soon
wiustleurn that a largo portion of the
people and w itU thnii many of the no-'bles-nccusing
me of your father's inur-'dor-clamor
that I .-should lc deposed
:nnll that you slioasld bo setup is iny
place as cnoiqueof Se City of thol&oart.
""Some few days ugo 1 might Jiove
Milled their outcry bv eoinizvaadirrg.you
to he put ib dcutJoL but now it 5s "too
late for since that time has fought for
.you and your death would dcrnbtlesB
be followed by p own. When Rust wo
met I asked yon. a certain (question to
vhich you promised me an .answer
when your father was dead -or ire-
covered und to-day 1 hare come to hear
that nnswer.
1 "While Xibalbiiy lived I hadmnch'to
offer him and jou in exchange for your
hand. I offered It freely -So high -a
value did I place upon rt now tlutt it
"seemed lost tome that I was prepared
Ho lay down my power to -suffer your
father to violate the laws and toiiu-ur.
the internal .hato nnd-activc'enuiity of
Mattai his daughter soul Ih'is 'party.
.Sow 1 imistniuUeyou.a.'loivcr'bUl Unit
of equal poww foryourselfniid tfor your
Ticnus here -whatever Uioy mnytiesirc.
V "Should you refuse 'me. this ib the al-
ternative: 'Civil war 'in the city till ono
of us isdestr&yed nnfl.ins'tiuit.dortth ns
the portion of .your friends.
r "Hut Maya Iprayyou ndt'to.rc'fuse
me forllinVe something more to oilier
you. and it is my undying love. From
a child I have .a"lwtrysUoved'you1Iuya
"although $wu lhave rtroittud unc coldly
enougli amd now-firry 'by-day l'lovo you
more. Indeed I believed that you und
i your fathcrwere dciubvunilor in the wil-
derness forthoutl had faitli in Mattai
whom .now 3 -know 'to be a rogue und
lattaa -swore thntilt was'wrltten'in the
stars. Even fcoJ'wbuldinotluive married
another woman for my heart bled nt
the loss -of you .had "not Mnttriiiiiinde
marriage the priccuf Ibis support with-
out which d could not hope 'to be
anointed -cacique -seeing ithat II (had
manyfjealamiicnomies.'"
iVou 3iii-vc -spiiken cousin" she an-
swered '"und your words have been
gentle and -yet df IL 'understand "you
right some 'flays since 'you'were-in two
minds .aB to vwhctlier it 'would iiiot'be
better -.to murder mio here in this.durk-
someliole'whorovyou 'placed us."'
"If pollcyput liny suCh'thought'lnto
my mind Inyii.love-drovoltout again"
lukunfivverefl with confusion
"So you admit that this was so'"-she
sid. -'Well u day might come When
policy might 'breed .the ''thought .and
love -grown wenry iprove not -warm
I . enough to wither it. Also it seems
tiiat e-veu mow you threaten these my
' corapanions-vvith death sliould.Iirofusc
yoityour desire."
"If you s'hould refuse mo'mydlesire
Maya perhaps it will ibo for a secret
rcason-of your'Own".und he scowled at
the enor angrily 'fn reason tliut tho
death.of .these inen.ior'ono of them will
remove."
"He sure -of tiling TikaV'-rihclbrdkc
in sharply "that hueh a wicked 'deed
would put mi end forever to your hopes
of making me your wife. Now listen;
I have heard yaurwvords and they have
touched me somewhat. 'for I think that
although you huve broken yourouth to
my father and -your troth with une at
heart yon are honest -in yourilove. 'Still
1 can give yon -no answer -now and 'for
' this reason that tho unswer-docs not
lie with me iHit.rather with f ho gods.
"Tui-uiorrow night we appear 'before
tho High Court of the 'Council 'Of tho
Hcr.rt. und you yourself shall set the
several portions.of the talisman in the
symbol that is on the altar in tho sanc-
tuary when the god shall declare his
purpose ltythiit will and not by my
Own I must be -guided in this und in all
other thingst" Tikal thought awhile
and answered:
"And if nothing follows this oerc-
inony and the oracles of the gods are
silent what then?"
"Then Tikal" she answered softly
"you may ask me again if I will be-
come vour wife and perhaps if the
council suffers it I shall iiotiyyou
. nay. And now farewell for grief still
V shadows me and I can talk no more.""
CHAPTER XX
HIE council. OP lilt I1EAHT
On the following day the attendants
vvho set our meals brought with them
clean robes for each of us scented and
wonderfully worked and for Mayn
certain royal ornaments. In these we
arrayed ourselves before evening and
vydited.. Tho hours passed and at
length the copper gates were opened
and a band of nobles and guards pre-
sented themselves before us saying
that they were commanded to lead us
to the sanctuary.
We answered that nothing would
please us better and in a few minutes
found ourselves walking up tho htuir.s
toward the crest of the pyramid.
We reached it and saw the stars shin
ing above us and felt the breath of
heaven blowing in our faces and never
lave tho sight of the stars or the taste
of the night air seemed more sweet to
ane. Leaving the watehhouso wo
Walked to the great stair across the
lonely summit of the pyramid and be-
gan to descend its side.
Attho foot of the stairway wo turned
to'the right till we came to a double
door of copper beautifully worked
g built in tho eenter of the western faco
of tho pyramid and guarded by u small
body of soldiers yho saluted and ad-
mitted us.
Entering our guides wenuwithout fal-
tering turning now to the right now
to the left nnd now seeming to .retrace
their footsteps till at length they
halted to open a door covered over
with plates of beaten gold on tho fur-
ther side of which lay the most sacred
spot save one in the City of the Heart
that served the threefold purpose of a
judgment hull a church wherein the
nobles attended worship and a burial
place of tho departed caciques of the
ilty.
Here in this vast and awful vault
each of them set In his own nleho
stood the bodies of every king-priest
"who had reigned in tho holy city in-
closed in cotlius of solid gold fashioned
to the shape and likeness of the corpse
i within nnd having the name age date
1 of birth and o brief account of the good
or evil that the man had done eut in
yraboU on his breast
For tnowent Maya paused to look
upon tiifc bodies of her parents then
with Holland an obeisance she passed
on saying to me:
"Scs this Hall of tho Dead Is
full; there Is no place left for
me or my descendants nnd surely
tlvat Is an evil omen. "Well" she added
with a sigh "what does it matter
where they set us wbcu wo are doadV
Then We went on defiling before the
silent coinpatiy of tho golden dead
uu passing uirougn n hall wo stood in
front of n little dooV over which burned
great lamps. This door was guarded
bv two orlests with drawn Rworils.
which they pointed towards us a styn
that vc should halt. Then the priests
who had escorted us so far fell back be-
hind awl we were left alone.
"Hire tho sign keepers of the yute"
said Naya.
Thereupon ono of the wen with
drawn swords did so and nfter n few
momcnts'dehiy tho doors opcond and
we entered the sanctuary.
In front of the altar was an open
spaco ati-l beyond its circle each wear-
ing thcorders of his spiritual rank sat
the llrethren of the Heart according
to their degree to theninrfberof thirty-
Left "by Maya weudvaneed into the
'opeirs"pace before the altur and stood
tliero m silence. Al length one of Vho
brethren he who -stit "nearest to Ihc
door. rose nnd. addressing Tikal said:
''Keeper of the Heart.-one who cbiims
'to'be of our company stands beforeyou
imp. with her two ifor wliotn sho ouches
lie pleased to proTo them by the -voice
of their sponsor thattheir mouths may
'be opened and ttheir -prayers ooine to
'th'e ears of tho octirnoil."
At his wwrfts itwo of the brrttltrcn
irose and blindfoldoJl.thc senor nnfluny-
self lest we slionld-soe the sacred sign's
witli nil of wliieh 'indeed I wusiwcll uc-
quninted; but Maya they did not blind-
loin liven wc Uicaru J iknl asking:
" How a.-re-vau'namcd who arestrnngo
to our eyes? and the voice of Mnya in
our earfe cautioned us to be silent.
"We tiro miimed the Son of the Sen
and Iguatio the Wanderer''. answered
tile voice of l;iyn.
"Son'of ithc Sca'and IgnatlOthc Wan-
derer 'why come you here!" asked
Tikal (through the gate on which is
written 'Death to the Stranger'.'"'
"Hecanse .we have a prayer to utter
an offering to make and because ul-
thoughuveidwell in a far land we arc
the sorvatltsiof ithe Heart" answered
Maya.
Then 'the vvarious signs' Of the ritual
were mu'de by Mnya.
"Strangers" saitl Tikal "your mouths
are opened in the sanctuary according
to the-ancient form nnd it is lawful for
tho rouncll to (listen to your prayer.
.Speak 'then Without fear." Then I
spoke saying:
"llrethren. fur so 'I will dare to call
you seeing thatd also though a stran-
ger am of tho llrothcrhood of the
Heart as 1 can prove to you if need be
ay and higher in rank than any pres-
ent here unless It be you O Keeper of
tholleart. On my own behalf on be-
half of my brother who also is of our
company and on 'behalf of Maya tho
Lady of the llleart daughter of him
whoTuled you nnd heiress to his pow-
er 11-speak and make my prayer to you.
"It 'would seem that we' three to
gether with Zibalbay who is dead and
therefore beyond your judgment have
violated the laws of this citv. we by
daring to enter its gates and Zibalbay
nnd the Lady Maya by leading us to
those gates. !For tliis c'rimo we sliould
have been put to dcatli eight days ago
upon the pyramid had not the Lady
Maya claimed a right to have our cause
laid before this high tribunal. In her
case nnd in that of her father this was
conceded and I pray now that the
same clemency may be extended to me
.and to my brother."
"'Upon what grounds do you claim
'this stranger?" asked Tikal.
"fpon the ground that we aro breth-
Ten of the inmost circle of the Heart
and. therefore have committed no
crime in visiting this city which is free
to us by tho right of otir rank and
ofilce."
Now there was a murmur of "true"
'from the council behind me. and Tikal
also said "true." but added: "If you
are brethren of the Inmost circle of "tho
Heart you are free from offense but
first you must prove that this is so
which as yet vou havo not done. A
brother of the Inmost circlo knows its
mysteries and can answer the secret
questions. Come let us put you to tho
test but first let the white man bo re-
moved from tho sanctuary for in this
matter each must answer lor himself."
Accordingly thfe senor was led away
and tlio doors having been closed arid
the lamps shaded tho oldest and most
instructed of the councillors stood for-
ward and put to me the tebt with many
questions all of which I nnswere'd
readily. Then they commanded mo to
stand before tho altar and ns Keeper
of the Heart to open tho Heart in the
highest degree. This I did also though
afterward they'told me that my rltunl
differed in some particulars from their
own.
After that-I'took up my parable and
questioned thorn till ut length none
could .answer mo. no not oven
the higli -priest or Mattai. and they con-
fessed humbly that I Was more In-
structed than nny-onc of them and be-
cause of this from that day forward I
'was held in veneration in tho City of
the Heart.
2fow I vwas -given a seat among tho
brethren tho highest indeed after
those.of the high priest nnd the great
oflicers and tho senor was sent for.
He -entered -with a downcast look and
wliile Maya und I watched him sadly his
examination began. It wns not long.
At tho second -question he became
confused psed angry language in
Spanish und Knglish. and broke down.
"llrethren" said Tikal and there was
joy in his eye bb he spoke "it seems
that we need not trouble further with
this Impostor. By daring to enter our
city he has earned the penalty of death
moreover he has blackened his crime
by claiming to be one of our brother-
hood whereas he scarcely knows tho
simplest -password. Isityourwill thut
he should bo taken to Ins fate? If so
speak the word of doom.'"
Now Mava rose affrighted and mo-
tioning to her to be silent I spoke say-
ing: "Henr me before that fatal word Is
spoken which cannot be recalled! Tills
man la tif our brotherhood though ho
has not been admitted to tho inner cir-
cles and has forgotten those of the
mysteries which were taught to hhn at
his initiation. Listen and 1 will tell you
how he camo to join the Order of the
Heart." And I told them all that tale
of my rescue .by the senor and told
them also all the story of our meeting
with Ztbullmy nnd of our Journey to
tho City of the Heart spcuklng to them
for an hour or more while they listened
earnestly.
When I had done they debated ns to
tho fato of the senior and though by
only ono vote decided that If I had
nothing more to urge on his behalf he
must straightway die
"I havo something more to urge" I
said "though it has to do with tho
mysteries of your religion rather than
with those of our order. It was tho
belief of Zibalbay who is dead that
when the two halves of the ancient
talisman tho halves Night and Morn-
ing that together mako the perfect
Day are set In their place in the sym-
bol which once they tilled beforo tho
dividing of the people then It shall be
made clear what part must bo played
by each of us wanderers in the fate that
Is to be. To this end did Zibalbay un-
dertake his journey and lot hero in that
which lie went to teck " and I drew
tho tnllsman from my brwist. "Tako It
Tlknl and lay it with is fellow in the
plnco that ia prepared Tor them so that
we may learn ami M your people may'
learn what trutk tliero Is in tho vi
slonsof Zibalbay .v
"That is our desire" answered Tikal
taking the severed emerald anil Its
counterpart which Maya gave to him.
"Let tho white man Son of the Sea
be placed without the sanctuary and.
guarded thero awhile for at least he
will gain time to prepare himself for
death. Fear not lady" he -ailded
noting Maya's anxious face "no harm
shall bo done to him till this matter of
the prophecy Is made clear."
Now for tho second time the senor
wns removed nnd when ho was gone
Tikal spoke tracing the history- ot tho
prupiiccy su i.irr ii. yviih kiiuwii uiiii
reciting its substnncc; that when oneo
more the two halves of the symbol of
the Heart were laldido by side in their
place on the altar In tho sanctuary
then from that hour the people should
Jjc grsnt again.
"In all tins.1' lie said ' I havo llttlo
faith: still y.ibalbav. who iu his way
"was wise Relieved in it nnd tho story
having gono abroad the people clamor
that It should bo put to tho test. Ij
this yottT will also?''
"It is'onr will" answered the coun-
cillors. "(ioofl. Then let It be done nnd on
your heads be it if harm should conio
of It. Mattai the eouncll commands
vou to set these fragments in the hol-
low of the symbol."
"If Uint be the will of the council I
havo no choice but to obey" said
Mattai. "Yet though none else havo
done so I give my voice against it for
I hold that this is childishness and
never did I know any good to spring
from prophecies." and he paused as
though waiting for an nnswer.
"Oheyl Obey!" said the council for
curiosity had got hold of them and
they craned their necks forward to see
what might happen.
"Obey!" repeated Tllrat -"Tint beware
how vou shake the symbol lest we
Olll'lllt. IIUI 1.111 IU bllV ItUULIl IS .... VV.tl.
Then Mattai set the two halves of
tho talisman in tho hollow of tho
Heart and ns before. In the midst of
nn utter silence the heart opened ITko
a flower. Leaning forward 1 saw the
eye within Us hollow liut It seemed to
trio that the fire had faded from tho
heart of the jewel for -it now gleamed
coldly liko the eye -of a mini who is
two 'hours dead. I think that Mattai
noted this also for as tho symbol
opened be started nnd his hand shook.
Now. when they saw tho marvel a
gasp of wonder rosp from the council;
then Tikal spoke saying:
"It seems that there was wisdom in
Zibulbav's madness for the Heart has
opened indeed and within it is a stono
eye resting uponA'platciof -gold that is
covered with writing.'"
"Head the writing" they cried.
Displacing the eyc hcillftuditlie plate
of gold nnd wanned .it.
"I cannot" he said slinking his 'heart.
"It is written ihva character more an-
cient than uny I liave studltd. Take
it Mattai for you :arc .learned in ueb
signs."
Now Mattai ttodk the tablet and
studied it long with .an anxious face
upon which nt length 'light broke that
changed anon to wonder or rather
blank amaze so that! watching him
began to think mot 'knowing all tho
cleverness of Mattai thnt the senor wns
right and the tablet had 'been .tam-
pered with since we saw.it.
"Kcadl Head!" cried the council.
"llrethren" be said"thc words seem
clear and 'yet so strange isthis writing
that I fear my lenrning ib-at fault and
that I liad best give it 'to.others to tie
cipher."
"No read read-" they .cried again
almost angrily
Then ho read: -"Thl I the voire of the
nameless Rod that his prophet henrd In the
year of ihe tmllrtlntr of lbs "ancillary nnd
craved upon n tublet nt void which he set In a
secret place In the svmbol of the sanctuury. to
bo declared In the far-off hour when the lost
In found nnd the signs ot ibe Day and tbe
NIclil aro come together.
"To iheo It Kpouks. unborn daughter ot a
chief to be. whoso mm Is thomBmo of a na-
tion. When my people ure crown old nnd
their number uro lessoned and their heart li
faint then maiden take to thyself a husband
u man ot the raoe of the white k-od. u son
of tbe Seafoant whom thou sbalt lead hither
across the desert for so my people shall oncn
more prosper and crow stront. und the laud
shall bo to thy child nnd tho child of tho cod.
east and vroit. and north nnd south farther
than my cncle's wins between sunrise nnd set-"
Now as he Tend the face of Tikal
grew black with rage and before over
the echoes of his -voice had died awa
he sprang from hiscat eryirvr:
"Whoever it was that wrote this lying
prophecy god or man. let him bo ue-
cursed. Shall the Lady Maya for her
It must bo whoso name is the name of a
nation bo given in marriage to the
white dog who awaits his doom without
that dcor and shall his son rule o vei-
ns? first will I see her dead and him
with her!"
Now oncof the oldest of the council
a man named Dimns who ns I learned
afterward had been foster brother to
Zibalbay rose and answered angrily:
"It seems to mo that these things
must bo so Tikal 'and beware how you
utter threats of death lest they sho'uld
fall upon your own head. We have called
upon the god and the god has spoken
in no uncertain voice. The Lady Mnya
must become wife to the white man
Son of the Sea nnd then tilings shall
befall as they are fated.
"What?" answered Tikal "is this
wandering stranger to bo set over mo
und all of us?"
"That I do not know" said the coun-
cillor; "tho writing does not say so; tho
writing says that his son shall be set
over us and as yet he has no son. Ilut
this is certain that tho Lady Maya must
bo given to him In marriage nnd in her
right he well may rule seeing thnt she
is the lawful heir to her father nij not
you Tikal. although yea have usurped
her pluce."
Now many voices called upon Maya
and she stood forward and spoke with
downcast eyes.
"What shall I say" she began "ex
eept one thing that my will is tho will
of the gods and if it is fated that I
should be given to the white man hi
marriage why so let it be.
"For many years I wns taught to look
elsewhere but hen ho was to havo been
my husband" nnd she pointed toward
Tikal "choso himself another wife
and now I see that ho did this not alto-
gether of his own will but because It
was so decreed. Ono thing more: I
whom am but a woman have no deslro
to rule or to tako tho place thnt tho
Lady Nahua now holds. The writing'
says that in u day to come a far-oft
day borne child of mine If indeed I am
that daughter ot a chief whoso name is
tho name of a nation shall rulo In
truth. Lct.him then como in his hour
and tako the glories that await him
and meanwhlle.Tikal do you sit in your
place and leavo ino to rest in peace."
"Tim Lady Maya speaks you fair
Tikal dud my daughter" said Mattai
"and if tho people will havoltyou may
do well to accept her offer leaving the
future to shape itself. She says she is
ready to take tho white man as a hus-
band but wo have not yet heard
whether tho white man will take her as
a wife. It may be" ho added with a
smile "thut ho will rather choose to
die but nt tho leust we must have his
answer from his lips that Is if you ac-
cept this prophecy as a voice from
heaven. Say do you accent It?"
"We nccept lt"nnswereu the council
almost with ono voice.
"Then let the white man Son of tho
Sea be brought before us" said Mattai.
TO U CONTIKUCUl
Gold-filled teeth have been found in
Egyptian tombs of the tenth century
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OKLAHOMA NKWS.
From tho W'loliltn Onlly l'-aplc .
In most of the Oklahoma counties the
places to tho legislature ore be'iiK "con-
ceded" to aspirants.
Mrs. Mnry KUbiuln of Bhawnee drew
th key which unlocked a box contoln'iiB
IJ5 In cold In a local store.
Heaver county t tho last reports wn
swiftly switching to the sold standard
Wo of tho financial question.
The Hi l'.ono Ctlobc which Is support-
ing Bryan nd Bewail announces that no
one but those who waiit.onice favor fusion
There U some talk ot the Democrats In
Okl&homH endore'.nic the Populist noml-
nej for confiress. Hut no such th'.ns will
take rKe .
The meettnjrs ot the nrjan silver '-1ul
ro not attended very larsely ut Enid.
Oklahoma will tret tired ot Urjuii before
m.othcr month.
Louis Miller. who was shot by Deputy
Owens In Pottawatomie county has died.
Ha -WJ18 supposed to be hai boring the
Christian brothers.
The Oklahoma papers are much more
enslblo to olio thills than the KnnsnH
paper-the Oklahoma papsni use "Hon.
Bo-anfl-ao" much legs.
Tho Cheyenne Indian tire really gelllnjc
n-ndy to send a delegation to eonrer -win
President Cleveland. Captain Woodson
will set after them affam.
Itcv. Fred Williams of 131 Ileno a mis-
donary has written back homo from Cape
Verd Islands to let bis folks know that he
Iioj not been served for dinner yet.
Money mal.es a difference In the disposi-
tion The sunniest papers In the terri-
tory are those of HI 'ftcno when tho In-
dians aro 'In town spending their annuity.
The Shawnee Quill Is printing gold argu-
ments from the New York Kvenlng Vost.
The gold plank in tho Republican plat-
form will be defened a great deal In Okla-
homa. Several people )ta.ve stepped up to Okla-
homa banks lately and said! "If it's all
the samo to youl would like to "Certain-
ly" &ayu tho cashier "We will-give you
gold."
In advertising the joint debate of .Mur-
phy and Johnson the El Ileno Republican
particularly stipulates that no one In El
Reno will be responsible for what either
man says.
Dennis TTynn Is working to get Okla-
homa $15000000. It would take a big In-
flation (ft tho currency for Oklahoma with
the rest of the nation to get that much
aa her share.
There -aro some papers In Oklahoma
which would rather ste Oklahoma loee
free homes entirely than to see It end
Dennis Flynn hack. These are mostly
Populist paper.
In Tecumseh the ' Democrats recently
held a convention. The Democrats In the
town were known ns town bugs; the coun-
try fellows proceeded to Jump on them
and do them up.
"Wo had Intended" says the Oklahoma
paper "to ovoluS making this h. mud-
iliugtng campaign but the outfit nominat-
ed by tho other side can be Improved by
even . ooatlng of mud."
Oklahoma will be represented In th
sound money Democratic national conven-
tion. Hoke Smith's friend In Oklahoma
have irobalu been told to stand fast
and not plvo up the ship.
J.' V Johnson has now butted up
against II. II. Howard the smooth-
tongued orator of Oklahoma City and
wants -to debate finance with hlin. How-
ard will tatte the gold side.
T. O. Charnbere a champion of silver
wants to debate the finance with A. C.
Bcott the scholar ot Oklahoma City. Ok-
lahoma City ha more debatem than any
other town In the territory.
A Kanraa man tried to find out from
Judge Tarsney the other day whom h
favored for the presidency. Tarsney did
hot tell him. Tarsney will probably be
for the fourth party nominee.
It will bo an amustng sight to watch
those Georgia Democrats In Oklahoma
attempt to fuse with the Populists. The
Georgia Democrats are tis-ed to fighting
the Populists both in Georgia and in Ok-
lahoma. The Republican leaders In the territory
understand perfectly well that there Is
trouble In the silver crowd and they will
try to persuade Republ'cnng who have
pulled off to como back Into the Repub-
lican fold
No matter what kind of a meeting the
Pops and Democrats hold now In Okla--homa
they call It a Dryan and silver
ratification meeting There Is never any-
thing about "Bryan and Watson or Urayu
and Sewall."
A. R. Musscller of Terry refuses tl enter
Into a flnarvcJal dlacusslon with a Demo-
crat becaure Musseller Is running for of-
fice. An soon as he pets the nomination
ho promise:; to go afier1 the Democrats
with a pitch fork.
Frank McMaster accuses Dllly Walk-
er's Cleveland county Republican plat-
form of claiming that God made the world
but that the Republican party had to re-
model it. BUI Walker should go up and
palliate MoMaster In some way.
The Canadian Republican contains an
advertisement of the Kansas City Jour-
nal which saya that the Journal Is tho
great champion of silver In tho west. Peo-
ple should not be mislead that way The
Kansas City Journal has not spoken a
kind word for silver In flvo months.
Major Whlttlnghlll of Knld w-ho has
left the Republican party JlJ to a crowd
ot silver men the other evening amid
deafening applause: "Vou shall not mash
this crown of mush on the mule bump of
labor; you shall not crucify mankind on
a black-jack sawbuck." The crowd at
once nominated him for pres'dent on tbe
first ballot.
If the Christian brother have been
captured It is proved beyond a doubt that
the brave desperadoes of Oklahoma have
no sense. The Chrlst'an boys should
have left the territory If they Had to walk.
Tho chances are that Doolln Is just as
foolish and Is somewhere In the territory.
Dennis Flynn la working on the prop
osltlon of getting from the treasurer ol
the United Slates fifteen million dollar for
Oklahoma. Rev. Calllhan Is working on
the proposition of Increasing the circulat-
ing medium of the United States so .much
that Oklahoma In the general contribu-
tion might get about two hundred and
fifty Cul.ii
RUIN BY STORMS.
Wind anil luin Came Ureal Damage In
Ohio nml Michigan.
Sandusky 0. Aug. 11. During n
itonn Monday afternoon John Thomp-
mil and dny Leonard of tills cite were
ntruekby lightning and Instantly killed.
j They were working on n new pier being
built in the lake by the government
i nnd had steel nugurs In their hands.
JbTlie body of Lconaid was knocked Into
lhe lake and earrled out by the cur-
tent nnd hnH not jet been found. The
olothes were evidently torn from the
i body ot I.eounrd by the shock for por
tions of his wearing apparel were found
floating on the water. Two other men
working on the plerweie rendered un
conscious by the bolt but will recover.
In the early part of the day Wlllinm
Axlell of Middlesex llass Island war
overcome by the intense hent and died
Detroit Mich. Aug. 11. Four ills-
llnet storms visited Michigan during
the 24 hours ended at nine o'clock Mon-
day night nnd they carried widespread
destruction of property and a large loss
of life In .their wake lkich on wns
necompauh'd by almost incessnnt and
terrifying flashes of lightning nnd each
by a hurricane. The fnlnllties were
largest ot Detroit and Kenton Harbor
In the Detroit river four people nrc
known lo have been drowned und there
nre no less than n half dozen missing
At Denton llnrbnr four men were
drowned while attempting to swim
inshore and nil up along the east eontit
lino nre reports of casualties on the
water und the number of .deaths will
no doubt exceed 20. The property danN
nge by the four storms the last of which
occurred lute Monday afternoon will
lie over $2.10.000.
At lonin the big car shops of tho I).
L. fc N. 'nllvvny were blown down mid
?."0000 damage resulted. Tho freight
htiUKi' of the same company wns set
on fire by lightning and burned to the
ground while tiie roof of the big Hither-
Ktuinpl brewery was blown off causing
n lof8 of $.1000.
The reports from the various small
towns through the state show (-rent
losses. Miles of telegraph wire and
poles nre Hat barns and farmhouses
have been burned and blown down nnd
several people struck by lightning.
Owing to tho condition of the tele-
graph lines it is impossible to get full
reports as to tile damage of the storm.
isaglnaw Mich Aug. 11. Lightning
and n w indstorm bordering on the pro-
portions of n tornado did terribly de-
structive work in this city and vicinity
early Monday morning. The Jefferson
Avenue Methodist church was struck
by lightning nnd dnmnged .$50000
worth. Fifty other buildings and fac-
tories were unroofed or badly wrecked
hundreds of trees were blown down
wires prostrated nnd street traflle Is
suspended. The damuge will reach
$100000.
Cleveland 0 Aug H. The exeessivu
heat of Sunday was relieved Monday
morning by a heavy downpour of rain
.accompanied byn high wind. Theforcu
of the wind was so great that it assumed
the appearance of a hurricane -without
the elTect. There was some damage in
neighboring towns. At Hedford li
miles' south of here the rain poured
down in torrents filling cellars and
flooding streets. The accompanying
wind uprooted trees destroyed ciop?
nnd did much mischief.
There were dozens of pleasure steaiu-
rrs nnd yachts laden with sweltering hu-
manity trying to get relief from the
depressing atmosphere on the bosom
of the lake. Uei'oro the skippers hail
time to get their crafts In rcadinesr
to meet the hurricane the itonn burn
in wild fury upon them. Lake Krli
was inshed into a mass of angry waver
that tore and surged tossing heavy
steamers and shell-like yachts about
with equal case. Tho greatest excite-
ment prevailed nil along the lake fruit
Thousands ot people rushed to Lnk
View park to watch thebattlcnf theele-
inentn und the gallunt men who weie
fighting for their lives on the angrj
lake. Aiming the yachts which vyerr
Miight In the storm were the l'rlselllf
ind the Avocet. The Priscilln wenth
era! the gale and was towed into p.rl
by u tug which went to her rescue. The
Avocet wns fur iu the lake und is still
missing.
The Clipper of Cleveland went down
at tho mouth of the river in 17 feet of
water. There vyerc five men aboard
Four of them swam to the pier the
other clinging to the vessel until res-
itied by the life saving crew. They had
linrdly landed when a eat bout loaded
with 'men was seen to capsize in thr
basin. .The life savers were quick n
action and succeeded In saving all ol
the eiigulfec.' men. The cup challenger
Vencedor had a dcRperate struggle. .She
was cruising in the hike when the
htonn struck her. She quickly hove to
nn under close-reefed salU after great
trouble succeeded in entering the har-
bor. The Sprite just nrriu-d from To-
ledo struck the pier nt the life-saving
ttation nnd capsized. Air-tight com-
partments prevented her from sinking.
The Diana of Hamilton; Kva of To-
ronto und I'enrl of Cleveland dragged
their anchors and went ashore. The
Trilby was overturned in thobnt-iu with
four men aboard. They vverr expert
swimmers and made .their wuy ashore
Cliulera nn the Inrreasj.
Cairo Aug. 11. Cholera again shows
iiuiucreaseandnnsicty Is felt on account
of the absence of reports from thceiiinp
of the 1'gyptkin forces on the Nile. It
Is feared that a serious condition pre-
vails tlietc.
Clipping.
An enterprising New York woman
nus made a stund for her rights and
has brought outadiotslon from a cable
railway company to the effect that a
woman has the same right as a man to
smoke on the cars. The sensitive citi-
zen who wauted the woman put off the
car because she made bold to smoke a.
cigar hus been properly rebuked.
In Switzerland It is now possible to
telephone from any small village to
uny other placo In the country on good
Instruments at a foe varying from two
cents for near points to eight cents for
the most distant.
Senator Yoorhces is 72 years old and
Is very feeble and although he may
llvo through the coming winter It is
generally accepted that he will not
again appear in the senate or on tho
stump. It will bo tho first time In 50
years that the voice of the senator has
been silent.
The consumption of horse and
donkey meat iu Paris Is rapidly in-
creasing. Tho records show that 30000
horses were used for food In that city
in 1895.
Secretary Morton stutes that 30000
acres of timber Is consumed every day
In the United Stutes In factories rail
toads fences farms and buildings.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
Twenty-four warn ago electricity ra
li eehnnlcnl power was unknown. Now
(000000000 Is Invested In various kind
ot electrical machinery.
The hlevcle fever U rrsiionslble fo.
Ihe grent Increase in tho price of raw
rubber. It Is estimated that 1500000
K
inula more has been used during the.
t year than ever before thin will
be doubled next year. The prlco is
raised to 82 cents from Ot cents.
KIcctrlo heat It is said ban been ap-
plied with success to the thawing out
of frown water plpca In Kngland a
doubled wire being run lnlo the pipe
until it meets tho obstruction and then
Ihc current Is turned on and as the
current passes It bocomes'hotnnd melts
Ihc Ice.
Oue of the numerous rainmakers has
n scheme to dispel the London fog and
evernl capitalists ore stihl to tic willing
to advance the money. Ills plan Is to
establish stations outside of London
nnd as the fog rolls In from the sco
bombard it changing it to rain.
At the present time there nrc owned
dud controlled by the railroads ami pri
rate car companies of America nearly j
1250000 trciglitcars.or lnoincrw-onis i
enough cars to make two continuous
trains reaching from Boston to San
rr.incisco with an engine for every 4.'
cars.
DIG FIGURES.
The telegraph lines of tho world ng-
gregute 1000123 miles. America hai
more than half 548832 miles.
Some one has calculated that the post-
men of London walk together some-
thing like 4S.3G0 miles per day a dis-
tance equal to tvvloe th: circumference
of tho globe.
The quantities of bananas shipped
from West Indian and adjacent porti
Into the United Stati-B now amounts to
13.000.0C0 or 1-1000000 bunches tuinuul-
ly valued at considerably over 20000.
000.
l'l of. Gciklehns estimated the unioun'
of sediment carried to tho sea by the
Thames In a year at 1805003 eubtc feet
while it is estimated thnt the Missiu-
ftlppl deposits. In the sea In n yenr bollri
matter weighing 812500000000 pounds.
During the last flscnl year 343307" Im-
migrants arrived In the United States
of whom 212400 wcr'o males and 130801
fcmnles. There were debarred 3v03'i
Immigrants of whom 2010 wcro pan-
ocrs and 770 contract laborers.
GOOD ROADS.
Much attention was paid to paved
roods In Greece nnd nn pxocllent sys-
tem of roads ran from Athens to ull
parts of-t he peninsula.
After the confiscation of monastery
proporty in Spuin by the state much of
the proceeds wcio devoted to the mak-
ing of roads.
India n. country halt nn big as the
United St'ites has 58000 miles of pub-
lie highway much of which Is. kept in
order by the government.
In 1874 a rond club for the improve-
ment of country roads In Esgland wa
icfctiiblUhed by a sotioty of jeron In-
terested In coaching.
Iu the eoiiimojivveulUi-of Maesachu-
Kelt tho state builds tbe principal
roads and the countleti and lowns hour
thccoBt ot the branch .roads.
The continent of Europe ha tiB2.u00
mllro of public highway most of which
Is kept In good conditicsi by special
provincial or deport mentol taxes.
The East India company began and
afterword the British government con-
tinued the construction ot roods fn
(iidin nnd now all ports of the ponln
tula aro well provided.
"Din Mnbcl liromiso to marry her pho-
tographer lovorl" "No. Blio developed a
negative.'' Detroit Freo Fross.
rsia
The Popular
Candidate for
ml Parties
PLUG
"Battle Ax" is popular with all
parties because of its remarkably
fine flavor its high quality and the
low price at which it is sold
The people of the United States
know a good thing when they see
it and they won't pay 10 cents for
other high grade tobaccos while they
can get "Battle Ax" for 5 cents.
A
GENTS. STREETMEN lid BOYS
to Mil auiuni? ana nrjan portrait: ivoroioi
Hit i nit). ltM map! hundred- urdrqulfc.
incur comriiT imi? qxcimii. wiia.
PEOPLE TALKED" ABOUT. I
Dr. J. M. Toner the Smithsonian
writer nnd expert who died recently -was
never married. Ho occupied a'
largo house In Washington alone.
The widow of Frof. Huxley is to re-
ceive a pension of 200ayenr. hernnmci
having Just been placed on the English
civil list for thnt amount.
Iludyard Kipling Is evidently not ro-.
Ing to remove his residence to England'
judging from the following note tukenj
from n Uennington (Vt.) paper:!
"Rudynrd Kipling will build on nddt-
tiouol farm barn on his premises." .
A Wnmlerfut 1'lieuoiuenon
Tho man who should pais through llfo
without oxpcrlonclug a twinge of Indices-
Hon might uo fitly regarded as a wonderful
phenomenon. Wo doubt If such a priv-
ileged mortal has over existed. If so wo
hnvo never seen him. Ilut thousands ore
known to be dally relieved of dyspepsia by
Hostrttor's Stomach Bitters I ho popular
remedy for thnt. truly national complaint
as well as for fovor and ague debility coa-
stlpatlon rheumatism and kidney troubles.
"John" said Mrs. Wilbur "why don't
vou brush that fly oft tlio top of your head?
lle'n hoon thnro threo minutes." "Oil. let
I 1.1.. .. tl anlil 1..1.I. Milt nnt flaltifT thft
t0p of my head justuovv." Harper's Bazar.
Unit's Catarrh Care
Is taken internally. I'rlco 73c.
When nnyonolins offended uie I try to
raNo my soul so high thut tho offcuso con-
not rcuuti It. Descartes.
Kits stopped frco and permanently cured.
Ho fits after first day's uso ot Dr. Kllno's
Ureal Ncrvo lies orcr. Free 3 trial bottlo
citrcatlse. Dn.KLiNK.WiSArchst.rhiln In.
Tun small boy maj-got chilled going in
swimming but ho gets warmed up when
his mother finds his shirt wrong.sldo out.
I ii-.i.ii;vi: l'lso's Uuro for Consumption
snved my boy's llfo lust summer. ilns.
AU.IE DotOLASs.Lelloy. Mich. Oct. 20 '!H
A Bi'im.H Distinction. "I suntioso vou
hnvo nitisio at tlio lintel?" "No; but .wo
havo a biuid."- Harper's Buzar.
Gladness Comes
Xlth n bettor understanding of the
V transient nature of the many phys-
ical Ills which vanish before proper ef-
fortsgentle efforts plcasantefforts
rightly directed. There tis comfort ia
tho knowledge that so many forms of .
sickness aro not due to any actual dis-
ease but simply to a constipated condi-
tion ot the Bystem which the pleasant
family laxative Syrup of Figs prompt-
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families and is
everywhere esteemed so highly s by all
who valuo good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating tbe
organs on which it acta. It is therefore'
all Important in order to get its bene-
ncial eliccts to novo wuen you pur-
chase that you havo tlio genuine arti-
cle which is manufactured by tbe Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of gqod health
and tho system is regular laxatives or
other rem I dies arc then not needed. If
nnllctcd with any actual disease one
may bo commended to the most skillful
physicians but If in need of a laxative
ono should havo the best and with the
well-informed everywhere Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
ttcd and gives most general satisfaction
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