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■ Geo. Wyman & So.Otter Mill Remnants ami Kun of the Mill Sale for .January. We also have a special rale of Housekeeping Linens, Muslin Underwear and White Goods.

EX SHERIFF ENGAGES IN HOTEL BUSINESS AGAIN

D om estic Stock.Lonsdale bleached cotton romnauts 6J4C

ard •Lto.isdule Cambric 10 cents. Fruit of

he Loom Q)4 cents.Bleached. sheets. Vx'x'.H), 40 cents. SlxOO.

S' cents.1'itlow Slips 10c.S-5 brown sheeting 14c; 9-4 at 15c.0-4 bh-a-hed sheeting ItSc.Mill remnants of fine 20c ginghams So

and 10c.Best quallt) percales 10c.

and §1.50 qualities at 50c and 75c yard two lots.

Ladies' Collars.Embroidered Turnovers, white and col­

ors. 5c, 10c, two for 25c and 25c, all are half price or less.L ace and Embroideries'.

at 3c, 5c, 10c and upward. Way under price.

M uslin Underwear.We offer muslin underwear at special

Cotton-Veils and mer erized canvas, in j prices during January,remnants. 5«. Sc. 10c, 12ls c. Lace trimmed corset covers 10c. Child-

72-in. double'Table Damask Si quality '■ reus’ drawers 10c. Ladies’ ruffled drawers. 75e, napkins to match. * 12Ji>c. Ladies’ tucked drawers, good

Mercerized Table Damask 40c ami 50c > muslin I5e. Ladies trimmed corset covers Fine Unmask, commencing at 20c, 25c, } t5c.5C and upward. j a * q i C e n ts E a c h

Linen Tray Cloths, Side’ Board Covers, \ c a t / **Lunch Cloths. Dresser hearts, Table Cloths i Ladies’ hemstitched and tucked drawers Doylies, Napkins. I laPe and • embroiders7 trimmed corset eov-

Towiing, 3C, 4c, 5c and upward. j ers, lace trimmed chemise, short skirts.All very much under price. i 2 5 c e n t s

0 “ " 11>rlms ™d 6c- 3C-i,'ch SUk‘ I Ladies' tacked joke night dresses, long^ . I muslin skirts, lace and embroidery trim-

M J tlltS U ress hrOOClS. j nied corset covers, drawers.We offer an entire new line of White

Goods, Wash Chiffons, Urganies. Dimities, piques. India Linens, Muds, Naiusoolc, Persian Lawns, etc.

Checked and striped Nainsook, 5e yd India linens, 4J4c and upward.

One line 20c and 25e fancy White Goods tOe yard.

D ress Goods Sale.We offer short length and remnants of

35 cents.Ladies’ extra size drawers, lace and em­

broidery trimmed night dresses, corset covers, 3 rows lace insertion, embroidery trimmed chemise, lace and ruffle, trimmed long and short skirts.

45 cents and Upward.Corset covers, drawers, night dresses,

skirts, chemise; lace and embroidery trim­med.' The best values by far we have

silk and wool crepes, crepe aeoliati, sub- i ever offered, limes, all co ors; 81.25 quality at 75c yard, i It will pay you to buy muslin Under-

Clearing sate of wool dress goods, Si j wear during our January sale.

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hepublicun County Convention.• The R ‘publican County Convention will be held at the village of Berrien

prings on Wednesday. Fubrnruy 8lh, '4)05, at elev. r o’ clock in the fore noon; for the purpose o f mmuuariny a candidate for Circuit Judge; for the election o f twent)-three delegates to the Republican State Convention to be held at Gtand Rapids on Feb riiai-v 14rb, IhOo, and for the transac­tion. of such other business as may properly come before the convention

The, t olio wing is the num'-er o f delegates to which each township and ward is entitled:

1 st D i s t r i c t

No. Delegates, 17R nton T.vw n -i.i ,,

Benton Harbor 1st. W .“ 2nd. W.“ 3ro, u .•• 4th. W.

Hagar Lake 1st. P .

“ 2nd. P.Lincoln Oronoko Ro alton 181. Joseph- Tp.

“ 1stUif

w .2nd W .3rd W.4th W.

Total 2nd DisrnicT

U12110(ir**l9

13058988

148

Bain bridgeNo. Delegi

10Berrien 10Bertrand 7Buchanan 1st P. 9‘ “ 2nd P. 9Chickaming 6Galien 8New Buffalo fNiles Tp. 8Niles 1st W. JO

“ 2nd W. 6“ 3rd W. 6

4th W. 6PYpestoue 9sjdus 65r jiee Oaks 11Watervliet t«t. P, to

“ 2nd. P. 9Weesaw 8

Total 155

Call for Republican State ConventionTo the Republican Electors of the State o f Michigan:

The State Convention of the Re­publicans of Michigan is hereby call­ed to meet at the Majestic Theatre Building in the city of Grand Rapids, cn Tuesday, February 14th, 1905, at elpven o’ clock in the forenoon, for the purpose o f nominating candidates for Justice of the Supreme Court and Regents of the University and tran­sacting such other business as may

»pioperly come before the Convention In accordance wi*li the resolutions

o f 1876 and 1900, every county will je entitled to°one delegate for each five hundred of the tptal vote cast therein for Govenor at the last elec tion in a Presiden Dial year (November, 1904), and one additional delegate for every fraction amounting to three hundred, each organized county being entitled to at least two delegates,

Under the resolutions of 1858, no delegate will be entitled to a seat in the convention who does not reside in the county he proposes to represent.

The delegates from the several counties in each Congressional Dis­trict are requested to meet in district caucus at the State Convention for confirmation*

1— One Vice-President;2— One Assiatant Secretary;3— One member of the commit tee

on “ Credentials;”4— One member o f the committee

on “ Permanent O ganization and Order o f Business;”

5— One member o f the committee on “ resolutions;”

In compliance with the resolutions of 1890, the secretary of each count) convention is urged to forward to the Secretary o f the State Central Com­mittee at Clare, by the earliest mail after the delegates to the State Con­vention are-chosen, a certified list o f

Joins Experienced Men In Management of Hotel Benton

The well known and popular hos­telry, the Hotel Benton, is under the management of Collins & Irish, who took over the lease o f Charles Wei* slians.

The new firm is composed of prac­tical hotel men. Fred Collins w.as chief clerk and practically manager of the hotel for two or three years be­fore he " as elected sheriff o f Berrien county four years ago. The traveling public know him and like him.

Mr. Irish—in fact, the name Irish in the firm name means two, H. D. and F. H Irish, father aud son— are hotel men of long experience and ex­cellent recurd. They started the Liv­ingston hotel in Grand Rapids and ran it for some time. They were proprietors of the Old County House at Grand Haven before it was burn­ed, and later the proprietors of the Alphin at Hot Springs, Va. Ac pres­ent they own and operate a hotel with a capacity for 150 at. Harbor Springs

Mr. Collins will reside at his newresidence on Pipestone street and bethe active manager of the hotel.The Mi-ssrs Irish with their wiveswill live at the Hotel Benton duringthe winter months and assist in themanagement. In the summer theywill conduct-their hotel in northern»Michigan.

When Charles F. Welshans came hereto lease the Hotel Benton he made a lease for ten years. When the lease was turned over to the new c -mpany, exactly four years o f the lease had expired —News-Palladium

<♦ •> ->Three Fires iu Ten Hours Keeps the

Fireiueu BusyBetween four o’ clock Tuesday after­

noon and three o’ clock Wednesday morning the Benton Harbor fire de­partment answered to three calls. At 4:15 Tuesday afternoon fire broke out in the furnace room of the Mills block on Pipestone street The firemen made short .vork of this blaze and were just iu the act of putting away their fighting apparatus, when they received a call from Territorial street On arriving at the house occupied bv Albert Zhart and Will Scbaus across Ox creek, they found the build­ing wrapped in Harms which had caught from a gasoline sfove explo­sion. The occupants and neighbors were busy carrying out the house hold goods, the most of which they saved from the ravages of the flames. The estimated loss to the Zhart family is about $300 and to Schaus’ about $400. The building was almost a total loss and was valued at about $600.

A little after midnight a call was turned in from the Dowagiac saloon on Territorial street where the fire­men found the entire saloon interior in flames. The fixtures and stock of the place were destroyed, causing a loss o f about $1500. This fire was under control at 3:00 o’clock Wednesday morning.

delegates to the State Convention from his county.

By order of the Republican State Central Committee.

Garp.it ,T. P iekema, Chairman. Dennis E. A t. ward, Secretary.'

Berrien County is entitled to 23

HE IS FROM MICHIGAN

delegates.

A, N. Woodruff Chairman,

F . Kelley,Secretary,

Republican County Com mi tee.

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Why sell your old rags to the rag man for 4 cent per pound. The Record office will pay 24 cents for good sized clean cotton rags.' They must be large enough to use for washing presses.

*l«Old papers for sale at the Record

office.

Grand Rrpids, Jan 24. —A Grand Rapids boy, S. Beach Conger, is send­ing the news o f the St. Petersburg outbreak to the American people. Only a short time ago he was placed m charge o f the Associated Press bureau in the Russian capitol.

Conger is a graduate o f theUniyer-. sity of Michigan He first commenced newspaper work with the Evening Press in this city about two years ago, acting for a time as state news editor.

Sometime ago he went to New York City,, and after a brief stay there, was dispatched by the Asso­ciated Press to Berlin. When rurnb- lings o f the presfent revolt began, Conger was hurried to St. Petersburg, arriving there about two weeks ago .

Conger’s parents reside in this city.(He has a brother at present attending the university.

■ Monday ClubThe Monday club met with Mrs. E,

S. Roe, Monday, 23. Opened with singing “ Showers of JJlessings.” Mrs Weaver made the opening ad- d res s

Tlie minutes of the previous meet­ing were read and approved. The afternoon was in charge of the gener­al committee, and was a Shakespear program. Mrs. Worthington read an interesting paper on “ The Twelth Night.” « “ King Lear” was the subject of: a reading by Mrs. Redden. Mrs Johnson gave a talk on the Comedy of Errors Mrs. Graham favored the ladies with a chaiming instrumental selection, which was much enjoyed. After a short intermission Mrs. M. East and Mrs. Howard rendered the duet, “ Romeo and Juliet” in a man­ner that was highly appreciated. Mrs Whitman had a very excellent paper on “ The Winter’s Tale ” Mrs. Knight gave the story of “ Othello.” Mrs. Sarah Smith had a good talk on“ Measure for Measure. Mrs. E. S. Dodd sang a selection from “ The Hugenots ” Mrs. Knight presiding at the piano, that was thoroughly en­joyed by the ladies. Roll call was responded to with the name of an actor and their favorite role. Club adjourned to meet at the home of Mrs. E. S Roe Monday, Jan. 30, at eight p. m.

t <* ♦> *2*Only Two Weeks More

The Chicago papers are devoting much space to comparative tables of great dramatic engagements- played in that city. The occasion is the remarkable series o f characters, the mammoth productions, and the throngs which have daily thronged the Grand Opera House to see Richard Mansfield duringhis first three weeks.

In two weeks Mr. Mansfield will have gone. He will leave indelible memories for all who have seen him. Not since the first engagement of Irv­ing and Bernhardt have such artistic achievements been disclosed as Mans­field’s nuraeious gallery o f great characters. Last Saturday he con­cluded his first two weeks, and not once during that time was chere a vacant seat 01 box And the crowds have been enthusiastic as thay were numerous.

This week the great actor is playing the Baron Chevrial in “ A Parisian Romance” and the King in ‘.‘King Richard III.” The repertoire for next week is Monday “ Dr. Jekfll & Mr

‘ Hyde;” Tuesday, “ Beau Brummel;” Wednesday, “ Ivan the Terrible;” Thursday, as Shylock in Shakespeare’ s comedy, “ The Merchant o f Venice;” Friday, “ A Parisian Romance;” Sat­urday Matinee, “ The Merchant of Venice;” Saturday night, “ King Rich­ard III .”

Mr. Mansfield plays one week after that, for which the repertoire will be announced next week. From Chicago he goes to New Orleans direct by special train o f 12 cars, and thence direct to New York City.

❖ ❖DAYS OF DIZZINESS

Come to Hundreds of Buchanan People

DUTY HOLDS KING’S CUP.Customs Officials of Spain and Prance

W ould Stop Trophy for Revenue.

A comic incident occurred after the races at San Sebastian a few days ago. The king of Spain pre­sented-a silver cup for one of the races, which was won by a French gentlem an fider.

The winner duly received the cup and set off for hom e ; hut when he arrived at Hendaye, the fron­tier town, the French custom ­house officers demanded the duty which is levied on works of art en­tering France.-

This the sportsm an refused to pay, considering the circumstan­ces, but the officers insisted and sent him back across the frontier in default of payment.

A s he reentered Spain he was pounced upon by Spanish cara- biniers, who in their turn de­manded the duty for the im port of •works of art into Spain.

In a furious rage, the French sportsm an telegraphed to ' K in g A lfonso, and it needed the person­al interposition of the sovereign before the unfortunate French­m an was allowed to take his trophy home w ithout being taxed on both sides of the frontier for the privilege of having won a sil­ver cup in a horse race.

❖ .♦> ♦>Michigan Millers Grade Wheat

The Michigan Millers, who have jnst been in session at Lansing, have issued the following rules relative to the grading of wheat which will prove o f interest to farmers:

“ Full red wheat must weigh. 59 pounds to the bushel Full price white wheat must weigh 58 pounds by the testers after being cleaned. I f wheat tests one pound light we de­duct two cents in price or one pound o f flour in exchange. I-f wheat tests two pounds light we deduct four cents from price or two pounds o f flour in exchange. I f wheat tests three pounds light we deduct seven cents or three pounds o f flour in exchange. If wheat tests four pounds light we de­duct twelve cents in price or five pounds o f flour in exchange. I f wheat tests five pounds light we pay three-fourths of the full price.”

“ All wheat testing lower than the foregoing is worth about the price of corn for feeding purposes. If wheat is mixed with rye to the extent of one per cent we deduct five cents per bushel in addition to all other de, ductions. Wheat mixed with mor< than three per cent rye will be bought only on special prices.

»>Old papers for sale at the R ecord

pffice, 5 cents per. bunch.

There are days of dizziness; spells o f headache, sideache, backache; sometimes rheumatic pains; often urinary disorders. A ll tell you pain- ly the kidneys are sick. Doan’s Kid­ney Pills cure all kidney ills. Here is proof.

Mrs. J. Mitten, residing on Regent street, Niles, says: “ I took severalbozes o f Doan’s Kidney Pills, and they did me a world o f good. I had nearly all the symptoms common to kidney complaint, but those which caused me the most trouble aud suf­fering were backache and dizziness. My back was so sore and lame most o f the time that I could hardly get around and many a night it pained me so after I went to bed that I.had togetup. When the dizzy spells came on which was quite often, I had hard work to keep my balance and stagger­ed when I tried to walk. Aftar I got Doan’s Kidney Pills and took them they relieved me so much that I kept using the remedy until my dizziuess and backache and other symptons had entirely left me.” ■ *

Plenty more proof like this from Buchanan people. Call at the drug store o f W. N. Brodrick and ask what his customers report

For sale by all dealers, price 50cr a box, Foster-Milburn Co,, Buffalo, N Y., sole agents for the United States, Remember the name, Doan’s, and. take no substitute, • 15

Troubles of a Janitor A western paper tells o f the janitor

o f a city school who threw up his job one day, and when asked by a friend what the trouble was, said:

“ Well, it’s this, I ’m honest, and won’t stand being hounded. I f I ever found a pencil or anything else in the school when I was sweepin’ out I always gave it to the principal; but just the same, the teachers,, or some one that’s too mean to face me, gives me the slur.”

“ In what way?” asked the friend.. “ Well, just this: A little while ago

1 saw written on the board, ‘Find the common multiple ’ Well, I didn’t say a word, but I searched from gar­ret to cellar, and I couldn’t find the thing. Well, again last night, in big writing .011 the same board, it said,- ‘Find the common divisor.’ •Well,’ says I, ‘both of them things be lost now, and I ’ ll get blamed for sweepin’ ’em; so I quit.’ ”

Republican Caucus A Republican Caucus for Buchanan

township will be held in the Council room, in the village of Buchanan, on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 4, 1905, at2 o’clock, for the purpose of select­ing 18 delegates to attend the county convention to be held in Berrien Springs, Wednesday, Feb.- 8, 1905, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the caucus.

Herbert Roe,J. W. Broceus,A A. Worthington,-

Township Committee

BUSINESS CARDS

R. L. E. Pbck, Qomeopatmc Physician an _ Surgeon, on ce and Residence on MainSfc. uchanan, Mich.

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D r v ii.t.xe CuBTrs, M. 1). Physician and Surgeon -tfflee over Jioe’e Hardware. Telephone 33

B.uchanan, Mich.

J. W. E1MQNS1. D.PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Diseases of Women a SpecialtyaOffice over express office. Office hours 10 a. m. until 4 p. m.; in at all other times except when out in actual practice.

Residence corner Lake and Front streets, formerly ’ the Hubbell residence. Calls promptly attended to day or night.

Phone, Residence and Office 132.

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BEpnsfOFFICErOST-OFFICE;BLOCE.

Nitrous Oxide Gas Given in Extracting Teetil^rBELn Phone 99.

D r , J o h h 0 , B u t l e r ?• D E N T I S T .

REDDEN BLOCKPhone 22.

rank A. Stryker, Co. Drain Comm?*- • sioner, office corner Front and Main

Sts., Buchanan, Mich. Belle phone 29.

|9 ONE V TO LOAN on farms at low interest in?! long time with prepayment privilege. J- W . BRISTLE, Buchanan, Mich.

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F u m e r a l D i r e c t o r s108-110 Oak Street,

Phone 118. BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN

RiCflARDS <f EMERSON'

FRONT ST., BilCHAH, HlfH.

TIME TABLE—Dec. 4, 1904.

Trains leave ^uchanan as follows: For Hartford, Holland, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Bay City, and the north; also New Buffalo, Michigan City, Porter, Chicago and the south and west, at S:35 A. M. and 5:00 P. M.

Close connections at Benton Har­bor with Main Line trains north and south.C. V. Glovkr. H. F. Moeller.

Agent. Gen’l Pass. Agon*

Closing of Mails.GOING EAST '

9:15 a, m., 12:00 and 4:45 p. m.GOING WEST

7:45 a. m., 12:00 p. m., 3:15 p.m,9 5:50 p. m.

GOING NORTH

7:45 a. m., 4:20 p. m.

The Indiana,North Bound

Illinois & Iowa RailroadSouth Bound

No. 9 No. 7

STATIONS

No. 6 No. 8p«m. a. m. a. m. p .m .

2:35 9:05 St. Joseph 10:25 6:002:25 3:53 Benton Harbor 10:37 6:121:?6 8:06 ' Galien 11 -IS 6:571:00 7:30 South Bend 11:55 7:36

All daily except Sunday.Trains leave for the west and arrive from the

west at South Bend us follows:—Arrive ' ” LeaveNo. 2 No. 4 No. 1 No. 3

p.m .

12:05

p.m .

7:00 South Bend

a. in,

7:00

p . m

3:00

All daily except Sundsy.(Ieobgb L, Forester,

Divison Passenger .Agent, South Bend, Ind.

M i c h i g a n

o— * ‘The N iagara F a lls Routt.

□TCES-S-IIlTS IE32L.S.EL LEAVE BUCHANAN.

Detroit Night Expreps, No. 8 .............112:42 A. M.News Express, No. 46 ........... .............£5:11 A . M.Mail, No. 3 ,................................. . . . ....9 :4 0 A . M.Grand Rapids Special, No. 42................8:13 P. M*'Train No. 14............................................. f5:19 P. M .Chicago & Kalamazoo Aecom., No. 23 £^8:00 P. M-

LEAVE BUCHANAN.No, 37 Pacific Express 4:17 a. m, stop only to let off passengers.Fast Mail No, 3 ....................... ..............f 5:45 A . M .Chicago <fc Kalamazoo Accom., No. 15 8:13 A . M.Train No. 43...'.................................... f 10:48 A . M.Mail No. 5 .......... ............................. .......S;40 P. M .NOjJS, Grand Rapids & Chicago Special 2:31 P.M. Ncn 47, Chicago & Kalamazoo Express 7 :42 P. M .

Local Agent. A . L. Jbnks

O. W- Ruggx.es, G. P. & T . A. f S top on sigpal or to let oil Passengers,

u w u w w v w w w o

our Overcoat Looks a Little Shabby

you think you ought to have a new suit

Then you cannot afford to miss Spiro’s Famous An- nual Clearing Sale. You can. buy at this Sale a fins ^ $20.00 Suit or Overcoat for only *

$ 12.12This is an. actual fact. After a very large fall business, we must get

rid of all the remaining fancy suits and winter overcoats still on hand. We carry a very large stock and if we would not have these sales it would ac­cumulate on us too fast to be handled in the regular course of business.The quickest way we know of is a sharp, merciless cut, and, this we have done, giving late buyers opportunities for buying clothes seldom offered,

Single and double breasted sacks in the newest and most fashionable fabrics and colorings; belt overcoats; Chesterfield overcoats, Rytons-, Pad- dock, Box Backs, all from our ^finest makers; such as Hart Schaffner Marx, Michels Stern, Ely Meyer and Sam Peck, Hand made, sewed with silk throughout and lined with the finest Princess serges or Farmer satins. Positively $15 to $20 values, choice “tiiis week at $12.12.

See Display in Both Windows

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ClothiersThe

BIG STORE119-121 South Mich. S t , SOUTH BEND, Ind.

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Entered at the Post-office at Buchanan, Mich, as second-class matter.

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JANUARY 27, 1905.

Church NotesServices in the U. B. church on

Sunday Jan. 29, as follows Yiz. Preaching in the morning at 10:30. Sunday school at 12 o ’clock.Y. P. C. U. at 6 o’ clock.Preaching in the evening at 7

o’ clock.Preaching in the Mount Zion U. B.

eluirch Sunday afternoon, Jan. 29.% *

EVANGELICAL CHURCH

- Services on next Sunday as follows: 10:30 Sermon; Theme, The Christian Life. Its Relation to the Community. 11:45 Bible school. 0:00 p, m. Y . P. A. A ll young people are"’ especially invited to this service. 7:00 p. m. Sermon, Theme, The Demands o f Qod upon the Soul. A cordial welcome to all.

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PORTAGE PRAIRIE Mrs. Ludman is on the sick list A number from this place attended

the P. P. visiting club at the home of Mr. and Mrs Adam Lydiclc north of Buchanan on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Rough, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rhodes and Mr. and Mrs. John Swartz drove to South Bend on Mon­day evening to attend a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Smith.

A pleasant surprise oyster supper was given Mr. and Mrs. John Keizer on Friday evening.

Mr. David Beistle and fatuity took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rhoades Sunday.

Mr. W m . Brown and daughter Gtyde of St. Joseph were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Rough over Sunday.

* *Nothing preventing a series of pro­

tracted meetings will commence at the Evangelical church next Sunday, Feb. 5. The public is invited to at­tend.

***There w ill be a candy social under

the auspices o f the Evangelical church at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. .Adam Lyddisk next Tuesday evening. The ladies will furnish the candy in neat boxes. These boxes will then be auctioned off to the gen­tlemen. Free conveyance from “ The Racket*’ from 7 until 8 o’ clock. Everybody is invited. A musical program will be rendered.

*> <♦CHRISTIAN

At the Christian Church there will be preaching morning and evening. The Bible school follows the morning service. A ll welcomed.

* **METHODIST

Services as usual next Sunday, the morning sermon by the pastor. The evening service w ill be devoted to reports from the Missionary Conven­tion.

BERRIEN SPRINGS.

About eight o’ clock Tuesdaj" even ing, January 17, twenty friends went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor at the Shaker farm, to remind Mrs. Taylor of her birthday. Re­freshments were served and before de. parting the guests presented Mrsi Taylor with a handsome chair and other presents. All report a time.

good

As the sleighing was exceedingly good last week many people took ad­vantage of it. Friday evening Jan 20, a sleighload of about twenty young people Vent from Niles to the Shaker farm, Berrien Springs: Theyarrived there about ten o’clock and after spending a delightful evening, they departed about three o’clock the next morning. W e hope they were ready for work the next morning.

The chicken pie social at the home of Y . Harrington Friday evening was well attended.^ All report a good time and the social was a success.

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DAYTON

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barnes of New Carlisle visited Mrs. A. C. Weaver Saturday.

Epworth League at 6 p. m.

A large crowd attended the dance Sunday School at 11:45 a. m. and l ]ast M a y ni ht

Bill Davidson visited his old friends here last week.

F . H . Weaver had his left eve hurtFirst publication Jan. 27,1905.

Estate of Anna Foster, Deceased.

\ i

TATE OF MICHIGAN, the Probate Court for i the County of Berrien.In the matter of the estate of Anna Foster

deceased.Having been appointed commissioners to re­

ceive, examine and adjust all claims and demands of all persons against said deceased, we do hereby give notice that four months from the 53rd day of January A . D., 1905 were allowed bysaid Conrt for creditors to present their claims to us for exam­ination and adjustment, and that we will meet at the drug store of William N . Brodrick, in Bucb&nan, Michigan Baid county, on the 23rd day of March A . D. 1905, and on the 24th day ot May A . D. 1905, at ten o’clock in the forenoon of each o f said days, for the purpose of examining and ad justing said claims.

Hated SSrd day of January, A . H. 1905,W illiam J . .Mil l e r ,

W il l ia m N . B rodrickCommissioners

Last ‘ publication Feb. 10,1905

Do you read the RECORD ? If not why not?

quite badly while at work at Jackson Saturday. He and family came Thursday night to visit his parents a few days.

The Royal Neighbors installed their officers Friday night after which was served a fine supper.

Clarence Pane oif Dowagiae visited here last Frida3r.

Mrs. Emma Arnold is visiting rela­tives in Buchanan this week.

Clarence Gripe and sister Ethel of South Bend visited relatives here Friday and Saturday.

Miss Emma Dempsj’ of Bakertown visited her aunt Mrs. B. L. Denny last week.

GLENDORAMr. Ira Shepardscn has returned

home after an extended visit with re­latives near and in Buchanan. •

Mr. Frank Shaw has nearly com­pleted his course of study at the Agricultural College and will then be reacty’ for a position in some creamery as butter maker.

Tuesday evening was the last meet­ing held by the desciple. The inter­est not warranting the continuance of the same.

Mrs. W ill Hess is now in a hospi­tal in Chicago for medical treatment. The last reports say she is doing well.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fauoher, of Battle Creek has been visiting the formers sister Mrs. Chas. P. Smith since the Holidays.

Mrs. Geo. ■ Painter, of Galien is visiting her brother 'n law, Mr. John Painter.

The L. (). T. M. M.- will install their new officers on> the 28tli of Jan.

Mr. Albert Shepardson and daugh­ter Hazel have been on the sick list but both are recovering.

Mr. Alvin Morley and Mrs. Lewisare among the latest victims of la- grippe, both are improving.

Mr. Ed Inglewright has rented the • farm of Mr. Austin Adams, and ex­pects to move about the first of March.

INDIAN BOYS SUCCESSFUL.Cheyenne Youths Have Become,Cat­

tle Raisers of Some Prestige in Oklahoma.

A n experiment of much value was attem pted am ong the Chey­enne Indians in Oklahoma. Au Indian agent wished the boys to m ilk cows for him and agreed to give each one who milked for three m onths a nice calf.

F ifteen boys started, but they were so ridiculed by the older men of the tribe that 12 of them gave it up. B ut three won the calves, and the pride of being owners of cattle served as quite an assist­ance in getting other Indian cliil dren to try.

A fte r a year 12 had won calves, and the agent asked them to plow corn for him, agreeing to give them all the corn they could raise. Ten boys volunteered to grow corn, and they actually raised 3,000 bushelswhieh w as sold and afterw ard converted into 35 head of steers. Each steer w as brand­ed, with an individual brand chos­en by the bo$ owner. This'm ade them prouder than ever, and more industrious.

Every boy at the agency wanted to go to work at once, and as a re­sult of th at experiment the Chey­ennes are the m ost industrious farm ers of any tribe so recently on

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ther of Famous Giant Trees • of California.

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Every Am erican and nearly every other civilized man recogniz­es the queer name “ Sequoya” £ once as referring to the wonder­ful b ig trees of California. But how m any people know where the name comes from ?

The godfather of the great trees was Sequoya, a Cherokee Indian. H e died in 1843, at the age of 83 years, and he le ft behind him som ething th at m akes his name much m ore fam ous am ong the Oherokees than the fact th at the big trees are named after him;

The great thing that he be­queathed to the Cherokee w as a syllable alphabet. I t is a won­derful yet simple device. A s sbon as .a Cherokee has m astered the 85 characters he can read and write. W ithin a few m onths after Se­quoya first introduced it thou­sands of Indians had learned to read and write fluently w ithout a teacher.

Belgium ’s Public House-Record.Belgium , where public libraries

are alm ost unknown, enjoys 190,- 000 public-houses. That means one public-house for 36 inhabit­ants, or one public house for 12 men above 17 years of age, the pub­lican included. During the last 50 years the population has in­creased 50 per cent.; the number of public-houses, 258 per cent.

Japanese Rice Wine.N ex t to grape wine, it is be­

lieved that Japanese sake, or rice wine, is the oldest alcoholic bev- earge known to m an, its use in Japan dating back over 2,000 years.

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For the next ten days we will yell Men’s and and Boys’ suits, worth double the money, for $6.98, W e are determined to reduce our mammoth st ock of Clothing and have picked out nearly 400 fine worsted suits from our regular stock and you will lie surprised when you see them. Handsomely tailored with the Broad Shoulder Effect.

ADVANCE: SPRING STYLESare commencing to arrive and we will be compelled to have the space used for our winter goods. This is the chief reason why you are buying these suits for $6.98. You can't afford to miss this sale, even if you don’t need the suit until next year.

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Attention A. 0 . U. W. you are requested to be at the Hall Sat. even­ing Jan. 2S at 7:30 sharp. By Recor (fer.

| Mrs. John Long, "who has been ill for so long a time, is slowly improv­ing Mrs. Long has been suffering •from a bone absess.

On account o f the storm Tuesday evening, the installation of the Lady Maccabees was postponed until nextTuesday evening.

Can’ t be perfect health with out pure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes pure blood. Tones and invi­gorates the whole system.

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During the entire month I will close out a lot of goody for a Chicago Millinery House They are bargains and will go at cost. Come early and get your choice. A ll pattern hats black,brown and all the lead­ing colors. A lot of plumes, ponpones, caps and ribbons to be also sold. The sale will last one month only.

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Bread 4 c a Uaf at Bertha Roe’s.

Clocks called for and delivered.W. W. Wood

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. Fleck’s Stock Food, Poultry Powder and Lice KiUer. * *

Mr. Louis Lano, is seriously ill from dropsy.

The G A. R. Post and the Indies circle will go to the home of Com rad Geo Deihl, tonight and have at oys­ter supper.

Mrs Moore, mother of II F. lloore who- jnst arrived in Buchanan this W eek, is quite ill

The G. A. R. Lad its will give a coi n supper in the Grand Army hall from live to seven o’clock Saturday evening Feh 4 Supper 15c.

Mrs. Alma R. White, who has been ill for some little time with a tumor, died this morning just after 6 o’clock. T h 1 funeral will be held Sunday afternoon, from the house, at 2 o’ clock, itev. W. J officiate.

g|W. A. Palmer andgChas. F. Pears, have purchased a fine naptha launch, and will put it on the river in the spring. The. launch is large enough to carry 20 people and will be used for pleasure purposes.

About forty of'the members of the Methodist church enjoyed a sleigh- ride to the home of H. D. Eastman, across the river Wednesday night. The evening was spent by games and social visiting. Refreshments were also served

I PERSONAL.Mrs. J. C. Rhem went to Fostoria

0 ., Wednesday for a week’s visit.John W . Beistle and John McEallon

were Benton Harbor visitors Tuesday.

Claud Smith and Earl White of Hartford, have • been visiting at. the home of H. P.*McEwen this week.tiM

Miss Beatrice Mansfield went to St Joseph, Tuesday where she is the guest of her friend, Miss Cathryn Bay.

Mrs. Emma Knight and Mrs. M. Lyons attended the installation of the Lady Maccabees at Niles, yesterday afternoon:

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Singleton and two sons, Boyievass and Marcus, K ., and Mrs, Moore, of Crab Orchard, Ky., came to Buchanan Wednesday and are visiting at the home of H. F. Moore. Mr. Singleton, expects to ocate in Buchanan.

Big reduction on photographs through January -and February at Ei s o n ’ s . f24fr

A. C. Murdock and H. N. Barnes of South Bend, have leased the old Murry hall in Niles and opened up a roller skating rink. . They have put in the Richa< dson ball bearing skates. They opened Wednesday night aud on next Saturday night will have skating from 7 to 9:80 o’ clock and dancing after 9:80.

A head on collision occurred Tues day afternoon at Bangor, between two freight trains on the Pere Mar­quette. Both engines and nearly all the cars were piled up in great con­fusion aud it was 10 or 12 hours before traffic could lie resumed. Both engine crews jumped before the trains came together, but George "Gardiner, o f Grand Rapids, was cut about the bead.

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Mrs Edith Hess and Fred B. Valen­tine were married at the hotae o f the bride, on Portage street, lJ'j JusticeyFrank R. Sanders, Wednesday even- ing at six o'clock. Only a feir friends were present. The Record congra­tulates the worthy couple

J The Pere Marquette train that left ! here fer Benton Harbor; Tuesday | evening, became snow b-mnd ati ii; Hinchtran and was compelled to stay i there until the snow pi opr reached

W e liave all the PATENT | them Wednesday forenejen There "MEDICINES called for in j were a number of passengers on this market. We sell PER- I board and tlieY greatly to joyed (?) FUMERY, TOILET SOAP, the

A quiet wedding took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Mead, last night at eight o ’ clock, the contracting parties being Miss Bernice Mead and Mr. Ralph Allen. Only a few of the immediate relatives were present. After the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. W. J Douglass, a fine wedding luncheon was served. The young people are both well known to all our readers, having lived here all their lives. They will be at borne to their many friends at Mr. Allen’s home west of town. The Record together with their many friends ex­tends congra’ ulacions.

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The convention of the district as­sociation of the Eastern Star which was held in Dowagiac, Wednesday, embraces the three counties of Gass, Van Buren and Berrien aid comprises sixteen chapters. A ijanquet at (5 o’ clock served by tlie Doivagiac chap­ter was a special feature of the meeting. Mis. Juliet Baird attended the convention as delegate from Sylvia Chapter, Buchanh.

Mrs. Mary Hetzler an old lady who resides on Berrien street, had a very narrow escape from being burned to death last Tuesday evening. Her sister Miss Edith Rynearson had gone to lodge, and she had been fixing the fire and it is supposed that a coal o f fire fell from the stove onto her dress, which was soon all ablaze. With great presence o f mind Mrs. Hetzler •went to the kitchen and by the use of water extinguished the fire. She was quite badly burned about the bands and but for her heavy clothing she'would no doubt have 'men burned to death. Mrs Hetzler, although 78 years old, dis­played more courage and fore thought than nine tenths o f the people would, i f placed in a like position.

Old gold and silver.W. W Wood.

Only home made bread in town 4c jw loaf at Bertha Roe’s.

It’s folly io suffer from that horrible plague of the night, itching piles. Doan’s Ointment cures, quickly and permanently. At any drug store, 50c

Michigan Central fact express No. 32 collided with a f might train at Galien, about 12 o’ clock Thursday morning Both trains were east hound and the freight was taking a sidipg to allow the express’ to pass,

liie Y. P. A. o f the Evangelical ’hut was a little too slim, T-vo ca s >/reh , enjoyed n sleigliri.de to the of cattle were broken open, but not

/6me o f Win. (’ onrad, northw< f-t o r ‘'town last night.

I f you want to enj >y a good ti n R gro to .the Rollerskating rink in Niles Saturday night. Dancing after 9:30 o ’ clock, skating before.

When you notice a man digging in tlie garden very slowly, stopping often to rest,” says an exchange, ‘ it is safe to, say he is making flower biuL; for his wife, but i f^ e is work-

|ike a Trirk, and scarcely stop; Jo catch his breath, you can bel

'your life he is digging worms for ■bait.”

one o f the cattle injured. The Mich igan City wrecking crew was sent for and cleared the tracks,delaying traf­fic about 3 hours. ;

The Colonial Dames met with Mrs Fuller Tuesday evening Jan. 24,1905. We had with ns several distinguished guest’s, The Godclilsa o f Liberty, Martha Washington,.A Lady o f Colo­nial Style, A Lady Ljoin Japan, Two Charming Dudes, A Lady from Ireland and A Grandmother and several others. The Lady from Japan won the most games. Refreshments were served and we adjourned to meet with Mrs. H. O, Weaver, Jan. 81.

In speaking of the Judicial conven­tion, the Niles Star says: The judi­cial convention, which will beheld at Berrien Springs on Feb. 8, promises to prove decidedly interesting., There are four candidates for circuit judge, viz , O. W. Coolidge, of Niles; George M Valentine and George Bridgeman of Benton Harbor, and L. C. Fyfe o f St. Joseph. Judge Coolidge will have a strfmg following from this end o’ ftlie county, and will, perhaps, secure more delegates from outlying town­ships than'any of the others, still Fyfe is a strong candidate, but the fact that Benton Harbor has two can­didates makes Coolidge look like a winner. I f Benton Harbor and St Joseph were united on ong man, the result might easily be foretold, but as such is not the case, Coolidge’ s chances are bright, indeed.

“ Neglected colds make fat grave yards ” Dr. W ood’s Norway Pine Syrup helps men and women to a happy, vigorous pld age.

’Tisn’ t safe to be a day without Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil in the house. Never can tell what moment an accident is going to happen.

Lo-tus Liver Pills are the great Pills for Ladies, curing constipation and giving a clear, fresh complexion. Large boxes, 50 pellets, for sale by Dr. E. S. Dodd & Son.

An exchange suggests that if some preacher was only smart enough to put a side door in his church he would have it filled wish men who would go in from force of habit.

Ladies’ Aid Society of Larger Hope church will meet with Mrs. Harriet Beaman next Wednesday Feb. 1, 1905 at 1 p. m. A good attendance is de­sired.

An Benton Harbor goat swiped an entire baking of bread from tlie pan­try window of a farm house. When the good housewife came out scream­ing, he butt-er. Then Bill sat down to his picnic lunch undisturbed.

Rev. W. J. Douglass, A. A Worth­ington, Misses Stella Phelps, and Flora Curpie, were in Three Rivers the first o f the week as delegates to the Niles district Missionary Conven­tion Rev. Douglass and Mr. Worth­ington each delivered addresses. They report a fine meeting.

E. J. Carter has his ice house at Hazen lake filled with ice and will fill the house at F. A. Stryker’s resi­dence. Mr. Carter says that the ice is about 12 inches thick and as clean as glass. The heavy snow of the past few days has made a great deal of extra work in harvesting this ice.

The board of trustees for the Crys­tal Springs camp grounds held their annual meeting at the M E. parson­age the other day. Rev. Dr. D F. Barnes, presiding elder for the Niles district, was elected chairman; Rev. H. L Potter was made secretary and A. B. Morse, treasurer. The president and secretary were authorized to bor­row $100 to meet current expenses The present indebtedness was shown to be $400. about half o f which will be covered when the subscriptions made at the last camp meeting, all of which was still unpaid, are gathered. —Niles Star.

«£♦FARM FOR RENT— 24.0 acres, best

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Having secured the work with the funeral car I have added a fine hack to my stock and other new rigs suit­able for the business. tr will make funeral work a specialty and will make speeialrates in all livery and will send a driver in case they are wanted without extra charge. :

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^‘Yes, let him pass!” urged one of the soldiers. “ Would you keep some long­ing trollop waiting?”

The leader of the troopers did not answer; his glance was bent upon the ground. “Yes, you may go,” he com­mented, “ when”— and suddenly thrust forth an arm and pulled back the en­shrouding cloalc.

“The duke’s fool!” he cried. “Close in, rogues! Let hint not escape!”

Fiercely the fool’s hand sought his breast; then, swiftly realizing that it needed but a pretest to bring about the end desired by the pretender in the castle, with an effort he restrained himself and confronted his assailants, outwardly calm.

“ ’Tis a poor jest which fails,” he said easily.

“Jest!” grimly returned he of the red mustaches. “Call you it a jest, this monk’s disguise? Once on the horse, it would have been no jest, and I ’ll warrant you would soon have left the castle far behind. Yes, and but for the cloyen foot the jest, as you call it, would have succeeded too. Had it not been,” he added, “ for the pointed silken shoe peeping out from beneath the holy robe, a covering of vanity in­stead of holy nakedness, you would certainly have deceived me and”—with a brusque laugh—“slipped away from your master, the duke.”

“The duke?” said the jester as, cast­ing the now useless cloak from him, he deliberately scrutinized the rogue.

“The duke,” returned the man stolid­ly. “Well, this spoils our sport for to­night, knaves,” he went on, turning to the other troopers, “ for we must e’en escort the jester back to the castle.”

“Beshrew him!” t-hey answered of one accord. “A plague upon him!”

And slowly the fool and the soldiers began to retrace their way across the moonlit fields, the trooper with the red mustaches grumbling as they went: “ Such luck to turn back now, with all those madcaps right under our nose! A curse to a dry march over a dusty meadow! An unsanctified dog of a monk! ’Tis like a campaign with naught hut ditch water to drink. The deuce take the friar and the jester! Forward, the fool in the center and those he would have fooled around him!”

And when they disappeared in the distance the gypsy woman might have been seen leaving the house by the stable door and leading in the horse.

CHAPTER XL

B jETWEEN Caillette and the j duke’s jester had arisen one

of those friendships which spring more from similitude

than unlikeness, an amity of which each had been unconscious in its in­ception, but which had gradually grown into a sentiment of comrade­ship. Caillette was of noble mien, graceful manner and elegant address, a soldier by preference, a jester against bis will, forced to the office by the no­bleman who had cared for and educat­ed him. In the duke’s fool he had found his other self, a man who, like himself, lent dignity to the gentle art o f Jesting.

Moreover, Caillette experienced a su­perior sadness, sifted through years of infestivity and gloom, beginning when Diane was led to the altar by the grand seneschal of Normandy, that threw an actual, albeit cynical, inter­est about the love tragedy of the duke’s fool which the other divined and, from his own past heart throbs, understood. The plaisant to the princess’ betrothed, Caillette would have sworn, was of gentle birth. His face, manner and hearing proclaimed it. He was also a scholar and a poet. His courage, which Caillette divined, fitted him for the higher office of arms. Certainly he be­came an interesting companion, and the French jester sought his company on every occasion. And this fellowship or intimacy which he courted was des­tined to send Caillette forth on a strange and adventuresome mission.

The day following the return of the duke’s fool to the castle, Francis, who early in his reign had sought to model his life after the chivalrous romances, inaugurated a splendid and pompous tournament.

The king rode from the castle under a pavilion of cloth of gold and purple velvet, with the letters F and R boldly outlined, followed by ladies and court­iers, pages and attendants. Amid the shouts and huzzas of the people the monarch and his retinue took their places in the center of the stand, the royal box hung with ornate brocades and trimmings.

In an indosure of white next to that of the king were seated the lady of the tournament, the Princess Louise, and her maids o f honor, arrayed all in snowy garb, and against the garish brilliancy of the general background, a pompous pageantry of colors, the deco­ration of this dainty nook shone in sil­very contrast. A garland of flowers was the only crown the lady wore.

Behind her, motionless as a statue, with face that looked paler and lips the redder and hair the blacker, stood the maid Jacqueline. If the casual glance $aw first the blond head, the creamy arms and sunny blue eyes of the princess, it was apt to linger with almost a start of wonder npon the striking figure of the jestress, a noc­turnal touch In a pearly picture.

“On my word, there’s a decorative

louse,” murmured “the aged chancel­lor of the kingdom, sitting near the monarch. “Who is she?”

“ A beggar’s brat Francis found here when he took the castle,” , replied the beribboned spark addressed. “You know the story?”

“Yes,” said the white haired diplo­mat half sadly. “This castle once be­longed to the great constable of Du- brois. When he fell from favor the king besieged him. The constable fled and died in Spain. That much, of course, I and the world know. But the girl”—

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“ Bun Voulotr! Bon T^ouloir!”plained the willing courtier, “the only ones left in it were an old gamekeeper and his daughter, a gypsy-lilce maid who ran wild in the woods. Time hath tamed her somewhat, but there she stands.”

“And what sad memories of a noble but unfortunate gentleman cluster around her!” muttered the chancellor. “Alas for our brief hour of triumph and favor! Yesterday was he great; I, nothing. Today what am I, while he —is nothing.”

A great murmur, resolving itself into shouts and resounding- outcry, inter­rupted the noble’s reminiscent moodas a thickset figure in richly chased armor, mounted on a massive horse, crossed the arena.

“Bon Youloir!” they cried. “Bon Youloir!”

It was the name assumed by the free baron for the day, while other knights were known for the time be­ing by such euphonious and chivalrous appellations as Yaillant Desyr, Bon Espoir or Coeuv Loyal. Bon Youloir upon this popular demonstration rein­ed bis steed and, removing his head covering, bowed reverently to the king and his suit, deeply to the lady of the tournament and her retinue and care­lessly to the vociferous multitude, aft­er which he retired to a large tent of crimson and gold set apart for his con­venience and pleasure.

From the purple box the monarch had nodded graciously, and from the silver bower the lady had smiled soft­ly, so that the duke had no reason for dissatisfaction. The attitude of the crowd was of small moment, an un­musical accompaniment to the potent pantomime, of which the principal fig­ures were Francis, the King Arthur of Europe, and the princess, queen of beauty’s unbounded realm.

In front of the duke’s pavilion was hung his shield, and by its side stood his squire, fancifully dressed in rich colors.

Near the duke’s pavilion, to the right, had been pitched a commodious tent of yellow material, with ropes of the same color and a fool’s cap crowning the pole in place of the customary banner. Over the entrance were suspended the jester’s gilded wand and a staff, from which hung a blown bladder. Here were quartered the court jesters whom Francis had commanded to be fittingly attired for the lists and to take part in the gexieral combat.

At the entrance of the pavilion stood Caillette, who had watched the passing of Bon Youloir and now was gazing upward into a sea of faces from ■whence came a hum of voices like the buzzing of unnumbered bees.

“Certes,” he commented, “the king makes much of this unmannered, lumpish, beer drinking noble wbo is going to wed the princess.”

“Caillette,” said the low voice of the duke’s jester at his elbow, “would you see a woman undone?”

“Why, mon ami,” lightly answered the French fool, “who is the woman?”

“The Princess Louise!”Caillette glanced from the place

where he stood to the center of the stand and the white bower, .inclining from which was a woman, haughty, fair, beautiful, one whose face attract­ed the attention of the multitude and whoyseemed not unhappy in being thus scrutinized and admired. Shaking his head slowly, th? court poet dropped his eyes and studied the sand at his feet.

“ She looks not- wronged,” he said dryly. “She appears to enjoy her tri­umphs.”

“And yet, Caillette, ’tis all a farce,” answered the duke’s jester,

“So have I—thought—on other occa­sions.”

And again his gaze flew upward, not, however, to the lady whom Francis had gallantly chosen for queen of beauty, but, despite his alleged cynicism, to a corner of the king’s own box, where sat she Vho had once been a laughing maid by his side and with whom he had played that diverting pastoral call­ed “First Love.” It was only an in­stant’s .return into the farcical but joy­ous past, and a moment later he was sharply recalled into the arid present & M % r- -

“The man the Princess Louise is go­ing to marry is no more Robert, theduke of Friedwald, than you are!” ex­claimed the foreign fool. “He is Louis of Pfalz-Urfeld, the so called free baron of Hoc-hfels. His castle commands the road between the true duke and Fran­cis’ domains. He made himself mas­ter of all the correspondence, conceived the plan to come here himself, and in­tends to carry off the true lord’s bride. Indeed, in private he has acknowledged it all to me, and, failing to corrupt me to his service, last night set an assas­sin to kill m<'.”

His listener, with folded arms and attentive , mien, kept his eyes fixed steadily upon the narrator as if he doubted the evidence of his senses. Without, the marshals had taken their places in the lists, and another sten­torian dissonance greeted these officers of the field from the good humored gathering, whit'll, basking ih the an­ticipation of the feast they knew would follow the pageantry, clapped their hands and firing up their caps at the least provocation for rejoicing. Upon tile two jesters this scene of jubilation was lost, Caillette merely bending clos­er to the other, with:

“But why have you not denounced him to the king?”

“Because of my foolhardiness in tac­itly accepting at first this freebooter as my master.”

Caillette shot a keen glance at the other and smiled. His eyes said: “Foolhardiness! Was it not rather some other emotion? Had not the princess leaned more than graciously toward her betrothed and”— ‘

“I thought him but some flimsy ad­venturer,” went on the duke’s fool hastily, “and told myself I would see the play played out, holding- the key to the situation and”—

“You underestimated him?’.’“Exactly. His plans were cunningly

laid, and now—who am I that the king should listen to me? At best, if I denounce him. they would probably consider it a bit of pleasantry or—mad­ness.”

‘Yes." reluctantly assented. Caillette, Triboulet’s words, “a fool in love with the princess:” recurring to him, “it would he undoubtedly even as you say.”

The duke’s jester looked down thoughtfully. He lmd only half ex­pressed to the French plaisant the doubts which had assailed him since his interview with Louis of Hochfels. Who could read the minds of moP- archs. the motives actuating them? Should he he able to convince Frauds of the deception practiced upon him, was it altogether Unlikely that the king might not be brought to condone the offense for the sake of an alliance with this Louis of Pl’alz-Urfeld and theith­er unconquerable free barons of the Austrian border against Charles him­self?

The voice of Caillette broke""in upon his thoughts.

“You will not. then, attempt to de­nounce him?”

The fool hesitated. “Alone—out of favor with the king, I like not to risk the outcome—but—if I may depend upon you”—

“Did ever friend refuse such a call?” exclaimed Caillette promptly. A quick glance of gratitude flashed from the other’s eyes..

“There is one flaw in the free baron’s position,” resumed the duke's fool more confidently. “A fatal one ’twill prove if it is possible to carry out my plans. He thinks the emperor is in Austria, and his followers guard the road through the mountains. He tells him­self not only are the emperor and the Duke of Friedwald too far distant to hear of the pretender and interfere with the nuptials, but that he obviates even the contingency of their learning

•of that matter at all by controlling the way through which the messengers must go. Thus rests lie in double se­curity—but an imaginary one.”

“What mean you?” asked Caillette attentively, from his manner giving fuller credence to the extraordinary news he had just learned.

“That Charles, the emperor, is not in Austria, but in Aragon, at Saragossa, •where he can be reached in time to prevent the marriage. Just before my leaving, the emperor, to my certain knowledge, secretly departed for Spain on matters pertaining to the governing of Aragon. Charles plays a deep game in the affairs of Europe, though he works ever silently and unobtrusively. Is he not always beforehand with your king? When Francis was preparing the gorgeous Field of the Cloth of Gold for-his English brother, did not Charles quietly leave for the little isle and there, without beat of drum, arrange his own affairs before Henry was 'even seen by your pleasure loving monarch? Yes; to the impostor and to Francis, Charles is in Austria; to us—for’ now you share my secret—is he in Spain, where by swift riding he may be found and yet interdict in this matter.”

“Then why haven’t you ere this fled to the emperor with the news?”

“Last night I had determined to get away, when first I was assaulted by an assassin of the impostor and next detained by his troop and brought back to the castle. I had even left on foot, trusting to excite less suspicion, and hoping to find a horse on the way, but fortune was with the pretender. So here am I, closely watched and wait­ing,” he added grimly.

The indifference fadetis from Cail- i lette’s face and almost a boyish en- I thusiasm shone in his eyes, i “Mon ami, I’ll do it!” he exclaimed j lightly. “T’U ride to the emperor for you.”

■ Silently the jester of the duke wrung his hand. “ I’ve long sighed >for an ad­venture,” laughed Caillette, “and here is the opportunity. Caillette, a knight

' errant! But,” his face falling, “the ; emperor will look on me as a road-

■frXay,” replied“here is a letter.

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the duke's plaisant, When he reads it he

will at least thin a the affair worth consideration. He knows me and

‘ trusts my fidelity and will be assured I would not jest on such a serious mat­ter. Believe me, he will receive you as more than a madman.”

“ Why, then, ’twill.be a rare adveu- iture,” commented the other, “wander­ing in the country—the beautiful coun­try, where I was reared—away from the madness of courts. Already I hear the wanton breezes sighing in Sapphic softness and the forests’ elegiac mur­mur. Tell me. how shall I ride?”

“As a knight to the border, thcu.ee onward as a minstrel. In Spain there’s always a welcome for a blithe singer.”

“ ’Tis fortunate I learned some Span­ish love songs from a fair seiura who was in Charles' retinue the time he vis­ited Francis,” added Caillclle. “An 1 should fail?” he continued more grave­ly.

“You will not fail.” was the confident- reply.

“I am of your mind, but things will happen—sometimes. And why do you not speak to the princess herself—to warn her”—

rtSpeak to her!” repeated the duke’s jester, a shadow on his brow. ‘‘When he has appealed to her, perhaps— when”— lie broke off abruptly. His tone was proud, in his eyes a look which Caillette afterward understood. As It was, the latter nodded his head wisely.

“A woman whose fancy Is touched is —what she is,” he commented gener­ally. “Truly it would be a more thank­less task even than approaching- the king. But, look you, there’s another channel to the princess’ mind, yonder black browed maid, our ally in motley —when she chooses to wear it—Jacque­line.”

“She likes me not,” returned the fool. “Would she believe me in such an im­portant matter?”

“I'm afraid not.” tranquilly replied Caillette. "in view of the improbability of your tale and the undoubted creden­tials held by this pretender. For my part, to look at the fellow was almost enough. But to the ladies his brutality signifieth strength and power and hi uncouthness originality and genius We are fools, you and I, and love, my friend, is but broad farce at the best.”

Even as he spoke thus, however, from the lists came the voices of the well in­structed heralds, secretaries of the oc­casion. who laid delved deeply into the practices of the merry and ancient pastime: “Love of ladies! For you and glory! Chivalry but fights for Jove, Look down, fair eyes!” a peroration which was answered with many pieces o'f silver from the galleries above and which the gorgeously dressed officials readily unbent to gather. Among the fair hands which rewarded this per­functory apostrophe to the tender pas­sion none was more lavish in offerings than those matrons and maids in the vicinity of the king. A satirical smile again marred Caillette’s face, but he kept his reflections to himself, revert­ing to the business of the moment.

“I should, be off at once!” he cried. “But what can we do? The king hath commanded all the jesters to appear in the tournament today, properly armed and armored, the better to make sprightlier sport amid the ponderous pastime of the knights. Here am I bound to shine on horseback, willy nilly. Yet this matter of yours is press­ing. Stay! I have it. I can e’en fall from my horse, by a ruse, retire from the field and fly southward.”

“Then will I wish y:m godspeed now,” said the'duke’s fool. “Never was a stancher heart t nm thine, Cail­lette, or a truer friend.”

“One word,” returned the other, not without a trace of feeling which even his cynicism could not hide. “Beware of the false duke in the arena! It will be his opportunity to”—

“ I understand,” answered the duke’s fool, again warmly pressing Caillette’s hand, “but with the knowledge you are fleeing to Spain I have no fear for the future. If we meet not after today”—

“Why, life’s but a Span, and our friendship has been short, but sweet,” added the other.

Now without sounded a flourish of trumpets, and every glance was ex­pectantly down turned from the crowd­ed stand, as with a clatter of hoofs and waving of plumes France’s young chiv­alry dashed into the lists, divided into two parties, took their respective places and, at a signal from the mu­sicians, started impetuously against one another.

CHAPTER XII.

O' N that first “joyous and gentle passage of arms,” wherein the weapons were those “of

iffiisl courtesy,” their points cov­ered with small disks, several knights broke their lances fairly, two horse­men of the side wearing red plumes became unseated, and their opponents, designated as the "white plumes,”swept on intact.

“Well done,” commented the king from his high tribunal as the squires and attendants began to clear the lists, assisting the fallen belligerents to their tents. “We shall have another such memorable field as that of Ashby-de-la- Zouch.”

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