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THE BOXERS PUNISHED.
Bad Conduct of (rorinniia ( au*i
Much In (lift nnl ion in Pekin.
Pelain, April 24.—The international de
tachment of BUO men under Col. Radford,
which left Shan Hai Kwan to punish the
force of Boxers and robbers that recently
attacked the Indian troops, killing: Maj.
Browning, met the enemy in force, killing
fifty. Of the international detachment,
six British. two Japanese, and one
Frenchman were killed. The enemy fled
into the mountains, but will be closely
pursued. The body of Maj. Browning was
recovered.
The Germans have been ordered ha* k
from the Pao Ting Fu expedition. Their
behavior for the last week or so has
caused grea* indignation in Pekin, not
only among the Chinese, but among the
foreigners as well. Carts, horses, mules
nnd ponies have been impressed for trans
portation purposes; ooolies have leen
made to work for nothing, and even edu
cated Chinamen have been impressed.
The Chinese say there is intense feeling
throughout the province against foreign
ers, largely because of the harsh treat
ment the Chinese have received from the
Germans.
C H I\ESE BRIG % \ IP* KIIJ.RO.
Riiftftin .*‘nirt to Ha\p Occupied
Chi lift lliii Ha y in Korea.
Vancouver. B. c , April 24.—The military
expedition to put an end to the brlgandag *
near Pao Ting Fu has apparently been
successful. The robbers who were en
trenched in caves near the great wali
were attacked simultaneously by three
columns. They offered strong resistance,
whereupon almost all €he brigands wore
killed.
Rev. J. Storehouse of the Ix>ndon mis
sionary society was shot and killed on the
following day by armed robbers. Two
German soldiers were also murdered. It
is stated that Russia has practically
taken possesion of Ching Hai Bay, in
Corea, and is making it the base of exten
sive operations. With Massampho and
Ching Hai. Russia will have in her pos
session the two finest harbors of the
Corean coast and will thwart many of the
commercial plana of Japan.
( OMM AMJKR IN M A!V( H( RIA.
Russian Genera! Said to Be Kn
Route for Washington.
Pittsburg. 'April 24.—Maj. Gen. L.
Dartamonoff. commander of the Russian
army in Manchuria. passed through
Pittsburg to-day on his way to Wash
ington. He comes direct from the Orient,
bearing, it is claimed, important mes
sages to the United States authorities at
Washington and also information re
garding the situation in China, which he
has been ordered to confide to the Rus
sian representative in this country.
British Make n Big Find.
Tien Tsin. April 24.—The British have
discovered nineteen Krupp field guns,
with a quantity of ammunition, in the vi
cinity of Shan Hai Kwan.
A CONCESSIO*NTO STUDENTS.
(*nr Said to Have 1.-• in nisraaalon
of Edncntiniinl Question*.
(Correspondence of the Associated I’ress.)
St. Petersburg. April '24 —The students,
save always the fanatical Irreconcilable
minority, regard the aitpointmenl of Gen.
Vannoffsky as minister of education by
the gracious rescript of the Czar, In which
the need of reforms and improvements Is
emphatically admitted, as a great victory
and ate inclined to throw no difficulties
in the way of the new minister and new
policy.
It is related that at the ministerial
council, which preceded by twenty-four
hours the announcement of the appoint
ment. his majesty made an unusually
long address or led the long and earnest
discussion itersonttlly. He is said to have
set forth the existing elefects in the' edu
cational system and to have declared that
the fact that some of the best and most
conservative families were involved in the
university fermentations and that the dis
turbances extended from one end of the
empire to the other made it impossible to
accept unreservedly the view held in some
quarters that the blame lay entirely upon
one side. His Majesty then invited Gen.
Vannoffsky to speak and the aged ex
mlntster of war explained the results of
his inquiry two years ago and during the
last few weeks.
IT ALIA\ GIRL CONFESSES,
Her Tncle the leather of Her Child
and Author of the Crime.
New York. April 24.—Francesca Bplnello,
who is in jail at White Plains, N. Y.,
with Glvio Huttacavalla, her uncle, the
(wo having been arrested after an alleged
attempt to bury a baby while it was ye:
alive, made a confession to-day to Mrs.
Jarvis, the jail matron. The girl said her
uncle was rhe father of the child which
she had borne. She said further that her
uncle came to her home in New York and
told her to take the baby and come with
him for a walk. He took her to Hastings
and when the ravine was reached tie
wanted to kill the baby with his hatchet,
hut she prevented him doing tills and
begged that It be not harmed in that man
ner. He finally relented and the baby was
buried.
FAVORS GOVKR \ liEA T ( OVI'KOU
Chairman Hick Hectare. Him.elf to
Ohio'. Poalmn.ter..
Columbus, 0., April 24.—1 uan address
before the Presidential Postmasters Asso
ciation of Ohio to-day Congressman
Charles F. Dick, chairman of the Repub
lican state committee, declared himself
In favor of government control of tele
phone and telegraphic lines. Mr. Dick
said he believed the Loud bill would be
enacted into law by the next Congress.
General Dick said that universal free ru
ral delivery is certain to come within a
very short time and declared himself em
phatically in favor of a postal savings
system.
A Wireless signaling Motion.
London. April 24.—1n consequence of
the complaints of the trans-Atiantl ■
steamship companies, the Hoard of Trade
has ordered a wireless signalling station
to be erected at Fastnet Rock. Vessels
fitted with the necetwary apparatus will
thua be enabled to save the lime now con
sumed In communicating with the station
of the mainland.
Hawaii*. Klr.t l.egl.liiinre.
Honolulu. April 17, via Pan Francisco.
April 24.— The session of the first terrlto
rlsl legislature 1. now drawing to an cud.
Tne House has killed the bill to give ex-
Queen Llliouk ilanl (160.000 owing to a dls
oovery that the tneawnre was Illegal. Th
liquor iMspcnvary law was killed In the
Menate,
FaarllMjH.k e. In Portugal.
Lisbon. April 24 A slight <uith<piak>
Slid' k was felt lire ibis after, Don at 'i;4u
o’clock A stolen, ghnrk was expatiate ad
at Algarve at 4ln p in, during which
gevrral prisons Were Known down and
bruised .
4 Mrllltaul <•*..*. , Reported
Ivoilon April i Die, up ins ia,4v>g
l ape Town ~ct ltydi,e>, Nik
tepotl Uw aide ei *!•*► •! a
, -I ■ diet.
CASTOR IA
for Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought has borne the signa
ture of Clias. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations ami
are hut Experiments, and endanger the
health of Children—Experience against Experiment.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Boars the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THE CIWT4UW COMPANY. 17 MURU’* StRI IT, MRI YORK ClTv
TO HONOR ro\FBDRR\TK DBU).
WnirroM lift* Nrrmifted an F.Acel-
Irnf Memorial Dnj I’roura in ni*.
Wayeross, Ga., April 24. —The pro
gramme arranged for the exerciser on
Memorial Day has been announced. The
veterans will assemble at 2:30 p. m. at the
Phenix Hotel, where they will be joined
by the Wayeross Rifles, the honored
sjh nker, Uapt. S. T. KJngsberry, and Hon.
L. A. Wilson, who is to introduce the ora
tor of the day. Judge A. P. Per ha in will
act as marshal of the day, assisted by
Col. J. B. K. Smith and Mr. W. M. Har
bin. Four beautiful young- ladies on
horseback will act as an escort of honor.
The Wayeross Concert Band and the
Rifles will be next in the procession.
Then will come the carriages containing
speakers and guests, and the Daughters
of the Confederacy.
The veterans will be in charge of Oapt.
T. S. Paine.
The children from the Wayeross Public
School and Prof. Settle’s Polytechnic
School will be in the procession. The pro
cession will move down Plant avenue to
Butler strete, and out Butler to the quiet
city of the dead.
At the cemetery prayer will l>e offered
by Rev. R. A. Brown, after which Hon.
Leon A. Wilson will introduce the
speaker of the day, Uapt. S. T. Kingsber
ry of Valdosta.
At the conclusion of the address crosses
of honor will be presented to the old
veterans by Mrs. J. H. Redding, repre
senting the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Tbe children of the public school will ren
der a song, after which the graves of the
Confederate dead will be decorated with
beajutlful flowers by the ladies. There are
seventeen Donfederate soldiers buried in
the cemetery here. After the graves have
been decorated the Wayeross Rifles will
fire a salute, taps will be sounded, and the
crowd will disperse.
W ARK SUPERIOR COURT.
Rnch VtiifeineN* Diof it Sen
nion JiiMt Cloned.
Wayeross. Ga.. April 4.—Ware Superior
Court will adjourn to-morrow. The
cases disposed of to-day almost clear
the criminal docket. John Ryan’s case of
larceny alter trust was nol prossed, as
was also the case against B. B. Fisher
carrying concealed weapons. The case of
Cyler Smith, seduction, was settled. Hi
ram Sears. Alex McQuaig and Tom Sears
were fined, the first two S4O each and
costs, and the latter SSO and costs, for
cursing in the presence of women. New
York Simmons was given twelve months
or $75 and costs, for assault and battery.
Henry Bachelor, twelve months or SSO
for burning the woods unlawfully; C. C.
Anderson, twelve months or $75 for steal
ing a cow; and Math Kite, twelve months
or SSO for assaulting Ed. Barbee. Bill
Slaughter, colored, was charged: with at
tempted assault upon the person of a
white woman anti he was sentenced to
five years of hard labor in the peniten
tiary.
In the recommendations the grand jury
suggests that a bill be introduced in the
Legislature by our representative, chang
ing the time for holding Superior Court to
one week instead of two as at present.
It Is contended that since our City Court
is in oj>eration the business of
the Superior Court has been lessened to
suih an extent that one week is all that
is necessary.
Judge Bennet. addressing the grand
jury this afternoon, said he was of the
opinion that the business could be crowd
ed into one week by holding court from
Monday morning till Saturday night.
MILLIONS SI NK FOR GOLD.
llemnrkHhle SI or 5 llelilnd a Ronton
Dnninue Suit.
Boston. April 24.—The Post to-morrow
will say:
Neale McPeck, senior member of tbe
firm of McPeck & Cos., stock brokers, this
afternoon commenced an action for con
spiracy against Randolph Surbridge, a
prominent Boston attorney, and Isaac Ir
win, a mining operator of San Diego, Cal.,
in the sum of $25,000. Behind this action
Ik a story which, according to the com
plainant, means that about $6,000,000 has
been swallowed up in gold mining opera
tions.
The Post further says that the mine In
question is Fortuna. Twelve thousand
stockholders are said to have lost all
they put in. C. B. Boynton. 0 wflthy
paper manufacturer of New York, is re
ported to have sunk $50,000. The mining
property of the company has been known
by four separate and distinct names, the
Fortuna, Laßepnblica. the Fortuna-Ite
publica and the Consolidated Fortuua Re
public*!.
The properties are located in En.-eda
(Lower California).
WERE SWINDLING NEGROES.
Tito \nierienn* Get six Months Ench
in .lamial€*n.
Kingston, Jamaica, April 24.—Frank
Fuller and Thomas Smith. Americans,
have been sentenced to i\ months’ im
prisonment fur having made false con
tracts here with Jamaican laitorerH to
work in < ’uba.
A p Lee investigation shows that a large
swindle h * been iterpet rated. Fuller and
Smith extracting ptsaage money for each
lfiborei with whom they rn.id* <Oll tracts.
Full* 1 i also he <1 on a charge of forgery.
lien 111 of Mrs. IVr Lee Innounml.
VVs> Ga . April 24 Hon A VI.
Knight re i ived ,1 letter to-duy tuition im*
ing the death of Mis per D of Washing
ton, D U She was tin mother of Mi-
Htf%k* r, wife of R. tor M u Huvk.i of
fit’ll* e Upb op and Chufefl Mi and Mrs
tit! >k< 1 mi* t a*i and will not return till
• MS', ivr4-k Tt# .4*!' H*J id jncer
will— l rnmmm
\ Little ImW'lVuiml IImIi) Hi# p.
VVa’Mtw Jol., April 24 A ito) ft igft
pig ch> then two ROUIMs l#Ml tf * fJ>
c#w iop.c ha# eeii Uhi Ut V|< n 1 M*
I'h.ud# f u 4 •##*- pi., e Tki -Mh|
1# i## Dial! *ft 1 R # In* tit-# lofig and #
ggiamali • ill # il* slipp*uu*M# H< hand
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1901.
THE ABBOT AND CRESCEUS.
Ki-teham Sian* Agreement for a
Mnteli at llrighton Hpupli.
New York. April 24.—Secretary C. A.
MeCully of the New York Trotting As
sociation, has just returned from Toledo,
0., after securing the signature of George
H. Ketcham, the owner of the trooting
horse, Cresceus, to an agreement for a
match between The Abbot and Cresceus,
to take place at Brighton Beach during
the week beginning Aug. 12.
The conditions of the race are best
three out of five, one mile heats, for a
pure of $12,000, the winner to receive
$7,000 and the remainder of the purse to
go to the loser. The owners have agreed
to bring their horses to tbe post in good
condition, and have also agreed that
the said horses shall not be raced against
each other in a match or special contest
prior to the tilling of their Brighton
Beach engagement under the auspices of
the New York Trotting Association, the
date of which will probably be Thursday,
Aug. 15.
In consideration of Mr. Keteham's
withdrawing the entry of Cresceus in the
SIO,OOO free-for-all trot, which, next to
the match race, is the principal feature
on the programme, the New York Trot
ting Association has guaranteed him $5,-
000 in any event for the appearance of
Cresceus at the Brighton Beach track.
GAIXKSyiLLE'S STRICT MAYOR.
I* Making Thing* Warm for Gam
liler* nnd Saloon People.
Gainesville, Fla.,A pril 24.—'Mayor W. R.
Thomas is m iking it exceedingly unpleas
ant for the lawless set. Gamblers are
scarce, drinking people are mighty shy,
and vice of every description is fast dis
appearing. Mayor Thomas has sent in a
message to the Council, which, should it
receive the indorsement of the City Coun
cil, will give a serious black eye to the
saloon business. He advocates the taking
down of screen doors in saloons, and also
ttiat ail saloons shall close at 10 o’clock
every night save Saturday night, and at
12 on that night. By his idea the saloon
would be as open as a store. The Mayor
is on the right track, and with the as
sistance of the Council he will certainly
i be the means of accomplishing great good
for the city. May his effort prove suc
cessful.
Mr. E. L. Hannuargsen and bride are
in the city and are pleasantly located at
Mrs. Wyatt’s. They were recently mar
ried in New Jersey, and have just re
turned from a wedding trip.
Blind Tom. the famous planoist, gave
an entertainment at the public school
building yesterday afternoon to a large
nnd appreciative audience. His skill is
wonderful, and his music was greatly fcn-
Joyed. 1
Mount Vernon Lodge No. 20, Knights of
Pythias, held a regular old-time banquet
at their meeting last night. A full at
tendance was present and the evening was
one of great enjoyment. Refreshments
were served in profusion and greatly en
joyed.
CONVERTED AT A REVIVAL.
Swindler of Mr*. Illnnd Surrender*
to Penitentiary Warden.
Jefferson City, Mo., April 24.—Ben H.
Morse, who Wits tried and convicted on
the charge of using the United States
malls to defraud Mrs. R. P. Bland, widow
of Congressman Bland, in 1899, and who
gave a straw bond of $4,000 and started for
South America, surrendered to-day to the
warden of the penitentiary here, having
been converted at a religious revival In
Mattoon, 111.
OAPT, CHONS I,AND A SUICIDE.
Mnster of BrltlH Slrainnlilp Nelma
Take* Hla Life at Houston.
Houston, Tex., April 24.—Capt. Frank
Crossland of the British steamship Selma
committed suicide in a lodging house here
to-day. He disappeared two weeks ago
and his vesesl sailed without him. He
left no letters. A considerable amount of
money was found on his person.
Good Shooting at Wa> cron*.
Wayeross, Ga.. April 24.—At the trap
shooting of the Wayeross Gun Club yes
terday afternoon some excellent wcores
were made. Mr. Fanning killed 203 birds
out of 20t>. and 179 without missing a bird.
Mr. I-awrence killed 120 out of 125. A
team composed of Barnes, Allen, Holzeii
dorf, Laurence and Fanning killed 232
birds out of 250. This was the first shoot
of the season, and the scores were very
satisfactory.
To Export itt.VUMNt In Gold.
New York. April 24.—An additional $50,000
gold for export was engaged by the City
Hank to-day. It will be sent out to-mor
row.
—As showing how very differently the
surveying of other countries Is attended
by the German Army staff, an English of
ficer, upropoa of tile fact that sonic of the
disorder* in South Africa are owing to
the ItuiK'rfecl maps in the hands ot Brit
ish officers, tells the following story; "A
ft w week* ago 1 happened to lie In Berlin.
I chanced to remark to a young *taff offi
cer that, immedaltely on arrival in Lon
don, huslm mm would take me to a little
Hampshire village. As II was many miles
iioiu t (tnlion, i should. I observed,
probably have gti at difficuliy in obtaining
a . >nie) slat ’Not at all,’ promptly ob
served tn> friend. ’You will lea, ll tile
mliwa.v Gall,in at .’ .Ki oil Thursday after
mjs.li. It is market day, and nu omnibus
leaves the station for the village on that
da) at nouily Intervals hi t ween la m,
and 4 p in If you choose to walk, how
. yer, you must remember to lake Ia- set -
olid turning mi tin lift and the Hist on
t • right alter leaving the station* ill
i purs* I si, a in) informant if la bgd
ilshs l |‘a |d,.- • *1 Inter nun i eti In
Eegland In my lift was th, answer T
am on the surve) staff, aid live sooth-
ist'tn ptjtivh pi iiamptuni i my 41*-
1 hid 1 "
THE BOOK OF MANACHEK.
By William Tnylor Williams.
About a year ago I bought from an
Oriental peddler a number of articles of
curiosity, among them a small slab of
some peculiar kind of stone. The slab
or tablet w.as about six by eight inches,
and perhaps three-quarters of an Inch
thick; it was used on my desk as a pa
per-weight.
A short time afterward it accidentally
fell to the floor, und the Jar was suf
ficient to reveal the circumstance that the
tablet was formed by a number of thin
plates very skillfully stuck together. The
result was a half dozen plates with a very
smooth, surface, save for the fact that
lhey had been scratched by a flue point
sb as to he covered with a curious look
ing writing.
My former familiarity with ancient
Oriental languages soon enabled me to
find that the writing was in Chaldee, but
of such a very ancient dialect, that Its
deciphering, with the experience at my
command, was a matter of extreme dif
ficulty. 1 went to work, however, and by
resolute perseverance finally succeeded in
translating the very remarkable 'docu
ment; ind 1 now lay before the public
the results of my labors.
I conclude that the MS. is a frag
ment of ante-diluvian history, partly from
the circumstance that no allusion is made
to a diversity of languages, but more es
pecially from the characteristic chronol
ogy. I may say here that, by this dis
covery. t feel confirmed in the conviction
I have long held, namely, that the Scrip
tural ante-deluvlan ehronolgy speaks of
months as “years.”
of course, I am unable to claim that
my MS. is an original one; but if it is a
copy, it is certainly an extremely old
copy. w. T. W.
THE BOOK OF MANACHEK.
Chapter I.
Now, in the Giree hundred and four
teenth year of the reign of King Mans
c hek, the King called together his chief
priests and his sooth-sayers and Ills .wise
men and his captains.
And when they were gathered togeth
er in the Council Chamber of the King,
the King opened his mouth and spake
unto them, saying;
Behold, wherefore I have called you to-
K“ther to take counsel with me.
there hath come to my ear from the
country of the Aiamites, even beyond the
farther corner of the earth, the lame of
that country and of the riches and glory
of its King. 6 *
And the fame has come to me of their
vessels of gold and of silver and of their
precious stones; of their dancing men and
dancing maids; likewise of their savory
Luits which differ from our fruits in
savor.
IS herefore, the desire of my sou] jg to
know of these things of my own knowl
edge, and to see them with my own eyes;
also to taste of their fruits, which differ
ti'orn our fruits in savor
And when the King had made in end
of speaking, there arose the chief cap
tain, and he opened his mouth and spake
saying. O King, live forever.
thK h h' , \ TANARUS/ Uml the Kln *' knoweth
.that he hath armies like unto the sands
of t ie seashore; likewise ships like unto
the trees of the forest
Wherefore, if R be the King’s desire to
see and know of all these things, 1.. t the
kin, send his armies and his ships to
tne country of these Aiamites, and nre
\U over them.
™ en ,^ all his bring nark again
to the King their dancing men and their
dancing women for his slaves. And they
shall bl . in>i . also of , h(Hr koM and {ho| -;
sihet and of their fruits that the King
may taste of them and have his desire.
Then spake the King again, saying, Go
to, thou speakest as a foolish man. for
1 am a man of peace and not of hlood.
Moreover, if I send my armies and my
& ie*^..°.K PreV * l L a * a ' nst <his f ,e °h'<' anil
d< . pod them, who shall warrant me that
they shall not prevail over me? For what
armies ° f th<?ir ! ‘ trenilfth or at their
And when they hearkened unto these
words, they marveled greatly at the
wisdom of the King, and held their peace.
Then spake the King again, saying, Nay
for I have weighed the matter, and this
snail ye <To:
Ye shall choose among you them that
are wise and prudent and gifted of
speech, and you shall take a shin, and
go unto this far country.
And ye shall see the King of that coun
try, and speak kindly unto him and bear
unto h m greetings from me even as from
a brother.
And behold ye shall take unto him pres
ents of tine raiment and curious carvings
also of nuts, dates and pomegranates and
of strong wine.
And when ye have sojourned In thal
country for a season ye shall return again
to me, and shall tell me by word rf
mouth that I may know for myself.
And as the King commanded so was it
none; and .they prepared and made ready
the ship as it were for a long Journey.
CHAPTER 11.
Now when the ship was ready, they took
presents for the King of the Aiamites as
Manachek. the king, had commanded, and
they took leave of the King and departed.
For a long time they Journeyed, and
they began to despair of finding the coun
try of the Aiamites; but at the end they
came there, and their despair was turned
to rejoicing.
For the king of that country, (now the
name of the king was Uhez). received
them with joy, nnd entreated them with
great kindness and spake words of good
cheer unto them.
And they gave unto the king the mes
sage King Manachek had given them
likewise the presents of fine raiment,
rious carvings, and of nuts, dates and
pomegranates, and of strong wine.
And King Ghez marveled greatly at all
these things, and when he had drunken ol
the strong wine his soul was made mer
ry within him.
And he caused them to sit down to a
great banquet every day, and every oay
there were feasts and festivals and spec
tacles of dancing men and women. And
the king shewed them his treasures and
his palaces and all his possessions.
And they made merry, and wearied not
of marveling at tile riches nnd glory of
King Ghez. and of his people.
Now at the end of ten days they com
muned one with another nnd said, Go 10.
Why lurry we here any longer? Let us
therefore see the king and entreat him
that we may return again to our own
country lest our Jord the king weary ut
our long absence.
So they saw King Ghez, and when they
ha,! asked him these things, he said.unto
them. Go In peace.
And he sent unto King Manachek pres
ents of precious stones, the ruby, the em
erald, the sapphire and the lopaz, Htid
the precious stones were In vessels of gold
nnd of silver.
Aml lie sent moreover presents of san
dal-wood, and of tigs und oranges and of
other fruits.
And when all was ready, he said unto
them, Thus shall ye guy unto your lord,
the king;
Behold I had lon* heard rumors of the
fame and greatness of King Minach-K
and of his people; and the visit of the
king’s amltassadors has esused my soul to
re Joe
Now therefore, accept, 1 |>rsy thee, this
small present which ! send Ihee, as frrn
one hniihrr unto ■(ledln r
And behold, I have a dans iter who i*
fslr to took upon stel although the tnu I
Is hut a (lainavl, for list > • nr* are bu*
an bundled thrte score and *ll pi if th-i
king wld she shall he la*lroih*d to his
son, and wlurn she ie of age tie shall
1.,k, her to wife.
go they hade tan well to King titles and
to his peopl, and eei Mill and rain#
ag dii to t he| own . oosttry
II In u Ibt > btougol ta(o4e Ibt king the
presents which King Ghez nad sent the
king marveled greatly at the precious
stones, the ruby, the-emerald, the sap
phire and the topaz, and at the savor
of all the fruits.
Any they told unto the king all the
things which King Ghez had charged
them to say.
Then the king inquired of tnem, say
ing, Saw ye aught of their temples and of
their worship? Worship they upon altars
and in temples like unto our altars and
temples, and serve they our gods?
Then answered they saying, O king, far
be it from thy servants that they should
lie to thee In aught concerning this mat
ter.
We have seen the temples and the al
tars and the worship of these people; their
altars and their temples differ from our
altars and our temples, and they serve
strange gods.
Then the king rent his clothes and said.
How shall I, who am a true believer and
serve the true gods, take for wife to my
son the daughter of an heathen?
And he was sore perplexed. But after
he had weighed the matter he spake
again, saying:
This shall ye do. Choose of my priests
who are wise in doctrine, and of my cun
ning artificers In wood and in stone, and
go again to King Ghez.
And ye shall say qnto him that f, his
brother, entreat that he will permit you
to build a temple and erect altars to the
end that when my son shall go to see
his daughter, he may find a temple
tvhereifi he may worship according
to the belief and custom of his fathers.
And the priests shall offer their sacri
fices and expound their doctrine, so that
peradventure the people of the Alamites
and Ghez. their King, when they shall
learn of these things, may haply forsake
their false gods and cleave to the true
ones.
And as the King commanded, so It was
done.
CHAPTER 111.
Now when they had come again to King
Ghez and told him of the request of the
King, he said unto them. Go, ye, and
build your temple. And he gave them
a fit site where they might build.
So they built their temple and erected
their altars, and the fame of their tem
ple and of their sacrifices was noised
about among the people.
Now, the people said one to another,
Go to, let us go and see these new
things.
So much people went into the temple
and heard the doctrine of the priests of
King Manachek.
Yet, nevetheless, they clave to their old
gods and forsook them not for the gods
of King Manachek.
But the servants of King Manachek
taught them to make the strong wine,
and In this they rejoiced greatly, for It
made their souls merry within them.
And It came to pass one evening that
some young men and men of the baser
sort ha 1 drunken of the strong wine un
til they were merry, when they com
muned together, saying:
Let us, even us also, go to see this
strange temple and Its priests; and let us
make a sport of them, that we may be
merry.
And when they were come to the tem
ple they made a sport of the priests and
entreated them roughly.
And they defiled the altars and abused
the temple and some of the priests they
scourged.
Moreover, one of the priests they stoned
with stones that he lay down and died.
Now, when King Ghez learned of these
things, he was exceeding sorry, and he
rent his clothes and tore his hair.
And King Ghez sent a ship with pres
ents of gold and of stiver and of pre
cious stones, and he said unto them that
went on the ship, Thus shall ye say unto
the King:
Behold, I and my servants knew naught
of this thing and my heart is heavy with
in me because thereof.
Now, therefore, I pray thee, accept this
present from me. and cherish not up this
thing against me and against my people.
So they came to King Manachek. and
after they had spoken to him as they had
been commanded, they laid before the
King the presents which King Ghez had
sent.
And when the King had hearkened to
the message and had seen the presents
which they had brought, he said unto
them. It is well; go in peace.
So they came again and told these things
to King Ghez.
Now, the priests of King Ghez came
unto him and said. Let us, we pray, thee,
go also to the country of King Manachek
and build there likewise a temple.
For peradventure when the King and
his people have seen our sacrifices and
hearkened unto our doctrine, haply they
will forsake their false gods, and cleave
to the gods of the Alamites.
And the King said unto them, Go.
So they went unto the country of King
Manachek, and they built there a temple
and erected their altars.
Now, much people came to see the new
temple and the sacrifices offered therein;
but for all that they clave to their own
gods, and forsook them npt for the gods
of the Alamites.
And it came to pass that the people
were offended by the sacrifice of the
strange priests; therefore, they spake to
one another, saying:
Wherefore stand we here idle while
these strange priests do make a mock
ery of our gods and our temples by their
false sacrifices?
Come, let us make an end of them, that
they weary us no more.
So with one accord they came to the
temple and they east down the altars and
destroyed the temple, so that not one
stone was left upon another.
And some of the priests they beheaded,
and some they stoned, and some they
scourged to death, and some they cast
down from a high place.
And they slew them all, save one alone,
who hid in a cave and so escaped; and
after a long time came again to King
Ghez, and tcld him all of these things.
Now. when King Ghez heard, he rent
his clothes, and tore his hair; and all the
people were exceeding wroth.
And thov cried aloud, As it has been
done fo our priests, even so shall it be
done to their priests.
So they fell upon the temple and de
stroyed it so that not one stone was left
upon another.
And some of the priests they beheaded,
and some they stoned, and some they
scourged to death, and some they cast
down from a high place.
And they slew them all. save one alone,
who hid in a tree and so escaped; and after
a long time came again to King Man
achek and told him all.
CHAPTER. IV'.
Then was the King exceeding angry
and he called together his captains and
commanded them that they take ships and
go with all his armies and prevail over
the Alimites and makes a spoil of their
country.
Now (he nrniles of King Manachek were
like unto the eands of the seashore, and
hi* ships like unto the trees of the forest.
And they made great haste and got
ready and came to the country of the
Alamites.
While they were yet afar ofT the ehl|is
wi re seen of the people, who ran quickly
and told King Gin i
Therefore the King mode haste and
gathered together his spearmen and his
in hers and his sllngers and his hurk-rs
of heavy stones,
rto when the armies of King Manachek
I'Slir down from tin It ships upon the sea
shore, the armies of King Ghez rushed
forth from the gates of the city like unto
ants from the side of an ant hill.
And the two armies prevailed one
against the other sll day, from Hie rising
of th* sun unio the going down thereof,
•tui they view each of the other many
thousand men
Now It came lo pass as the sun was go
ing down, that (tie dsptalns of King Man
ta. ink armies i-vheld a new army row -
an a 't/i 1 1, from the gates of the u >
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and said. How shall we, who are sore
wearied with much fighting all day, from
the rising of the sun unto the going down
thereof, how shall we withstand this
new army which cometh fresh against us?
Go to; let us therefore make haste and
flee to our ships before all are slain, if
so be that some may escape alive and
come again to the King.
So they turned and fled to their ships,
but the Alamites pursued them and slew
yet a great number; and some they slew
even in the waters of the sea.
Then they that escaped alive to the
ships made haste and fetched a compass
and came again to their own country;
howbeit some that were wounded died
while they were yet at sea.
Now when King Manachek beheld how
few they were who returned out of the
many who had gone forth, his soul was
sick within him, and he cried out with
a loud and bitter cry.
And he rent his clothes, and tore his
hair, and put on sackcloth and threw
ashes on his head; and he lay down in the
dust and took no meat or drink for two
days and two nights; and he refused to
be comforted.
And at the end of two days and two
nights the King arose and washed his face
and combed his hair and put on clean rai
ment and took meat and drink.
And Manachek, the King, lived 918 years,
and reigned four hundred and four-score;
and being old and full of years he died,
and Topad, his son, reigned in his stead.
QUEER TESTS FOR HEW CLEIRKS.
Big London Firms That Send Pros
pective Employes on Fools’ Er
rnnds.
London Tit-Bits.
A few weeks ago ail advertisement ap
peared in one of the morning papers
stating that a well-know financier had a
vacancy for a smart and reliable clerk.
In the one day over 200 applicants called
at the address given, and out of these
six were taken on trial. Each one was
gaven a letter, which was to be delivered
in person at an address in a town in
the North of England as quickly as possi
ble. Neither of the men knew anything
about the other five, but they were each
told to travel by a certain train. At one
part of the journey a change had to be
made, and the travelers had to walk over
to another station. Between the time that
the one train arrived and the other left
there was only three minutes, and there
was not another train for three hours.
On reaching the station three of the
clerks went to consult a time table, and
by the time they had looked up the trains
they found they had missed the connec
tion. while two had strolled over to the
station and arrived just in time to see
the train starting out. Only one had the
foresight to look* at the time table before
starting. He had to run, but he caught
the train, and when he got back to the
office he was engeged at once as private
secretary at a salary of £SOO ($2,500) a
year. His employer explained that he
wanted a man who knew the value of
time, and that the journey tvas only a
test.
A big firm of stockholders always try
their new clerks by giving them some
accounts to make up. In these accounts
some of the figures are Intentionally made
almost unreadable, some are badly form
ed, and some have been altered two or
three times. Now. new men naturally
are anxious to appear smart, so nine
0-ut of ten puzzle over the figures and
end by simply guessing at them. The
tenth man admits frankly that he can
not read them. He is the man who gets
the job. Tile others are to liable to make
mistakes.
A firm that does most of its business
by travelers always tries new men by
sending them to canvass a certain street.
In this street there are some very high
buildings of ten and twelve stories, which
are not fitted with lifts. In three of these
buildings there are top floor offices owned
by the company but run under different
names. If the new traveler calls at each
of these he is eigaged; if not, he is plain
ly told that he is not wanted.
Professional shoppers are employed by
a large firm of drapers to test the abilities
of shop assistants. This firm owns over
thirty large shops, and employs nearly
1,000 assistants. To find out whether
every customer is politely served, a
number of lady customers are employed
to call at the various shops. They are
told to Rive ns much trouble as possible,
and sometimes to leave without making
a purchase after looking at nearly every
thing in the shop. Should the unfortunate
assistant's temper not be equal to the
strain, or should a single word be said
that might offend, u report will infalli
bly reach headquarters, and lead to the
dismissal of the sorely tried handler of
silks and ribbons.
There Is a cotton merchant In Manches
ter who has the unenviable reputation
of lieing the worst tempered man in the
trade. When lie engages new travelers
he lets them go on with their business
for a few ihrys, nnd then, for some rea
son or other, he calls them Into hla of
fice and finds fault with somethin*. He
storms about the room, kicks over un
offi ndlng chairs In his rage, and declares
that the business Is going to ruin. If
the bewildered traveler takes offense at
the outburst and tells his employer to
find another man to take his place, he Is
paid off. and allowed to go; hut If he
takes the whole affair quietly and takes
all the abuse as a joke, the merchant
calms down, apologize/ for Ills tinnier,
and gives the mull a raise. He ezplalns
that, above all things, a traveler mint
he able to keep his temper If he expects
to be sips i •-fill, an I In says that every
man who has stood the lest has done
well for the firm
Wholly i its.11l Slid Anxiety —"A* you
pt older do you notice that jour niemoty
weakens a (lift* now stsi lln o’’ ’’A irifte.
Huh -I'm got so that J don't even reuteai
her that I aunt#.l lit ' • toetii I net some
thing ‘--s’hi ago iteeoid Hetad,
VANITY IN PICTURES.
What Photographers Suffer From
Some Women.
From the New York Mail and Express.
“There couldn't possibly be a better
place to study human nature than In
a photograph gallery,” said a well
known photographer the other day. "Of
course, you have heard this before, but,
really, we do meet some queer charac
ters and have experiences that are amus
ing, even though they are trying.
“For instance, some impossible sub
ject will come in. We will do all that
the photographer's skill is capable of,
retouch, take out the wrinkles and
make her as pretty as possible. Then
when she sees the photograph she looks
grieved, hurt and indignant all at once.
“ 'Why, that doesn’t look a bit like
me!' she will exclaim. Then, if she has
a friend with her, she will turn and
say; 'Well, my coloring is my chief
charm, anyway, and, of course, it's all
lost In a photograph. Yes, you may send
them up, but they’re the last I'll ever
have taken.’
"Another type is the woman who' never
expects to have a good photograph, be
cause my features never look so well
in repose, but when I talk, don't you
know, my face Is full of animation.' Of
course, everybody realizes the truth of
this proposition, but every homely wo
man makes It her excuse, and keeps
emphasizing it. I much prefer the candor
of a young woman who came in the
other day and announced that she want
ed a pretty picture, and didn’t care
whether it looked like her or not.
“ 'l’m going to send this away to some
relatives I haven't seen for years, and
will probably never see again, but I
want it to look so pretty that they will
immediately exclaim: "Why, how Eliza
beth has changed!” ’
Men Sent by Women.
"A man Is generally driven U> have
his picture taken,” said another photo
grapher; "the old men are made to come
by their daughters and the men by their
sweethearts. You know there is a great
fad among young people just now for
locket pictures. A girl doesn’t hesitate
at all to say: ‘I want a locket picture
for my fiance,’ while a man will simply
say he wants a little picture, until we
pump it out of llm that it is for a
locket. In my ouinion, very few men
care for their own pictures, but simply
have them taken when some woman in
sists on it. They will come in and get
the proofs, saying: 'Well, I don't know
anything about this, but I’ll send back
the one that’s wanted.’ A girl on the
other hand, never wants a man to see
her picture until it is entirely finished
and all the lines taken out.”
It Is becoming a sort of fad with the
best photographers now to make por
traits of elderly men and women leaving
every line and wrinkle in, and the public
is growing to learn the artistic value of
this work, which, of course, Is a great
advance from the stereotype "pleasant"
look of by-gone days.
Unsymmetrical Facta.
"I am not at all in sympathy with
the Idea that the public is a fool," said
Mr. George G. Roekwood, who has
photographed many celebrities In his
long professional career. “An artist is
supposed from his experience and edu
cation In art to be better able to dispose
of lines and form and adjust lights than
the layman, but the public pays the
freight and certainly has the rights
that a photographer should recognize.
Many subjects, however, are blind to
their peculiarities or faults, and it m.v
surprise you to learn that the human
face is rarely a perfect bit of symme
try, the two sides often differing widely.
But this is a long story. Even families
do not know of peculiar distinctions in
the faces of their own household. I once
took a photograph of a lady whose face
was remarkable In this respect, the dif
ference between the corincular and cor
ner of the mouth being fully half an
Inch I did all that my skill could sug
gest in lights, posing, etc., but could rot
conceal the unsymmetrical lines. l\ hen
she saw the proof she threw It down
indignantly, exclaiming: 'surely my fa oo
Is not crooked!' But it was.
“I have found little difference in the
degrees of vanity in men and women,
continued Mr. Roekwood. “The surpris
ing element entered when a plain old
farmer who probably had not looked Into
a mirror for a generation, came in for
a photograph and became not only fussy
and obstreperous, but very critical.
The Kittenish Old Lady.
"It Is very hard for some to know
they are growing old. Once a woman m
fifty-five, with very kittenish ways, came
to me. I studied her face carefuly, f° r
1 knew she did not realize her
Finally I made her portrait, copying of
of Sir Thomas Lawrence's paintings roe"
we retouched and retouched again, rP
moving every line and wrinkle
shadow. The result showed a young
woman, surely not twenty-five. ”
actually shamefaced over It, and w
derod how she would take It. She loose
at It critically. . ,
" 'Well, really, Mr. Roekwood. I * r *
encouraged. I always do look o.
my pictures, but If you'll Just retc
this a Iltle ' , .- n
Members of the dramatic P ro "‘"' .
are so educated and drilled 111 poring
they surpass all others as a class ' j(|
lie men usually look on It us a du
be executed as promptly a* i"" ’
They realize that It Is better to a
than comely. Vet a great many '•'
grist regard for their cloth#-,
recently I photographed a very ' ‘
gulshed man The likeness was
tent but In the left coat sleev* * )n<
wrinkle and on account of this
staled on sitting again "
-The King at Want wears
ptcdpb#> the rh beet siase a* ,!,#
ii lining monarch The jewel* *" r .
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