ua-.VOL xxxvi HUSELTOIN'S A Grand Clearance Sale. We ask you to read the important announcements below. Thev tell of a larg money saving; they tell of high class footwear with extremely low figures. I THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE OF ALL WINTER FOOTWEAR Ladies' Flannel Lined Shoes and Slipper;. Shoes for Boys and Girls. Warm Shoes were 75c now 45c Misses' kid patent tip dress shoes were , Warm Shoes were f 1.00 now 65c 1.00 and s r.so, now 50c an 1 75c. Misses' > W T »rm Slippers were 75c cow 25c grain shoes, heel and spring, were f Velvet Slippers were 75c now 45c $1 00 and 1.25, now 50c. Children's Heavy Shoes were |i 00 now 60c fine shoes, S[ ring hf el, were 50c and 75c, Several broken lines in ladies' fine Sloes , now 40c and 50c. were J3, /}, now fi.oo. Over gaiters, ' BOYS' HEAVY SHOES, sizes 3 to 5 1 ,', were 25c and 50c, now lic and 25c. Tan were f 1 25 and £1.40, now 65c and -1.00. t shoes were fx.so, now ft 00. j Boys' dtessshoes were fr.oo, now 65c. • .. , Ladies' Rubbers and Arctics. Men s Shoes. lat 15c and 2-"ic, Alaskas 50c. Children s Man's Heavy Sole- Winter Tans were f2, j buckle artics reduced to 35c. and *2.50. now $1.65 and $2.00. Men's j Men's Rubbers. Heavy Scle Leather Lined Sho°s were $2.50, now #1.75. Oil men's heavy shoes Men'.? low cut rubbdrs 25c were $1.50 and $2 00, now #r.25 and £1 .50 Men's high " " 35 r Men's fine embroidered slippers, were Men's stonn rubbers s oc st.oo, 75c, and 50c, now 35c and 50c. Men's warm Alaskas s oc ! Asl< to se? the "Jenn<?ss Hygienic Shoes for ladies, which are the embodiment of ease, comfort and grace not to be had else where, aiie are sole agents for Butler county. Try a pair and enjoy 'he luxury of comfortable, perfect fitting shoes. B. C. HUSELTON'S. Jlutler's Leading Shoe House. Opposite Hotel Lotrry. January Clearance Sale. Great Reductions in all Lines Large Stock of Boots, Shoes and Rubber Goods to be Closed Out Quickly at away below the Cost to the Manufacturers. SHREWD CASH BUYERS ake [Notice.^ Men's double sole and tap laci shoes {large sizes 1 reduced to 50c Boy's oilgrain, tap sole l ice shoes —all sizer—reduced to 50c Men's high cut box toe lace shoes reduced to ♦i.ls Men's fin( shoes—all styles—all sizes—reduced to !)oc Ladies' water proof Kangarro calf shoes reduced to -75e Ladies' fine Dougola turnsole shoes regular price $2.00 reduced to fi.io Children's fine Dongola pat. tip shces reduced to 501 Infants' fine shoes—regular or soft sole —all colors 20c Ladies' warni-lined shoes *2,00. $1.50, $1.25 shoes at 75c Everything included in this GREAT SALE. Just read the LOW PRICES. Men's liest felt b >.>ts anil buckle overs reduced to *t-5o Boy's " " " " " " " 1.25 Youth's" " " " " " " 1.00 Men's first quality rubber boats reduced tc r 90 Men's hand-made box toe 3 sole boots regular price f }.oo reduced to 2.50 Boy's kip anil oil grain l>oots reduced to 1.00 Too many Winter Shoes. Men's Best Box Jalf, Euameles andWititer Tans, all Leather Lin td and Ladies' best make Hand Welt Shoes to be closed out very cheap. All goods on Sample Counters at 40c on the Dollar. Alt .'U 1 this great sile. Tiiis will bi a verv b'.i;y mmill at our store. JOHN BICKEL. 128 SOUTH MAIN STREET BUTLER, l'A. 1899 1899 1899 GOOD BUSINESS FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. All our left o>vr Holiday goods must be sold and in order to do s> we have cut prices almost in half. All silver novelties that were sjir.oo now 6oc " " " " " 50c now 30c All silver noveltiej and staples that were 1.25 now Hoc Solid silver thimbles that were. 25 and 35c now 15c First class 8 day clocks with alarm that were 3.25 now 2.25 First class H day clocks without alarm that were 3.00 now 2.t« A good watch, Gent size 2.50 A goo 1 silveriue case with American movement 5.00 All other goods in our stock reduced in prices so that it will pay you to buy your watches, clocks, jewelery, silverware, &c., at PAPERS, 122 South Main Street, - - Butler, Pa. Repairing of All Kinds. Old Gold and Silver Take Same as Cash. < HE IS A WISE HAN j j # —WHO SECURES HIS CLOTH IXC« FltOM— # J j S J. S. YOUNG, I f TUB MERCHANT TAILOR, # £ Tli« g«Mxls, stylo, lit and geiM-rul make 4 > up of his suits i * TELL their own STORY ? i STRIVING FOR EFFECT. t| ' S) Men won't buy clothing for tie purpose flof s[>ending money. They desire to get the '* lk'si i*.ssibie results for the money expend "■"*l §cd. Not cheap goods but goods as cheap as 'Atliey can bt sold and made up propeily. If "you want tin- correct tiling at the correct ; Caprice call on 11s, w have tednced our spring -s jjand summer giKx'.s down to make room for -A'tir heavy weight goods, V I ' <* Pits Guaranteed. G| —p 1/ Merchant Tailor. • . IVeCK, 142 N, Main St.. Butler Subscribe for the CITIZEN. THE: BUTLER CITIZEN. jUte Library -■ * Tonight If your liver is out of order, causing Biliousness. Sick Headache, Heart burn, or Constipation, take a dose of Hood's On retiring, and tomorrow y. r.r di gestive organs will be regulated and you will be bright, active and ready ?or anv kind of work. This has. been the experience of others; it will be yours. HOOP'S PILLS are sold by all medicine deajers. 25 cts. Thousand* are Trying It. In order to prove the groat TV.ent of Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure for Catarrh and Cold in Kpad. we have pre pared a generous trial size for 10 cents. Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to ELY Bit OS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. I suffered from catarrh of the worst kind ever since a boy. and I never hoi '1 for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seen do even that. Many acquaintances hav -i--. it with excellent results. —Wscar Ostr :iu. 45 Warren Ave., Chicago, 111. Elv's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cur.' for mtmrrtl and contains no cocaine, mercury nor any injurious drug. I'ri e, 60 cerita At draggi its or by mail. /7> J|[ 4|| v|« He Understood After they hit him. It don't re qnirc* any bricks to make you understand that it is money in your pocket in dealing with us. This comes from the fact that we sell only reliable goods at a low price, buying direct from the manufactures, saving the middle profit to you. Many bargains to offer now. -I- -J- **- -J Ed. Colbert, Fomerly Colbert & Dale, j 242 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. Braun's Pharmacy, Cor. 6th St. and Duquesne Way, Pittsburg, Pa,, L, I). Telephone 2542. Wholesale and Retail. Importer and Jobber of Drugs, Chemicals, Perfumes, Soaps, Brushes, Etc. The only house west of New York carrying a full line of Meyers' Grease, Paints raid theatrical goods. Physicians" Prescriptions Compounded Day or Night by "Registered Pharmacists" only. Wholesale and retail dealer in Lubricating and Illuminating Oils, Capital Cylinder, Dynamo, Water White and Standard Gas Engine Oils. Gasolein, Ben zine. Paraffine Wax and Petrolatum. Address all mail orders to W. F. Braun. I SCOCOA | j PURE! HEALTHFUL!! j YOUR surf May seem dear at the start, and prove remarkably cheap before you've worn it out. It's the long time satisfaction you get from it that decides the superiority of our make. It does pay to buy good clothes. Our fall display is of the kind jt>n would expect to find only in the large cities. ALAND, MAKER OF MEN'S CLOTHES T D. L. CLEELAND, i < Jeweler and Optician, \ < 125 S. Main St., P ( Butler, Pa. } ~ rV\'\ to) o* Clarehce Herbert M&w. [Cop>right, IS9?. by J. B Lippincott Co.] From another locker Ilalstead took a square mahogany bos, covered with iubber and having a lens in one side. It looked something lik» a kodak, but proved to be a powerful reflecting light, the electricity for which was supplied by a chemical cartridge that lasted six hours and produced a bril liant illumination, lie said he had used it when mate of an oil tank run ning to Batouni. the insurance regula tions prohibiting aaj thing in the shape of an open lantern <>u board. A small but reliable compass. 1.000 feet of half inch braided linen line, a spare sex tant. the taffrail log then towing astern, and a chart of 'lie two archi pelagoes. completed the equipment. The chart we spread upon the table, but the other articles were securely locked in the chest. Then we sat down to figui<e the exact position of the reef. "To begin with." said the captain, "we took that first sounding as .square ly upon that charted position as it would be possible for a ship to strike it. 1 got the .sun at six bells in the forenoon watch and calculated back wards. so I'm dead sure of it. Then, under half speed, we made just about xi mile further eas' —those lwo sound ings l'\e marked with crosses, as you see. After that, three miles due sou', to this other cross, and six miles due no'tli, to this one. Xo bottom any where at 300 fathom. While you were telling me about those clouds, we made about half a mile before we turned; then, as closely as lean ligure it, just about six miles to where 1 look that first east. Well, you know how much water she's drawing, don't you?" "Fifteen feet'?" "Sixteen and a half aft; and the lead struck rock at an even three fathom, first heave! 1 saw the line jerk as the leather strips went under, and every hair of my head felt as though it were standing oil end. It scared me so that I dropped the whole coil from my arm luckily—and I had a mighty hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach. Dur ing tlie next 00 seconds I did more thinking than I ever did in an hour of my life. I knew you were watching me, and I was afraid others might be, too. By every law of prudence' and. seamanship I should have signaled' you: 'Stop her! Hard astern!' —but if I did, I knew we'd have the deck full of people in a few seconds. Diaz and Moreno would have been up in two jumps, and what we knew about the reef everyone would know. Sebastiano would have sufficient data to chase you down there the first time you started. But I remembered that Dam pier and the other old navigators who found the place gave an average depth of four fathoms. The galleon that struck in avoiding Dampier's ships was undoubtedly loaded down to her chan nel plates, and probably hit an iso lated spot. So there seemed to me an even chance of steaming across the ltdge in safety and without giving the sTiap away. On the other hand, if we stTuck, there would be an end of my business prospects for a good many yecffl"s to come. It was a tighter spot tha,} I ever care to be in again, but insiilc of two minutes I decided to risk it. -Vt the second cast I got "quarter less four.' Five minutes after, I struck bottom at 'half three;' then 'deep four;' and at the last heave the calico was juvt above the water when she toucliecj" "But, low the devil! I'll swear I saw you pulling up the whole length of line esic.h time." "Well, rather! You didn't suppose 1 was foo3 ewough to give away what I was getting, did vou? When a man's been chucking lead for 13 odd years it don't take more'n a fraction of a second to tell.when he strikes bottom. No, I let the slack fall when the lead w as undttr me, and we had way enough to carry rt well astern. If anyone had been watching closely, of course, I couldn't haw done it; but. as it was, it worked to a charm, and I don't be lieve another sor.l on board suspects there's i bit otf rock within 2,000 feet of the surface. Now. I was heav ing upwards of "0 minutes from first to last. At half speed that would be about two miles, wouldn't it? Well, this little star shows just where I struck it, and the other two would be a mile apart; so that we have the reef stretching from nor'-norwes' to sou'- sou'eas'. Then, from the glassy look of the water, I'm positive that it takes a curve to the sou'wes' for a good four miles further. The actual position of that three-fathom sounding is twelve thirty-three no'tli by hundred and for ty-four, twenty-two eas' —a good eight knots eas' of the Findlay and Imray approximates. And the true bearing from Point Orote, Harry, is the exact opposite of our present course; inotli | er words, sou' by wes'. quarter wes", or exactly 14 degrees wes' of sou'. The magnetic variation this year is onede gree and 30 minutes eas'; so in shap ing your course from Orote it should be 15 degrees 30 minutes to the west'- ard of sou'. As for leeway, running down, the no'theas' trades'll be with in a few points of dead astern, so you won't have to make much allowance; and, once at the reef, it'll be easy enough beating back, because you can See the island 20 miles away at least. When we get abreast of Cocos you can pull up your log, which will give you the exact number of miles on this course to a fraction; from Cocos to Orote the chart distances are near enough, because you've got land bear ings." "Then, if It should be impossible to get at old Fray Ignacio's document, we can practically <lo without it?" "You can certainly (ii?<l the reef in anything like fair weal her, but you won't want to travel any further un der water looking for the wreck that you are obliged to. 1 wouldn't, any how." In this null our previous discussions we seemed to Lave covered every con tlngency, but now tlint we were upon the point of making a beginning in sober earnest our conflicting hopes uml fears suggested innumerable com plications. Presently I noticed that Ifalstead was looking at me intently. "Harry," he said, "it has been a many years since we saw each other last. We were scarcely more than boys then; yet, to the best of my recollec tion, you were always square in every thing you did. I'm not worrying for an instant over your taking advantage of Mac anil me in .this deal. Hut lam afraid that vou may be inclined to take BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, IB9Q unnecessary risks in putting it through. Now. whatever happens, don't. W want that money, ar.d we ivant it badly, but we'd lx : rather have you back on the Countrss here, safe and sound, even if yon came emptv-ban'ed. than feel that you were likely to throw jour life away in try ing to make us rich. You won't do it. will you, old chap?" "Xo, I won't, Dick; and. if I make a go of it. you and Mac will (ind me, as I used to be r 'dead square.'" We grip'xd hands acro.-s the table, and felt better for doing so. In a few moments he got up, looked through one of the forward windows, and called my attention to what seemed like a eloutt-bank on the hori zon, straight ahead. "There's old Guajan," he said. "The white patch you see in, the middle is the surf 011 Cocos, and that furthest point to the left is Orote; Apra lies just- behind it, and Agana beyond. There's nothing but an open road stead. with no holding ground, iu front of the town: so we generally lie Inside the reefs at Apra, about two miles from a little wharf at the end of the Agana road. We'll be abreast of Cocos in something over an hour. Wait un til you can just see the surf through the starboard port, down aft, and then haul in your log. It's an even 12 miles from Cocos to Orote." My feeling of anxiety may be imag ined as I stood waiting, below decks, for that tip of coast line to come in sight. The loss of a taffrail log screw, from various causes, is a frequent oc currence; and I was greatly relieved to find the line still whirling every time the screw twisted it taut. To haul it in an instant too soon would be to throw me more or less out of my reckoning, and each time the record ing swivel buzzed' I feared the end of Cocos might appear before it could register again; bnt. luck was on my side. The patch of white surf and the registering twist came together, and after hauling in the line the dial marked exactly 43 miles. So that, adding the distance to Point Orote, I now knew the northerly limit of the reef lay just 55 geographical miles from the outer head of Port Apra. I stowed my log carefully away in its box, knowing that if others had hap pened to see the record they were sure to be 15 miles out of their reckoning. Then I hunted up the senorita for n farewell chat, pointing outi Umata bay md the different points alongshore as >ve passed. It was mid'afternoon when ive rounded the point and began to whistle for a pilot. Either the captain :>r myself could have taken the steam er in with reasonable safety, from our knowledge of t.lie soundings; but we R-erc running no risks whatever. But luck was on my side. CHAPTER VIII. The port of San Luisd'Apra was de populated during the smallpox epi lemic of 1859, not a hut being left to show where the town stood; and had not one of the native pilots been fish ing, two miles off shore, we might have wasted' considerable steam before we could have summoned one from Agana, four and a half miles away. I he island ers were not expecting our arrival for another two weeks at least. We anchored safely, however, in I'l fathoms of water, and presently saw a boat putting off from the landing pier. The senorita and I were leaning over the rail near the accommodation lad der when the party pulled alongside, and we noticed with considerable in terest that there were two ladies among them. The first gentleman to come aboard we judged, by his gold laced uniform, to be the gobernador, Col. de Carina; and in this we were not mistaken. The ladies, with two of his stafT, followed; and in one of them we recognized the original of Ifalstead's picture—which, by the way, failed to do her justice. Then the party went below for wine and cigars while they chatted over port regulations, the cargo and the latest Manila gossip. After the formalities had been con cluded, one of (he stewards was sent on deck for the I'alacios, l'adre Sebas tiano and myself; and our cordial, greeting by the colonel's party left nothing to be desired. Halstead must have IK-CII telling Senorita Carina something about me, for she seemed to be making a shy but friendly examination of my face when we were introduced, and when her father heard thai I was to remain in Agana the hospitable manner iii which he placed his belongings at my dis posal was too sincere to be misunder stood. Visitors from the outside world were at a premium. I noticed that Senorita I'alacios seemed rather pre occupied during the conversation, and when she presently carried the colo nel's daughter off to her stateroom — for a mutual exchange of gossip and confidences, I suppose —she must have dropped a few hints which opened her visitor's eyes to certain t liings Inter. l'adre Sebastiano was more surprised than he cared to admit when he found that I had acc< pted an invitation tore main with the gobernador, on the island, and Diaz also wondered why an active Americano should wish to bury himself In such a place for three months; but it afterward came out that I was credited with being more of a savant than a business man, my inter est in navigation having strengthened this belief. What conclusion the padre arrived at, I neither knew or eared; if we were to bo adversaries, limy bueuo; I we were itt cur destination, and would Boon know where we stood. My luggage, including the wooden chest, went ashore before dark, and, as the steamer could scarcely get away before the next evening, we made up a partv to accept He G.irma s hospitality overnight. The drive to Airai;a, from the pier, we made in a bullock-cart re sembling a earramata. but much larger and thatched with palm leaves, and upon our arrival found a most appetiz ing supper awaiting us. There is a tradition that Magellan and his fellow navigators left pigs and fouls upon cverv island in the Taeitic, and the plentiful supply of this day ratliercon lirms it. When the time came for re tiring. I was shown to comfortable quarters on the upper floor of the gob ernador's house, between Sin Ramon barracks and llie church of San Juan Let ran, Scnorlta Dorotea accompany ing me as far as the door to assure her self that all my wants were provided for. She was a charming creature, that girl, in spite of her ridiculously old lnshioned" costume; and I was: impa tient to see her in more becoming clothes, as I knew I should when she had time to examine the contents of her box. We had left the original gowns where they were, fearing that her Manila letters might conviin a de scription of them. Sunday morning we attended mass in the church, and had a delightful drive across the hills to Uuiata. A ceremoni ous dinner at San Ramon quarters fol lowed; then we all went aboard the steamer for a final visit with our friends before they left. I found an opportunity to steal down into the en gine-room, after supper, for a talk with Mac. His men had been busy all night unshipping odd bits of machinery from the wreck of the German tramp, which lay, about a quarter of a mile away, fast upon Luminan reef, and bolting three straps so obtained, around the Countess' shaft. When we went into the alley to look at the repairs, he asked, with a comical wink, if I thought they would hold until the ship reached Manila. Then, when we ascended to his room for a parting glass, he said: "Weel, Maister Stev vans, Haalstead an' Aa hae done ower parrt sae weel as we c'u'd; an Aa trrust ye'll be sicsaisfu' wi* yer ain. Aa dinna ken mnckle aboot tli' maetter, but Aa'm aye reddy tae stan' by ye baith whiles there's braith left tae me. We'll be seein' ye soon, An hoop. Here's tae ye, mon." What Mac said he meant; he was the kind of a friend a man likes to keep through life. When I rejoined the com pany in the saloon, they were chaffing Padre Sebastlano upon his coming trip to Saipan in a proa; and the gober nador unconsciously gave Halstcad the opening he was looking for by com menting upon the incivility of govern ment in not providing for the padre's passage in a more comfortable man ner. lie agreed with the colonel, and, after a little hesitation, said that it might possibly be arranged without direct instructions from headquarters. In replying to their questions, he said: "If both the gobcrnador and Padre Sebastiano w ill agro hold me harm less in the matin ink we might drop him at Saij " row morn ing. We pomp!' " hours sooner than I expected, and 1 should be glad to accommodate our friend if he doesn't mind writing to Manila a brief account of the accident." "Senor Capitano, you are un gener oso! I will the letter write to-night. You shall have no fear of un cxamin cion at Manila. Santisimal have not I the casualidad myself seen?" "Muy bueno, padre; I tvill land you safety at Tanapag in the morning, and, gobcrnador, I hope to see Guajan again before the compania's regular boat resumes the service. I feel as though you people were old friends now, and when the Countess is with drawn I may never happen to return; so I'd like to keep on running here un til your term expires, anyhow." "You Jo us la gran honra, capitano mio. W?are made rich by your friend ship; and it shall be that a word is spoken in l'administraeion. de la com pania. Villabos will cable Barcelona, perhaps—" and so on, with many as surances of regard and influence, until Halstead seemed in a fair way toward arranging matters as he chose. It was exceedingly well-handled, the whole af fair. Finally the whistle sounded, and we stepped into the boat alongside. Ilal stead said merely: "So long, old man, be good to yourselfbut> there was a good deal in our parting handshake. Much was to happen before we saw each other again. The pilot was so cautious in getting clear of the port that we were driving to Agania before he rounded Catalan bank; but as we approached the town the good old Countess, her lights reflected in the water, caught up with us and blew three long whistles by w ay of good-by. That night, in my quarters at the gobernador's house, I tried to arrange a plan of action, going over and over the various points until my brain was in a whirl. I had little doubt of being able to find the reef, but it was a mat ter of considerable importance that 1 should do so as near the wreck as pos sible. For this reason it seemed obvi ous that nn examination of the docu ment in Fray Ignacao's coflin was nec essary. The church was in charge of Padre Bartolomeo and three brother priests; good-natured-, easy-going churchmen they were, who could t>ing, drink rum, or wager their pesos upon a cock fight with the next man; and, as some one had mentioned a mass which was to be held at sunrise, I de termined to hear it. Anxious to be on time, I rose half an hour too early, but was a/mply repaid by the freshness and quiet beauty of the little town. Looking north, a spur of hills cut off the view of the bay; and at their base flowed a little creek which bounded the town on the east and north sides, crossed by two stone bridges, near the lower of which stood Fort Han Kafael. Beyond the fort and along-shore to l'ort Apra, the view was open to the sea. On account of the shoal water forhalt a mile out, there was no surf, only rip ples which showed the direction of the breeze. Between the church and the infantry quarters there was a small open square; and west of the bar racks, between them and the artil lery magazine, was a broad plaza which separated the bamboo native huts from the more pretentious build ings of coquina, or coral limestone, in habited by the Spanish element. Out side of the town, the valley and hills were covered with tropical vegetation Indescribably beautiful in Its wealth of colnr and delicate tracery against the sky line. The streets, laid out in regular pattern, were wide and clean. At the right of the gobernador's house, looking ea.it, stood the church, a small chapel, and the college of San Juan de Lutran; at the left, between it and the plaza, were £un liamon quarters, the ndihinistrutoTxnttice. the pharmacy and the tribunal; on the southerly side of the plaza, the military hospital and prison. A few miles back of the town and its foothills rose the peak of Mount Tiniquio; and at the southwest the peninsula of Oro-te poked its nose into Ihe ocean. I looked at Orote, its rocks and palm trees glowing red in the early sunrise, for several moments. It waft to be "the bas-e and starting" point of all my calculations. A few of the natives «ere 'azily sauntering into the church us I stepped across the square, and mass was jus! beginning. There was a g rl ish form kneeling by the pillar nearest me. and 1 recognized Senorita Doro tea. who greeted iw demurely as she rose from her devotions, expressing 1 surprise and pleasure that I should have wakened early to attend mass. My appearance that morning was a fortunate one in several ways. I'adre Bartolomeo wa-s complimented. for one thing, and exhibited his satisfaction at my supposed Catholic tendencies by showing me what there was to be seen about 'the place as soon as the service was over. After inspecting the college build ings and cloisters, we went through a narrow door into a room back of the chancel, where there were a number of votive images in wax, representing either miraculous escapes from violent death, recoveries from mortal ill nesses. or the cures of foul diseases. Although it was as thoroughly un pleasant a collection as one eoli d look upon, some horrid fascination induced me to examine many of the figures. One. for instance, was dressed in cot ton breeches and shirt, over which gouts of blood from a fearful knife cut in the side were flowing, the supposi tion being that it represented the donor at a moment when the blessed Santa CataJina interfered iu bis be half and er.a.bled him to recover from a wound that would have killed an ox, exaggeration of the injury being pre sumably the essence of compliment to the blessed saiut. Another recumbent figure ha 1 a gangrened sore over its wish bone that would have made death from biood-poisoning a certainty in a civili/eil country: yet ihe biesFed Ran Ambrosio had artended to ihis little «■»:;!! r '• r the victim and had got him •i ' •r, i - fn.ni in the bar gain; thoiigu. as it usually took the form of a rcn.kted consideration in which Bartolomeo was the medium, no embarrassing recognition of the laMer service apj.eare-1. Hanginpupon the wabls we're arms with festering sores upon them, legs with slashes which laid them open to the bone, torsos rotting with leprosy, etc.. each with its appropriate saint .ticketed thereon. It didn't occur to me at the time that 1 should have occasion tore member these things; so when Padre Bartolomeo lifted an iron trap in the floor, and descended a short flight of eteps, 1 was more than willing to fol low him without further examination. The steps led to a series of vaults which seemed to be directly under the chancel, some of them being stored with various church appurtenances and others having the appearance of secret tribunals. I afterward learned that in former days a faint reflection of the inquisition had given the island a nameless horror to sundry travelers between Acapuleo and. the Philippines —gobernadors who had grown too sud denly rich, and the like. The vauLts were connected by narrow and' foul passages, after going through several of which we came to a chamber that apparently served as the cliurcli cata comb. There were a number of niches around the walls, and iu each was the mummified figure of a padre in a semi reclining position, similar to those in the Capuchin cemetery at Home; the cowls and gra\' robes indicated their connection with the Franciscan order, so I was not. surprised at this; though, from Ilalstead's story, I had expected to find the bodies inclosed in sar cophagi. While we were looking about the place, Padre Bartolomeo gave me a general introduction to the figures in the niches, as brothersi who had held his position in. former years. It was an easy matter to appear interested —I was really afraid of seeming too much so—and I* asked the name of a venera ble mummy with an ircn-bound chest, rusted and blistered with age, resting upon hisatteuuatedstoinach. "That i» the blessed F: ay Ignacio, senor," he said, "the most worthy of all the brothers who have lived in the islands. Because of liisgreat.goodness and his labors among the natives, it was ordered by the lord bishop at Ma nila that he should forever be the guardian of our sacerdotal records. We do not make history very rapidly here; so that box which he holds is suf ficient to contain them all. Possibly, a hundred years from now, we shall construct for him a larger chest upon which he may recline." "But have you no fear that y\»ur doc uments may some day be stolen, under the impression •that the chest contains valuables? These Islands were named, as you know, with some reason." "Very true, senor; but he would be a rash man who would brave the ven geance of Holy Mother church by such a sacrilege. There orre none in the archipelago who would attempt such a thing; besides, the records'would be of no value to un heretico; they are but our secret history." "And that, I presume, your orders would forbid your showing to even so profound a student and churchman as the Padre-' Sebastiano, unless you were co directed by the bishop?" "Well, one would scarcely say so much as that. To a layman, or un heretico, no—under no circumstances. But el Padre Sebastian®—that, you see, is different. It is la gran honra that he does visit us." "I see, I see. I had forgotten for the moment how near he stood to the bishop." This was a chance shot, but I co-uld see by the padre's deferential manner that it had gone home. We presently retraced our steps to the upper world, and when we sawn- Sh« must have been embarrassed. tered out into-tlie sunlight I hadiplenty of food for thought. A document, for instance, which would be utterly be yond my reach for consultation, seemed to be at Sebastiano's disposal whenever he chose to call for it. That there had been* no time for him to do so while the steamer w as in port, I felt sure; but that he might return from £aipan at onv moment was something more than a possibility. The sight of that box lying acros* the dead fray's lap woi'ldkeep running through my mind, and I thought of in numerable excuses which might in duce Padre Bartolomeo to give me a peep at its contents, especially if a suf- I ileient quantity of good/win* were un der his skin. But one and ull seemed too risky to attempt. The finding and recovering of the treasure were but minor difficulties; the secreting olar.d the getting awav with it, afterward, constituted the nio«t serious detail* of the undertaking-. Sauntering along toward the plaza. I became mor? and more convinced that I must search that bos without cither the knowledge or the permission o£ my fat ecclesias tical friend; and the dangers involved in such an attempt so tilled my mind that I scarcely heard the senorita call ing me from the portico. She must have been embarrassed by the effort to make me hear, for her face was scarlet when I approached the house. "Is it because el padre would not ab solve the senor," sbe said, "that he haw so appetite, and would walk away when the breakfas.t does wait ? Ai.bnt he must be the sinful man! Perhaps he did' not present el padre with una contribucion for the good of th* church? It is the custom." "Well, I'm afraid I did overlook thut, senorita. But I'll make it all with him later. Joking aside, though, the padTe treated me very nicely— showed me all over the place. He fcrents to be a very learned ma'j. No; I was thinking of other matters when you called. Please forgive ir.e." "Possibly it is that the feels tpd because la Senorita Phlaclos has gone away in el vapor? She Is muy heruiosa." "Yes, but not more so than Senorita Dorotea. I often compared them from the photograph which you gave el capitan." "Ai, but how can I beliete the senor? Come, let us see if you have el apetito; and afterward you shal' spend the day with me as you like. Come." I often look back to those break fasts at Agana as amongr the most de lightful hours of my life. Kipling has echoed the heartfelt longing of many a man to get for awhile outside the bounds of civilization—to exisH where society is still In a rudimentary state, "where the best Is like the worst: where there ain't no ten command ments, and a mac can raise a thirst." If you've 'eard the «ast a-callia', you won't never "ee<l naught c-lse. No! you won't 'eed nothin' else bat them spicy garlic smells, An' the sunshine, an' the palm vrwa. an' the tinkly temple bells. Until the wet monsoon set hi the table was usually placed under a «lump of banana trees in the patio, opposite a grilled gateway through which there was a glimpse of the sea. Sometkues we were joined by the two sublieuten ants and their ladies, sometime* by Padre Ilartolomeo and his broth er priests. Often the colonel, Beno*it« Doroten and I dined by ourselves, idling deliciously over the coffee and cigarillos as we talked- It was a laay little town. The natives worked as seldom as possible, and spent of their time day-dreaming in the sfeade. fishing from the proas, swimming lil»« so many fish and occasionally going off on catamaran visits to such islands as could be seen while the peak of Tiniquio was still above the horizon. They seldom took the chance of navi gating beyond sight of land. The senorita seemed to consider me her personal charge, and the gober nador placid the entire menage at my disposal with a courtesy as charming as it was rare. If I chose to stroll by myself I might have owned the island, so entirely was I left to my own free will. If 1 wished for company I had but to clap my hands and the colonel's orderly, I'epe, would appear some where in the near distance, with the information that I would find the colonel or the senorita in such a place. It seems, as I look back upon it, that I must have idled away a great deal of precious time; but this was really not the ease. When they asked me what I would like to do, that first Monday morning, I mentioned being very fond of sailing, and in a few moments we were in one of the proas, with a native who sailed the thing like an arrow across the smooth wirter aml along the coast to Orote. It wns rather a primitive affair, as fur as construction went, but strong enough to stand pretty heavy weather. The hull hud been hollowed out of a tree trunk and was pointed at each end. On the lee side it was rounded like any other bout, but to windward it was perpendicularly flat. Lashed I across the gunwales about four feet from each end were two straight limbs of a tree fhat looked like teak, eight feet long; and these at the outer ex tremity were lashed to a rounded and sharpened boom of the same wpod. The sail, of cocoa matting, was a tri angular one, which seemed out of nil proportion to the narrow hull beneath it. There wus a stout bamboo mast in the middle, and from this hnng a smaller and a longer pole which formed the upper side of the sail's tri angle, meeting the lower one in u poiat at the bow. where they were secured like a jib. The immense spread of sail pulled us through the water at sueh a rate that 1 feared we might upset, birt the colonel laughed at me. . "Eet ees impossible to upset him, Senor Stefans," he said. "I haf seen the wind lift him clear out of the water, even the outrigger also, but he does came down every time upon his feet. The hull so light is that the out ripper booms cannot tear of them selves loose." "Hut isn't it very difficult to »nil in anytliinp like a struight line? I should think she'd make an awful lot of leeway." "Not so, senor; eet ees notiso. Turn von yourself around and watch the top of Santa liosa mountain. You will see a piece of yellow rock on l'unta de Jos Amantes, just below. Pedro will nail him ten miles into the sea, yet the peak and that rock shall be exactly ia line all of the time. Do you but w«»tch him verra close." For half an hour I did watch, and I am bound to *ay the two points didn't budge an inch to theright orleft of the vertical line. This settled the leeway question In my mind, and I took such a liking tothe craft that I determined to own one. I asked the colonel what they were worth. "ivha't, one like this? But a few pesos, sernor. Hat I neTer have heard of one being sold. Each man builds his own." "Hinpf. Did you ever build one, colonel?" "I—el gobernadopl PorDio»,you do but laugh at me! Pedro, ho-w many of the proas hure I at Agana?" "All are the gobernador'e, excel encia." "And hew many has el Senor Btefana while he remains at Agana?" "All of the gobernador's, excelen cin." "Por l)ios, it i« true, aenor." "Weil, that is exceeding kind, I must say. Hut, you see, coltonel, I am very fond of sailing, and I should like to have one always ready—one that I mi used to—in case I w anted to g*> off fishing with you, or in which I could take the ladies for a day upon the water. Sometimes I have un melan eolia and 1 like to go away by myself, lest I prove bad company. So I d like to have one of these boats that I could use whenever I p'.faaed. And I don t think it's quite fair to take it without paying something." | "None but un Americano would No. 4 ' think of it. senor. fiive Pedro a fotlTidlS I of ei,r:irr. if yon like, and lie will find vou 'he best one on the island." That settled the boat question. X had a perfect little beauty before night. and in a few days I was able tOi hancle it almost as expertly as the na tive*. Peing practically tinsinksble, and drawing but ten inches of water, it was only necessary to look out for the rail ::i >udden squalls; otherwise* child could have handled it. That evening saw a marvelous t rnns formation in the senorita. She had reached the bottom of her Manila, box at last, ami one of the prettiest of the three gowns had gone on in a twink ling. The memory of Senorita Pala c:os' appearance was fresh enough in her mind to show instantly "the dif- in style between the new and the old ones. Her unaccountable pos session of the extra finery was some thing she put oft for later and more de.libcnte consideration, being satis tied, for the time being, to dispatch hasty dinner invitations to the other ladies and shyly w-atch the impression produced when she descended among us. I war horribly conscious of my " previous meddling in heT affairs, and feared I might betray myself; btit the gown was so much more becoming to her than it had been to the original owner that I was lost in admiration. She wasn't one of your unsophisticat ed girls, either. Tier life in Madrid had taught her how to wear even anti quated frocks like a princess, and it needed no stretch of the imagination to fancy ourselves within sight of the riaza del Oricnte, as we looked at our hostess. fro BE COJRNXTRKJ.L FASHION'S FANCIES. Tkt Latest Frlllls til Dreaa That Hare Caught the Fancy of the Ladles. A fur hat with white lace draped around the edge and a mass of white tulle bows and ends at one side is a bit of typical headgear. G.old bracelets are in big round bands, as large as the jade bracelet, set, at regular Intervals, with big knobs formed of jade, amethysts, or effective semiprecjpus stones. They are stylish. Little collars of fur are made sailor shape, round, and are fastened in front with velvet tied in a sailor knot; chin chilla fur, with blue velvet, makes a pretty combination. A pretty white scarf for the neck is pf the finest and sheerest mull, hem stitched across the ends and down the sides with n narrow hem. On each end, fop a few inches up, is a pattern of con ventional violets, lightly embroidered, all.in white. A striking gown of brown, made with the plain back, and fastened across just below the waist, with two oblong but tons or pins of gold, had orange velvet •let into tHe front of the jacket in a square, zigzag pattern. A bitof orange velvet was in the brown hat. A handsome chinchilla collar has a straight round cape of blue velvet, em* Jaroidered with cut steel, for a founda tion, while the chinchilla falls over it in points, the standing collar being of the fur. It is a handsome collar, though, no one pretends that any combination, could be more beautiful than a simple fine fur. However, the combination is a fad. of fashion, and makes for change. A pretty gown worn by a pretty girl the other day had the bodice of dove gray silk tucked lengthwise with fine ■tucks, the sleeves were tucked across? The gimp was of pale yellow velvet; the silk below it was edged with a little shirred gray velvet ribbon, which ran down the opening of the blouse, which was at the side. The gimp was ap pliqued with white lace. Around her neck tie girl wore tfstrlng of big gold beads. t Fur toques, which are so popular this year, have the rims and sides solid with, fur, the soft crown in many showing so little that it is hardly noticeable. Many of them are trimmed with either one or two ostrich plumes passing trold the [ front to the back of the hat.They are usually of some shade of 60ft gray, or brown, those indescribable, shades neither light nor dark, but dull in effect, and which have new names each year, which this season blend with the fur"sf the toque, which seldom has flowers upon it to brighten it. Mademoiselle, who is tired of pulling her watch out from the inside of her gown—usually pulling a bunch of un derwaist ribbons with it—who objects Co a clumsy bracelet, and is afraid of losing a watch set in her purse, and doesu't believe in having a chatelaine, cow wears a buttonhole chronometer. It is really too tiny to be called a chro nometer, for the watch part is about the size of the small compass once popular with men as watch charms. This is tbe button purt, which she puts through thfe 'buttonhole of her coat, while be neath it the under side of the button is as large as a quarter dollar, and pre vents the little watch from slipping through. A pretty girl who wears a bright red ribbon high and tight around her throat wears over it a pretty piece of lace which she ties in a bow at the front. The lace is softening, and the whole is stylish and pretty. This lace is white, • but different effects can be made with black lace. The woman can now get out her short, narrow lace "barbs" that she wore some years ago and utilize them in this way or loan them to her daughter. There are a good many pretty pieces of real lace, in the form of "barbs," neatly {Kicked away with the family lace, which it has been thought from the ugly, conventional appearanee could never be utilized. Xow Is the lime for them. —N. Y. Times. A Dainty Itlbbun Hoi. Anyone who has upset all her ribbon baskets, trinket boxes and dressing ta ble drawers in search of the nar row ribbons which she uses as draw srt.rings for her lingerie would hail with delight a dainty little box designed ex- I pressly for such as she. The box it self is'just big enough to hold two large which are wound satin rib bon. The box is covered with inier woven ribbon of two or more tints and lined with white soft silk; on the inner side of the cover an ivory bodkin is fastened. The two big spools are wound with bebe ribbon, one in blue and one in white or one pink and one blue or both white, according to one's fancy. Not until one has tasted the joy of hav ing a place especially designed for those tagliug, elusive, narrow ribbons and a bodkin that can be found when wanted can the comfort and conven ience of these pretty trifles be appre ciated.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Hoast I'urk. The loin is the best for roasting. It should be well rubbed with salt, pepper and sage, dusted with flour and put to cook in a moderate oven. Add a little boiling water when the fat has begun to flbw, and baste often. Twenty min utes to the pound is the rule for pork. When done remove the meat, pour off all but four or five tablespoonfuls of the fat, blend in two tablespoonfuls of flour, brown it well, adding pepper, salt and sage, then cold water, till a gravy of proper consistency is attained. — Woman's gomo Coptpanloii.
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