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Columns, Church Sear Ends, Bed Futons", Poncing. PumpoMtkers’ Suppliu, School Desks. Fanning Mill Cut. 1.3.. Light Castings and Baildori’ fipylieo, lo Plates and Points for diluent ploughs in use, :nd'cug. in; Repair: for Flour god Sawlflills ENDERTAKING CHARTER SMITH, l ‘W THE OLD STONE FOUNDRY. uf the M- DEPA R'l‘fsl EN '1‘. WE REPAIR SHINGLES FOR SALE WE MAKE HI nd X Cut Saws glued. ! filed and sat. ' ., § Bank of Canada} PERIâ€"WRONTd}. Ban: Millmen. TR kinds of av 81 Nubia make CALDER'S OLD S TAND. T0 -' Ont. escape were in his tax or it \t as on the "9th of Julv. at 8 o clock 1 in the etening. that Michael Strogoil’ had left Omsk. This town is situated about half way between Moscow and Irkutsk. where it was necessary that he should arrive within ten days if he : wished to get ahead of the 'i‘artar col- éuums. it was evident that the un- lucky chance which had brought him into the presence of his mother had he- 1 ttated his incognito. 11'? n Ogarei‘r “as 3 no longer ignomut of the fact that a czmt'ier of the czar had just passed Omsit. taking the direction of lt'izzztsk. 1 The d spatches which this courier bore [must haw been of immense impor- tam-.1» Michael Sttogotr knew. there- low. that every effort would he made , to capture him. But \t hat he did not know and could ; not i; mm was that‘ .iarfa St1ogon' \\ as in the hands of ixan ()garet’f and that she was about to 1111:1111. perhaps with ‘ her He. for that natural exhibition of he? fed-Fags which the 1111!] been unable to l't'sil'zliil when she suddenly found ".-:'.:' :11 th - presence of her son. A 111] it was t'-ztntt hate that he was ignorant of it. Could he hate withstood this i easy to invade It from the 501.?!) and almost impossible to sueeor it from the north. So relay of post, police station. government building. all were ahan- doneu by governmental order, and on one side the functionaries. on the other the .lnnahitants. had gone to Kamsk. in the center of the Bat-aha. .‘Iit'lnlt‘l Sit-ogol‘f ur..ed on his horse. i:..i:1:il;j_: him with all his own feverish impatience. requiring: (if hill) one thing rmlyâ€"namely. to hear llllll rapidly to the next posting hum-4e. where he could he exvlmngetl for a quicker eonveyance. At midnight he Lad cleared seventy versts and halted at the station of lien- likm'o. But there. as he feared. he found neither herses nor carriages. Several Tartar detachments had pass- ed along the highway 01' the steppe. Everything had been stolen or requisi- tioned both in the villages and in the posting houses. it was with difficulty that Michael Strogofl' was even able to obtain some refreshment for his horse and himself. it was of great importance therefore to spare his horse. for he could not tell when or how he might be able to re- place it. Desiring. however. to put the greatest possible distance between him- self and the horsemen whom ivan Uga- ren‘ had no doubt dispatched in pursuit. be resolved to push on. After one hour’s rest he resumed his course across the steppe. Michael Strogofl was obliged to pass the night at lilnmsk to permit his herse to rest at least twelve hours. He re~ memhcrcd the instructions given him at Moscow to cross Siberia unknown. reach Irkutsk at all hazards. but also to not sacrifice success to the swiftness of his passage. Consequently he was forced to spare the only means of trav~ cl left him. {n There he was forced to give a night's rest to his horse. The couragt-ous beast could not have continued that Journey any longer. At Elnmsk there was no means of transportation for the some reasons as In the hurghs nlrvady passed byâ€"car- fluxes and horses were gone. And on July 30. at 4 p. m.. Michael Strugofl. needless of fatigue. arrived at Elamsk. Ehxmslz. a small town the Tamara: had not visited yet. was almost mm pletely deuopulawd. for It was wry On the morrow Michael Strogofl.’ left Elnmsk, and five days later, on the 5th of August. twenty-one days since start- ing. he found himself 1.500 versts yet distant from Irkutsk. Michael Strogotr was rapidly nearing Kalyvan when distant detonation: reached his ears. He stopped and distinctly heard the dull. heavy reports which shook the air. mingled with sharper and shriller sounds. the cause of which he well knew. He was only half a mile from Kaly- van when a long Jet of flame flashed betwixt the houses of the city, and the spire of a church crumbled down in the middle of a torrent of embers and fire. At that moment the detonation: were very violent. Soon the flames stretched forth on the lett of the city. The fire had devoured a whole quarter of Kaly- van. Michael Strogot! was running across the plain. trying to reach the cover of some trees scattered here and there, when a detachment of Tartar cavalry appeared on the right. 9 was about to atom. n 1' life. for that muzml t 7 fwifttgs which she had roe-train whvu she. sud 3021' in tha- pt'vseuce of h was t'orttmatt- that be V it. Could he have Wi rial :‘wl of smiling. "Are the Russians and Tartan-s tight- Michael Strogofl' was going to answer that strange operator that he had no dispatch to send; that he wanted only “H i t 1 m 1etwovn Knhuan and Kras- wig» . .12121 it “or ks wt 1>"t\.'ccn Iiuly- \: mail 1111» lussian tloutim'." w 1110 govvrnmvm?“ or the govermant when they think it 1 . >1)cr, for the public when they pay. It is 10 copecks a word. 1 waitvmur orders. sir.” (I . w A V‘ I a link 1mm] and water. when sudden~ ly the door of the house was abruptly opened. One of them held a dispatch written In pencil. and. outrunning the other. he was at the window of the stolen! em- ployee. In those two men Michael Strogofl was astonished to discover two persons he had thought never to see again. They were the correspondents Harry Blount and Alcide Jollvet. no more traveling companions. but rlvals. enemies. now that they were operating on the battlefield. ()m- wouid suppose that under the circumstances that station would have been adandoned, but as it was Michael Strogofl’ could find there a refuge. wait for the night if need be to travel again across the steppe which was sealehed by the Tartar pickets. Mirhael Strogcff hurried toward the door u!’ that house and opened it hasti- Ky. A singfle ])t'i'.~UU was in the room wheze the dispatehes were written. 119 was an emplqvee. (1.1m, cool. indiffer- ent to all that was going on outside. I-‘aitht’ul {0 his post. he "mixed behind his window for the pnhlie to claim his door w he m1 3 Michael Strogofl' thought the office in- vaded hy the Tartars and was about to jump through the window when he no- ticed that two men only entered the room and that they were far from be- ing Tartar soldiers. They had left lchim a few hours only after the departure of Michael Strogotf. and if they arrived before him at Kaly- van in following the same route it was because Michael Strogofl’ had lost three days on the borders of the lrtish. And now. after having witnessed the battle between the Russians and the 'J‘artars in front of the city leaving the city when the struggle was still going on in the streets, they had to run to the sta tiou to send away their dispatches to Europe. each seeking to rob the other of priority in describing the stirring events. Michael Strogofr kept at a (12% tanco in the shadow. and without boiug soon he could see all and bear all. 110 was probably about to learn important nvws and know if he ought to enter Iialyvau or not. Harry Blount. more alert than his colleague~ bad possvssion of the win- dow and handed in his dispatch. whilc Alcide Jolivot. contrary to his habits. stopped impatiently. “Ten copecks a word." said the operator. taking the dispatch. “Well." said the employee. and with undisturbed sang froid he commenced to telegraph the following dispatch: Daily Telegraph. London: That reading being made aloud, 3.11. chael Strogofl could hear all the Eng. lish correspondent addressed to h’s pa. Hurry Blount placed a pile of rubles on the counter. his confrere looking at him somewhat stupofled. Fr'om Kaye“, Government at Omsk. Sibem, Aug. 6.-â€"Engagement of Russian troops with Tar. Russian troops tepulsed with great losses. Tar- tan enter Wynn this day. These words ended the dispatch. “My turn now.” said Alcide Jolivet, who tried to pass his dispatch address. ed to his cousin of the Montmartre Fan. bout-g. tars. But that did not suit the English re- porter, who thought of remaining at the window as long as he should have news to transmit, as fast as fresh events might occur. so he did not give place to his contrere. “You are through ?” cried Alcide J 011- vet. “I am. not through,” simply answered uple say so. ” t who axe- tlm victors? 'I'HF‘. DURHAU CHROVIVLB. THURSDAY. MARCH t‘ \V X 1'0 (1 {IS i t'ze midst of ., so [1111(1) in- 15‘ Dossihie. fl?” XS Lied Mi flurry mount. And he went on writing Words which he passed to the cpcxator. who lead very quietly: Two cl on the r said. :: Aleille Juliust 111111 simply :1 ferocious desire to sll‘uiiglo the honorable re- pOl‘tm' (if The Daily 'J‘clogi'npb. 110 011011 more. called upon the em- ployee. \vl10111znin (00115 answered: “It is his rig, ht. sit; it is his right. Ten copecks a word.” And he telegraphed the following news. handed him by Blount: Russian refugees escape the city. And God said. “Let there be light, and there was light.” Alcide J ollvet was literally transport- ed with rage. Meanwhile Harry Blount was agaln at the outside window, but this time, absenttnindcd probably on account of the spectacle he saw, he made his ob- servations too long. So when the op- erator had finished sending the third verse of the Bible Alcide Jolivet quiet- ly took his place at the wicket and. as is colleague had done. placed a re- spectnhle pile of rubles on the desk and handed his dispatch. which the em- ployee read aloud: Madeleine Jolivct. 10 Fauhourg Montmartrc,. Paris: t0 Alcide Jolivet thought it better not w mix sacred things; with profane as his colleague had done. and he answered by a joyful chorus of Beranger to the verses of the Bible. Kalyvan, Gmcrnmont of (buSli. Aug. 6.--Run aways fly from the city. Russians beaten. Furi‘ ous pursuit by the Tartars. And when Harry ‘iount came back he hon rd Alcide Jolivet completing his telegram. singing musingiy with moon cry: “There was a little man all dressed in gray. in Paris.” At that moment a commotion shook the telegraph office. A shell had en- tered the wall. and a cloud of dust fill. ed the waiting room. Alcide Jolivet was just finishing his verse. “:13 red as an apple. who. with- out a penny." but without stopping threw himself on the shell, took it in his hands before It exploded. threw it out of the window and came back to the wicket. It was all done in an in- stunt. In five seconds the shell burst out- For Michael Strogofl’ there was no room to doubt but that the Russians were repulsed from Kalyvan. His last resource was. then. to hasten over the southern plain. Alcide Jolivet. with his uswess dis~ patch in hand. ran to Harry mount. stretched on the floor. and, kind hearted as he was. took him on his ”owners with the Intention to flee with utm., It was too late! Then. continuing his telegram with perfect coolness. Alclde Jolivet wrote: A shell of sixty pounds' weight his burst through the well of the telegraph 0610:. Expert tome other: at some caliber. But then the general discharge of guns was heard terribly hear the tele- graph station. and a hailstorm of hul- lets crashed through the window. liar- ry Blount. struck on the shoulder. fell. The station was then lnxaded by Tar: ms . and neither Michael Strogofl‘ nor the journalists were able to efl’ect their retreat. Both were prisoners. and with them Michael Strogofl. taken by surprise whom he was about to jump through the window into the hands or the Tar- Alcide .Iolivet was at tha' moment about to transmit this supplement go his dispatch: llarry Blount. reporter of The Daily Telegraph. tu'ls at my side. struck with a piece of bombshell. tut the operator told him mm 1m- perturba ble coolness: "Sir. the wire is broken.” And. leaving his window. be quietly took his but. which be bruslwd with his sleeve. and. always smiling. went out through a small door Wmcll Ml- clmvl Strugofi' had not before uuucvu'. , '1‘ a day’s march from Ka- lyvan, several versts be- yond the town of Dia- chiuks, stretches a wide plain. planted here and there with. great trees. principally pines and ce- dars. Therestood the'l‘artartents. There Foofar-lihan, the terrible emir of 30k- hara. was cncamped, and there on the following day, the 7th of August, were brought the prisoners taken at Kaly- ran after the annihilation of the Rus- sian force, which had vainly attempted to oppose the progress of the invaders. Of the 2.000 men who had engaged with the two columns of the enemy, the bases of which rested on Tomsk and Omsk, only a few hundred re- mained. Thus events were going bad- ly. and the imperial government ap- {A IS U CHAPTER X. \\' m and “This is nothing," he said; “a mere scratch. After two or three dressings you will be all to rights.” From the moment that Harry Blonnt had fallen by his side Joiivet had not ceased bis attentions to him. During the journey from lialyvan to the camp â€"â€"tliat is to say. for several hours- Blount, by leaning on his companion's arm. had been enabled to follow the rest of the prisoners. He had tried to make known that he was a British who joct. but it had no eflect on the bar- barians. who only replied by prods with a lance or sword. The correspondent of The Daily Telegraph was therefore obliged to submit to the common lot. resolving to protest later and to obtain satisfaction for such treatment. But the journey was not the less disagree- able to him. for his wound caused him much pain, and without Alclde Joiivet’s assistance he might never have reached the camp. Jolivet. whose practical philosophy never abandoned him. had physically and morally strengthened his compan- ion by every means in his power. His first care when they found themselves definitely established in the inclosure was to examine Blount’s wound. Hav- ing managed to draw on his coat. he found that the shoulder had been only grazed by the shot. peared to have the frontiers of least. for t c voutualiy (ii-«awe roxe several thousand UL luc 'i‘ttz'cunmn tents. which had been car- ried on the backs of camels. The camp contained at least a bun- drcd and titty thousand soldiers. as many foot as horse soldiers, collected under the name of Alamaues. Among them and as the principal types of Tur- kestan would have been remarked the Tadjilis from their regular features, white skin, tall forms and black eyes and hair. They formed the bulk of the Tartar army, and of them the khanates of Khokhand and Koundough had fur- nished a contingent nearly equal to that of Bokhara. With the Tadjikl were mingled specimens of difierent races who either reside in Turkestan or whose native countries border on it. There were Usbecks. red bearded. small in stature. similar to those who had pursued Michael. Here were Kirghis, with flat faces like the Kalmucks, dressed in coats of mail. Some car- ried the lance. bows and arrows of Asi- atic manufacture. some the saber. a matchlock gun and a little short han- dled ax, the wounds from which inva- riably prove fatal. There were Mon- gols. of middle height, with black hair plaited into pigtails. which hung down their backs, round faces. swarthy com- plexions, lively deep set eyes, scanty beards, dressed in blue nankecn trim- med with black° plush, sword belts of leather with silver buckles, boots gayly braided and silk caps edged with fur and three ribbons fluttering behind. Brown skinned Afghans, too. might have been seen. Arabs, having the primitive type of the beautiful Semitic races, and Turcomans, with eyes which looked as if they had lost the pupilâ€"all enrolled under the emir’s flag. the flag of incendiarles and devastators. At the same time with Michael Stro 2011’ and many other prisoners Harry Blount and Aleide .lolivet had also been taken to the Tartar camp. Their for- mer traveling companion. captured like them at the telegraph office. knew that they were penned up with him in the inclosure. guarded by numerous senti- nels. but he did not wish to accost them. it mattered little to him. It this time especially. what they might think of him since the atl'air at lchlm. Be- sides. he desired to he alone. that he might act alone it‘ necessary. Be there- fore held himself aloof from his for- mer acquaintances. l.“ When the prisoners were brought into the camp, the emir was in his tent. He did not show himself. This was for- tunate no doubt. A sign, a word. from him might have been the signal for some bloody execution. But he in- trenched himself in that isolation which constitutes in part the majesty of eastern kings. He who does not show himself is admired and. above all, feared. The most docile and patient of them all was undoubtedly Michael Strogoff. He allowed himself to be led. for they were leading him where he wished to go and under conditions of safety which free he could not have found on the road from Kalyvan to Tomsk. To escape before reaching that town was to risk again falling into the hands of the scouts who were scouring the steppe. As to the prisoners, they were to be penned up In some inclosure where. ill treated. poorly fed and exposed to all the inclemencies of the weather. they would await Feofar’s pleasure. If the MINI I'( d and \' ed. ind (“UH It uil issuing from a itc sticks artistical- ltcd the high rank icfs. Then in the 11 thousand of the HQ!) had been car- IR U or beyond - a time at d 1101 131” \\ Khan's tent. to Impertnrbnbio as usual. agaretr to plied coldly to the deference paid :1! him. He won pininiy dressed. but “2111 a sort of impndent bravado be S Wore the uniform of 1 Russian officer. Due 15 rosy. {3.15;} Of life and lilugum‘ pale, weak and dull. second flab out before feeding ma} Children IDSI 82'3”} IS Sickly Children 1";1‘;;.‘; " 331 feeding. T'Ecy (1(‘32‘1.t“{a.. ficir oats”. Scott’s 13111111>i<~31 (dds just the right richness to their diet. It is like grain to the horse. The Child gets new appetite and strong digestion. The event so much wished for by 30‘ livet and Blouut. so much dreaded by Michael. occurred on the morning 0‘ the 12th of August. At the first flourish of the trumpets several omcers of high rank. followed by a brilliant escort of Usbeck horse‘ men. moved to the front of the ca ml) to receive Ivan Ozarefl. Arrived in his presence. they paid him the greatest respect and invnted him to accompany them to F00“? “He will come. He will not fail to do that. He must Join the emir. Sibeo ria is cut in two now, and very certain- ly Feotar’s army is only waiting for him to advance on Irkutsk." “And. once free, What shall we do?" “Once free, we will continue our campaign and follow the Tartars until the time comes when we can make out way into the Russian camp. We 1110“ not the no the game. No, indeed; We ha_ve only Just begun." On that day the trumpets sounded' the drums heat. the cannon roared. A huge cloud of dust swept along the road from Knlyvan. Ivan Ognrefl. 101' lowed by several thousand men. made hle entry Into the Tartar cam!» grass-fed In appetite and strong (11 Si slum. SCOtt’S ElfiUlSlOll its lilore than food. It is a strong medicine. It rouses up dull children, puts new flesh on thin ones and red blood into pale ones. It makes Children grow. Scott’s Emulsion makes ordi- râ€"jnal‘y food do its % dutv. “Now let us talk of what we ought to do. I assure you I have no intention of remaining a prisoner to these Tsr- tars for an indefinite time." “Nor I either." “We will escape on the first oppor- tunity?” “Yes. it there is no other way of re- gaining our liberty." “Certainly. We are not belligerents: we are neutral. and we will claim our freedom." “From that brute ot a Feotar-Khan?" “No; he would not understand." an- swered Jollvet; “but from his lieuten- ant, Ivan Ogarefl." “He is a villain." “No doubt. but the villain is a Rus- sian. He knows that it does not do to trifle with the rights of men, and he has no interest to retain us. On the contrary. But to ask a favor or that gentleman does not quite suit my taste." “But that gentleman is not in (.119 camp. or at least I have not seen mm here," observed Blount. oats”? And on this affirmation Alcido. tear~ lag his handkerchief. made lint of one piece. bandages of the other. took some water from a well dug in the middle of the inclosure. bathed the wound. which happily was not serious. and skillfully placed the wet rag on Harry Blount’s shoulder. '“All Frenchmen are something of doctors.” “I thank you. M. Joiivet," said Har- ry. stretching himself on a bed of dry leaves which his companion had ar- ranged tor him in the shade of a birch “Do you know of any other?" asked Blount. looking at his companion. tor? “But these dressings?” asked Blnum. “I will make them for you myself.” “Then you are something of a doc- Does yo 9" I'm 3: com.) he This pictxtr: re] the Trade Mark of Emulsion and is wrapper of ewry In Send for (rec sampic TORONTO CANADA soc and $1. a}! druggials. ircn need szcia 3y don't“fc<_-1131ci 5 E:nu!sion add richness to thci SCOTT 130W .\' presents the WE “WW...“RUNW! WV ”mason! momma IN.“ m «oust. autumn m: DURHAM, ONT. 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