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WEEKLY SHORT STORY
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THE iiorsi: ok nit t: a as.
v
11} Annie 11 en rich sea.
A torpedo, burled wit'h the full foie?
of a round, tanned arm, struck tltel
elephant's die and exploded. A show?
er of torpedoes followed the first one.
A do/.? a youag limn and women push
rough tin' crowd at the curb to
hurl their noisy missiles at
it animal. Urn star at-,
tion of the circus parade. j<
lias way along th?- street undisturbed
by tin- bombardmerit. ,
Th? gir] who had thrown the first
t?rpido was leading the bomburdei a.
kajfev crowd on tli?' sidewalk was laugh
jp 'K and cheering. The pranks of the
residents of the summer colony oi
Lakeinooi. vv<'ie the chief joy of the
p?<rmanent inhabitants of the ril
The leader of tlic orpedo throt
ran down the street crushing her
siles against **h? uneoncerne?! ?-lep'iiant.
A torpedo Hew from her hand and
o\p!od?4d at the feet of a man stand
ing at tin- eng? of the sidewalk.
The girl turned to see where her
torpedo had struck. The man was
looking at her with amusement and
cariosity. lh'r merry face sobered.
The box of torpedoes In her hand i
ped to tin' ground. One of the men
fgrju h'T party picked it up and handed
|vlt to her. Hut she snook her bead,
turned from the bombarded elephant
and the man watching her from the
sidewalk and disappeared in the crowd.
At one of the summer cottages Grace
IrejT m?'t Ralph Norman.
"We have seen each other before,"
Norman nmiarked.
"Indeed?" .Miss Audrey's brows ?
elevate;!. Thar? was a supercilious
note in 'her voice.
"I saw you circus day at the pa?
rad?-. "
"Is it possible?" she asked, indiffer?
ently.
Two weeks later Ralph Norman was
?w I i" Lakomoore at ?he summer ho
9 '
All morning he and Grace Andrej
had been sailing i ti her boat. Norman,
who had been sitting in the stern <<i"
the boat, left his s?>at to adjust (the
sail. A sudden puff of wind struck
the sail. The boat tipped far over and ?
Norman was in the water.
(?rare ?Hilled down the sail and the!
boat stopped. lint Norman was not I
swimming. Ones b ?rose to the sur-i
face. Then he sank again. Grace '
caught up the oars ami rowed the boat
toward him. As he rose a second time
she saw that his oyes were OlOSi
She jumped into the water, caught
?, him by the collar of his coat and drew
him to the boat. With one hand sh?>
hedl his head above the water, with
the other she clung to the boat. Peo?
ple on the shore 'had seen the a? < i
dent\ and several boats were coming
toward them.
A nhour lat?>r Grace and Norman
sat on the beach at Lslkamoore, They
wore dry clothes, and Norman's head,
which had besg struck as ho fell from
the boat, was bandaged.
"You will have to marry me," Nor?
man said decidedly. When a woman
saves a man's life she always marries
him. H've Iov?d you slates the first
time 1 saw you. You weer throwing
torpedoes at an elephant and?"
"And you loved DM because I was
acting lik?> a spoiled tomboy." The
girl's face WSS white; her hands were
l clenched. "1 shall never marry you.
i'ii ase? please don't sp? ak to me I
of your love for me. I can't stand it.
I won't listen.**
That afternoon Grace Audrey walk
ad through the streets of stimme!
homes, past the rillagea and out Into
the country. A mile from the village
came to a house which stood back !
from the road. It was a large, ramb- '
ling'house, with wide reiandas. Vines!
grew over the verandas and :
climbed to the wondows. Majestic old j
I spr.-ad their great branches over
the house and made a thick shade on
the green lawn. There was no sign
of human life about the pi*
Grace sat down on an old buch In
a (orner of th?1 veranda. LtOUg, goldr
en lances thrown by the setting sun
lay across th?' lawn Occasionally a
bird's bedtime chirp broke the silence.
"Grace, what brings FOU here?"
Ralph Norman stood beside tin
randa.
"What brings you?" she retorted.
"This house it empty. No one iives
here. I came here because?.be?
cause?"
He drew himself over the railing
and sat down near her. "Tell me,
Grace, why you the here. Give m
real reason."
Apple Barrels
I have started a barrel factor at
Wayneaboro, VU-, with a daily capa?
city of 2.0O0 barrels, and am in a posi?
tion to offer No. 1 and No. 2 Apple
Hart?is at very low prices.
I also make Knoek-Down Barrels
that any good-Size boy -an put up;
no cooper's tools or beater needed.
Prom;.-4 thipments mode.
5 i:<>\ MILLER*
Waynesboro, Va.
A Good
Paint
Will improve the appear?
ance of your house and
?.1bo preserve it.
W. S. Tanner
Paint Co.
1303 E. MAIN STREET,
Maker* of Good Paints.
BICHMONO, t ? TA.
St. Mary's Academy
ALEXANDRIA, TA.
A Hoarding School for Girls that of?
fers exceptional advantages in En?
glish, art, music and commercial
courses at loaest possible rates. Thir?
ty mdnutes by trolley from Washing?
ton. For catalogue, address
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS.
"1 came here," ah? said slowly, "be?
cause this is my 'house of dreams. 1
have m ver known a real honie. 1
have always lived with my guardian.
iinily cares nothing for home
W? all liavo plenty of money. We
travel, lire la hotels, stay in the big
house lu the city for a few months.
1 a few weeks at bis cottage here.
' I have always wanted ?a quiet, do
i rid a lioiu?1 built on tin
old rash ion cd id?-als and faiths. This
house seemed to me a perfect p
for a honte. It is a 'house in which J
think aeople have- been happy, u
wontea have beua ma] hotaaniakii
o nun have found lov?.- and .
pathy and peace. I do not know who
lived here or Who owns it now. I
some lure ?omtlltmtlO liccause ol
dreama have il roam nil bare or what
a rea i li?me could be.
"The kind of home you would ex?
pect me to make for you i.s nol
home of my dreama. You fell In lore
With me?" tue toara choked her a
?"because 1 teemed to you a tomboy,
a happy hoyden. 1 cared for you
lirst lime saw you. You had tin- fine,
Strong jaw of a worth-while man, ami
Of a rery kind one. I was
aahamed to appear to you as a hoyden.
I thought you were Un- man to hyV
a different sort of woman, the Irin-,
womanly kind thai I wanted to be.
1 want to be a woman that a man
love for her womanliness, in whom be
will Bad the bes tattributes of a ta
heart, wife and home maker. You love
a superficial, frivolous person. You
would expect her Lo remain what
is now. When ?nilled you out of th<>
water this morning you added grati
tude to the small amount of love you
had for me and found that you had a
rerun;: sufliciently strong to justify
marriage. Of course, i refuted you.
You love a hoyden, when n wish you
to love a better woman. The life you
offer me is one I tiave always had,
and not the one I have always hoped
for."
"And did you know, my little hoy?
den, that when I saw a merry tomboy.
1 also saw a true, gentle girl, one with
all a woman's best attributes? I did
not fall in love with you because you
were a tomboy, nor ask you to marry
nu- because you pulled me out ol
lake. I fell in love with you beoauae
I realized what sort of a girl you ate.
bed you to marry me because !l
wanted you in my house of dreama.
This is my liouse, my old home. I
came to l.akemonre to see if the old
house needed repairs. I saw you and
I could not go away, it is our house
of dreams, and the dreams shall all
come true?they shall come true for
both of us.''
IF YOU HAVE^-^niaHgte*
no appetite, latflsestlo*. i I ? :'? - .-?? si-*
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TAFT GREETEoIy
PEWNSYLVAN1ANS
ALTOOXA, PA.? Special.?-Th?' Wel?
come "i the stau- of Pennsylvania was
extended to President 'l'ait by Governor
Tenor and his staff when the
nation's chiel executive arrived at
A. II. to participate in the semi-cen?
tennial celebration of the loyal war
Governors' conference held here during
econd > i ar of t be ?'?vil w
Tin- President reviewed a !.
niiln .?i.- in the morning after s
tour of the city in an automobile. Hla
i ;? tii?ii was must cordial and cl
everywhei ? I his appearance.
Tin' sub8c?iuent program called for
luncheon In the parlor of the i i
House, where t h?> historic conference
was held fifty yeara ago and an ad?
dress l>> the President In a tent erected
for that l?ui i
Ilain i M tin- Prealdent since
leavli rly and today he s;it in a
light drizzle while hla automobile
ploughed through the street In nein-;
about the city.
WINCHESTER VOTES "DRY"
WHILE WOMEN FOLK PRAY
WINCHESTER, VA.? Special.? .
WInchtoter voted its?-it* "dry" yester?
day by a large majority, while the
heavena fairly poured rain all during
the day. The total \ot?' cast was 749,
and the majority registered In favor
of tin- "dr. s" was i It.
The women ?>t the town held prayer
services while the mi n went to the
p?>lls.
MEXICO (ITY.? Si-eeinl.?The
C?amber of Deputies granted
penalaalaa io PreaMcai Madera ta
aewaclate n laaa af sio.ihsi.ooo t<>
>ijii.ii? out rcvalt ii Mea lea.
Gaatava Madera, iirinhrr of the
Pre aide at mnl ?-iiuiniiHii ?if Hk* Mnr
Flaaaee Caaaaaitteat aaaalaaaaalr
? epaitcd in tavav of (Ik- imm ami
the ?i|i|>?iNiti<in aras aaaate ta rail)
<'ii<Mi_.ii vates (o defeat the ?<>*.
?tiiiik-ii i.
taCTCe A ?'??.. of \?*v- ?ork, will
negotiate I lie Iohii.
Ocaeial aarallar him left ihe gav
??riinu'iii's aervfee mnl <-?si IiIm lot
with th?* revalatloaUita. Il?- kaa a
liirr.?- follotvloK.
WKITM4N TO BACK
SCHEPPS' TESTIMONY
?BW YOKK. Special_District
Attorney charles s. Whit?inn re?
turned from Hot Springs, Ark.,
today, accompanied by Mm Whit?
man and Assistant District Attor?
ney Rohen Rubin.
Sir, Whitman was elated at the
result of bis trip, ami declared
the testimony Of Sam Srliepps.
chief witness against Lieutenant
Charles Becker, the police offi?
cial Indicted for Ha- murder of
Herman Roeenttial, had been cor?
roborated la every patftrular by
li\?' ?vltncsses.
??Tin* people's ?as?- against Lieu?
tenant Becker lias been strength?
ened loo per <?nt. i?y my trip to
Hot Springs," said the dtetrld at?
torney.
"Th?- teatinoony of Bchepps has
Im'?-ii corroborated by mono Hum
ii*?- wiiii?ss?-s whom I personally
qneatloned. I beUeve Schepps
from the beginning to Hie end,
and I am confluent that Ids testi?
mony at Bnc?er*a irial cannot Ik*
broken by Becker*? lawyers in any
way.
??i in- Slate ?s r?-ady to _<> ahead
with th?- trial, and nothing hut
mi unusual decision by a Supreme
Court justl.e ?an stop Hi?* trial
from beginning OB Hi?- date tat.
"If application is made for a
new commission I shall light it-*
appoint?teat to the end. ami shall
us?- my every endeavor i<> defeat
-ii? Ii action. I think It would he
deferring Justice to permit it. Hut
I do not think it possible for
Beckert lawyers to obtain a new
commission."
It also take;-i aa artist to draw a
good hand in the game of matrimony.
i?Staunton Leader.
WILL GIVE LEG TO
SAVE GIRL'S LIFE
M:\\MI OFFERS CRIPPLED LIMB.
not tor w II.L VMI'l r \ 11 i i
rOB SMN OK MM IM.
IP'.VGO. I Id,. - Special. William
i. i ?.ais ?l no. i n?w?boy, la
awaiting .?1 l>r. J. A
us crippled '
?a iputat? ?! so that the ?if?' <?r I
I Miiith may be preserved by skin
th, by selling pap?
in kimw o t' .. body in
"Nu." he don't know tin
i"H what that j
? ? 1 beard that
of skin grafted onto her body would
lut- Ufo; otheTwiM she would
die.
? sine?, i ?ras s small child i m
hav? walked on my left leg. i
use it a gn at deal, though, In
around. 1 f I bad only
ompelled t?> us? tun crutch?
led around.
? i\ way, i could ? i v then,
for If th? i would on 1}
to buy on? Shu?."
Miss Smith will i to th?
Gary Genera] Hospital tomorrou
was said, to prepare for the op?rai
when Dr. Cralg returns. She i
in bed four weeks with her body
-? ?if burns. She was riding 0
motorcycle with her fiancee, "i.
Roberta, when the gasoline tank ?>n
which she was sitting exploded,
nltlng her clothing.
Rugh heard ?d th? need ?>f skin
ting, "?'ant you use the
this leg '" he aakod.
The doctor : dmittcd that lie could,
but said that tO take th? amount
sary would endanger his life.
"Well, ?-ut the leg off." said i:
"I can't use it. anyvva
twine it around a crul
THINKS MC??ELEY
WAS MURDERED
I'ltll'MIS OF MIIITAin *.|\\ no NOT
III :i.i i-:\ I : HE COMMITTED
Bl ICIDB.
BOSTON, MASS.? Special.
Prank a. m< :? e promlnenl :
tary officer of Albany, N. v.. who
! dead In a West End hot? . <
victim <>t murder and nol a auleldi
?-ordlng to frlenda wl I In Boa
ton today, and took un the Invest
tton.
Major McNeely, who v\ tant
general <>f the Third l'.rlc,.-i fork
National Guarda, was one of
known military men in the Empire
State.
lie was found dead in a room in the
Hotel Thorndyke, 76 Green Street The
wlndOwa of the room wer? closed and
cms was flowing from an open
Suicide was at tirst declared to be
us?- of death.
"In St. LouiS a f?-vv years SgO,4' said
a Kansas City man. "I took a dignified
tishman to his first ball game.
Big, c.?M>,i naturod Robinson was
aine;. behind him and mar us
a youth of about twelve was delivering
a choice variety of rooting from thi*
grandstand, to (he evident pusslement
of ray companion. "Good boy. Rob
by!" was a frequent cry of the young
ster.
,4Restralnlng his curiosity for a
time, finally on Inquiry the Briton
learned that probably no acquaintance
Ited between the catcher and the
lad. 'Hear me!' lie ejaculated, 'what
assurance for that small boy to ad?
dress that large gentleman so famil?
iarly!'
"Shortly afterward the players sur
rounded the umpire, gesticulating an?
grily In dlapute over o decision.
"'What is it." the visitor asked.
" 'They'r?- kicking at the umpire,' i
explained.
" 'Fancy that!' said he, 'but, don't
you know, i luv?- not seen a man lift
his foot.' "?Kansas t'ity E
ARRESfmslS
PETTY THIEVES
WASHINGTON, II. t.? Special.
Two girls, each sixteen years old,
pretty and vv?dl dressed, were ar?
rested Monday by ?Central Office
Detectives iiowiott and Pratt
charged with having stolen si\
rings from C, l-\ Karr, a Jeweler.
The pair described themselves as
Lottie l.ochl and Helen Wood?
ward.
When taken before las**?ector
Hoardinaii at hea?l<i?iaricr>. the
police say, they ronfessed between
sobs thai they had paid a half
dosea visits together t?> the store
and walked out each time with a
ring? The six stolen rings ans
valued at a little more than $100.
I aili wore on?? ring when arrest -
???I. Three others were recovered
from pawnshops. Tiny ??odd not
necollect what disposition tbej
hud made of the sixth.
The ?iiris were taken to the
house of detention for action bj
the Juvenile Court. Their parents
were notihed of their predica?
nient, ami they were soon re?
leased, however, on ??"><? bond m
appear befone ?linlg?' Del.a? v. The
methods employed to obtain the
rings are those known to the po?
lice as "pennyweight" thefts.
"Pennyweight" thieves enter a
store together and a^k to bo
shown some rings. While examin?
ing theaa they deftly palm them,
on?' at a time, and hand hack to
the person behind the counter
?heap duplicates, ?escaping before
ticte? lion. The ?lele? lives say the
girls were clever at the trick. At
the Jeweler's ?i was said a young
woman waited <m the accused sis
times before they were suspect<ed.
Their visits began a month auo.
i..ub time after Inspecting s tray
I'nl of rin^s they walked out with
one, the police say. Their last
visit took place Saturday. After
they had departed the proprietor
became suspicious and Inspected
his stock, rinding six cheap rings
in his trays, he Mtispc? toil these
girls and furnished an accurate
desei?ption of the pair. Helen
Wooilvvard was arreste?! in a th?'
nter mu? the otlker <?n F Street,
near Thirteenth, a few minutes
later. A ?raving for jewels was;
blamed by both girls for their
troubles. The most valuable ring,
worth .Sit?, is still missing.
GLOB?SHADO?S
THIS CDNVENT10N
WASHINGTON. D Special.
A .special to the Post from Saratoga.
\ N ., under date of the ZSd s.i\s:
If the "anboased'' convention,
as Wil?iam Barnes, Jr., calls it,
with a gixal ?leal Of emphasis,
Which will open here W ?'ihicsibiv,
is as imsatisiaetoi v as the pre?
liminaries ?if Tuesday lias been,
th<? delegates win be .veiling their
heads off for a Ixiss In-fore it Is
fairly Started. lh'lc^ates. little
Ixisses and ire-oil-si/eil Ixisses are
running around in circles tonight,
not Otae of them knowing who
tin? nomine?' for tiovi-rnor will be
or what the platform will say.
There Is a gloom about th?' roii
veniion that is fUvesgS to Itepuh
Ib'un < ?invention'-. If Hut?' has
Ixmmi a ehe?rr for any on?' h?'r<?
the man (nho gare It went
NATURE'S SIGNALS.
The first Indication of kidney dis?
ease is often backache. Then comes
pain in the hips and aldea, lameness,
Tvrry ricrur* _Ufe *oreness and url
r*,u 4 stofT-yf^ 0_ry trouble.
These are na?
ture's signals for
help. Use Doan's
Kidney Pilla At
the ?rst sign.
.Mrs. Benjamin
Martyn, Waterloo
St., Warrenton,
Va., says: "I waa
afflicted with kid?
ney trouble and
feared It Wwuld
prove fatal. My
doctor finally a<_
a trial of Doan's Kidney Pills.
I found that they live up to every
claim made for them. I waa ben
hted In every way."
Mr . Martyn is only one of the many
thousands that endors? Doan's Kidney
Pills. If your back aches?if your
kldaaya bother you, don't simply ask
ror a kidney remedy, ask distinctly
for Dana's Kidney Pills, the same that
-Mrs. Martyn had.
We. all stores. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y., Props. "When Your
Back Is Lame-P.emernber the name."
?>ut-i?i?- or the teapot atina limit-,
lor no one has heard it.
Tin- antl-notae society could
?ii\?* its unqualified approval of
the assemblage. No one knows
who will be on the ticket, and
outside of themaehrea no one
seems to rare. \0 man bus riecn
round who win venture a nuc-s
as to what tin* platform will de
??lar?'.
There bave lM"*n tlin?*s this
evening when the boom for .iani?*s
W. Wad-worth, Jr.. looked Ilk?*
the real thing? ?nil t?-n minuits
later th?* word would go around
thai he would not do at all. and
that Senator Ham y i?, fllnnaa
would be named to catch the \<>te
of the Hughe* Republicans, la
that way every candidat?-, cither
active or a dark hor-?-. has been
named, ?-nd ih?* wisi? ones lui\e
unit _,iii*--iiiir.
THINK HARNES BAS SLATB,
Mr. Barnes muy or may not
know, bttt t gOOU many of I'm
delegates believe In* has ? slate in
his in-ill?- pocket that be urlO
pull out at tin- proper time. There
i- th?- same old line ?>r littb
bosses going to th?- hcnd<pinrt<
of Mr. Barnes and having their
s??-r?t conf?re ucea in th?? mmne o?d
way, ami they hnve gone away
with that same old air of niysti
Tin any one of ineni down an?!
he will say Ik- d?*-s n??t know what
the program is, and be is probably
telling th?- truth.
There has beca n good ?leal of
talk daring th?* ?lay about th<*
nomination <>i <>-<-ar S. strau-.
Fredi-rick M. Wilson. <?r N.-w
burgh, telegraphed Mr. Straus,
asking him ir he would n?-?*ept
ih?? Republican nomination, or if
it would depend u|K>n th?* plat?
form adopted. Be r?s'?>iv?*?i t?>
night this reply:
?i appeal to the people of ail
panic- 10 -:i\?' in?* tlielr support
ii|>on my pu hile r<*cord. ami tin*
covonnnta in my platform with
the people ??r tin- Empire State."
Th?' ?inly tiling that si-ems <--r
t.iiii about till- ?on-, eniioii is that
Mr. Straus will not Im* nominal?'?!.
\ good many Itepuliliians hit?*r
preted ids telegram aa meaning
that those who \?>t?-I for him
would have to accent the Hull
Moo-?- platform, ami tin- delegates
hen? will not ?lo that.
There has been more ?ir lent
talk today about District Attor
aey Whitman. Many of tin- dele?
gates from up th?' State are for
him. ?hi th?? tneory that In* would
In- strong in New York cily. Be
has been the suhj?-<-t of many of
ih?- secret conferences in Mr.
Barnes* luiadqua tic i a ami it wat
-aid last night that he liad bean
practically eliminated from con?
sideration. The New York d?-l?*
gates have told Hie !?-aders that
.Mr. Whitman had his work cut
out for him in NVw York, and if
lie succeeded in th?- ta.-k be had
before Idm he could have almost
any office be n-k?*d for.
CITY DELEGATION DIVIDED.
No ?me knows what the New
York county delegations will do.
Two ?if the dlatricta am- pledged
to .Mr. Bennet and one to Mr.
Heiliges, if it i- decided that th?'
nomination should go to a city
man. tin- greater pail of lb?' dele?
gation will g?> i?i .Mr. Hedgea u
the nomination goes up the state,
Mr. Wad-worili is likely to fiel
tin- majority of Hie ?h-h-irau-s.
senator Elihu Root arri\?*d last
iiiulit. and the ?h'leirntes will be
guided laqgely by what he sa>-.
il?- is being picked by the atore
thoughtful delegates at the man
who will he able to tind out
whether Mr. Harnes is leaving the
convention "unbosscd." The up?
state delegates bata a p:?*?>?i deal
of confidence that aa man at this
convention will ?ii\?* tin? senator
from New Y?>rk a political gold
hri?'k.
EXECUTE ORflZCO
IF HE 18 CAPTUBEB
MEXICO CITY.- Special. -
Mexican federal troops have ??\er
wlieliiiiiisjy defeated the main
force of the rebelt in lb?' State
of Guerrero. Th?- battle waa
fought at Tiangulstengo and, ac?
cording io advices received here
today, more than _o?> rebeb? were
killed ami wounded.
The t?"vtil?' strike la the Slai?
of Mexico i- dally becoanlag mon
serious. Two large mills lia\?'
been burned.
The failure ?>f General Oroaco
to accept Immediately the offer
m' aaiaeslj made Wedaetaay re
taltei in its cancellation
ami hi- will Im* tried as a traitor
and executed, if captured?
The amnesty, however, will Ih*
granted to his foUowera if ihej
will desert him.
CONDITIONS IMl'lKd id,
V \SH!\(MO>, I?. t. Special
Reports to the state and War
i>ep:ii iiiK'iits from Northern and
Central Mexico today Indicated
that conditions In the republic
?ire much Improved, ami that the
rebels, defeated In three ptaoea
by ih?> federal tr?M?ps. had broken
up into small bands and ar?- drift?
ing southward toward Chihuahua.
A dispatch from llermisillo t?i
day reported that the hand of
rebels led by Escob?se has been
defeated ?!??< 'isively and that th?*
Insurrectos bava tenttered in
every direction.
Maty ought to have a lamb.
Not just alone i?*r looks;
Bui to follow her to school each day,
And help her carry books.
?Vanee, in Staunton Leader.
After txamtning the palm of Wood
row Wilson's hand the fortune teller
?aid: "Toa aro seing to change your
boma. About next March you will
move into a large, white house."?
Farmville Herald.
ARKANSAS KB?DY
FOR INLAND CANAL
was reai.'
"The people of Little Rock and
Arkansas have participated in
?a movement which promises *?
from an the
> bitants of :
'While y be von
i id by some ? h .
sid*.- in a general
s of trat
ful stun \ ho un
illxation, that without transportation
there could not exist any portion o?
it is now our modern civilization,
f my meaning may be
prehended.
give form to thi? philosophy
this asm the? slo?
gans that river regulation i? rate
tion f?>r transportation,
truth, self-evident, then naturally fol?
low?, that rtvei ?on is price
dation. Thus we reach the very
depths of the problem now stirring
ihe best thought of the < ntire civilized
world, the cost of live
; ve already
told us that it is saaily possible to se?
cure a prelimir h from the
I^ikes to the Gulf of at least four?
teen feet, and our consulting chiiineer.
Ivy-man K. Cooley. says a twenty-four
foot channel can be had from the >
of the ? to the Gulf of
If? xico, 3,300 miles, for less than the
nal.
"It is essentially titting, now that
the Panama Canal is being compl
that the eyes of the people of this
country be focussed on the Lakes-to
the-Gulf deep waterway project. In
I, I dc? not believe that the Pan?
ama Canal will be of that benefit to
th.- people Of the United States th**
its cost would indicate uni deep
v project is successfully and I
quickly completed."
REOPEN KINNAN CASE
AGAINST GIBSON
HEW TOKKr? Special_A quiet
Investigation condacted rince the
charge of murder waa lodged
against Attorney Barton w. Gib
aoa in connection with th?' death
<?f Downtees S?aba hat resulted In
a decWon to i?*oih*ii the charge
mail?* against him uhrn Mr-.
All?-?* C I). Kiiman wa- niur
?l?-r?*il in 1907.
Glhaoa was charged with ber
death, bnl -?-<-ur?-d In- release on
a writ of habeas c?>rpiis. Th?? In
-i.iiion ha- been conducted by
Dr. l{?dn>rt P. McDonald, a f?>r
iiu-r eornner of th?* Bronx, who
committed idbson to the Tonaba
for Mrs. Kiiuian's ?halb.
Dr. McDonald has already
??nll?*?l r?*niarK ?.ble facts in th?*
eaae to the a? mlon of the local
District Anon. I'm office ami will
consult with Distri?-t Attonu-y
Rogera, or onm-.?* county.
Mrs. Kinnaii was killi-il on the
poreb of lier boni?* In tin- Bronx
ami Gibson was held hy the ?*or*o
n?'r. a witness at tin- i-oromrs
bearing having teetifled that the
dying woman mis|M*<i: The law
yer stru?-k me." She was killed
with a piece of pine. After tare
ral hearings Gibson was r?-i<*as?*<i.
Dr. McDonald today revealed
for tin- fir-t time th?' fact that
Gibson is alleged to have threat?
ened I ?I m with viole ace and that
he beUevea Gibson responsible
for a vicious attack which wat
mad?- upon him one night in tin
dark.
McDonald said: "Ail through
tin- inuneei I was threatened by
Gibson, and then, one night right
after he was released from the
Tombs, to which l had commit?
ted bim in rtaiMisjutntci of the
verdict ??f the jury. I got word
that Gibson was carrying a re?
volver, which be told a woman
friend wa- for mr.
" -This.' he said, displaying the
gun. *is for McDonald* applying
to m?* a foul name Tiir<-<- nights
after (bat i received a call to a
place up in Villa Avenue. ' has?
tened up there only to find that
there was an such aunaber and
that T bad been tricked, on my
way back I wa- held up. ami only
tin? fact that I bad put a rriolicr
in my ?xieket when I lu'iir?! that
Gfbaou was after in?* sin ed nu*
from serious barm."
LAND PATENTS
ARE GRANTED
THOUGH Till: HIST TRACTS ARE
TAKEN, THERE is s I'll.I, DE?
MAND POR HOMESTEADS.
WASHINGTON, D. (\? Special.?A
total of |4,S?i,f88.sI acres pf publie
and Indian lands were opened to tat?
tlers by original entries during the
?1 year, ended June 30. Itll, ac?
cording to :. ? ut of the United
States land office
During the .same period patents
Wer?' issued by the laml Office of 10,
17."' aeres, giving tin* landholders
: tito- t<t the properties.
Despite tin- fact that horn
tracta are steadily growing less suit?
able for cultivation, the
shows that over ?.ill,?58 acrei
publie lands v er?- patented under th?
homestead law.
The total receipts of the lat.
for th? '..;.--t fiscal year were $9.
973. 04 s ; expenditures and estimated
liabilities, ?3.573.t>9_.SS. leaving a net
surplus of $5,388,355.1-.
Woman's Department
ins \i?i.
Of all the ins; organize?!
In the city of
whl? h is pr??
???ral
tion
ms i'hrii<t?an As
hardly ? .?t the
- it.
k the
lis cordially
i
?
i
. may i
:oall sum will t..
?th, an?l it is hoped that I
Of ltichmond will gi
patronage ami lu ?
' ' I
hat the
led com fortab
and other articles of furniti
1 all ?
tiy appi ?
will ph. r
fice of i
?ei.ition. corner ?>;' Fifth and?:
the artl?
promptly.
M<wh's of th?' .Moment.
? The evening frock of the con
?n is to be simple in line, rather
of the clinging kind than th?
and pannlered ?!?
The tunic r?-:
and there will be many rm
Ing am! draped
made of diaph.in.? ta chiffons, plain
ami ?mbroiden Id and silver.
Chiffon shot With gold <ir silver is]
among the love! tor
gowns.
Jn Paris tl
bine have little coll ? ?
of while satin.
mmer ermine, ;- sa the
iy usually seen, is much in \.
just t
Nothing: Is smarter for a young
girl's school frock than .
? with removable cuffs an?
l.ath.r belt.
Th?- sloping cutaway line , f the
its lind s in
ses in the slanting I
pliees and tUI
So better hat for outing or country
i be had than the ,4peantt"
or palm libre, trimmed with a Ro?
man or chiffon scarf.
are on nainsook
lines, some having the belted back
and adjustable collar. Some recent
models ?ire only seven-eights long.
Tlie newest silk hosiery has th?
feet ?>f Bsh scales when drawn ?-n the
foot. When black, these stockings are
worn over thin white silk stockings,
and ; sa.
Some of the richest of new French
wollen materials are threaded with
gold and silver. Kven printed tioral
gaUSSS have silver and gold threaded
grounds.
Autumn Coats.
Longer coats for the late autumn
and early winter are cut higher at
the neck, but linished Hat. Collars
and reV?rs certainly are in the way
When a huge fur stole is worn, ami
for the pressent there ar?- attractive
arrangements of lawn and lace. Wi
of the overall type are cut with ki?
mono Sleeves, and those in blue -?
much f?at black braid and many
buttons, ami th?- same touches of
color at n.i-k ai I <ui the
istume. shot taffeta is a fa?
vorite lining for the serge cloak, but
crimson or dark blue surah is
I much used.
Kiti-heiietl?--.
To remove rust from white clothing
or linen, squeese the juice of a binon
?m the spot, covering with salt, and
out in the sun.
n.. away with papers on pantry
Put two coats of wl
and last a coat of enamel. The ?
is inviting ami cleanly.
When a box -f serdlnes is opened it
ild be drained of all oil and then
th.- little flab turned out and sprinkled
with lemon juice.
If the kettles and pans are washed
while hot, much labor is saved.
Wind wrapping twine into balls
when taken from parcels. It is an
eaay way to dispos? of it and it will
:.il in many ways.
Rub b?tirons over waxed paper be?
fore selling them away and they Will
k< <>p bright and smooth,
skimmed milk. This treatment is al?
most as beneficial to ihe cloth .
COat of varnish.
A wry neat way to do up la?C? cur?
tains is to wash them in gasoline. In?
stead of in the ordinary way. Four
gallons will wash five pair. Hang ?nil
in the air for a while, ami the cur?
tains will h>ok like new.
It is often found difficult to >
every grain is ?Iry ano sep
arate. The following method should
be trb'd.
!?d rice must always be lightly
handled. It should not be stirred with
a fork or spoon.
Having washed a breakfast cupful
of rie?' in several waters, throw it
Into a large saucepan full of col?
water. r.ring it gently to the boil,
then c?vok it for a Quarter of an hour.
when ?t should be perfectly tender
and each grain be distinct. Pour ?t
into a ! 1 h t it drain
in front of the fire. Should it not be
quite dry spread t!. ? a dish
ami stand it in the oven, with the
r open, for a short time.
I if t ixneled saucepan
placed in a pan of water and allowed
to come to a boll, they will last much
longer without cracking or bun
than if th?-- : raighl ;: ? aj .
MKCirrca,
Stf-fimr-d Urawg Tfg*??i?.l
Take one-half
hot mi :
?
i ?
?'.. table
I'utir the hot
?
mola I the ho
ths, thee.
r and salt.
thn
?
Oraasre Mnrntnlntle.
n d one
in be
. n t II
< IhkiiIiUi- liitlc?-.
Stir until II
? I
from
for
?
Th? half inch
Tomato Jell> .
of tot
of onion
noon ful of butter.
e hour in a half
?
and
nil i it on
with
?
- with any mi
The South and tlw Candidat?
more i being
' airman Underwood
should hall from SO far South and
une
from the I is believed he would
have hie.?Washington
ringfleld Republican.
trary, it Is ? matter of
gratulation, not the
foremost statesman in th.- House of
? i!p ? s hails from the South.
it li --.ore satisfying that not
he, but other men of Sont?
birth are reckoned available cindi'
dates for the presidency. The thought
Ing s Southern man because
of 1 nmrnt would never cross
our enlightened Bprlng
ry. And yet we may
not question the accura?cy of the state?
ment of its tatlve in Wash?
ington.
Such expressions as he quotes are
heard in the F capital, fre?
quently in the South, rarely in the
North, never practically in the West.
They have no basis in fact as apt
to availability. They are utl
carelessly from force of habit The
truth, as we declared last week, is
that Southern birth would be
of strength, not of weakn?-ss. to ? can?
didate. If evidence be r- wit?
ness tin universal approbation of the
ointment of s Conf?sderate veteran
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
?Harper's Weekly.
The Auto Hobo.
?What's the trouble?44
"Tin re's s tramp al the ?loor with
a rick mobile. Wants to know
if we ' ? <d' tires."
All the N?us.
Mrs. BlnkS ? How ?b> you like hav?
ing Ml Ippe as your neighbor?
Mrs. Jinks?Well, it saves the ne
ty of buying- a daily pa]
; says he ?iocs not want to
be a kimr. The ace of trumps is prob?
ably what he pro!. :
r-Dlspatch.
KELLOGC SWITCHBOARD & SUPPLY CO.
8awS?SS
WANTED
II \l> DEBTS TO t ?u.i.i.? i.
la all of the world?25
v ctlon, no
i cha: enta wanted everywhere to
; help us I n spare time.
i . U. PALMORK4! Il\l> DEBT Atil'.VCV
I t \. Mntb Mreet,
Bra Baa, UHU >I??M?, VA,
Irrt ta tew I?'.? ??*
Get worse and worse the longer vou let
n .?u*\ soreness
vv Ithout !?;. iiing. heal
.
its., or forward
? t of price bj s. B.
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