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THE WORST OF THE ARGUMENT

! Cheap Land Suited the Old Settler Better
i Than Col. Dick Expected.
i "The worst / was ever downed in an
argument" said Col. Dick Austin, OF
Piedmont, to the corridor man at the
| Southern, twas in southwestern Vir-
ginia. | was making speeches trying
! to induce the people to vote for county
subscriptions to the capital stock of a
proposed railroad. My first speech
was at Gladeville, and / pictured the
grandeur of the scenery, the salubrity
of the climate, the fertility of the val
leys and the immense depositstof iron
| and coal in the mountains. grew elo-
| quent and referred to it as the treasury
of the world, needing only the key of
| capital with which to unlock the
vaults and pour forth it's millions for
| the enrichment of mankind. l told
them that we wanted no subsidy or
donation, but only asked them to ex-
change the bonds of the county for
those of the railroad company, in
which we ourselves had sufficient
confidence to place our own money
and that of our friends.
eve wanted them to go into partner
ship with us, in order that we might
have their goodwill and cooperation.
If our millions made money their hum
dred thousand dollars would make
money. If we lost the county would
still be at no risk, for the increased
values would more than pay the bonds
at maturity. l sat down well pleased
with myself and the prospects for sue
cess at the polls, when, to my surprise,
a long, lanl, lean mountaineer, with
out coat, vest or shoes, arose from
front seat, and, depositing q quid of
tobacco on his chair for future refer
ence, began:
" Now, youn's all knows me, an I
knows youn's. We don't know this
city Teller He ses this air the treas
ury of the world, an reckon he's
right. What he wants is to be 'lected
secretary of the treasury. Railroads
is,all very we'll in city, but this hyar
amt no city. A hundred thousan' dol
lars! Hev to sell up every man in the
county to pay it. He SEES it won't in
crease taxes, for it will raise the price
O. land. Well, l hain't got all the LAM
want yet, and I've lived here fer for
ty var, an if they raise the price o.
lam in this hyar county thar amt a
man that kin ever git enough to buy
farm He had me, and left the towE |
next day. st. Louis Globe-Democrat
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lCopYR1GHr, 1894. ]

CHAPTER vIIL-CoNTrNUED
81 told you before" said Hendricks,
somewhat testify, ''that the purpose
and expense were not part of your con-
siderstion. What will it cost?"
'.Well, sir, suppose rude but solid
bracket road can be built on one wall
for shout six thousand dollars mile"
''Thats very nearly hundred thou
sand dollars for sixteen miles. Let us
say hundred and fifty thousand. Can
we put up an electric engine if it is
got in here by piecemeal and make
the trucks and cars if the iron work is
supplied?"
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, replied Laport.
''Then the railroad question is set
tied" said Hendricks. "Now the light
ing system. My idea is to run the fur
mace chimney through the roof where
the crust is not over ten feet thick and
carry it up at the end of the house we
are to build over the entrance. But
you will see what our difficulty is. We
want light to baild the road, and until
the road ia built we cannot get our
dynamo and engine into the cave, for
they must come in at the other end"
81 would s!ug gest temporary light
ing arrangement" said Laport. ''The
oifsculty of delivering most ofthe ma
asrial at this end can be overcome"
yves, but the difficulty of transpor-
tetion at this end cannot be overcome.
We have to haul our stuff from the
NEAREST railroad and that is only
poorly equipped branch. It is next to
impossible to pull the material over
Gas run until roads are made and we
have tire water almost at our door in
tha southwest.
''Ngvertheless it is impossible to get
Any Eeavy material through those pas
sagss ct present and it is not impossi-
bic 70 wheel here from the nearest
posst until your road is completed"
s'How long will it take to build the
rond?''
Laport laughed. at is question
OF supply of iron and number of work
men
every well, we have all winter.
will furnish you with gang of fifty
men. If the road is done by next May
shall be satisfied
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the wing, but noticed that the clerl
was examining me as if making com
| parison of my appearance with a de
scription in his mind. A hall boy was
sent up one fight to my room with me,
The Office is two hundred feet away
I told him was tired and was going
| Immediately to bed The moment he
! left me slipped down the stairs. Ii
| was ten o'clock. There was one
chance in hundred that the door OF
the lady's entrance was not locked.
The hall boy had gone to the Office to
report. There was no one in the
| hall. The door had not been locked.
went out softly. The side street was
deserted. There was one hackman at
the corner on his box waiting for some
one, but he was asleep. I heard him
snore. took a roundabout course and
here am
81 am satisfied that you have made a
mistake in Judgment" said fleming.
eff you are known as Mrs. Hendricks
or as being in communication with
Hendricks, this is where they will look
for you.'
'sBut they need not find me. Nothing
will be done till morning. locked
my room door and they believe am in
my bed. We have got the night before
us. Remember this officer may have q
requisition."
Nonsense replied Fenning. ''You
have done exactly what he has ex-
pected--acted suspiciously. He is
simply keeping track of you. TN wire
to Laran for instructions"
Fenning got up.
''You waste time,' said the lady
putting her hand on his arm. Under
stand that everything depends at this
moment on my being able to reach
Laran. A hundred possibilities may
intervene before tomorrow. You
must ship me from here early in the
morning"
'.Ship you? How?"
with your goods.'
Fenning considered moment.
81 understand you," he said. SIT
may be possible
ut is Imperative" she replied.
"Tell Miss Laport that she must
CQaQgc dresses WITH me ana 1cnQ me
her veil. Take her home and leave
me here. Unjust go out at five o'clock
with your goods. When you receive
visit from the officer, it will depend
upon your wit in handling him, if /
get to the bayou ahead of him. Here
are three snap pictures Of him took
with detective camera at different
times. This one was taken in New
York and the necktie is red-don't for
get-it may help YOU"
But, said Fenning, sit is impossible
for you to be boxed"
Nothing is impossible just now"
she replied calmly.
At half-past five o'clock the next
mule truck was loaded with
three large and about twenty small |
boxes at the side entrance of Jennings |
place and driven away. 1t was a
familiar scene to those in the neighbor-
hood. just before the two men who
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SOMEWHERE.

Somewhere iE the distant future, cleaning
softly through the night
The rays OF sweet contentment tinge The shad-
ows golden bright
And my burden gently lightens at the fast ap-
proaching day,
For tho peacefulness of dreaming drives 1he
pail o; doubt away.
Somewhere, full Of blessings. in the time that
is to be,
A crown of precious victory know is waiting
me;
And tho thoughts OF coming events wipe away
tho bitter tear,
AS the melody of promise falls caressins on
my ear.
Somewhere-and man knows not how soon the
beams may creep
INTO the shattered window to bid him sink to
sleep,
TO wake beyond the moaning of this stormy,
rocky Shore
And. realize the meaning of rest forever
more.
Atlanta Constitution.
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Fenning looked grave. "Ahr' he
said, as they sat down, "Do You re'
member the contents?"
Clearly"
'To whom were they addressed?"
"To Hendricks, in Washington. Can
you get me to the bayou tonight"
Fenning shook his head. II can
get you on the way" he said. st is
thirty miles to Upton county. must
say that am surprised at your coming
here. There is nothing at all can
be proved against you and you run the
risk of connecting this Office in the
chain of suspicious, whatever they are. "
But" said the woman, lit is imper-
atively necessary to all interests that
get to Laran.''
"What have you got about your per-
son?"
Papers and money" she replied,
Immediately taking packet from her
bosom and handing it to Fenning and
pulling roll of bills from her satchel.
He placed both in large envelope
and put it in an inner breast pocket.
us that Miss Laport?" she asked, re-
ferring to the young woman in the
outer Office.
YES" replied Fenning.
sCan you trust her?"
Certainly. She is very grateful on
her fathers account, but she is queer"
"Can you get her to change dresses
with me?"
ssWhat do Won want to do?''
'sThe quickest and safest thing.
Some one followed me to ST. Louis.
When took the boat thought had
lodged him. just as was about to
land / saw him through the cabin
window. I had telegraphed to the
hotel here for room. / came to the
hotel in hack. AS passed the main
entrance to reach the ladies' entrance
on the other street, saw the man in
the vestibule of the Office. He had got
there before me. He must have seen
my telegram.
'You should have stayed there and
faced him. said Fenning. "It would
have been absolutely impossible to
connect you with the operations at
Laran.'
You forget" she replied, 81 had
papers. I believe the Central Office in
New York has got the key to our
cipher. At all events, several things
have occurred lately which have
FASTENED me west. When I arrived at
the hotel, the register was brought to
me in the ladv's waiting-room. was
given No. 40 on the second floor in
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This was an admission that he did
not know where the Laran cave was
and Fenning was anxious to find out
| just how much he did know.
"You are right" he said. .sShe is
safe by this time. I've got tunnel
that runs from this office to the under
ground place, but tell me about the
steamship. I have forgotten exactly
how we managed it,"
you're a steady one," said his
companion, ''but it's no use-you was
there"
81 acknowledge it," said Fenning.
''The only trouble is I never can con-
vince the fifty other people who knew
was here at the time that it's SO.
Now dare say, you will not have that
difficulty. You haven't told me yet
what you were sneaking after Mrs.
Hendricks for. Was she there?'
81 followed her to find Hendricks"
30, then you don't know where he
is?'
81 didn't then, but when find his
headquarters here and his mate here,
I'm done with the woman"
"You don't know where either Mr..
or Mrs. Hendricks is at this moment"
Eyes, / do. Hendricks is under
ground. He is building an under
ground railroad"
Fenning was surprised, but he
merely smiled. 'sWhat is it?" he
asked.
Its at the other end of your mall"
replied his companion.
Correct, said Fenning. "Now,
then, what do you want to do?'
~ want you to write TO him and say
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CHAPTER X.

Eight months elapse. There is an
office in Memphis whose sign reads
''Charles Fenning, Real Estate. Office
Of the Laran Sanatarium.
It has long been remarked that Mr..
F'enEing's mails are enormous. He
igets sometimes as many five hundred
letters in day. 1t is not known that
most if not all of these go to Laran.
But 1t is known to a few persons in
Memphis that he has private wire to
1ne branch Of the Laran establishment
and that he ships great quantities of
goods in boxes and carts and barrels.
The fact is, Mr.. Charles Fenning is
Hendricks most confidential lieuten-
ant, and under the simple guise of real
estate operations and an agency for
the furnishing of information about
The Laran sanatarium, stands as a
close connecting link between his hid
den principal and the world with which
that principal is carrying on active
orerations.
His business is so pressing that he
works late at night in his Office. He
has two assistants; one is messenger
and Office runner; the other is a con-
didential secretary, assistant and tel
segraph operator. She is very pretty
young lady and her name is Cornelia
Laport.
fleming has three rooms on the
ground floor; one is a public office; an
other is a smaller and private office; the
third room connecting with side
-stvcet is shipping room and is well
filled at this time with goods waiting
rtc, be sent to the depot on the Wash
bayou.
One night in April, the door to Mr..
Jennings public Office was opened-a
woman stepped in quickly and, shutting
dt after her, glided across the room in
the direction of the private office,
merely saying in low tone: 'Mr. Fen
ming
Mr.. Fenning was sitting at his desk
and Miss Laport, not ten feet away,
was seated at another sorting bundle
of letters.
Without moments hesitation Mr..
fleming followed the woman into the
private office and closed the door.
They stood face to face and the wom-
an said Immediately, with every indi-
cation that she had been walking rap
adly:
81 have been followed from New
York. I must get to the bayou to-
might
Fenning showed no signs of alarm.
He offered her chair. do you think
anyone saw you come in here?' he
asked.
II think not, but I cannot be GER
tain
"Pray be seated" said fleming.
"You surprise me. Why should anyone
suspect your
Zone or more Of my letters have been
interce pted."
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A Suggestion.

Featherstone-l'vo just dashed off q
few verses and put them inside of this
valentine for Miss Summit, and only
hope she'll read them.
Rugway-Y You would better let me
address the envelope. She knows your
handwriting rooklyn LILO.
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Bullets In a Lump of Coal.

Five bullets were discharged from a
lump of coal which Henry Jones, q
colored preacher of st. Louis, had just
put on his CRATE. Some of the missiles
took effect in the reverend gentlemans
person. His parishioners ascribe the
event to supernatural causes.
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and 1t will not retrace its steps or undo its
/ nefariOus work. If it should carry the
next Presidential election. before it can
! be dfslodged from power il will have
fastened these monstrosities in perpetuity
upon us.
THE merciless greed of this money
power knows no touch of patriotism. and
has no sense of party fealty. 1t is eG uall y
well pleased with protection or free trade.
has no care for civil service reform or the
Monroe doctrine, if it only can dictate
the monetary policy of the Government;
and It IS equally willing TO dictate that
policy through Republican or Democratic
Administrations. 1t chuckles ION both
sides of the ocean, at the petty partisan
ism and childish chickering's of Republi-
cans and Democrats over party loyalty
and the little spoils OF local Offices. Hav-
ing absolute control OF the Republican
party, 1t now seeks TO control ours, and
VIII, unless instant and vigorous action
Is at once taken to prevent it. If it can
control the Democratic national ticket
ara platform next year, it will be indit-
lerent to the result of the election, be-
cause 1t will control whoever is elected.
There is no hope for the cause OF silver
next year except through the Democratic
party; there IS no hope for it through the
Democratic party, without instant and
systematic organization, which shall re-
suit in securing delegates to the National
Convention irrevocably pledged to both
platform and candidates in favor of the
free coinage of silver and goldsat 10 to /.
TO this end we ask your instant, unceas-
ing and patriotic cooperation.
The inspiring effect of a sound silver
and gold metallic money restored TO its
normal volume would be at once felt by
the revival of trade and industry; labor
would be employed, prices would re-
main stable, our treasury would be re-
lleved OF It's EN- mbarrassments, the raid of
the gold reserve would cease, dread of
panic would disappear, universal conf
dence would be restored, and the people
OF this favored land, now blighted with
vicious financial policies adopted and
maintained for the advantage of those
who control the gold of the world, would
teel the quickening of all their productive
Industries, and a new and real prosper
lty would begin in which the blessings
OF nature and the fruits of toll would be
distributed TO and enjoyed by the mill
ions as well as the milliopaires.
10 this end we ask your cordial CO.
operation and assistance, and we know
that the reward of these exertions will be
the grateful benedictions OF all our coun-
trymen and of all the suffering multi
tutes through the commercial world, az
well as the appreciation which results
from the honest discharge of high and
patriotic 0uLVU
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TOPICS OF THE TURF.
Opening of the Fall Meeting of the
Jockey Club.

Opening of the Fall Meeting of the
Jockey Club.
| CINCINNATI, Oct. THE fall meeting
OF the Latonia Jockey Club opened to-
day with a tremendous attendance, and
the largest list of entries in the clubs his
tory. Results:
Six furlongs, Lester won, Silura sec-
ond, Collins third. 1ime-l:I74.
one mile. Toots won. Lobengula Sec
ond. Basso third. Time-l:43.
Five and half furlongs, Hanlon won,
Little Bramble second, Moylan third.
Time-l:l03.
one milo and seventy yards, Semper
Lex won. Ace second, Strathrol third.
| Time-l:474.
AT SHEFFIELD.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-Results at Sheffield:
Six furlongs, Wolsey won, Estella K,
second. Verdi third. TIme-l:23.
Four and half furlongs, Minerva won.
Murlel L. second, Gemsbok third. Time
-1:0l3.
Five and a half furlongs. Helen H.
Gardner won, Nellie Smith second. Jen-
HE third. Time-I:l64.
Seven furlongs, Our Maggie won,
Freddie L. second, Gercon third. Time
1884.
Six furlongs. Weola won, Evanatus
second, Salvador third. Time-I:234.
AT DETROIT.
DETROIT, Oct. 7.-Summaries: Three
quarters of mile, Damask won, Proyerb
second, John Cycha third. Time-I:l7.
tlve-eighths OF a mile, Aureola won.
Minnie Clyde second, Miss Vivian third.
Time-i:04t.
One mile, Dockstadter won. Stark
second, Miss Clarke third. Time-I:44.
Ihree-quarters of a mile, Somnambu-
list won, opitfire second, Ethel w. third.
No time.
Ihree-quarters of q mile. Marble Rock
won, Georgle w. second. Caesar third
Time-I:I8.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct The weather
was fine, the attendance good, and the
track fast.
About six furlongs, selling, Navy Blue
won, DIR. Gardner second, Dick % O'MalIey
third. Tinne-l:l4I.
-Four and a halt furlongs, selling, Isa-
bella won, Claude Hill second. Lady
Leinster lilly third. Tinls-0:56.
FIVE iurlongs, selling. hed Idle won,
Addie NJ. second, Yreka third. Time
1921.
Seven furlongs. selling. Remus won.
Sir Richard second, Little Bob third.
Time-I:263.
one mile, selling, Detective won.
Nephew second, Arno third. Tlne-I.42
About six iurlongs, handicap, MidIo
won, Tim Murphy second, No Light
third. Time-1:ll4.
The record-union., 1895-10-08

The country has been for years overrun
with quack doctors. The people have been so
often deceived that many have given up all
hopes Of ever being cured.
For that reason Or. a. j. Shores makes his
honest announcement to treat all patients for
all diseases ri So a month. 1t Is not expected
that DR.. Shores can make any money at this
low rate. but ii will give him a place in the
heart of every sufferer That can never be
blotted out. DR.. \. J. shores Company are
curing their patients. They are curing hun
dreds, and are daily receiving the thanks and
blessings of people who have been cured by
them.
The recommendation of patients cured is
better than all other advertising To prove
the success of this now popular treatment
we present the statement of Miss +. May
Knowles. who resides at 1901 Louisa street,
East Berkeley.
For two years. said Miss Knowles, have
suffered from CATARRH. Ny throat was
dry and sore: terribly distressing headaches,
dropping of mucous from the head into the
throat, nose constantly stopped up, roaring
in the ears. cough. pains in the chest back to
the shoulder blades. | was losing flesh rap
idly. l had been treated by specialists, and
gaining no relief. had become discouraged,
but am happy To state that did try DR.. a.
]. Shores treatment, and after two weeks un-
der his care my symptoms have all diSap-
peared and in conclusion | can honestly re-
commend Dr. Shores treatment to the public
and my friends.
MISS L. MAY KNOWLES,
1901 Louisa street, East Berkeley.
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WHITE METALLIsTs.

Address Issued by The Central Com
mittee OF Ohio silver Democrats.
COLUMBUS (O.). Oct. At the meet
ing of the State Central Committee of the
Free Silver Democrats here to-day. AL
fred Whitaker OF Cleveland, w. w.
Durbin OF Kenton and Allen w. Thur
man were elected al Executive Commit
tee to conducG the campaign. Mr.. Thur
man was made Chairman, ana Mr.. Dur
bin Secretary. The following address
was Issued by the committee:
To the Democrats VI OHIO: 1t is now
twenty-five years since a Republican
Congress. without the knowledge. much
less Tie request of the American people.
covertly passed the law OF 1913. whlcn
stopped the coinage OF silver and left gold
alone the only money OF final redemp-
ton. Since that Act and because OF it.
prices of all products have fallen about
one-Ealf, ana all outstanding debts, IN
cluding bonds of the I nited States. the
states, counties. cities and corporations.
although apparently the same in amount.
have really been doubled, because To pay
those debts and the interest thereon II
Will now take twice as much labor or its
products AS it would when they were
contracted.
ms process IS still going on, and as
an inevitable result all industry has beon
embarrassed, taxes increased and our
material progress retarded. Farm lands
have suffered enormous decline in value
and the agricultural industry in which
nearly half OF our people are engaged has
almost ceased 10 be remunerative while
the farms are loaded with mortgages
which the farm products, at existing
prices, viii never be aDle to pay, aud
which will in due time convert our
farmers into tenants OF the mortgages.
"1he Republican policy OF redeenling
in gold alone Government obligations.
which on their face aud by las are re-
deemable in either coin, adopted and en-
ferced by the present democratic Admin
istration, has also bankrupted our Ma
tionai treasury and brought Govern
ment OF 70,000 0o0 people, occupying the
garden continent OF the earth, To its
knees before an international syndicate
of money changers; and, TO carry out
this policy, bonds by millions IN time of
peace arc issued and fastened as first
mortgages upon industries, labor and
farms already burdened almost beyond
the possibility OF endurance. The Re-
publican party, whica originally estab-
iished this policy, and which must accept
and bear the responsibility for it, is ire
yocabIy committed to its perpetuation,
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TO THOSE DISCOURAGED.

DR.. A. j. Shores appreciates that many per-
sons have been discouraged, many are skep-
tical and many others feel as though they
cannot spare the money 10 be treated.
DIR. Shores has overcome all these objec-
tions. By first giving his treatment and med
icine free for two weeks he gained the conf
dence of the people Of California; next by
placing his terms at 50 II month he made 1t
possible tor all to be cured.
Come to DR.. shores parlors. He will give
consultation, examination and advice free.
BY doing this you can be personally convinced
OF DR.. Shores honesty and ability TO cure ) you.
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CALIFORNIA OFFICES.
A BAD LOT.
Ex-Jailbirds Brought In for Creating
Disturbance.

Ex-Jailbirds Brought In for Creating
disturbance.
Officers Talbot and Bagley last night
arrested seven men named William Les
lie, w. Nj. Collins: Nick Walsh Frank
Davis, Robert Mckenzie, William Ryan
and James Fenton for creating a disturb
ance in the vicinity of Twenty ninth and
Il streets.
The officers say the men have only
been out of the County Jail couple of
days, where they served terms for various
offenses. The officers also say that the
prisoners were provided with new shoes
when they were released from Jail. but
sold them to a K-street secondhand cloth
ing dealer the first opportunity they had
They will be charged with disturbing the
peace.