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goldenrod and helanthus; and waited on
a stray breeze, the faint, warm intoxieat-
ing smell OF a vineyard added its testi-
mony to the ripeness of the autumn har-
vest. Both men knew the source of that
scent of new wine" not only was Har-
riet Macomber's long porch covered with
the vines, but one southern slope below
the house was covered with them, trained
over low latuces.
Job, leaned back and drew in a long
breath.
'Ah-h!" he exclaimed 81 used to come
up here on fall nights, and we'd walk
down through the roWs-they've been here
all this time. They amt been tended ike
they used to be, guess" His voice
trembled son
The minister was watching his eager
little horse as she took each steep pull.
with body tense and strained. He dared
not look at his companion sudd dsniy Job
buried his head in his hands
ST was to blamelh he moaned. 'T'd
ought to have let her explain. darned fool
that I was. thoughtisI'ds. got over It
but the smell o. them grapes-it don't
seem no time since we wasaeourtin'. This
was her home, and I drpv her out Of it''
Nanno. carelessly poised, with swinging
legs. on Jobs angular knee, seemed sud
denly to become alive TO the situation
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'"Well" she exclaimed, 'to think you've
noticed Job CoTey's arrangements! No
body told you about Job? That used to
be a school house, and he lives all alone
there cause he had an experience when
he was young that turned him against
women Mercy! I'd better tell YOU about
It right away"
They followed her from the solemn at
mOsphere of her seldom-used dining
room into the yellow evening light. The
young grass, the feathery leaves of a
white birth on the lawn, We're touched
with gold; there was a row of apple trees
in blossom towards the south, with a
blue mountain for their background; up
the elm-canopled sidewalk a tall man
was walking wearily with an old-fashion-
ed carpet bag in his hand
Mrs. Parks touched Mrs. Smith eagerly
There's Job now" she whispered, Just
coming home. He always gets his things
from the store in that bag, he says folks
are so spyin'. But-well, you'n hear"
The narrator set her little rocking chair
going, with her head pressed tightly
against its back.
Job was as smart a young fellow as
could be" she began. He was obstinate.
though all the Coreys Were. He was
dead in love with Har'et Macomber, over
on the hill road. She was gay and
hirty, and called handsome by some folks
i never could see it myself. Job hung
on till he was desperate, and at last he
told her he wouldn't fool any longer;
he'd have her, or he'd go Off Well, I
guess she was about ready to settle down
anyway, so she took him, and he was
fairly foollsh-both of EN- were. They
wanted to get married right away, so
Har'et she went off to Springfield to her
uncle's to buy some of her things, and
after she's been gone week Job thought
he couldn't get on without goin' there
to get a look at her He never sent
her word he was coming, but just got off
the train and walked up to the house;
and as he came in front of it, who should
he see but a young man bringin' her
home from a buggy ride? She didn't
catch sight o him till they got up to the
gate, he standing there with his arms
folded, and she kind of cried out, they
say. Job walked straight up to her,
and says, Har'et,' he says, I give you
up Why, job she says, this want
anything-come in the house and I'll
tell you But he gripped right ahold of
her wrist and give it a sort Of a shake,
and says he, You needn't to speak to
me- nor to write to me. as long as you
live. I'm done with women Then he
dropped her hand and walked off, never
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Sborf Story Of fbe Day.,
--T THE SPELL OF THE GRAPE
Day..

looking behind him; and to this day he's
avoided women altogether
Mrs. Smith leaned forward to watch
Jobs slow-moving figure, turning into the
cross lane.
Poor fellow!' she said. "And didn't
he ever hear the explanation"
HE never would hear IT," Mrs. Parks
assured her. And it was Just as Har'et
said, nothing at all. 1t seemed the other
man was a cousin from New York state
or somewheres, that she'd never seen till
that day, and for all 1 know never set
eyes on again. He was passin' through
uncle asked Har'et to take him out in
she couldn't refuse. He was younger n
her too, and I guess from all accounts a
kind of a gawky feller, not the kind
she'd have taken to, anyway"
Mr. Smiths mouth twitched slightly.
I'm somewhat unaccustomed to woman
haters." he confessed. Mrs. Smith is al
ways the one who gets on with difficult
people
"Oh, he wouldn't let her do a thing for
him." interposed Mary Parks, the daugh
ter, In her cheerful treble. HE was aw-
full sick last winter and Mrs. Absalom
Potter sent some lovely broth over. He
was half starving, but just as Mr.. Potter
put the spoon to his mouth, he asked,
Who made this? of course Mr.. Potter
had to out with 1t, and Job set his teeth
and says, I won't touch one drop cooked
by a woman; nor he didn't, neither, and
he most died.
How do you think he would take an
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Evening Post.

1t was considered an honor that the
Rev. Henry Smith should have left his
parish in a thriving Western town to re-
spond to the call of the Bickford "ortho-
doX" congregation, which was supported
by a somewhat narrow percentage of
village thrift. He was an unpretentious
young man, but good preacher, and It
had been privately decided that he must
have means" Mr.. and Mrs Ashel
Parks. possessors Of grand yellow house
opposite the town hall, had been enter
tanning the new minister and his wife
at tea on a May evening.
'I think now" remarked the hostess,
as they rose from the table, we've made
you feel pretty we'll acquainted with the
folks, Mr.. Smith. It's always pleasant
to know what you've got to expect in
new place, and l felt it my duty, though
don't believe in gossip"
Mrs. Smith sighed imperceptibly. The
fund of contemporary history which the
Parks seemed. to have al their command
had been a trine oppressive. But her
husband, an impassive listener hitherto,
broke in with a question.
Il want to ask" he said, about that
little house on the cross lane. 1t looks
like the dwelling of some original per-
Ronage."
Mrs. Parks cackled in high amusement.
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dered, since no one guessed what ge-
NAL, kindly side of the man was develop
ing, nor what demands were having
their resurrection in his nature with the
return to a natural life.
III.
Mary Parks, having shot up into
young lady that summer, was keeping
company" A young man calling himself
Walter jerks had settled in the old Ma
comber house on the hill road, and was
reported to be Harriet's sisters son. He
bore himself well under Mrs Parks in
genious ferreting, of course, inseparable
from his courtship of Mary. The lat
ter, however, had inherited a degree of
impenetrability from the paternal side
of the house. 1t was doubtless her Sc
cretiveness towards Bickford in general
and her mother in particular that kept
the village from observing several trips
Walter made to the depot during August,
or his carting away some boxes which
had arrived by freight. One evening he
drove up to the little passenger station
just as a thunderstorm was sweeping
down the river. Jim Black, the station
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Queer Insurance. .
EEoLsHMAN GOT A BLACK BYE AT PEACE
MEETING, AND WANTED DAMAGES. ......

~No-~-N~~I~1~~o~~-~-N~~-
The other day one of the best known
English accident insurance companies re-
ceived claim for $50. The insurer had
received a blow in the eye, which COM
month. In the column Cause of Acct
dent were written the sardonic words:
Went to a peace meeting"
The unusual candor with which some
of the insured write is amusing. In
recent case. in which a client had suf-
fered from broken collar bone. there
appeared under the heading Cause Of
Accident" do not know Qntoxicated). >"
Some clients imagine that II they do
not send minutely detailed account Of
the accident they will receive no COM
pensation 1t is only in this way that
one can account for this statement: Il
had words with my wife. She came
toward me with a shovel, and, in leaving
the room, I trirped over the mat and
sprained my ankle"
Here Is g. claim for injured feelings: 'l
was returning from business yesterday,
train. Ha called me an idle rogue. and
by doing so degraded me before all the
passengers. Can 1 recover damages from
your conpany?
A Well-knOwn American insurance conf
pany once received a claim from woman
whose husband was insured against total
dlsablement. She said: My husband Is
quite unable to write. He had a serious
fall last week, and the doctor says he
Will never be able to work again" Doc
tors and magistrates certificates to this
effect were inclosed. AS the certificates
were somewhat curiously worded, the
company made inquiries, ard found that
their highly respectable client had been
lynched
Many Of the genuine claims are exceed
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GET ON THE BAND WAGON
And Follow the Crowd to National
Political Conventions.

The Northwestern Line &C., St p, NJ.
& O. Ry) has made especially low rates
to the three big National Political Con-
Yentions:
Witness:
Democratic National Convention, Kan
tickets on sale July p and l.
Prohibition National Convention. Chi
cagO, June q and g. Round trip rate
Sl1.5O; tickets on sale Juno %, 26 and q.
For time Of trains and particulars about
tho famous wide vestibuled, brilliantly
lighted trains Of the North Western
Line" apply TO II. c. Cownug, c.. r. A.
3S2 Robert street, ST. Paul. MINI.
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NIGHT TRAIN TO CHICAGO
Via "The milwaukee,"

& ST. P Ry. will start q train from MIN
neapolis every night at 1880 and st. Paul
1:25, arriving Portage 6:45 a. M, Milwau-
kee 10:45 a. m, and Chicago 100 p. m.
Through sleeping car and coach serv-
Ice from st. Paul and Minneapolis to
Mflwau ukee and Chicago.
Connections made at Chicago with all
trains for the East and South.
This train also furnishes direct service
for Oshkosh, Fond du Lac. Madison.
GAINESVILLE and Rockford
Lowest rates to all points.
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Via "The Milwaukee's" New Train
You can leave Minneapolis 1850 p. m.
and st. Paul 1:25 p. m. (every night,
and arrive Milwaukee 10:45 a. m. and ( hi
cago 100 p. m. Fine sleepers and coaches
through to Chicago.
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If Eou Are Going
To st. Louis.
D~nrfn

To st. Louis.
Peoria,
Davenport,
Rock Island,
Dubuque,
fake 1.-THE Flying Dutchman" via Chi
cago,> Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.
From Minneapolis every day at 7:50 a. m
and st. Paul $3.50 a. M. arriving st. Louis
early next morning. Beautiful river bank
route
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
THE PRESIDENT
THANKED OTIS,
Returned General Made Call at tho
White Eouse--Afterward Said Large
Army Was stili Needed.

WASHINGTON, June 12.--Major Gen
eral E. S. Otis, accompanied by las
aides, Captain Slayden Ind Lieutenant
Stanley, reached Washington from his
home at Rochester, N. Y, where he
stopped over to visit Mrs. Otis and her
children While in this city he and has
aides called at the White House, accom-
panied by Corbin.
General Otis and General Corbin We're
ushered into the presidents library,
where Mr.. Mckinley met him with the
utmost cordiaIity, congratulating him
upon his apparent good health and
thanking him several times for his ''sig-
nal service to the country
General Otis made no report to the
president IN detail, although the situa-
ton in the Philippines in general way
was almost the sole theme touched
upon. After a few minutes the presi-
dent invited General Otis into his office
and presented Senators Allison and
Gullom and Justice Harlan, and for
over half an hour General Otis remained
talking over the situation in the Philip
pines.
When General Otis left the White
House he was naturally reticent CON
corning the subject of his interview
with the president But he did not
hesitate to reiterate his statement, made
repeatedly since landing at San Fran
cisco, that the Filipinos rebellion as an
organization was dead.
He said that the United States would
be compelled TO maintain in the Philip
pines for a considerable period as large
an army as was there at present. 1.-The
army" said he, "will be needed as
measure of repression until the robbers
and guerillas are, stamped out. The
maintenance of this large force is neces-
sary owing to the vast extent of terri
tory which we must cover. We have
established ourselves in Negros, Cebu,
Samaar and many of the other islands,
in addition TO Luzon, and are today act
ually exercising effective authority over
more territory than Spain ever did"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
.BICELON Is OUSTED.
Pittsburg Official Deposed by
Vote Of Councils.
RESULT OF FIGHT WITH Films.
he Is Charged WIFI Being Indirectly Re
spvnsibir For the Embezzie,nent of Pals
ley Successor Elected aud His once
Seized by Policemen.

PITTsBuisG, June l2.-The fight be-
tween Edward NJ. Bigelow and State
Senator Finn resulted in tie former
being ousted as director cf public works
by "a vote Of councils, 63 to 81, appar-
entity by direction of the Republican
machine.
Bigelow is indirectly held responsible
for the embezzlements of Samuel T..
Paisley, former superintendent of the
bureau of highways and sewers.
Even ring leaders refuse to question
Bigelow's honesty.
George w. Wilson, director of the
department of charities, was chosen to
succeed him and formal possession of
the department offices was taken by
four policemen.
Bigelow, his friends said, will appeal
TO the courts, and will attempt to hold
his Office pending decision. Previous
TO the meeting of councils, meeting Of
citizens was held protesting against the
contemplated action.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
OLDEST ENGINEER.
william Blackwell is the Oldest in the
United states

The Cumberland Daily News OF
last Monday, published a biograph
ical sketch OF William Blackwell.
Familiarity known among railroad
men as "Uncle Billy Blackwell,
who is without doubt the oldest 10
connective engineer now in the active
service on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and perhaps the Oldest III
constant service in the United
States. Many claim this distinction
but the News writer insists that
statistics show Mr.. Blackwell to
have begun his career as an engln
eer as far back as 1919. He has made
a successful run past the list mile
post OF his age and is nearing Tire
53rd mile post of his railroad aeeie
ity. He was born in Washln Eoif
county, Md, April II, 1929, where
he remained the early part OF his
life. When little past eighteea
wears old he formed the desire ta'
railroading and secured position
on one OF the old grasshcppets Il,
fireman, often saving his own wood
with which to keep her hot. This
was in the fall of lS47. After firing
about two years he was promoted IL
engineer a very exalted position. In
those days when crew left a termi-
nal station they did not know how
far tnev were going or how soon
they would be back Uncle Billy S"
first engine was the George Wash
ington," grasshopper, named in
honor of the father of our country,
In that age of railroading, all en-
gines were named instead Of num-
bered. For about three years, he
pulled the local freight or way train,
after which he was placed in the
passenger service, in which capacity
he has remained ever since.
He is very fond of the society OF
young folks and dance is not com
plete in the section where he resides
unless he is present and participa-
ting, dancing more gracefully than
most of the young men OF thirty
years. He never has any trouble to
secure partner with whom to dance.
Mr.. Blackwell keeps his face clearly
shaved, having no beard or mus
tache. He has quick, sprightly
step, and as clear voice as youth.
Few people on short acquaintance
would take him to be over 90 years
more than that length OF time. Mr..
Blackwell is one of the two oldest
engineers on the Baltimore and Ohio
who are shortly to receive a hand
some gold medal as a token of the
eompany's appreciation of his long
and faithful service. The medal, it
is understood, will also be life pass
over the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
NEW YORK THRICE.
A-WEEK WORLD.
Almost a Daily-At The Price of
Weekly.

The most widely circulated week
lyn newspaper in America is the
Thrice-a Week edition of the New
York World, and with the Presiden-
tial campaign now as hand you can
not do without it. Here are some of
the reasons why it is easily the leader
in dollar a year journalism.
It is issued every other day, and is
to all purposes a daily.
Every week each subscriber receives
Is pages and often during the busy"
season "a pages each week.
The Price is only 81 per year.
It IS virtually daily at the price
of a weekly.
Its news covers every known part
of the world. No weekly newspaper
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The Thrice a. Week World has at
its disposal all of the resources of the
grea Jest newspaper in existence the
wonder of modern journalism
aAmerica's Greatest Newspaper, as
it has been justly termed-The New
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Its political news is absolutely i'm
partial. This fact will be of especial
value in the Presidential campaign
coming on.
The best of current fiction is found
in its columns.
These are only some of the reasons;
there are others. Read it and see
them all.
We offer this unequaled newspaper
and the NEW DOMINION together one
year for $2.l5.
The regular subscription price of
the two papers is $3.50.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
WHEELING INTELLIGENCER
West Virginia's Leading Family
and Political Newspaper.

The year 1900 will begin new epoch
in the history of America. The devel-
opments of the Spanish-American war,
and the new policies, foreign and do
nestle, thereby made necessary will be
discussed in the next Congress, and
will have momentous bearing on the
destiny of the Nation.
State affairs will be of unusual inter-
est, from the fact that Governor and
state officers are to be elected. The
Legislature that will be chosen at the
same time will elect United States
Senator. The Presidential Nominating
Conventions and the ensuing election IN
November will be of added Importance.
The Intelligencer's unapproachable
news service, foreign and domestic, fur
nished by the Associated Press, is a
guarantee that its readers will be fully
informed on all topics of moment
throughout the world.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
LEAGUE GAMES YESTERDAY.

At Boston-Boston, runs, Z hits and err
rors; Chicago, runs, 8 hits and errors
Batteries-Cuppy and Sullivan; Garvin and
Chance Umpire - Hurst. Attendance
1900
At Broolrlyn-Broolxlyn runs, Is hits and {
errors; Pittsburg, z runs, hits and errors.
Batteries-Kennedy and Farrell Phillippi
waddell, OConnor and thinner. Umpire
Swartwood. Attendance, 1,7000.
At New Yorlx-New York, 8 runs ID hits
and errors; st. Louis, runs, 5 hits and er
rors. Batteries-Mercer and Warner; Hughey
and Robinson. Umpire-ODay. Attendance.
1000.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia, runs, IA hits
and errors; Cincinnati, 10 runs, "a hits and {
errors. Batteries-Orth, Frazer, Douglass and
Mcfarland Phillips, Newton and Wood I'm.
pire-Emsle. Attendance, 1924.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
PR0VIDENTIAL RAINS.
Curzon Cabied Good News From India.
Nearly 100000 People Receiving
Famine Relief.

LONDON, June 12.-The viceroy of
India, Lord Curzon, of Kedleston, has
cabled to the secretary of state for India,
LORD George Hamilton, announcing
that a good rain has fallen in Southern
India, that there have been scattered
showers elsewhere, and that the meteor
ologieal reporter forecasted a good but
late monsoon.
The hot weather, however, still pre-
vailed and the famine relief situation
had not altered. There were about 81
802, 900 persons receiving relief
In concluding description of the ex-
IRENE restitution and painful distresses
endured by the affected population, the
yiceroy urges contributions ''to save
from the saddest death and to start
again in what at no time are the bright
est of lives our suffering fellow crea-
lures"
LONDON, June 12.-The famine in
India grows worse. The Standard S
Simla correspondent, in mail letter.
said in part;
''It would be rash to assume from the
almost stationary relief figures that the
corner will soon be turned.
Starving though they be, the people
prefer to fly to their own homes and TO
die in quiet rather than to remain in
the famine relief camps, where the
,holera is striking down 100 workers
daily"
The Standards correspondent says
the mortality estimates are inaccurate,
as unnumbered dead bodies are pollut-
ing the streams and spreading the dis
ease
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12

Great Britain and the United States
few years ago the whole American press
favored WEI, but the following Sunday
a majority of the ministers preached
against such calamity successfully ana
averted it.
The archbishop of Canterbury, NJ
Rev. DR.. Frederick Temple. deiveret
the annual address before the temper.
ance congress last evening, recalling the
triumphs the cause had attained III
science, religion, politics and public
opinion. He added that there still re.
manned one enemy to encounter, tie
more difficult of all, namely, the indif.
ference of men in general, even very
good men, to the duty of helping ouI
fellows who are yielding TO temptation.
J. L. Bailey moved the adoption OF
the address which, he said, would en-.
courage workers of both sides of the At.
lantic
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
TEMPERANCE CONGRESS.
Delegates Gather at the worlds Meeting
In London -PhiIadelphian Elected
One OF tile Vice Presidents.


LONDON, June l2.-The Temperance
congress was opened under the press
dency Of Mr.. Thomas Wallace Russell.
NJ. p. Delegates from all parts Of the
world were present. J. L. Bailer, o.
Philadelphia, was elected one of tsa
vice presidents. He read paper CT
"The United States and South Amer
lea" by the Rev. j. p, Dunn.
Mrs. J. Fl. Barney. OF Providence. r.
T.. superintendent of the Women 5
Christian Temperance union and ehafi-
table reformatory work, read paper at
a session at which Lady Biddnlph pre-
sided. on 'Intemperance In Relation
to the Dependent Delinquent Glasses, :
describing the work of the leading
American institutions.
Canon Barker, presiding over the re-
ligion and morals section, said that when
strained relations occurred between
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12
Interstate League Games.

At Fort Wayne-Fort Wayne, runs, II hits
and errors; Wheeling runs, 4 hits and i
errors Batteries-Harper and Bergen; Bates
and Boyd.
At Dayton-Dayton, ID runs, 10 hits, err
ror; New Castle, IL runs, Is hits and l error
Batteries Wicker, Moore and Donahue: Smith
and Graffius.
At Youngstown-Yo Youngstown, 6 runs, Q hits
and error Mansfield, 0 runs, hits and err
rors. Batteries--Crowe and Hess; Ames and
Fox.
At Observation-Disclosures runs, hits and
errors; Toledo 10 runs, II hits and ! error
Batteries-Streit and Beville; Strichiett and
Arthur.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-12

The Republican convention in the
Fourth district is to be held to day.
Freer will have hard time to land
the nomination which should go to
him without question. Hughes re
fuses to withdraw as be states that
he has the nomination in his grasp
We will know by this time to NOR
row whether he has or not.