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Gerald Hastings watched Frank Pax.
tons retreating form TIL the latter
turned down Oak street Then he
e'utched rercely the little hand that
crept into his and turned to It's owner.
"you don't love him. do you. Dotfs'
nc asked earnestly.
She made moue. ~You foolish
boyw she laughed. "TIow mnny times
must ] tell you sat I love you. and
you only? Mr.. Paxton is very, enter.
tanning young gentleman. and we are
all very glad to have him come here
as frequently as he docs, especially
papa"
Gerald grltted his teeth.
Especially papar' he said angrily.
NATURALLY he prefers tho cashier Of
the First National bank to the operator
for the Western UnIon company at SIS
q week."
She laid a dainty hand across his
lips.
''you mustn't speak that way. Ger
add" she said demurely. "Remembcr.
he is my father and may be yours
some day"
lie caught her eagerly In his arms.
Tell me. Dot" he said earnestly. ''is
there really all this hope for mc;"
She looked into bis face with In
nocent. trusting eyes. "If I don't mar
ry You. won't marry any one" she
promised.
Well" he said. releasing her. III
Paxton doesn't keep away from here.
I'm going TO have trouble will, him one
OF these days"
Dorothy laughed, but there was an
uudercurrcnt or seriousness In her
voice as she said: "You mustn't tnlk
that way, Gerald. It's foolish aud un-
necessary. You must remember that
papa Is heavy stockholder In the
bank and that Mr.. Paxton is a protcgc
OF Mr.. Spencer, the president who has
asked futhcr to bc particularly kind
to him. Mr.. Paxton Is a very charm-
Ing young man. but has never made II
evident that he wants to marry me-"
; Except by coming round about flve
nights a week." supplemented Hast
lngs.
Well she laughed. you always
outstay him. and-nnd"-
"And to the victor belong the spoils."
finished Gerald. making Ills meaning
clear. There was the from frou OF
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John wos n coachman who took life
most seriously and. being very pnrtIcu.
lar. wonld return frequently In the
course OF the day 10 make sure he un
dcrstood the orders that had been given
him in the morning One afternoon ilc
presented bIl1scif before his mistress
ant began:
Mrs T.. Ofm not quite certain cz
10 Mr.. T's Ordhcr this mOrnin Ol
was droivln' him 10 tie iiraiD nn he
noticed thai tle horse was iaHc. m be
:old me To do somcihin 10 bin mum
but surr Oh don't Know whittier hs. toid
me to shoe hin OF 10 slIon hin Jc.,s'
yc cnn riil me
a slocine was evidently required ilr
the execution ~ tin' - itj ari skfv O.
OF Tie i,Drse wa deferred un.n W 3
returned
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The August Designer.

The front page cover and the numerous
color plates presented In The Designer for
August are of remarkable beauty aud should
he seen 10 be appreciated. The fashion
and millinery features are dainiily appro-
pirate for summer. Worthy of special
mention are the articles on Ribbon Decora-
'ions, How 10 Make Picturesque Summer
Hat and Bathing Sniis. Open Air Life for
Women is contributed Ivy the well known
writer Wasdon Fawcctt. aud Is handsomely
illustrated, and NJ. TiuzzelIe supplies wha,
Is sorely needed at this season, viz, Enter
tainments for Summer Evenings. Interest
ing Hall Furnishing. by Mary Kils,,h, The
Latest In Embroidery aud What Women
are Doing are of unusual interest. The two
short stories OF The number are An Aunt IN
the Way, by Edwin l.. Satn, aud I.iuIc
Stefapo, by Anna Cosulich: both will hold
the readers attention to the end. The Gid
and Miner. by l.. o. Iennarl, Is short and
snapPy drama for production by amateurs.
and Selections for the Reciiatiopist supplies
choice verse culled from the best poets
The Apology OF Ayline, a love story Of
marked merit by Mrs. Ellen OIney XIX, is
now running Ia The Designer. and the
chapters presented in this issue are b,imfuI
OF vitality. Toilet Table Chat discou,ses
on Keeping Cool, Sensitive Feet, The Price
OF Beauty, Acquiring Plumpness. and Teeth
versus Dyspepsia. The best in current
literature is discussed in Book Notes, aud
Etiquette Hints, All Around The House, In
Mo'herland aud rhe Kitchen Kingdom
cater TO the fancies of all members Of The
family.
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Cuba views this proposition. When Il was
introduced one Havana paper suggested tha,
It's proposer should "be nsuseless.'' This
was shortly improved upon by the proposal
that he should be ''ss namciexs AZ the as.
sassIn ut Mckinley. Both ideas eaurh, the
popular fancy. Mr. Eikins, though name.
'ess In Havana, Is the most unpopular anony.
NOUS person that island has known for some
time.
Many people believe that the ultimate
destination Of the Cubans is To bring them
into the Union. But all intelligent men
know that the only annexation TO he desired
Is that to be secured by gaining their genuine
good will and consent and not by consent
ex,orted from their necessities. The wav
to bring Cuba into the Union Ia to cement
the friendship Of the Cubans aud bind
closer the ties Of reciprocal trade.
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Deer Park Hotel, Deer Park Md.

Most delightful summer resort of the
Alleghenies. Swept by mountain bree<es
z.Doo feet above sea level. Absolutely free
from malaria. hay fever aud MOSQUITOES
Reached without change OF cars from aII
principal cities via Baltimore 4 Ohio Rail.
road. Every modern convenience Rooms
en- suite with private baths Electric Lights
Long Distance Telephone, Elevators
Turkish Baths. Swimming Pools, Golf
Links. Tennis Courts. Bowling Alleys.
billiard Rooms. Magnificent Drives Com.
pete Livery Service. Annapolis Naval
Academy Band Hotel femodeled vyitb
additional convcniences and renovated
throughout. All cottages have been taken
Tor the season, Open from Iuns sfst to
September goth
F0r rates and Information address
w. +. BVRwEII. Manager.
y. < o Central Building. Baltimore. Md.
unulfJune fst After that time. Deer Park.
Garrett County Md
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skirts, and as Dorothy disappeared
within Hastings strolled down the
quiet village street.
Matters bad been tacItly understood
between him and Dorothy for long
time. and when he had obtained the
position as operator ut the depot he
had hoped soon to lie able to make her
his wife. Then the First National
bank was established ~ Tabor. and.
to the surprise OF everybody. AImon
Spencer. who had been elected presi-
dent. appointed Frank Pnxton ny cash
Ter. Tie action had excited no little
comment. for Paxton Yves New York
err. and Tabor felt that the position
should have gone TO local mnn Ger
ald had at brst hoped TO secure the
place himself. and now II seemed to
him that Paxton had cut HIN out OF
everything. A fierce desire for yrnge-
ance filed bis heart as lie made big
way homeward.
His feelings had not changed the
next morning when he took his seat
Mt the telegraph desk. Tabor was a
comparatively small town. and most
Df the business was on railroad affairs.
few local messages being sent or re-
ceived. After be had reported the
0:10 down train tbere was little to lie
done for more thnn an hour. and he
busted his brain devisIng some means
for overcoming his rival.
He and Dorothy bad been lovers al
most since childhood. and TO lose her
TO city man seemed doubly bard
He wns awakened from his reverIe
by the appearance OF the janitor Of
the bank. who deposited on the ledge
a coin and q yellow telegraph blank.
"Mr. Spencer says to send that at
once, please" this rs Gerald mechanic.
ally counted the words. The latfcr's
heart throbbed with sudden fierce sa tis-
faction. for the message read:
william w. Blrdsan. Bank Examiner. Al
bany. ~ T.;
Can you come up az once7 PAXTON has
gone wrong AIMON T.. SPENCER
Fof moro tliau two hours Gerald
went through bis work automatically.
A delIrious JOY ;iilc,l his heart al the
thought that.h rival was driven from
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To have given up would have mean,
rcath Tor Mrs. Lois Cragg. Of Dorchester
Mass. For years she had endured untold
misery from severe lung trouble and
obstinate cough often" She writes "A
could scarcely breathe and sometime.
could not speak. Al doctors and rcmcdic
tailed tili used Or Kings New Discovery
Tor Consumption and was completed,
cured" Sufferers from Coughs. Colds
Throat ard Lung Trouble need this grand
remedy. for IL never disappoints Cure IA
guaranteed by the Cooke supply Co
howcsvilic. soc and sfoo. Trial bottles
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summer School.

MARSHALL BUSINESS C0LIEoE. Hunting
ton, West Va. Pupils enrolled from 10
States. Graduates PLAYED in good positions.
Board and room s. 90 20 5000 per month.
Enter 81 any time. Ask for special rates
for the combined bookkeeping, Shorthand
and fypewfiting course Write for tho new
catalogue Address.
w. A. RILEY, Principal
Huntington, w. Va.
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Colds arc sometimes more troublesome
10 summer than IN winter. 1850 hard 10
keep from adding to them while cooling
on after exercise. One Minute Cough
Cure cures AZ once. Absolutely safe Acts
Immediately. Sure cure for coughs. colds.
Group. throat and lpng troubles Tunnel.
ton supply Co. VIM. Dent Ncwburg
Kingwood Pharsiacy
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One Of the best known distillerlcs pro
ducing high grade whiskey and handling
fine wines, desires 10 correspond with a re,
liable gentleman, with the view of having
him represent them in Preston and sur
rounding counties. to sell their goods to
families and consumers direct. This Is a
6rst.class opening for party who is we'll
acquainted IN the counties. and can be made
very rcmunerative. Address,
PoCAHoNrAs.
r. o. Box f76, Cincinnati, O.
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RLACKsMITBING.
Eugene
Fields
Views on Ambition and Dys-
popsIa.

Dyspepsia" wrote Eugene Field.
"often incapacitates man for endeavor
and sometimes extinguishes the fire OF
ambition" Though great despite his
complaint Field suffered from indiges-
tion all his life. A weak, tired stomach
rest. You can only rest IL by the use
OF preparation like Kodol, which re-
lieves IL of work by digesting your food.
Rest soon restores it to its normal tono.
strengthening,
Satisfying,
EnvigoratIng.
Prepared only by r. @. DEWITT e. Co. Chicago.
Tho ST. bottle contains 2H times the 50c. size.
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srArr or ONO. Cry OF .rolrpo. /.

STATE OF ONO. Cry OF TOLEDO
LUCAS COUNTY, rs
=. j. CHENEY 4 Co. makes oath thai he
rs the senior partner OF the firm OF r. +
CHfSrY x Co. doing business in tho civ
OF Toledo. County and State aforesaid. aud
tnat said hrm will pay the sum OF ONE
HCNDkED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use OF HALLS CArARRb CuRE.
FRANK I. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subsci lbcd In my
presence. this 9th day OF December. A. u.
a. w. GLEASON,
stAI Notary Public.
Hairs Catsrrh Cure Is taken internally.
ana acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Send for
Testimonials free.
F J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists. zsc
FalTs Family Pills are thc'best.
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New Hack Line.

On snd after April =. 1909. will run a
hack line from Kingwood 10 the new mill
below Masontown every Monday, wedncs.
day and Saturday, leaving Kincwood at 6 A.
m. and connecting with X. & NJ. trains.
returning immediately after arrival Of train
from Morgantown.
a. A. BeowN,
Kingwood Hvcryman.
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Hard worked Peers.

Getting coronation costume In or
der Is not an easy task Each peer and
peeress must wear particular kind OF
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The Coronation chair.

{ The ancient chair used at the coro
nation of King Edward VII. hns been
used at English coronatlons for six
centuries. IL was originally used in
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THE CORONATION CROWNS.

What king Edward wa. and ais
Queen Consort VIII Don.
Tho old imperial crown. ST. I'D.
wards, is the ono which win be placed
on King Edward Wis head. II was
made to replace the crown worn by
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I w TURNER.
Licensed Auctioneer,
Crwelye Years Practice. /,

Offers his services to the people OF Preston
county nt $500 per day. except Court
House Work at customary price.
Address MANown. w. VA.
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The Kingwood Pharmacy Tunncitou
Supply Co. Dr. VIM VI. Dent Newbnrg
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Ma8aI
cATARRn

IN al Its otAgss theeo
shouid be cleanlinssa.
Ely's Cream Balnl
eisaasss, soothes and heals
The diseased nsmbrans.
ltcurss catsFfh and drives
away . cold In The bead
anlcklx
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
tTTt(k on HtRD fOiL ROiBS.
Lawyer shcarn 'Tei> Commerce Commits.
sion That They Are Violating Law.

An attack upon tn" railroads engaged
in transporting anthracite coal from the
Pennsylvania mines was begun by Lawyer
Clarence Shearn. yesterday morning.
at meeting of the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners in tn" Federal Building
Chairman Martin 4, Knapp and Commits
sioncr j. d. Ieomaus were present.
Mr. Shraru said that he represented
the interests of many citizens Of New York
Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore, Buffalo
and Washington, who wished to complain
of IN" violation of the Interstate Com
mor'" law by the following ten railroads:
Ihl de- phil and R'adng: Delaware
Lackavalni and Western; Fri; Delaware
an Il Hudson; New York. SG>quehanua
and Western PENNSYLVANIA; lehIgh Valley;
Contra Of New Jor-,y v; ontario and Western
and Baltimore and ohio
lha~" lines, hr said, are now charging
from two and a half 10 three times n much
for trar~por, ing hard coal to cities using
IN" fuel a. they Chlrg" for handling hi
luminous coal, although thu soft coal is
hauled further
A. an evidence Of combination among
the railroads, lac called attention To the
fact that there is "a division OF tonnage
b. which the roads share the business of
carrying from the mines, which, in Mr..
ShcaIh = opinion, II equivalent to a division
Of earning He alleged that il the rail
roads operating coal mines are compelled
TO r"duc" their rates for hard coal To the
rates Assessed Tor soft coal, there will bc
IA surplus of earnings at the colliorirs which
can be- added to IT," wages Of the min, r.,
lie also said that the alleged combination
among H." railroads prevented independent
coal mining IN IL" Pennsylvania authra-
CT" regions, forcing min" owners 10 accept
whatever terms ia" corporation, would
offer.
morrow at Wash iugton "A formal petition
TO the commission, asking an invest igation
OF Tn" Conditions surrounding tho trans
portal ion oi anthracite coal from the Penn
y wanna mines TO tho cities whore 1t Is sold
Ia" conpauI,S will %" required to file their
answers within fifteen days
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expert, he said, lie declared that lac, had
examined the poison address, the Barnet
letters ana tn" Cornish letters, and that
they Mer" not written 10y the same person
who wrote the conceded MolineuX writings
among the exhibits. This l. iI-t the ot-
posite of what the other experts have ,aid
Guinple said that the poison address was he
natural writing OF the author. The other
experts have been unanimously of TN,
opinion that II Is a disguised writing. For
an hour "a pl" gave hlS reasons Tor say
ing that MOllneuX did not write the Barnet
or Cornish letters, or the poison address
lie took the jury through the same maze
of cOnCave and convex loops silgr,. com
Meeting lines between letters, oddities of
style and dropping Of letters that they had
been through several time, before. Only
he argued from these things that MolincuN
could not have written these NrrluE-
While the Others USED the same illustrations
TO show that he could hav. and probably
did. Before Gumple was half through
jurors were yawning and people were
leaving the court room. L. awning WIS
needed to shatt'r ones faith in handwrit-
ing, II was To hear the Prosecutions OK
ports testify one way and then hear GIrnulo
give an equally plausible explanation 81
the same samples in the opposite direction.
The prosecutor succeeded in exciting
Gumple by. pointing out what his own OK
rerts had discovered 10 be Sirlilaritir- be-
tween conceded and disputed writings
tunp'e had 20 admit that some thincs did
look strangely alike, but be persisted that
the poison address was in sornebodv's
natural hand, and hat that hand was not
the hand Of Molinnux
And YOU mean 10 tell me that tho rrrs,n
who sent this poison package 10 Cornish
deliberately sat down and wrote the address
III his natural haud?" asked the prosecutor
That's what mean" said Gumpla
well, then. I'm through with YOU, " said
the prosecutor. and Gumple left the Stauu
uncertain just what sort Of an impression
he had made
Or. Marshall Davis Ewell of Chicago.
who test itied in IN" Cronin case IN that CITY,
was called a. an eNncrt i'm handwriting.
and he said that MolinouN coulo ~, have
written anv Of the disputed writings in the
case. h" had studied the conceded writ
ing Cf the defendant he said, and know
what te was talking abou'. BEFORE the
direct examination &C DR. EweIl was fin
i~hed Justice Lambert decided - adj ipurn
until Wednesday next, 80 this witness had
no chance 20 sdy what he thought Of the
address on the poison package. H eN-
animation will b" continued next W,duc~-
,l1p
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
>NIH 10 GEN. CONN.,.
The Method OF Dismissal OF the Thirteenth
Regiment ArOuscs Anger.

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. l.-Col. Waitress
of the Thirteenth Regiment was highly
indignant this afternoon when he brought
the Thirteenth Regiment to this city and
sent the guardslHen to their homes The
manner in which he was ordered to dis
band his troops il taken by the officer,
OF the thirteenth as a slight and a result
OF the long standing feud between Major
Zen Miller snd Brig Lien. Goblin, " no Is
also Leutenant-t Governor of PENNSYLVANIA
Gen. Gobn was the first officer of ms
rank to be- called into the field with the
Eighth and Twelfth regiments last sumner.
There beng no further need for the 1hlr-
teenths services here now 1T was SUPPOSED
that ho would give the order to-day or
next Wednesday for the return home of
the troops. Instead. however, Yesterday
the Thirteenth Regiment wa. taken from
the control OF Goblin and ordered 10 report
to Brig ten. SChau. Gen. Gobln was then
told to go TO his home a. his services w.r,
no longer required. Meantime, Gen. Miller
ansN cred, when called up hv telephone
from this city, that the Thirteenth would
be sent To Hazleton IN the morning.
Instead of the order to 20 TO Hazleton
which was expected Col WatroS received
an order again transferring him 10 the
command of Gen. Goblin. Gen G. bin then
sent an order transferring the p,gimcnt
to their armory in this city and then to
their homes
Gen Goblin j. said TO ho in q towering rage
over the manner in which Gen. Miller ha,
ordered him about and the officers Of the
Thirteenth think that Gen Miller has made
fools of them in his effort TO give Gen q ,hin
a slap.
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END or HJDSON IALLEY >TRIKE.
Compromise Reached Hrtwcrn the Com.
panl and the NotOrn,cn.

GLrNs FALLS, y. J., Nov, Monday
morning viii see most Of the mon who
abdndohed their cars nine weeks ago back
at their old jobs. \ compromi''c has been
reached, the company advancing the old
NoSv" oEc-ha II tclt an hour 10 II cents
Tor Ac" men and 10 cents for old men.
Tive clnI lVyCoe arctic viii lraW from h" Troy
uuIon ana form a ul.iuu composed eNrlu-
'lN"ly of HUDSON Valley men. Former om-
puN'c~ who have returned to work since
III" s'rlk" began al" to retain their IobS,
but IN" tut' igi"E, At" to GO. Some of the
ttrih'r, VIII Iol b. t,kou back under any
CiiCunnstau COS
All sos of oiti2ct, Erc delighted with
,tr 'ritl, mont of TN. uitliCUlty, which ha,,
COZ" lnor' damage 80 Chez Fail than anv
nlh"r "orIrr"ic G." IT, Il. hi'turv. II has cost
ia" company n"urly $500 pOn in extra cN-
ls' "" ana I''S Of Ia. 90, the employees
over s2oOoo k of wng,.. tho three
yourit', over siOI." % go" military cSp"i ,o,,
ara the '"Nu O.. r.ioulibl- amount in
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ARTISTS IN PAINTERS INION,
They Say Their Occupation Is Not a We.
chanical Trade.

For the last two or three months thnrc
has been some talk OF artists, mural painter.
and illustrators haing asked to DIN TIA,
Amalgamatcd Painters and Decorators
society, and some artists have been asked
If they did not want TO become member.
L. !. Turner, an artist who lives al -
West Fourteenth street and employ.
decorators, said yesterday that hn did
not see how artists could ioin the urinn
Il employ decorators" hn said, "wh,
belong to the union, Their work /, a traIn
paid Tor A. 50 much day The work -
an artist * entirely different. 40 not
see now artists could benefit labor union
by jOiniug it or how they could Ia, bai..-
fitted by 40 doing, The work do is distinct
from work that can be- paid for by a iiAed
''lo Of wnCrs."
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IINENEN'S NTRfkE ENDS.
4 Three Months struggle In New Orleans
Ends with Defeat for strikers.

NEW ORLEANS Nov. Tile strike Of the
linemen against the Cumberland Telephone
Company ended to-day through the inter
vcnton of r. L. Sims, Railroad Commits
sioner, The strike is a victory for the COM
pany, tho men finally accepting the terms
offered by it.
The strike has been going on for three
months and has been unusually bitter, the
company having hundreds of wires cut and
more than n score of nou-uuion men being
beaten, shot and otherwise injured Tho
recent arrest of strikers for attacking non
union men, the capture of the ringcldor.
OF the wire cutters who engaged IN inluriug
me companyS property amt the firm atti-
tudo OF Acting Mayor Met rackeu in sup
pressing and preventing violence by sirik-
ers contributed largely to bringing settle
ment. During the strike the incmra hero
had promise Of sympathetic strike
throughout the South, but it did not come.