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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-30

Mountain Gem Chapter, No. 7, o. z. 8.
Chapter room, Masonic hall. Stated
communications first and third Nom
Barnett. w. NJ: ]. ~ NcConkey. ".
p; Mrs. Louise Squier. secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29
SUNDAY MAGAZINE. for MAY 20, 1904

himself to have lost all of feelng-though not
of reason for he told himself that this time they
would not fail. They would shoot all the more
murderously to cover their lrst failure
Again the fiery flood sEspt out Again the smoke
cleared away, and the astounded captain saw his
prisoner quietly waiting untouched.
But if Rory enraged by this second and most
surprising miscarriage of military justice, billiard
in his pose between life and death was even
more acutely astonished. His numbed senses awoke
to life under this spur. How had these men, trained
by two years of service, missed him?
Suddenly in a flash, he understood. These back
woods crackers these pawns to be moved by superior
brains had taken affairs into their jurisdiction.
They deliberately firing over and around him,
to gain time. The General might yet return.
As this conviction swept through billiard, the mute
kindline and logged determination of 1T all filled
his hitherto dry eye with quick tears of gratitude.
UnCOnsCiOusy he smiled.
Rory saw that smile, and leaped, with the shrewd
aertnesS of his kind, to billiards conclusion He
burst into storm of oaths, and ordered the men to
fire the third time And if you miss more, you
mutnous dogs" he said hoarsely. I'm have every
man of you -nartialedi'
Captain, volunteered Camp respectfully, leaning
on his lille as he spoke, when man emil he don't
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promise hit everything in sight. but jest do tie
best he kin Now remember
Curse you'll" shouted Rory. MAKE ready-pre-
sent-frei"
billiard waited the third discharge confidently and
his confidence justified. Rory beside him
self
"IT show you YOU Internal sentimental hounds
he said in low, tense tones whether the Confederate
army is to be held up ridicule by youl I'll show
you that death for that blasted Yankee lies in my
hands as well yours You can't shoot cant"
billiard saw the lifted revolver, and knew that
indeed he past help Not one of the men would
dare to interfere The hand that held the pistol was
steady as rock, the eyes that guided the muzzle
as cold and keen steel.
Shoot then, you butcherl" Hlliard heard himself
saying and then he the pistol struck upward
the bullet wasting itself in the Clouds while to Rory
chung a whte-lipped, bloody and desperately deter
mined young fellow. whom the guns had stung into
consciousness and who now at its very elimination
clogged the wheels of the law Mansfield held like
hmpet to the disconnected Captain, and cried out
frantically to horseman who ga1oped up
What the deuce" growled the deep chest tones of
the General whose black stallion famous for hi fleet
ness had far ourdden his badly mounted companions
whats this disgraceful scene? Nephew. YOU should
be in bed, to judge from your appearance Captain
Rory. what in Lucifer did those three fuslades
mean2''
Mansfield let go of the Captain and sta gge1rg 10 his
unce's side supported himself by the strrup while
Rory hastily and eloquenty explained how the pr
had escaped. how he, Rory, had quickly rec ptu1ed
him, and how the Adjutant in a of Lucss
had supposed that he Rory would permit the Gener IS
sentence to be delayed for the sentimental consider
tons suggested by the Adjutant. How the fle II
their mutnOus sympathy for enemy, had W, nt0nly
delayed the whole affair, driving him. Rory 10 the
disagrceable task of shooting the himself
Captain Rory" said the General grevely. Il con-
graduate YOU Some part of this tie have clre dy
heard from Hercules You have given an interesting
sequel. You are, in your praisewOrthy efforts no
doubt worthy to be ClasSed with the ancient Rom rs
My God, unclel' cried his nephew, &C ptein Rory
promised me he would wait for YOU And this csc ped
spy-if he is a spy-stOOd guard over me. knowing 1t
meant his recapture, knowing it meant death
Patience. nephew, patiencei" returned the General
calmly Captain Rory held to the letter of the XIV.
Yet he might have been reasonably sure of my deep
regret my sentence had been carried the
who gave his liberty to his enemy Lieuten,
Hilhard, you have fairly bought both pardon and
exchange. You may leave when YOU will-Onlv
trust, added the General with flicker the corners
of his composed mouth. that YOU Will stay long
enough to sample Hercules delayed hapjacks.
iarJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29
The Career of q Critic
By William Wallace Whitelock

There's nothing much that I can do.
cannot write, or sing or paint:
Indeed, my gifts are very few
And faint
tired when young to make name
In all the various lines of art:
But failed to find the way TO fame
y mart
My pictures would not sell. nv verse
Came back with but the fainteSt lapse
OF time-one wrote: There may be worse,
Perhaps,''
book | wrote. THE Love Untold"
And with my money put it through.
OF all the copies there were sold
ust two.
Such was my start; but think YOU
Despaired on that account of fame'
All no, 1t ne'er," cried shall die
My name."
The Love Untold" l bought and burned.
The whole edition. minus two,
And then | my attention turned
Anew.
To art, and song. and literature:
But TINS time IN different Wav,
And one which better proved, I'm sure
You'll say.
For | became critic set
Myself to deal out blame and praise.
The sort you cannot please, nor vet
Amaze
| shifted at all the paintings that
could not paint a crown TO win;
The NenuSeS were all too fat
Or thin
To gain approval of my pen;
The landscapes We're a sorry Job,
The portraits traveStieS of men
A daub
On poetry was just as hard
And sneered at Watson Kipling. Yeats.
There's been" l said, mo modern bard
Since Keats"
AT music too, had my fling
And prayed the singers all for peace:
''Why don't they learn" cried, Ito sing
Or cease"
And now find men speak my name
With bated breath and eyes upcast,
For have won undylng fame
At last.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29

~ stammered billiard Camp hurried forward
and freed him with slash of his knife. Il"
But words seemed slipping from him in the reaction
following the terrible hafhour just past The General
understood and used the best remedy
Help my nephew. Lieutenant Hillardl" he said
sharply; he seems too weak to stand alone"
The Lieutenant Obeyed instnctively and this forced
aid TO another cleared his reeling senses
I'm not too weak to settle with a traitor" de-
clared Mansfield paSSiOnately. 1T this
Captain Rory who drove a knife in from ambushi
Oh, you may well turn white and clenCh your hands,
my Captain. | can offer proof that will show YOU up
as YOU are, and" His overtaxed strength gave wav
His head dropped on the UniOnists shoulder
billiard laid him gently the ground lust as the
staff and Kate herself drew rein at the gate
The General turned sharply Rory: Consider
yourself under arrest he said CURLY
billiard met Miss Canning at the gate
Don't be alarmed" he said steadily Your hus-
band has only tainted
In the girls eyes glad surprise. fear and astonsh
ment were mingling
Love-, she said in low. quick tones perceptble
to only his ear. you here-and talking of my hus
bandi' Are you mada"
billiard glanced the Confederates They were
absorbed in the arrest of Rory ana Manselds swoon
lie caught Miss Canning hand in a fierce clasp
Did Mansfield lie? He said had saved him for
kate'"
w., For his Kate, in New-Orleans. But, oh, love-
What does all this meant"
That mistook the gates of heaven for those of
hades! returned billiard. catching her TO him
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JcIclOuS, HllpulSlNc, TO fdult, they
well represented in the man he had saved But
these men of colder Caliber "N0bleSSc 0bliee
did not bind them by unwritten laws They WERE
he thought, excellent puppets for Rory's purposes
who would shoot a Yankee with brutal Indifference
Now thai their Adjutant was safe they doubtless
regretted their momentary kindness toward billiard
In the rugged outlines of their weather-beaten faces
there was not one lineament of mercy. One of them
was even biting pieces from square of tobacco
long deliberate stare.
"A dogs death" thought the New-Yorler land
dealt out as coldly as they would to a dog The one
touch OF enthusiasm that they showed back there in
the woods was under the Adjutants influenced
Rory closed his watch with a curt ominous snap
and came forward with handkerchief in his
hand
billiards. checks flushed. Leave me at least the
privilege of dying with my eyes open" he said scorn-
fully, and with shrug Rory thrust the bandage into
his pocket.
AS the rifles into a steady, menacing line Hill
hards lips moved in brief but earnest appeal: God
have mercy upon a sinneri"
Then the and flame of the discharge seemed
to fill the universe. Rory watching the we'll poised
hgure thrilled with angry Impotence when he found
that by OF those strange chances which etmes
occur his captive still stood erect unframed
billiard wondered at his calmness as the rifles
again settled in line with his chest Behind the
triggers ne could the expressioness faces
of the soldiers in gray. Beyond these the whole
world seemed to swim in DIM yellow haze, and he
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02

collective tonnages ofs ID es soft coal
EcarrtersSas yet gshow:snp mi tesrial @des
crease as compared wit, the core
spending period Of last year The ton
nages. are always about month in
arrears, and the reports for the month
ending June 80 and the year to that
date Will show some falling off, but
we shall be surprised if the total for
the year 1904 shows less than 270,-
100000 tons Of soft coal produced.
That is a reduction Of five per cent.
from last years figures. How many
large lines of business can go through
such a period OF depression with slch
a showing as that? The fact is that
the per capita consumption OF coal
shows an increase as steady As the
growth of civilization and will not
decrease until inventors cease from
from their labors and machines are
discarded in favor of a return to hand
work. Even in coal mining itself
there is a marked increase in the use
of machinery in and about the mines
and the coal used for colliery con-
sum ption is larger every year. though
the result OF this innovation is re-
duced cost of operation, and IN some
cases better prepared coal.
And in considering the increased de-
mands for coal it must not be over
Hooked that the increase must be sup
piled by the soft-coa1 fields, and large
Ily by those of the seaboard, for they
are nearest the centers of Industrial
activity The anthracite deposits
are limited. Their area is well known
and closely controlled by those who
know their value and will hold them
| for their own use and benefit, appre-
| ciating not only their value now, but
their greater value in the near future.
| The fuel becoming more and more OF
a necessary luxury, if such a term
may be used, and the increase OF p
LOCO, 900 tons per annum, which. may he
expected for term Of years, will 10
more than suffice to meet the demands
of the weather. classes of tic West
and South and the requirements OF
those communities nearer the mines,
where it is almost the sole reliance
for domestic fuel. Hence it is that
new soft-coal fields must be constant
iy exploited with view to producing
at no distant day 5O0,OO0,OOD tons per
annun, which there is reason 10 be-
lieve the United States will ere long
require for home use and export
trade. -'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
LOVE-.

Loves a milestone to the mind
Anacreon.
Love stoops as. fondly as he scars
Wordsworth.
Loves best habit is in seeming trust.
shakespeare.
They who love are but one step from
heaven.-Lowell-
Love is not where most it is pro
fessed-Spencer.
The deeper the love the more exact
ing it is.-George Sand.
There is but one kind of love. bsit
there are a thousand diHerent copies
Of tia Rochcfoucauld-
Love is never lost. Ii it be not re-
ciprocated. it will flow back ana so1te
and purify the heart.-1rvinS.
Love looks through spectacles which
make copper appear like gold. povel't;
like riches and foul tears like pearls
Cervantes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
hfo:lNr,luadEaT SIAN
HOUNDS Erected To- Men who: Were
Liars SyVhfIe ON Earth

n Hounds Erected TO Men ~ no Wee
NEIL Liars while ON Earth
While other nations build monuments
to the memory Omen who have done done
great and noble deeds, the Dyaks heap
M a pile Of the branchesSof trees u
memory Of the man who has uttered
great lie. SO that future generations
may know Of his w1ckedness ana sta flla''
warning from it.
The oersons deceived start the tu-
gong Dcla by heaping up large num-
Der of branches in soHe conspicuous
snot by tie Side Of the main road. Ev-
erv p:sserby contributes to It and at
the same time curses the man in mem
Org of whom it is.
The Dyaks consider the adding to
any tusong bula. they may pass sa-
cred duty, the omission of which VIII
meet with supernatural punishment,
and so, however pressed for time
pyak may be. he stops to throw on the
pile some branches or twigs.
This custom dates from very ancient
times. 1t is interesting to notice that
though the ethics of the Dyaks, even at
the present day, do not agree In many
points with the moral code Of other
and more advanced races, still from
the earliest ages the Dyaks seem to
have agreed in considering lie most
dissraceful crime and liar man
who deserves the curses not only Of his
own genera ton. but also of people yet
unborn.
A few small branches, few Cry
tvics and leaves-that is what the to-
gong buIa is at first But day by day
it increases in size. Every passerby
adds something to it, and in few
years time 1t becomes large and I'M
posing monument raised to the mem
orv of one who was a liar.
It has often been remarked by Dyaks
that any other punishment would, IT
man had his choice, be much preferred
to having q tugong bula put up in his
memory. Other punishments are soon
forgotten, but tugong bula remains
as testimony to a mans untruthfui-
ness for succeeding generations to Wit
ness and is q standing disgrace to his
children's children
Believing, as the Dyaks do, in the
efficacy of curses-a curse among them
being a fineable offense-it is easy to
understand how Dyak would dread
the accumulation of curses which
would necessarily accompany the for
nation of tugong bula.-Straits Set
Elements Budget.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
e Senator HawIey to Retire.

With all this, there was little OF a
definite nature advanced tending to
show any Republican drift toward the
Democratic party that would endanger
Republican success this fall. Some
men of prominence in business cir
cles have declared for Judge Parker,
but not many. From the situation as
it is now, there would have to be a
vastly greater change of sentiment
than is apparent to put Connecticut
in the Democratic column.
One interesting feature OF Connec-
ticut politics this year is the retire
ment from public life OF that veteran
Republican, Senator Joseph R. Haw-
ley. Senator Hawley has had long
and distinguished public career. A
North Carolinian by birth, he came
North when boy and entered politi-
cal life as a F'ree-Soiler He was a
delegate to the convention at Pitts
burg in 1852 which nominated Hale
and Julian, and was also "a delegate
10 the first Republican convention in
1856 which made Fremont and Day
ton the candidates OF the new party.
When the civil war broke out it is
claimed that he was the first man to
enlist in Connecticut, and he entered
the service as a captain and came
out brevet major general. He was
elected governor in 1866, and to Con
Sress in 1872, serving three terms, and
went to the Senate in 1881. His "a
years term in that body win end next
March Senator Hawley presided over
the convention which nominated Gen.
| Grant, in 1865, and was president Of
the commission which organized and
completed the Centennial exposition
held in Philadelphia in 1876 AS q
lawyer, editor of the Hartford Coll-
rant, soldier and statesman, Joseph
r.. Haw1ey has been one of Connect
cuts most distinguished sons. He is
il his 18th year, and his official career
is now closing amid the respect of his
own people and those OF the whole
country as well.-Henry Hall. In Pitts
burg Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
mo Republican DETECTION.

I Many other Republicans, here and
in New Haven, expressed similar
views. They said they could discern
no signs of such change in politi-
cal sentiment as would overturn the
Republican majorities OF recent years
and give the State to the Democracy.
AL. All agreed. however, that many gold
Democrats would vote for Parker, but
h held that the Republicans have ma
Sjority of theEvoters without these, and
that here is no detection in the party
that forebodes trouble at the election.
There is a full state and legislative
ticket to be chosen this fall together
with four Representatives IN Congress
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
Natural Law.

The reputation of Mr.. George Wash
incton Jones for honesty had been
slightly furnished for some years. but
his son Erastus was not supposed ia
know it.
"Cur's how cold contracts t'ings. Mr.
Jones remarked thoughtfully one even
ing. Now dere's Macmillan Smiths
wood pile for a case. Pears like dat
wood pile is shrinking steady since dis
las col spell set in
Seems as if our pile behind de stove
was getting bigger, paw --hazarded
Erastus, gazing ut his parent for eS-
PLANTATION Of this phenomenon.
"Course it am, chile" said Mr.. Jones
calmly, "'cause de room is hot n-heat
expands things. 'Pears like yo' gwioe
to school don put much wisdom into
dat head of yours"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
a Chinese Dog story.

The following dog story Is favorite
one in China:
.There was q Chinaman who bad
three dogs. When he came home one
evening he found them asleep on his
couch of lockwood and marble, whip
ped them and drove them forth
1.-THE next night when he came home
the dogs were lying on the floor. But
he placed his hand on the couch and
found it warm from their bodies; there
fore he gave them another whipping.
"The third night, returning earlier
than usual, he found the dogs sitting
before the couch, blowing on it to cool
it." --..-.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
,s5lsil e
NOTICE.

you see d nice sokingi
couple ss driving around III a
good stylish horse. elegant harness.
nobby run-a-bout carriage or trap
with nice clean robes, and everything
to match. you can wager ten to one it
was hired from the Jackson Livery
Barn, as we put out only that kind.
FRED s. JACKSON, Manager. Open
day and.night. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
Vast Demand For Soft Coal.

f. w. Saward, in Cent per Cent?
The bltumipous tonnage of the Uni
ted States last year was PSI, OOO, 900
tons, an increase over 1899, Only five
years ago, of 100000 tons. and an
increase over 1898 of 1874, 100000 tons,
or much over 100 per cent. The pres.
ents year will probably show a falling
of, but not nearly SO much as some
people think. Certain it is that tie
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
q syhere Gold Democrats stand.

55sss5 reply to the inquiry whether or
not true, as generally alleged,
1 that those gold Democrats who voted
Tor mckinley 1896 and 1900 are
now going back in mass to the De
mocracy and viii support Judge Par
ker.G Gov. Bu1kley said:
Of course some of them will do
that, generally the older Democrats
who had voted their party ticket all
their lives prior to 1896. Naturally
element get back into the Demo
cratic ranks, and they believe that
characterization Of Judge Parker and
liss declaration for the gold standard
give them an opportunity to do SO.
This. is not@the case, however, with
thousands of younger Democrats, most
ofswhorns had not voted at all before
1896, and all of whose political asso-
\ Citations have been with, the Republi-
can party during the past seven years.
These have practically no Democratic
associations and have no sentimental
reasons impelling them to go back to
the Democracy, such as will influence
the older men. Then, Roosevelt is
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES & younger element,
land, taking the situation as it now pre-
sents itself, j repeat that l have no
more fear of Connecticut going Dem
ocratic than I have of Pennsylvania"
Editor Clarke, of the Hartford Cou-
rant, staunch Republican paper and
claimed to be the Oldest journal in
4 the United States, expressed perfect
confidence in Republican success in
the State this fall, and said that Dem
ocratic predictions of victory had no
substantial basis. Mr.. Clarke espe-
cially denied the Democratic claim
that Connecticut is largely Influenced
Il by the trend of political sentiment in
New York, and that if the Empire
State goes for Parker Connecticut
viii follow its lead. "Connecticut is
guided in political affairs by the judg-
Hmentzof it's own people, he said, land
j not by what any other State may do.
AL that talk Just now about its fol-
lowing New York comes from people
who live along the western line of
e the State, but do business in New
Il York Some of them, it is said think
that the Governor of Connecticut is
L a man named Odell, and their bust
ness and interests being largely over
81 in New York they are Influenced more
I or less by sentiment there. The Re-
publican party of Connecticut is in
Is good shape and intends to win this
fall. There is no doubt in my mind
las ito Republican success
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
Almost Impossible.

Jack-Why wouldn't she marry you
She loves you to distraction. l know 1T
because she told me so. GeorSarShe
insisted on my proving that I am not
already married, because she says there
IS q great deal Of btganly nowadays.
Well, it is easy enough to prove that
one is married, but eaow the dickens
am I going to prove that l am aot?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02

FEAR
C0N|NEC TICUT
ExGoN. BULKLEY, S AND OTHER
ss1EEApERsSoF TIL PARTY
THAT EVEN WITH DE
2sS FICTION OFTHE GOLD
III DEMOCRATS RoosE
WELT WILL EASILY
\ CARRY TIL e
STATE.
sAsS

sSEIARTFoRD, Conn, Aug. ...I
Il have no more fear of Connecticut
goingD Democratic this fall than have
that Pennsylvania will go Demo
SscTat s V
ass Ex-G Governor Morgan 6. Bulkley,
I one Of the Republican leaders in the
d tneg State. and man whose ac-.
a iFity and promin ence in both polit-
icaI and business circles give him a
Ssthorough knowledge of conditions
and popular sentiment. made this
statement to the Times correspon-
dent. INQUIRY among other Repub-
alicans showed a general agreement
nth Gov Bulk1ey on the political out
look. They expect to fight for the
State, as the Democrats are after it,
( and will have ample backing and
financial assistance from the Demo
s cratic National committee, but Repub-
sslicans appearto be entirely confident
atSConnecticut's electoral votes will
be cast for Theodore Roosevelt,
ye may not have the phenomenal
majority given Mckinley in 1896"
said Gov. Bulkley. shut I see no good
Sreas on for believing that the majority
~ l1if9tdilsSpsloW those WHICH
we're given at the State elections for
4 the past six ears, and which ran from
3S1 900 ITO 16 900. shall not be sur
aHprised to#see it exceed those figures.
I The RepubIican party is in good shape
& and d harmony with the princi-
pies of the platform adopted in Chi
#cago This is protection State, and
& has many protected industries and in
#terests. THERE'S no demand for a
change and the people don't want
one,