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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-02-10

"SpCdk otLtt"
become more and more enamored.
Finally his passion has so grown and
grown he fears to let 1t grow any more
and, as the only way out Of the diff
flculty. petltioned the king to curtail the
time Of probation and relieve him Of
the constantly augmenting suspense,
R vSc hs RSst fSysr fHE9fl2sHs on o%nadfyssX dysX
occasions and measuring the poor fel-
lows troubles by the qualms he has
himself experienced, has seen gener.
ously fit to cut of few weeks Of wait
ing and set the wedding for the near
future"
The princess-has she heard the
king has received letter from the
duke and that his majesty has chang
ed the wedding dateT'
''Tbe princess knows, has heard all
from the king. Not long since he sent
for her. Will she consent? What else
oan she do? 'Tis the monarch who
commands, we who obeyw
us the court, then. only q mart, a
guildhall?' he exclaimed. "a woman,
even princess, should be won. not ex-
changedw
Her lashes dropped. In her gaze shone
once more the ironical amusement.
why" she said, from what wilds or
forests have you come? The heart fol-
lows where the trader lists! Think
you the princess will wear the will
low2" she laughed. "How we'll you
know women"
do you mean that she''-
II mean that her welfare Is In strong
hands; that there be few greater in all
the land, none more honored. The
dukes principality is vast But here
comes the princess" The hound
sprnng to his feet and ran gamboling
down the path. ASK her the rest
yourself. most unsophisticated fool!
Ah," with a touch she could not re-
sist. "what handsome bride she will
make for the dukew
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-02-10
fro BE CoNTIyUED.1
BEAUTIFUL SNOW.

Where
Is that rare
But misguided gentleman who,
Having nothing else to do,
Invented beautiful snow?
Show
Us the man,
And. you bet. he'll also ran.
All right
For him. but IL he thinks he did some.
thing bright
Let him leave his address,
And ! rather guess
The whole world will be in on the plan
To present him with a tin can.
Beautiful. indeed!
We're all agreed
On that-nit.
IT doesn't make q hit
With us for sour apples
When wayfarer grapples
With snowstorm
Which is 30 warm
That 1t is twenty degrees below zero
He feels like playing Nero,
TO fiddle while the man burned
Who first turned
The phrase,
To To take few days
While the fellow roasted to a slow
Flame and ask him occasionally how
he would like toahave about Q
quarters worth of beautiful snow.
1t might do
From n poets point OF view,
But with drifts three feet high
And the sky
Still shaking II down
And one hundred and twenty EIGHT feet
of sidewalk to clean before you
go downtown.
It's q horse of another hue,
And a brief interview
With the gent who first sprang the gag
Would be more thrilling and soul sat.
'isfying than q holiday jag.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-02-10
A MILDER CLIMATE.
In Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas.

Stock ranges ten to twelve months
IN the year two and three crops grow
IN season Now is the time to look
up location while the land is cheap.
On February 9TH and 2lst and March
7th and 2lst, Cotton Belt Route will sell
round trip home-seekers' tickets from
st. Louis, Thebcs, Cairo and Memphis
TO points in above named states at rate
OF si5, or one fare plus 81 where it
makes less than sI5.
One way colonist tickets, February
3ist and March 2lst at half fare, plus 81
Write for map, time table, and ask
about rates to any point.
L. p. SMITH, T. p. A,
Cotton Belt Route, Atlanta. I'll.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17

HE 10 explicit" said the attorney,
"but 1t II best to know all the condi.
lions before you decide. Have you
made up your mind?"
Brewster sat silent for long time,
staring hard at the floor. A great
struggle was going on In his mind.
Its a gamble, and big one." he
said at last. squaring bis shoulders,
but I'll take Il. I don't want to ap-
pear disloyal to my grandfather, but
I think that even he would advise me
to accept. Yes, you may write Mr..
Jones that accept the chance"
The attorneys complimented him on
his nerve aud wished him success.
Brewster turned, with smile.
"1ll begin by asking what you think
q reasonable fee for an attorney In
a case Of this kind. I hope you will
act for me-"
"You don't want to spend 1t all in
a lump, do your asked Mr.. Grant,
smiling. I'VE can hardly act as coun.
sci for both you aud Mfr. Jones'"
But I must have a lawyer, and the
will limits the number Of my conf.
dants. What am I to dor
I'VE will consult Mr.. Jones IN re.
gard to the question. II IL not regular,
you see. but I apprehend no legal DIFF
nculties. We cannot accept fees from
both sides. however" said Mr.. Grant,
"But I want attorneys who are will.
ing to help me. 1t won't be help II
you decline to accept my money"
"We'll resort to arbitration" laugbei.:
Ripley.
Before night Montgomery Brewster
began career that would have
startled the world had the facts been
known. With true loyalty to the Lit
tie Sons Of the Rich. he asked his
friends to dinner and opened their
eyes.
"Champagne!" cried Harrison ms
they were seated at table. II can't
remember the last time l had cham.
payne"
Naturally" laughed Subway Smith
"You couldn't remember anything aft.
er that"
As the dinner progressed Brewster
CADiuIucu tnut liz IhtCiluVA W uOuOiV
his fortune within year. I'm go
ing to have some fun, too" he said
land you boys are to help me-"
hopper Harrison was employed as
superintendent of AFFAIRS" Elon Gard
ner as financial secretary. Joe Bragdor
as private secretary, Subway Smith
as counsel, and there were places In
! ~.sox In, al
II want the smartest apartment yot
can find. hopper" he commanded
Don't stop at expense. Have Pettin
gill redecorate it from top to bottom
Get the best servants You can find
I'm going to live, hopper, and hans
the consequences"
(To BE CONTINUED
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17
The Rev Tenuis.

Recent years have seen q twotojd
revolution In lswn tsnnis-in it, pubiic
life a. related to other games and In IT.
own interior life. Last summer saw II
reach TIE crest Of it, popuiseaty. Per.
haps never. even IN TIE fat yeass Of
the early ninetiss. dN II know quite
such thorough sud g11ppinG recogni-
ton. But step By step WIN this tbsre
was an inward chanss that means
moro to the fuEurs a the game than
any emotional rsvsvaA fos Q theory
OF strokes. serves. vol1eys ana rstuens
n being psreectsd' tlnt maiCss II q nsw
game. Tho iseynots q this art nouveau
Its vital appess-is the disguised
stroke and tho TWIST serve.
In the disgulsed strohe tae direction
Of De BAN b falst6sd BY q sudden
hnai wrist motion. accompanied By
altered posture in body and legs. And
Il = only at the last second also that
tho eyes ten the truth about tie bail
ana where It h to be expected. In dts
suised stTokes placing II OF course tho
great slement-A certain spesd put INTO
placed balls. Thus Wren used to lean
over 10 ths right ana DO Q baclhsad
stroke that ought TO have sent the bali
to The lett aud did send It to Tie viaht.
Country kies n AnasicA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17
then we have our ride"

then we have our ride"
Monty gasped and looked at his
watch. give minutes to II" he cried.
The matter Of his engagement with the
attorney had quite escaped him. In
the exhilaration OF Miss Drew's com.
partnership he had forgotten even Tn
Gle James millions.
"l've got date at 1 that means life
and death to me. Would you mind
taking me down to the nearest elevat.
ed-or-here. let me run It,"
Almost before Barbara was aware
Of what was happening they had chang.
ed places. and the machine, under Mon
tvs guidance, was tearing over the
ground.
"Of all the casual pcople!" said the
girl, by no means unequal to the ex.
citemcnt. II believe you're kidnapping
me-"
But when she saw the grim look on
Montys face and one policeman after
another warned him she became seri.
ously alarmed. Monty Brewster, this
pace is positively dangerous"
"Perhaps II is." he responded, "bvt II
they haven't sense enough to keep out
Of the way they shouldn't kick II they
get run over"
II don't mean the people or the au-
tomobiles or traps or trees or monu.
ments, Monty. mean you and me. I
know we'll either be killed or arrest
ed"
This isn't anything to the gait I'll
be going II everything turns out a. I
expect. Don't be worried, Babs. Be.
sides, it's 1 now. Lord, didn't dream
1t was so late!'
"Is your appointment so important?'
she asked. hanging on.
"well, should say 1t is. and-look
out, you blooming idiot! DO you want
to get killed." The last remark wal
hurled back at an indignant pedes
TRAN who had escaped destruction by
the mcrest chance.
Here we are" he said az they drew
up beside the entrance to the elevated
"Thanks awfully-you're corker-sor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17
JEWELS AND ENVY.

The Chimes That Are Committed For
the Sake Of diamonds.
OF course NO one objects to women
having q reasonable amount Of jewelry,
what they can wear without ostenta-
ton or any great concern for its safe
ty. Such modest possessions are sane.
toned BY universal custom. and from
all time 5eweled rings and trinkets
have been symbols Of love and should
remain so. Besides. there IL beauty
in prsoious stones. just Is there IL In
other stones not called precious. Wit
ness tho opal. the most beautiful Of
them all But when women value Jew
sify neither for its beauty nor its asso.
ciutions. hut merely for it's costllness,
when they wear as'much Of It az they
can simply to sb0w that they have
been able to buy that much or make
men buy It for them. when their pleas
ure In having It lies chiefly In the
knowledge that others envy them, then
I say he love q tewe!s-is an evil thing
based on arrogance and sel6shness
And cannot zee what justification
any woman who knows OF the misery
SHOUT her can nnd for speeding half O
million dollars or anything nike 1t on
jewelyy!
1t should be noted, furthermore, that
the chief harm Of Thu passion for Jew
els Is not In the waste Of millions ii
VOWED, although that IL bad enough
but in the stirring OF envy, In the
prompting OF extSav0gance. In the urg
Ing Of dishonesty. II we could know
what crimes have been committed FOL
the sake Of diamonds We should sec
that there u some DEVILS hypnotism II
the glittering stones and would have
them oil cast into TIE sea for genera
safety. Certain 1t "a that no house
where precious stones abound 10 fret
from evil desires. Servants are tempt
Cd; guests are tempted; strangers arr
tempted: even intimate friends orr
tempted. Who hAs forgotten the story
Of those stolen Newport jewels? AND
so the unfortunate owners Of thest
woudarful necklaces. uaras. piastrons
rivieres. etc.. must hire men to guar
them when they wear these covetei
treasures or else leave them unseen and
unused behind stupid iron doors. Their,
arc palaces on Fifth avenue With safe.
for silver and jewels as massive q
those In bank. And there are mil
lionaire homes where no one 10 eve
free from the hard eye of lurking dc
tective. I know one such home wher,
three Detectives are on duty night ant
day. each one to watch the other two
That 10 one Of the minor penalties d
rtches.-Oievsland Mofistt In Success
Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17

Thomas ". lawson was once visit.,
I'd In his Boston Office by young wo-
man who came laden With oil sorts Of
collage diplomas and GIT edged refer.
ences. It % happened that Mr.. Law.
son needed . temposary SECRETARY and
engaged her on the spo& Whan. later
In TIE day the young woman handed
Mr.. Lawson a number q heResv nat
no had dictated they wece chiefly re-
maskable for their hianous orthogsa.
phy. He called the elsSe stksution TO
bet biundsss, wheyeupou. she Tspilod.
WITH Q giEgls:
"Reaily. now, ] thauk I must -havs'
been beW1tche6"
"Quite co." said Mr. LAwsop. "somel
taSy has svideouy cast 4 bad ps1|
over you"
THIS story a@evds Q moral to the|
average stsnogsaphes 'snd Cpswsttsr
for u there 10 anything wh1rh sxaspsy.
ates business or professional man nj
h the inability Of his amanuensls 'tol
peu orrcctly.-Succ"ss Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17


Sable island Les about dghey miles
to the eastward Of Nova tegeta and
consists Of an accumulation AZ loose
sand. forming = pair At RIGGS united
ct tho'two ends and inc1u1n0, asahealow
lake. Tracts OF gra0 ere - be met
with in places % wed. % pou1s Of eresh
water. These ,S3wd sutnnanoe euR
troops Of wta6 hssas q ponsea d.
soaudeA n y sqpppas4 from stock
cost ashore bon . abun1uh wysck
early In the sfxtespth cautwy. 1vssuty.
Eve yaars ago Il WAS esttmsted that
the ponies numbwed from 800 10 600
but at psoent tbeEe ase not quite 600
divtded into oSe tpopA A seceut WRITER
In TIE EmpAre Aev1sw commeut3 on the
striking lfksnaBs Of these Wild ponies
to the horses of the Pas<hennu fsiess
and to the DOW exteFmAnsted tnrpaa Of
Tartary. They aAso sssm to resemble
the wild horses ot Meucn though with
shaggtsr coa<s. 10 meet the conditions
Of q rougher clitnaka. INe wstter thinks
inst these hesds ought to be caeefufH
guarded 10 the end that an iuterssttna
equine type mag be preserved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17
ARE YOU HUNGRY

Are you IIungary.T'
"Yes. SIAM
"Well come along. III Fiji."-National
Geographic Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17

nights Sleep"
All the rest of the day Brewster
wandered about as one In a dream.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17


wandered away from God back to a
Saviour's love and a Saviours redemp-
ton. Hear ye not the divine assur-
once, "And l, II be lifted up, will
draw all men unto me?' o God, give
us a couquering church. clear as the
sun. Make the light Of our church
shine from the loving. pardoning eyes
Of Christ, who has died that sinful man
might live. "Clear as the sun"--aye.
clear 90 theSun Of Righteousness, which
will scatter every black mist out OF the
dark night Of every sinful horison.
Al Invs1ing Army.
But we cannot picture the conquer
ing church - . great invading army.
with her banners iiying In the winds
and her soldiers singing their hallslu-
iahs Of triumph a. they tramp along
until we fnd her "fair % the moon" a.
we'll az "clear az the SUM-" The queen
of night" here Offers her symbols az
we'll as the golden chariot Of the day"
The moon has just a. much a part to
play with the advancing hosts Of the
conquering church ~ has the ciearuess
of the sun. A the children OF Israel
were led through the wilderness In the
long journey OF forty years by the pill
lar Of Ore - we'll as BY the pillar OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17

n great American minister whom
love well. For some years he had
been preaching in one OF our southern
cities. The church seemed to be spir-
itually dead. The people loved him
with all the cordiality Of the south
and socially did everything for him;
still he could not 1nove them with the
message OF his Master. One day Q
friend came to him and said: DOC
tor. the reason you cannot move this
city for God Is not because the men
Of the world do not believe In the
Saviour. but they do not believe In
the men and the women who are men,
bers of your church. Your church
people. they say. are no different from
any other kind Of people. They sam.
BILE. they drink wine. they dance. they
60 to the theater, their names are the
most prominent among the soctcty COL
umus Of the city newspapers" Then
that friend told bis pastor this story:
Some of the chief members Of the
church had formed themselves into q
social club. to meet each week and
play cards. Each member was to con-
tribute weekly NO much moOey. and
this money was to be taken by the
hostess Of the week and Q prise was
to be bought. to be presented to the
winner Of tho night. One week the
hostess forgot to buy tho prise. In.
stead she took the n,0nay and pllsd II
up on the csa,ter Of the table. and
the winner Of tho evening took the
cash instead Of the prize which ought
to have been purchased. The winner
that night was the president OF the
Christian Endeavor society OF his
church and the wife OF one 0f the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-27
.0NE-LEGGED, He won
Love RACE FROM son
Father Secretly courted and Wed
14-Year-Old Bride His Own
Boy Sought.
Especial to The Times -DIspatch,>

Especial to The es-Dspatch.}
GREI1NPORT, y. J., October 2G--Ered-
orick Tabor is about forty years old, and
one-legged, But he easily beat his son,
Russell, sixteen years old and two-leg-
ged, dn the race for Abble Tuthlll s
young affections.
Mrs, Frederick Tabor, who used to be
Abhe Tuthill. is fourteen years of age,
and two weeks ago she Wore dresses up
to her ankles and Went regularly to tho
grammar school at Orient,
Russell Tabor is SO angry because he
has stepmothcr instead of a sweet
heart that he has left his home. and his
row Weighing sugar In grocery store
Russell has Il sister, Hazel, fifteen years
old, and she has declared she would leave
home II her father brought there a mann
ma n year younger than She is. Fred
orck Tabor and his bride returned to
his home yesterday
Frederick Tabor, who Is a truck far
ner ana twice wdower, has four chil-
dren. Mrs. Tuthill, widow, has nine
children. So when Tabor began to visit
Mrs. Tuthills house everybody said me
'uus courting her, Besides, Russell and
Abbje kept company up to that time
last week the elder Tabor asked the
REV. william c.. Mcknight, pastor of the
PRESBYTERIAN church here, to marry him
10 Abb!e. The pastor. said ne would y
Mrs. Tuthill consented, and she did.
,rho school trustees at Orient are great
on compulsory Yducation, and maybe
Mrs. Tabor Will have to SO to school
until! she is sixteen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-27
ORDERS D|sREGARDED;
4 KILLED; 70 WOUNDED.
Train Dispatcher Said to Be Re-
sponsible for Rock Island
and Pacific Collision,
(By Associated Press.)


FAIRFIELD, IOWA. October 26,-Two
fast passenger trains on the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway, colllded
head-on ut point ono mile sonth OF
Fairfield carly to-day. The wrecked
trains were No. II. which left Chicago
at $3.50 last night for tho West. and No.
1s, which departed from Kansas City
at 6:so last evening. -Four persons We're
killed. and between fifteen and twenty
injured, none fatally. The dead:
F. ]. ArILKs, Muscatina. Iowa. ens!-
neey OF No. II.
GLEN cANFIELD, Murray, Iowa. mail
clerk.
DEFECTIVE GRIFFITH. Lucas, Iowa,
A TRAMP. name unknown.
At the time OF the accident the trains
were running about thirty miles an hour.
Both engines. which We're Nof tho large
Pacific type, were demolished -Four cars
of No. 10 were derailed and seven dams
aged. and most OF the Injured were on
this train, All the killed were on No.
II, which also was badly damaged,
Responsibility for the accident Is placed
on the train dspatcher's office. When
the engineer of No, II appeared at Fair
field he was handed the following order:
run forty niVtes late to Eldon,"
The fireman Of No, IL declares that they
had clearance orders from Eldon and that
the blame for the wreck waA,ln the issu-
.encs Of them from the dispatcReI's od1cs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-27
GOAL PERATORS
PREPARE FOR WAR " AR
But Hope Distressing Sit
udtiOn Will be Re-
Iieved in Peace.
SHORTAGE OF CARS
PRECLUDES SHIPPING
Throat of Trade in West Vir-
ginia in the Grasp Of Rail-
roads, Which May Be Re
leased at Coming
Meeting of
Directors.

Especial from Staff Correspondent.)
Il CHARLESTON, W. VA, Oct. a6.-The
visitor to Charleston, this buoy capita!
Of this great coal-producing State and
the centre OF coal production In West
Virginia, is bound to be impressed with
the critical situation Of the Industry In
the Kanawha and New River fields. The
demand for West Virginia coal has been
steadily Increasing, u,TH this State is
third In point of production. pennsyl-
vania and Illinois alone shipping more
coal annually. 1t Is question OF but
a short time when West Virginia will be
In second place. Z
The enormous extent of tho coal de-
posits of West Virginia is but little ap-
preciated by the average man. Four
fifths of tho State is underlaid with coal
of the finest quality, There Is more eoal
In West Virginia than ever there was
in Great Britain. The coal OF the New
River and Knnawha mines is said to be
superior to even tho Cardiff coal, the
famous Welsh product which was for so
many years the standard of excellence In
fuel. It lis claimed that the Kanawha
gas coal is supersedng Youghigheny for
making purposes. IN addition to
these, the splint, Black Band, Cedar
Grove, Winifrede and others are eagerly
/
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-27
SYNOD BEGINS
A.USP|.C;.|.0USLY. J | !
Great Gathering Attends Open.
irng. Session Of fPresbyterians
Last Night.
DR.. DONALDSON MODERATOR
West Virginia Man Elected Over
Or. Strickler and Many
Others.
DR.. DONALDSON M0DERAT OR

The Synod Of Virginia opened last
night in the Second Presbyterian Church
with one of the largest concourscs Of
delegates and visitors in the history of
this venerable body. Besides the large
number of visitors, delegates to the num-
ber of 229, out Of the 300, assembled In,
the church. They were gathered from
all the Presbyteries OF Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland and 1t was prob
ably one of the most interesting and
enthusiastic of the gatherings for which
the Synod is noted. Many OF the members
brought with them their wives and
daughters. who will attend the meetings
to-day of the Ladies Missionary Society.
which convenes In the Grace Street
church.
At o'clock the great assemblage
came together in the Second Church and
listened to profoundly interesting SER
mon delivered by DR.. A. B. McCluer
the retiring moderator OF this year. DR..
NlcCluer Is a man Of deep Insight and
OF profound learning and thought, ana
I his impressive sermon carried with it
the weight Of sublimely Christian thought
and eloquence 1t was not characterized
by soaring flights or by impassioned ap-
degree on the sensational. It was elo-
quent and forclble In a. quiet way. intelli-a
gent and exhibtive. to a marked degree.
of noble, religious ideals and sentiment.
The business session. which convened
Immediately after the services was char
act erizcd by n good deal Of confusion,
as many OF the delegates had neglected
to enroll their names before the session
opened but the meeting WAS In entire
accord and harmony. and passed of
with nothing to mar its character as a
religious body.
Dr.. Donaldson Moderator.
There was a stiff fight over the elec-
,tion Of n moderator there being four
names placed in nomination, DR.. Park
!P. F1ournoy. Rev. DR.. Donaldson, Dr..
strickler and DR.. Petrte. Drs. Donaldson
and strIckler received the highest num-
ber Of votes In the first ballot and then
on a rising vote. DR.. Donaldson. Of Hunt
'--:ton, w. Va, was elected to the chair
OF ,roderator for the ensuing year.
The election of DR.. Donaldson occa-
stoned no little surprise and comment, as
It was IL turn which was almost entirely
for 1t was the general i'm
preston beforehand that DR., stricller
would be elected to this important posi-
fContinued on Ninth Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-27
OFFICERS FLEE FROM
THE D|sR0B|NG B Venus
Pennsylvania Detectives Decide
Not to Arrest Fat Fugitive.
in Skirts,

Especial to The TImes-Dlspatch.)
ALLENTOWN, PA. October 26,-There
Is at least ono Allentown woman VINO
knows Just how totput the minons Of the
law to flight. Special Officer Dilllnger
and Detective Haines, of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad. went after number OF
women for stealing coal from cars near
this city. Five We're found; one succeed,
ell In getting away, three We're arrested,
and the fifth started to rum.
She was too stout to run far, and
when she saw thatNthe officers We're go
ing tooyertake her she stopped and de-
liberately commenced to undress.
WhenSths officers saw that she was IN
earnest and kept on peeling of clothes,
they turned and fled, taking with them
the three captured. n