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Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16

where who cared for him to the extent
represented by the moderate price of
postage. He said it was as if he had
died unlamented and was just finding
it out in the other world.
He'd been brought up in little, So
eiable city where every body knew ev-
erybody else, and though he no longer
had any close relatives there-very few,
indeed, on earth-there were his old
friends, including some very nice girls,
whom he had Travelled hundred miles
out Of his way to say goodby to just
before leaving his native land. They'd
all promised to write to him
"Including the girl?" said Beck.
Eyes, said /. "And the fact is that
a considerable package of mail for him,
sent through the publishers whom he
represented, and tardily forwarded, had
gone to the bottom of the Pacific ocean,
but he didn't know that.
.sIn Manila he met young fellow
named George Templeton, from the
same town as himself. Templeton had
not been bred in the first circles, and
his early reputation for industry and
sobriety was not of the best. Jones
had rather looked down upon him, and
Templeton no doubt had found some
reason for looking down upon Jones.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16

after awhile Jones became aware that
the edges of this card were ornamen-
tally irregular, and then he knew what
It was. The thing was valentine,
and it had Travelled many, many miles
-and latterly by route never intend
ed by the sender--to reach this dying
man in time. The date, In fact, was In
advance of the saints day. 1t was the
night Of Feb. IL.
'Templeton raved and tossed, and he
said some things that might go to a
feeling mans heart, considering the
circumstances, but he mentioned no
name. About o'clock he became
quiet, and from that hour till morning
he seemed to be sinking down to death.
Then he stirred and half raised him
SELF
"sHello, Jonesr said he. Where did
you come fromY
"T've got letter for you, George
was the reply. 1t came after you left. ;
"tGive it to me- said Templeton, ex-
tending weak, thin hand.
"He took the letter and raised 1t to
his breast as he sank back against the
pillow. Jones waited, but Templeton
did not move. He lay there smiling,
with the letter on his breast. The man
was dead.
This is a valentine that some one
has sent to him from home,' said Jones
when the surgeon came. I think we
ought to bury it with him.
How do you know what it isY
asked the surgeon.
"Jones could not answer.
eve ought to open it, said the doc
tor, in order to communicate with the
writer. Some one might want to know
that he got it,
Gle took the envelope out of the dead
mans hand and opened it after some
hesitation.
Dear George he read in a whisper,
mail this to Frank Jones if you know
where he is, and never tell him who
sent it. don't know how to address
him, but you can find OUT
""That's mine,' said Jones, in
dream.
'The doctor put the inclosure into his
hands. 1t was in a separate envelope,
unaddressed.
This is friendly letter from a
mighty fine girl said the doctor. I'D
like to take something of this kind with
me when l go.'
"He put 1t back into its envelope and
laid it inside the rough wooden shirt
which was the dead mans garment.
" He has delivered your message, lit
tie GIRL said he, and he'll never tell
who sent it.
80 that's the whole story. Jones has
come back to this country, and he has
that valentine-a pretty card with lit
tie love verse on it, but not scrap of
writing. He doesn't know who sent it,
but If he did think he would find that
girl. feel quite sure that he would
find that girl.''
mot bad, as such things CO." said
Breck. rising, "but conventional"
conventional be- I beg your par
don," said I. why, the thing is true"
II don't see that that helps it any,"
replied Breck. However, that's nei-
ther here nor there. I'm hard up, and
If q valentine stOry'S what Won want
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16

the smoke from his cigarette, now
pointing straight upward, aseended to
the ceiling and seemed to stick there
"This happened to fellow named
Jones'" said l. HE was newspaper
correspondent in the Philippines. He
had been out there six months and
hadn't had a letter from girl"
Particular girl? queried Breck.
"Any girl" replied. There was a
particular girl; not so very particular
either, and yet he'd have been mighty
glad if she had remembered him on the
other side of the world. Most fellows,
of course, would have found romance
of some kind suited to their Individual
tastes and fancies out there, but Jones
Didn't have the luck. don't know that
he was particularly sentimental fell
low, yet it seemed rather hard to him
that there shouldn't be girl some
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16


I'll go home and see what can do for
you. By the way, it wasn't Temple
toms girl, of course?'
1.-THE one who sent the valentine?
Certainly not" replied. when Jones
got back to this country, he looked up
Templeton's affairs bit to see wheth-
er he could do anything for his family
and that sort Of thing, and he happened
to discover that the girl for whose let
ter he had waited was really waiting
for him waiting, as have faith to be-
lieve, very near that rude church in
Luzon where the man closed his eyes
SO happily to open the eyes Of his soul
next moment in her presence"
"You mean she had died?' said
Breck.
Precisely" replied.
"And Jones hasn't found the one girl
who remembered him upon the far side
of the world?"
NO" said 1. "but he will"
Breck lighted another of his deadly
cigarettes.
"Why can't / write this thing for
yOu?" he inquired.
mot for your life, my friend,' said 1.
He stared through the first great
cloud of smoke.
''Why not y he demanded.
Because I'm JONES'" said l, s.and
at present the matter is sacredly conf
dental. When have found that girl, I
shall write the story myself"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
Tricked the Stamp Fiend.

Stamp collectors are delighted when
they secure specimen which was is
sued before some mistake in printing
was detected. During the Buffalo ex-
position the government issued stamp
to commemorate the occasion which de-
picted the Empire express train. A
practical joker cut out the central part
Of one of the stamps which contained
the train and carefully replaced it so
that the train was in an upside down
position. This he pasted on an envelope
and mailed 1t to a friend who was a
rabid collector.
The practiced eye of the stamp fiend
at once discovered the misplaced posi-
ton of the train, but did not notice the
deception, and the collector was almost
wild with joy until he offered 1t for
sale, when he was Informed that It
was not a rare but a "cut OUT
stamp he preserved New York Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
schaefer,s Plaint.

Schaefer declares that professional
billiards is now at it's lowest ebb in
America and that he will make an eff
fort to create new interest in the
game while here, Il do not expect to
stay in America very long, but want
to see the game on new footing be-
fore | leave" he said professional
billiards is losing it's interest with the
public, and l would like to see what
can be done toward helping the game
along. have always wished that
Americans would show the same inter
est in the game as the French. The
Germans give considerable attention to
the sport although there are fewer
good players among them than among
the French"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16

JACOB J. PFLEUGER, A NEW 1900 POINT
rank among the few who have scored
the highest number of points under
circumstances approved by the nation
al officials. Pfieuger will be one of the
st. Louis representatives.
Pfeuger is one of the leading ex-
ponents Of the tenpin game in st.
Louis.
For nine years he has been an en-
thusiast, and his reputation is ma
tional one. In Cincinnati, where he
was born in 1877, Pfieuger was men,
ber Of the famous Japalac team. This
team in 1898 won fame by defeating
the All Star team of Chicago in Sc
ries of championship games. The Jap
alacs also won games from the Greater
New York team, which toured the Unit
ed States in that year.
His sterling performance of rolling
the highest possible score did not give
him the first record he has held. In
1902 he earned the title of champion
by tallying 299 pins, just one short Of
the possible This mark was made in
March during match contest of three
games. His average for the game was
25S %, which for long time stood as
the worlds record. Pfleuger is at pres
ent a member of the Grands of St.
Louis, and his average for the season
is barely short of 200.
During the Olympic tenpin champion
ships decided in ST. Louis last sum-
mer Pfueger did not compete because
of his connection with the alleys on
which the matches We're rolled
Pfeuger's perfect score was made in
series of twenty games which he
bowled with p. B. Mcdonald. The
games were bowled on two alleys, the
players alternating as the pins were
being set up, which makes the per-
fOrmance all the more meritorious.
Pfeuger's record has been accepted
by the National Bowling association, as
it was made in special match on reg
ulation alleys.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
Mr.. Jones'
Valentine
Story
BY HOWARD FIELDING

sTvHE young author seated himself
with that nonchalance which
may be expected in one who is
introduced by the editor In
chief to the mere editor of depart
ment. He scratched match upon the
side Of my desk--it really is mine and
not the establishment's-and lighted
one of those Egyptian cigarettes which
smell like an early spring bonfire in
Maggie Murphy's back yard.
"What Kind of stuff do you want ~
me inquired.
I'D take good valentine story
said 1.
At that my visitor assumed smile
suggesting the early stages Of seasick-
ness.
"Oh, say" said he in tone of lam
guild protest, ''that sort of things
played out, don't you think? Who
cares about valentines? There's no ro-
mance in them any more. In society,
IL people notice the day at all, they
send fiowaas, not picture cards.
'Our circulation exceeds 4OO," said l.
I'VE have outgrown society. Give us
something about young men and wo-
men"
The talented author blew q green
Egyptian cloud into the air and slowly
shook his head.
arv,,k c<,n In, hc ~
clared. 1.-THE valentine is dead ISSUE"
Now, though had never met young
Mr.. Breck before that day, had read
some Of his stuff, and knew that he
could do good work. He was western
product and such of his stories as I
had seen were as full Of spirit as an
unbroken pony. Eastern civilization
seemed to have taken the life out of
him. with astonishing rapidity, or it
may have been the Egyptian ciga-
rettes. was conscious of a sort of
rage against him, partly because his
affected manner was such a disappoint-
ment to me, but chiefly perhaps be-
cause he had treated my commonplace,
old fashioned notion with contempt
We're going to have lot of valen-
tine stuff in the issue Of Feb. 13,' said
!, "and most Of it is rattling good, but
OF course If it doesn't appeal to you
I Breck waved the reeking cigarette
before my eyes as if in some form Of
ancantation, and, having reduced me to
silence by this, he said:
!. Won run the supplement, I'm told
the literary and artistic end Of the pa
per?'
That's what I'm here for" replied.
He shook his head very sadly and
muttered:
valentine stories! Good Lord"
sWhy. what's the matterY in
quired.
Nov. look here" said he. II try to
keep pretty close to life; to write the
thing that is and not the dream. Do
make myself clear? Well. such being
the case. let me ask you one question.
In the last ten years have you known
or heard Of any human creature who
has attached any serious Importance to
valentine or had any really romantic
adventure connected with one?'
Yes. sir; have" said I.
He shook his head slowly and sadly.
I could have cuffed him for that inso-
lence, and vet his question, his method
of getting at the matter, appealed to
me.
Il will spin you little yarn" said I;
"a true yarn and not bad one.''
Delighted" said he, lying back in
IA Ia
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
Bowllng Congress.
Great Interest In Coming Na-
tional Meet In MilqUaukee.

The national bowling congress is very
close at hand, and Milwaukee is await
ing the great multitude of pin demol-
ishers with consuming expectancy.
New York, Brooklyn, Indianapolis,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, st. Louis,
Cleveland and dozen other prominent
cities will be well represented at the
championship contests. Brooklyn Will
have an especially strong delegation, as
that city is anxious to secure the con-
gress of 1906. Charley Ebbets of base
ball fame is the prime mover in the
project.
One man who will attract much in
terest at Milwaukee is Jacob J. Pfeu-
ger of st. Louis, who recently scored
800 points at contest that was offi-
cially conducted. Pfeuger thus holds
the Missouri state record and takes
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
FoRTlFlCATIONs.
MA, nut a secondary Role ~
Thes ~. Defense Of states'

- hut a secondary ""'0
ne 49,. Defense Of states
fortress spells immobility ana ,aa, oas
,arsion We should therefore 1T .Ho
pe,siO e,'auno at # until proof is given .nas "
asha !. has definite purpose to fulfill ~ -.
- reasoned scheme of strategy. W. I hy
NOT allow ourselves to be leu awas M A. ~
-he g,amour surrounding hero,c 20
sause @ We must look to the END anu
,ea ,ense' 30 nanepvrics to poets. We must,
N short regard all fortihca1on as e. a.
auxiliary and nothing more. a lUa sa
trsss because it is fortress ana De
sa,,ss ~ = ia ours. is not necessarily an
aduontage and may be the reverse. Il
we gain battles we gain the enemy - :
fortresses; II we lose them ne gains
o,,rs whether they are in the interior
- ~ NON +be sea. In each case the lar
ger the garrison the greater the olsas s.s
fer Fortresses, and, in fact, all ior.m
cations have never played anything Du.
secondary role in the defense ol
s+o+os and no nation has ever YET Deen
saved by them. They can as auAii,
;arias occasionally assist al, army ana
+hev can aid naval capital. wisely IN
vested and wisely used, to bear spien-
did interest. but they can never re-
establish moral superiority when once
# is lost nor create it by the virtue at-
taching to its parapets if it does not
exist over the portals Of the fortress
or harbor of refuge should be written
in the largest and blacklist OF charac-
ters the words that Dante discovered
over the gates of hell.-Military Cor
London Times
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
VALOR AND HEROlSM.
Proof That the Real Brand OF 1t Ex-
lists In South America.


Proof That the Real Brand of 1T Ex-
lists In South America.
"Eyery country has its heroes, and 1t
is refreshing to read something OF the
heroic in the history of the countries
south Of u.s." said thoughtful man.
"In history Of South America atten-
ton is called to a number Of things
which tend to show that the popular
estimate of valor and heroism in that
section of the world may not be alto
gether the correct one. It Is related
that once the Peruvian monitor Huas-
car fought against three Chilean ships.
"After both Admiral Grau and his
flag lieutenant were killed Captain
Aguirre took command, was killed, and
then succeeded by Captain Carbajal,
who was put hors de combat by SHE'LL
The command devolved then on Lieu
tenant Rodrigue, who was killed; then
on Lieutenant Palacious, who was dis
abled, and finally Lieutenant Gareyon,
with the ship on fire, three feet of wa
ter in the hold and with loss Of half
his officers and crew, was forced to
strike his flag. On July %, 1879, the
Huascar was in action against the
Chilean ship Abtao. Torpedoes at that
time We're not much understood, and
one, being fired from the Huascar,
through faulty mechanism returned
back straight upon the ship. Seeing
this and knowing that if the ship was
struck she must sink, Lieutenant Diaz
Cansco jumped overheard and in the
water with his hands altered its course
just before it came in contact with the
ship"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
where Wealth Is wooden.

At Goumbi mans wealth Is reckon.
ed first by the number of slaves 10
owns, next by the number Of wives and
then by the number of chests, empty or
otherwise, he possesses. To give So
curlty to these chests, locks Of Ameri-
can make are in great demand all oyar
the country, and keys in large number.
are worn by the natives as the outward
symbol of abundant property. thongb #
is quite likely that many Of the chests
are entirely empty. s .
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
Eggs.

1t is not only cigars that vary in name
without varying in quality. The pres
ent writer was once told when hesitat-
ing between fresh eggs" at ten a
shilling and good breakfast eggs" at
eight shilling or something to that ef-
feet that these two brands were pre-.
cisely the same, but had to be sold as
two qualities because no customers
would buy eggs at a shop where only
one quality was advertised. That may
or may not be so. The fact remains
that there are many qualities of eggs
known to all housewives before we get
down to what late comedian termed
BRIEFLY "eggs. London Chronicle
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
Then He nia wi,

Little Brother = Can't you wall,
straight, Mr.. Mangle? Mr.. Man.,a
OF course can, my little man Whu
40 you ask! Little Brother-Oh nnth.
in, only I heard sister say she'd SOON SOON
straighten you up when she married
you. And ma said she'd heIp her 80
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
Reed In Enrone

The famous horseman, Charles Reed.
now seventy-tive years old. sailed re-
Gently for Europe. He will visit vari-
Gus breeding and racing centers in
France and European countries and
will not return until some time in April.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
He was Rigbt.

Cromwell stood moodily watching the
battle of Naseby.
"Why so downcast?" inquired his
generals. Aren't we making glorious
historyY'
mot much!" cried oliver. "We're
only furnishing material for some fool
novelist"
With an imprecation on posterity he
rushed off to dictate his terms Of sur
render.-Judge.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16

Woman has been defined as aan esso >
on goodness and grace in one yol,,ms
elegantly bound" But she doesn,t ;,s, ,;,'
to be put on the shelf all the same ''A'
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16

Ed Corrigan has scattered all his en-
tries from the Memphis lists including
bis Tennessee Derby and Oaks horses.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16

Relations are the cause of mos. -
friction that takes place in social i l,ss sas
- G. plowden. ' ilio'
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-02-16
Sells savoir-Faire.

T. 8. Gardner has sold to r. d.
Hayes the three-year-old gelding Sa.
voir.Faire for the stated price Of 1000.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
Fatal. TROLLEY WRECK.
ABOUT THIRTY INJURED
Motormom Dies After Car Crash IN
Long Meado5c, Mass.

Springfield. Mass, Nov. 1S.-Two cars OF the
Springfield and Hartford Railroad were in col
lision on a curve in Long Meadow, four miles
below this city this afternoon, and 8 A
Charon, motorman of one car. received injuries
from which ha died tWo hours later About
thirty passengers were injured, some of them
seriously.
The car from Hartford had about eighty ave
passengers and many Wnre standing in the
nisles. When the crash came the southbound
car teIegeoped the VestlDule OF the Hartford car,
crushing the motoraan and many Of the pas
sengers in a mass of broken wood and glass,
The accident gatd TO have been due to
the failure of the southbound car to wait on
the switch at me south end OF the Long Meadow
corner.
Tie Injured we're tai.a,l -aRsoa nearby roGses
and calls We're sent for doctors and a1nbuIances
Charons legs were torn off below the knees
Eugene Nillborn motorman of the other car.
saved himself by jumping before the collision
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
STAND. UyITH 1000 FALLS.
Cro1rd at Football Game Wontd
Not Ledpe Heab Bieachsrs

Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. H--Weakenedi by the
stamping of two thousand parsons, The west
blaanher on Ferry Field collapsed thl9 az
ter7,ooA teg, after the second halt or 'ne
foothalI f-auf between Michigan and Wisconsin had
begun None Of the throng thrown TO the grouhu
were seriously injured. The bleacher had no seats
being merely series OF platforms. This IS pe'leVeo
to be responsible for the lack of serious injuries
for IF the two thousand persons had been sitting
MANY limbs would have been broken Less than
dozan occupants of the crowded stand were huF'
enough TO have q physician attend them
Twenty minutes before the stand broke Gown tue
aesoials found that 1t was weakening ana ule"
20 have if ernptied The occupants We're uH"iii
ing to leave their places, however, ana re" hNu
,,o1ad when the south end gave way. Inc coi
1o,sa was gradual and section after sectloh VI
tho stand slowly fell in. The first crash OF preaA
inc boards attracted the attention OF ooth loo'-
baIl teams and the thousands in the other staliua
,7 before the last section had entirely coilapseU
The game had been stopped and both teams "eie
r,,,,nine TO tear down the fence separa'ihs 'H
,,,idiron from the broken bleacher
A +reuoen dous cloud of dust. rose as tre S''i,
e,radnauv went down, and many of the peops
in the north end had time to leap 10 lpe
hfo,a that norton fell Hundreds Oh spec
++re rushed to the rescue, and in five minutes the
aonIa who had been caught by the proheh
,1o,lrs were freed Doctors from the crown a.
tended all of those who were injured ana III IL
tee, minutes it was known that no one mao pee"
seriously hurt
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
YALE DOWNS ROOSEVELT.
QUITS H4RP4RD GAME.
Persistent Hansmef5ne Too Much for
Presidents Son.
BY Telegraph to The tribune. !

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 1s.-Theodore Roose-
Telt jr was forced to quit his place on the left
end OF the Harvard Freshman eleven to-day
the repeated hamnering of the Yale plays sent
al him making him so groggy that he fell in an
exhausted condition toward the end of the sec
ond half.
Harvard was defeated by a score of t6 TO o..
the Yale men completely outcassins their oppo-
npntg at all points Of the game Getting the
leather well within their own territory m the
firet half Yale drove it straight down the field
for touchdown. Shortly after Peyton kicked
d goal from field In the second half Yale made
another touchdown after Harvard had fumbied
a f1sr oYn 1Q-Yard mark
Roosevelt held his end up in good shape in the
first half, One play was sent at his position,
but this he threw for q loss He begaH+to weak
en- rapidly in the second half and il was for
this reason that the yale plays we're sent in at
him Roosevelt weighed only 145 pounds and
was lighter than any man on the Yale team
Peyton and Brides played excellent games on
the Yale 'Q9 eleven.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
YALE .TAMES THE TIGER.
JUNGLE MONARCH C4GED.
Princeton Saved from Utter Rout by
Goal from the Field.
THE GAME AT A GLANCE.
YALE. %: PRINCETON, q

Score: First half-Yaic, 6; Princeton O.
Second huIf-YaIe. IL Princeton, d. Total
Vale, D; Princeton D.
Yards gained BY rushing; First hslF-Yale
20 yards Princeton, 80 yards. Second half
Yale, $50 yards; Princeton, 90 yards Total
Vale, go yards; Princeton. $50 yards.
Yards gained by running back Punts-YaIe,
1870 yards; Princeton, 40 yards
Features of the eame-Hutehins0n's run
nirs back Punts threunh broken fcid'
Tookor's goal from the field Wales brilliant
and rnaehinelike attack; Prinoetons FihesY
fight IN the faSe of asfeaF:2
Attendanse-Thirty fvVo thousand persons
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
WORKMEN HELD C4PTIVE.
dbout 800 Enticed to Island by False
Promises, Letter Says.
LBy Telegraph to The Tribute ]

Boston, Nov. ia story has Just been made
public by labor union officials here that some
three hundred worErnen of al trades are i'm
prisoned on an island In the Gulf of Mexico OF
the Florida Coast. not far from Key West The
men, they say. were enticed from Kingsiand.
y. j.. in September.
A letter giving the details of the slavery in
which the men are held, but indefinite as to
the location OF the island was received by Mrs.
Elizabeth Brannock from her husband, one of
the men. who s7nuggled il through in some man
ner to Key West to be posted. The men. he
says. were hired by. d contractors agent at 50
a day but were forced work this island al
81 % a day, paying their own board. Armed
guards patrol the island and no one can get
away according to the letter.