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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-07

RA oSAM L Nd was leo lrOt1 tlt
81 hall of Steeple across the
~ meadow down to the quay At
Steeple creek. where Il great
boat waited. In this the band embark
ed, placing their dead and wounded,
with one or two to tend them, in the
fishing skiff that had belonged 10 her
father. This skiff having been made
fast to the stern of the boat. they push
cd Off and in utter silence rowcd down
the creek till they reached the tidal
stream of the Blackwater, where they
turned their bow seward. Through
the thick night and the falling snow
slowly they felt their way along. The
journey proved dangerous, for they
could scarcely see the shore.
The end of it was that they grounded
would. could not thrust themselves
free. But at the full tide they fioated
off the bank and driftcd with the ebt
down toward the sea At the first
break of dawn RoSamund looked up.
and there, looming large in the mist.
the river The band brought her
aboard and led her toward the cabin.
On the poop stood tall man who was
commanding the sailors that they
should get mp the anchor AS she came
he advanced to her, bowling and say
ing:
Lady Rosamund, thus you find me
once more. who doubtless you never
thought TO see again
She looked ut him i'm the faint light,
and her blood went cold. 1t was the
knight LoZelle.
Where you are. there | am he said
with Il sheer upon his coarse. handsome
face.
"You here she said You, Chris
tian knight, and in the pay of Salatlinr'
In the pay Of any one who leads me
to you. Rosamund" Then, seeing the
cmir HaSsan approach he turned to
give some orders to the sailors. and she
passed on to the cabin and in her
agony fell upon her knees.
When Rosamund rose from them she
felt that the ship was moving and, de-
string to look her last on Essex land,
went out again upon the poop. where
Hassan and Sir Hugh placed them
selves. one upon either side of her.
Then It was that she saw the tower of
st. Pcter's-ontheW Wall and her cousins
seated on horseback in front Of It, She
saw Wulf spur his horse into the sea
and family heard his great cry of
Fear not. We follow! We fOlloww
Now the wind caught the sail. and the
ship went forward swiftly, so that soon
she lost sight of them. In her grief
and rage Rosamund turned upon Sir
Hugh Lozelle and beat him with bitter
words till he shrank before her. Then.
turning. she fed to the cabin and cast
herself down and wept till she thought
that her heart would break.
Well might Rosamund weep, whose
beloved sire was slain. who was torn
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-07
CHAPTER Y.

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Steenle creek whore a great
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
The New Antitrust Fuel.

The present tax on denaturlzed a.
cohol which has been abolished by
good sense of congress, has been in
force since 1861. writes Day Alien
Wiley in Technical World Magazine
for August As showing how II has
crippled American Industry. previous
to 1861 more than 10000. 900 gallons
OF alcohol were annually used in the
United states for manufacturing pur-
poses. Under the varying rates OF
taxation in force since that time, the
quantity OF alcohol used in the arts
and manufactures has steadily de-
clined. until at the present time the
total annual consumption for these
purposes Is estimated by competent
authorities to be less than 100000
gallons. With a per capita consump-
ton equal to that of 1860. we should
now be using for Industrial purposes
$4,000, 900 gallons annually, or six
teen times as much as is actually con-
sumed. In view OF the fact that the
per capita consuming power of the
public is now much greater than in
1860. and that the number of articles
In the manufacture of which alcohol
would be used II II were not for hs
high price has been greatly increased
in recent years. II is evident that the
annual consumption of alcohol for in
dustrial purposes would be much
more than SO,0O0.O00 gallons. This
fact is amply verified by the extent to
which spirits are used in the arts and
industries in Europe. Germany alone
requires over 10000 900 gallons year
~ in its industries, while France
makes over 100000. 900 gallons not
only from potatoes, beets and grain,
but even from sawdust, for French
sayant has been successfully extract
ig 800 poands of sugar and reducing
II to rs gallons OF pure alcohol, from
a ton OF ordinary sawdust. Conse-
quent,y we can draw power not only
from the plants OF the fleld but even
from the trees of the forest
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
Motor.Trucks Drive out Horses.

America. slightly behind Euro
pean countries in the art of automo-
bile manufacture, was year or so
late In the introduction of the motor
wagon into city freight hauling, ."
writes David Beecroft In Technical
World Magazine for July: but what
Columbia lost In time she is now
striving to make UP in continuous
energy; and if American push and
brains can win. then the time is not
far distant when the Streets of our
great cities will soon be in the hands
of the commercial motor-wagon.
Already the conquest is assured.
In the streets of New York, the five
ton electric and gasoline truck trans
ports the tons of coal sold by many
Of the big dealers; grain merchants
use the lordly electric for hauling
from the depot to the warehouse
wholesalers have Installed both gas
oline and electrics for conveying
goods from the warehouse to the re-
tail headquarters; contractors use
them. the Edison company alone re-
curing so in its employ; for brew
cries they are specially suitable be-
cause of the advertising value con-
nected with them and the myriad
other Gotham concerns are getting
Interested Coming west. Philadel-
phia has them by the score; Pitts
burg. with its hills, Is rapidly intro
ducing them; Washington has a few
and Chicago, with its poorly paved
streets. has score or more of them
in operation. In the west Denver and
Kansas City are following the exam
pie set By the east; Omaha has its
first one; Salt Lake City has a cou-
Pile: Minneapolis has three; and a
dozen or more are in use in the va
rious coast cities of California.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
One Travellers Criticism.

The Hon. John Sharp Williams
had an engagement to speak In a
small southern town. The train he
was travelling on was not one of the
swiftest. and he lost no opportunity
OF keeping the conductor informed
as to his opinions of that particular
road.
swell, If yer don't Ike It," the
conductor finally blurted out, why
in thunder don't yer git out an
walk"
81 would" Mr.. Williams blandly
replied but you see the committee
doesn't expect me until this train
gets in. Under the Spreading
Chestnut Tree" Everybody's Maya
zine for August.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
GarrartI Democrats.

Lancaster. Ky. July ga mass
meeting was he'd here at the court
house aud called to order by w. G..
Gooch. chairman OF the Democratic
county committee. TO indorse the Of
fetal career and candidacy of the Hon.
James b. McCreary for United States
senator. The Hon. II. c. Tomlinson
was chosen chairman and j. Wade
Walker secretary of the meeting and
resolutions of indorscmenf were adopt
ed. A committee will be appointed in
each precinct of Garrard county to
look after the interest of Senator Nc
Ceary.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
An Immediate Response.

my son." said the strict mother
at the end of moral lecture. accord
ing to the Minneapolis Journal, u
want you to be exceedingly careful
about your conduct. Never, under
any circumstances, do anything which
YOU would be ashamed to have the
Whole word see you doing.
The small boy turned a Handspring
with a whoop of delight.
what in the world Is the matter
with you? Are you crazy?" demand
ed the mother
Nam" was the answer. I'm jes
so glad that you don't spec me te
takeno baths any more"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26

II takes a widow an awful aoas
time to learn what she knew before
he. husband died.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
Hairpin In Her Back.

Louisville, July 2G.--After she had
suffered for years from what had been
declared to be spinal trouble. Regina
oppenheimer. who had been taken to
Chicago to undergo an operation. con-
Quoted by the most eminent surgeons
in the country. has completely recov-
erod After a hairpin which had
lodged against the spine had worked
Itself TO the surface the child was re-
stored 10 health
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
Boards Of Trade and Municipal Affairs

II is here, as il seems to me, that
We touch upon most important re-
latlon between a board of trade and
municipal affairs. can not think OF
a more useful function which this
board could perform than to set out
upon a permanent and systematic
course of spreading among the people
Trustworthy Information respecting
what good city government would do
for them. and how it can be obtained.
Fortunately. the means for such a
campaign of education Is at hand.
The publications of the National Mu-
nieipal League are devoted TO this
very purpose We need only to get
them and to take steps for their sys-
tematic distribution among the peo-
ple.--Charles II. Hartshorne in adj
dress before the Jersey City Board of
Trade.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
RECTIFIERS MAY
TEST NEW LAW.
Constitutional Question is to
be Raised.
-Four Railroads Considering Fight ON
New Rate Regulation for State
Of Kentucky.
CANDIDATES ARE ANNOUNCING.

Frankfort, KY, July 2G.-Attorney
W. NJ. Hough, representing the rectl.
fiers Of Kentucky was here today in
conference with the attorney general
and state auditor relative TO the re-
ports required OF the rectifiers by Au-
ditor Hager. The form OF report as
sent out by the auditor was called in
question by the attorney for the rec
tifiers II is nnderstood here That the
constltutionality OF the new. law will
be called In question by the rectl6ers.
though probably not until full
period of six months Is to be reported
upon TO the state. The rectifiers in
the organization represented by Attor-
ney Hough made a great deal OF goods
during the period intervening between
the passage Of the law by the assem-
by and the date OF its becoming oper-
alive, and very little for the single
week to the end of the fiscal year.
ending June so last. for which they
had TO report 20 the state. the law
notpbecoming operative until June 23
preceding. The constitutionality of
the legislative act is to be attacked on
the ground that the title is defective.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
Railroads VIII Contest.

Frankfort Ky, July PC Four OF
the railroads affected by the recent
decision OF the state railroad COM
mission In the freight rate cases this
morning filed a petition In the fed
eral court here seeking 20 enJoln the
commission from carrying into effect
the reduction in certain rates and
other provisions of the commissions
finding.
The roads party to the suit are the
Louisville and Nashville, Chattanoo-
ga and st. Louis.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26
May BECOME Candidate.

Frankfort. Ky, July 26.-1he
Hon. Robert b. Franklin. of this city,
has been comforting with close friends
for day or two, and expects TO reach
a determination some time this week
with reference to becoming a candi-
date for governor. Mr., Franklin is
commonwealth attorney of the Four
teenth judicial district
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26

Central City, Ky. July 2G.--Cen-
tral CITY is to have a Democratic pa
per. A stock company is being formed
capital $4,000. the stock being he'd
by the best business men of Central
City and Muhlenberg county. The in
corporators are ". l.. Raabe. J. l.
Mcdowell. Leo Fentress. r. u, Oul-
bertson and J. w. Blackburn. all citl-
zeus OF Central City. The paper is to
be issued in about three weeks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26

Candy catches more girls than poe
try.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26

John G.. A. Leishman. who has
just been appointed first American
ambassador to Turkey, when boy
in Pittsburg was placed in D protest
ant orphaR asylum by his widowed
mother. Later he won a place in
one OF the big steel mills. He at
tended night school. made the most
OF his opportunities and now is many
times q steel millionaire.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26

After spending considerable time
discussing the relative rights OF the
board of public works and the gen
eral council to Install the machinery
in the municipal lighting plant. and
considering a right of way on Broad
way for sidewalks. the board OF pub
lie works was In session several
hours yesterday afternoon disposing
of a large number OF routine matters.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26

"That's a very good-natured crowd
at the ball game. isn't il, George"
- guess It IS. my dear--when the
umplring suits them. But why do
you think MS good natured?" 81
noticed that whenever ! asked any
questions about the game everybody
laughed. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-26

Mistress am sorry 10 trouble
YOU. Bridget. but my husband wants
his breakfast tomorrow at $50. Cook
oh. It won't be no trouble at all,
mum, IL he don't knock nothin' over
whole cookin' it an wake me up
Judge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21
WEST VIRGINIA HAS CONTROL OVER THE TRUSTS
Woman Arrested For KIIIIlg
UnWantBd" New Born Babies
HRd BURNING 7n6IH 7Ing Bodies

NEW YORK, Nov. 81. = Through
the arrest Of Mrs, wilhelmina Eek
hart the police claim they have
brought to light one Of the most re,
voting tales of infant murder in the
history of the city The wonna is
charged with having killed at least a
dozen "HRwanted" new born babes
and burned their bodies in her kitch.
en- stove. She is held In the Tombs
without bail. The police are engaged
III a rigid examination Of the woman's
premises at East Ninetythird street,
hoping to find the remains of some Of
her alleged victims, Mrs. Eckhart's
arrest was instigated by her two mar.
ried daughters. who declare she tried
to induce them 10 join in her nefari-
GUS work. The county medical So
ciety has made a sworn charge against
Mrs. Eckhart accusing her of murder
ing from twelve to twenty infants in
the last four months.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21
THE RELIGION
OF BACKBONE
WILL BE EVANGELIST SAENRER'S
SUBJECT FOR A SERMON
TONIGHT.

The church was well filed last
night at the Central Christian church
and an unusual interest was evident.
Not only are the meetings character
lied by a deep spiritual teaching, but
the exegesis of gospel truths make
Gods word clear and mans duty eX-
ceedingly plain to all reasonable think
crs, The sermon last night by Rev.
Shearer was "The Gateway Into the
Kingdom of God" SO plain did he
make it that many saw their duty in
Christian obedience as they had not
seen II before. Speaking Of the fan
damentals Of the Church of Christ,
Rev. Shearer said We must not take
one away. Faith, no. Repentance.
10! Baptism, no! but following the
examines 0f all conversions of which
we read in Acts of Apostles after the
Gospel Of Iesus Christ was proclaimed
in the fullnpss Of It's power from the
time of the Pentecostal sermon by
Peter. the inspired preached gt"inG his
inspired answer 10 the question OF
those who cried ont Men aud breth
rem, what shall We do?' We hear Ais
reply, Repent and be baptized every
tna of YOU In tho name at lesus Christ
for the remission of sins and thor
shalt receive the gift Of the Holy Sptr'
Il " To the present day God has new
or changed conditions, OF Cornelius
the Ethiopian, Enoch. LYDIA. of Thy
atira, It was the same; God Is impar'
tial. He saves all in the same way
There must be the rWlth in Christ. the
obedience to His command, the hap
tism as he gave in the great CON
mission we cannot substitute any
thing for C@ist's command. Rev,
shearer backs every statement by the
Word of God and to It alone he cites
r,en in clear logical and forcerul axio
ratio preaching.
He will speak tonight on "The Re
!lgIon OF BsckRone." One was receiv'
ed into the church last night. Mr.
Haley is doing excellent work with
the choras or singers. His solos last
night were soul stirring, Come early
10 night so as to be seated cOnvenient
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21
6dRQ OF IdbOF6PS Was Carried
Into the RlV6R Dy Landslide
RRd Seven. M68t TR6lR Death

being considerably above the water
line.
The slide came without a moments
notice, harllng some into the river
and, it is thought, buyius others un.
der the earth and stones which came
down in abundance. The bodies re.
covered wera plnioned under the sur
sece Of the water. making It imposst.
BILE for them TO be Of any assistance
tc themselves and 1t the same time
prevented them from calling for help.
'chey were drowned like rats in trap,
There were four bodies, supposedly
italians, recovered while in this post
ton.
Because Of The storm which for the
past few hours has been raging here.
ubouts, It was some hours before n
rescue party could be shipped to tie
scene. The men yet hnaccour'ed TO-
are thought to be buried under the
mass Of earth and stones Or to have
been forced into the river and hoated
Gcwn stream. The f0r boh'es recoy
cred have not been identified.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21
Bad Negroes
Under Arrest
TWO ROBBERS CAUGHT AT SIS
TERSVILLE AND IDENTIFIED
BY THEIR VICTIM.

SISTERSVILLE, W. Va, Nov, 21.-
Two burly negroes who eluded the po-
lice Of New Martinsville after brutally
assaulting and robbing Jess Z. Catl t
Of that place, we're unprecedented by OF
flcer Boyd at the B. and o. depot Mon
day. That the fellows come from the
rought set which has been terrorizins
the people Of Pittshurg and nearby
towns is evident from papers in their
pockets. Both were in their stocking
feet at the Jail before being taken to
New MartInsyille, one standing over
six feet and the other. stocky' built
fellow, about five feet six inches In
height. They said they had come from
Wheeling.
Jess z. Catlett is employed at James
Hennen's saloon at New MartinsviIle
While passing through the yards the
negroes stopped him. A blow IN the
side rendered him powerlesS and the
negroes Immediately riaed his pocrI
cts. Five dollars and eighty cents
was the amount of coin taken. Cat
lett notified the police and word was
sent to sistersviIIe. offcer Boyd loca'
ted the negroes lying in an open car
and coreyeh them with his tevoiyer
Jess Catlet identified the men,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21
All the Members
Were Present

Council had a good meeting last
night, Business was transacted by a
full board.
Councilman McNecly. member Of the
street committee, reported that the
grading on Benonl avenue, which Is
! being done by Sam Huffman, is not
progressing as It should, and that the
contractor is not showing the proper
disposition in having it completed.
Councilman McNeely recommended
HUFFMAN be paid for what he has al
ready done and that the completion
Of the work be given to some other
contractor. Mr., Huffman was not al
The meeting last night and the matter
viii be taken up at another time.
The claim that George Lilly present
ed TO council for work done on Wash
ington street, which was not to exceed
i;in cost $1,000. and which was to be
Investigated by the city solicitor, was
ire next matter taken up. Solicitor
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21

BLUEFIELD, Nov. 21.-As the result
of landslide on the Dry FORK branch
Of the N. & w. railroad, about 20 miller
south OF this place yesterday morning,
seven men were drowned by being
hurled into the waters Of the Dry
Fork river, which was oVeraowing its
banks, and three others who have not
been accounted for are buried under
the avalanche which came from the
mountain side. Four bodies have
been taken from the river by members
OF the rescue party which left Blue
field soon after the report of the ac-
cident had been received, hut no
trace of the others could be found.
Nineteen men were employed on the
job, which was a big slice off the
mountain side to make room for addi'
tIonal track. The river had 70" sever
al days been overfowang its banks
and had loosened the ground consider
ably. This, however, did not alarm
the workmen because of their positions
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21
Hard Luck For
Prominent Men

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov. 91.-
Judge Reese Blizzard and state sena'
tor c, T. Caldwell did not appear in
the Supreme Court yesterday in an'
swor to habeas corpus proceedings in.
stltuted against them some time ago
as plaintiff and witness in the case of
Caldwell VS.. Ex-Governor White and
Governor Dawson, alleging graft dur
ing the formers administration, both
sending kilograms accompanied by one
from their physician, stating they
were unable to attend court.
Senator Caldwells message stated
that he had been bitten by vicious
dog owned by Judge Blizzard, while
Judge blizzard alleges that he Is too
Ill to be out Of bed
Atelegram was then read from Or,
A. N. Frame. Of Parkersburg, confrm-
Ing what the two warriors had said.
The dispatch stated that both Of the
gentlemen were under Ilis care aud
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-21
The Best At
The Last
SEEMS TO HOLD GOOD IN THE
CASE OF Or. MEAD AT PRES.
1YTERIAN CHURCH.

Evidently the best OF the wine comes
toward the end Of the feast. Last
nights meeting at the Presbyterian
church was of deep interest and abid-
Ing power. Truly those who attended
felt the uplift Of DR.. Meads exposi-
ton and Interpretation. An uplift
which takes away the depression caus-
ed by the sense Of disappointment and
burdens of life, An upIift that results
from the help that Gods Spirit is will.
Ing to give at all times.
THE Power of Prayer" was the sub
jcc az Dr. Mead's discourse last night
and The words spoken by this eminent
speaker made deep impression on
his audience, Each evening sees an
increase in attendance at these meet
lngs and deep interest is manifested.