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New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
ADDICKs FIGHTING AGAIN.
Two Delaware Conventions Will Be Called,
One to Effect Harmony"

Wilmington. DEL July 20 (SpeciaD-The Repub-
lican factional fight IN Delaware has broken out
afresh The action Of J. Edward Addicks. vice
chairman OF the Union Republican State Commit
fee in calling a special meeting Of that body hero
Yesterday and not only oustng Senator Alice from
the Craftsmanship of the committee, but expelng
him from membership. will have the effect Of
drawing the factional lines tighter than ever be-
fore. Whether the radical course taken by Addlcks
and his followers was legal or illegal. the fear re-
mains that this element Of the party can bar the
As matters now stand. there will be two Republi
can state conventions held at Dover within the
neyt six weeks-the Union Republican Convention
11,hich Addicks (Who was elected by his followers
Yesterday as state chair irnan to succeed A!eel was
publican convention arranged by Alice end and Chair
man Fau Of the Regular Republican State Com
Inittee for September TO effect harmony ~.
Addcs is nsisent tn his GemandS n that alice
republican politics before he (Addicbk Ks will go
King block and IL may be the issue on which the
factions will fail 20 harmonic
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
A GREAT BOON TO CATTLE.
Mesquite Bean Unusually Plentiful Along
the Banks of the Rio Grande.

Monterey Mexico July . (SpeciaD.-It is stated
by cattlemen in Northern Mexico that the crop
OF mesquite beans now ripening is larger than has
been the case for many years On account of the
increased rainfall in this part OF the country for
the last several years the mesquite tree has been
doing particularly we'll The tree is almost the
only tree that grows wild over the country. The
few other trees that native are confined 20 the
river edges and around the reservoirs built for
cattle. In times Of scarcity OF other food these
beans have been the salvation of cattle In par
tculaTly hard times the poorer people living along
both sides of the Rio Grande have depended on
the mesquite crop for their Subsistence.
There is said TO be better known food for
cattle than this prolific bean For one or two
months cattle ranging In the parts OF the country
where II grows will begin TO fatten up and become
especially sleek Cattemen are beginning TO rec0g-
niZe the value OF this food. and are instructins
their men to have II gathered 80 that the cattle can
get at II easily.
At present the cattle country the north side q
the Rio Grande is rapidly being cut up INTO StueS
farms, and cattlemen are looking for 0tnet
IN which % range their stock Northern sle1lSo
has been attracting considerable OF their 9tSehtlon
The pastures OF Northern Nuev0 Leon ana 1aiiaN
lpas being more thic1ly stocked Win COVE enc
steers than ever before. ana the ieeIs4ste i We
bean crop is IN the way OF proNt4entlAA supple
ment 20 the increased TeculFes4eAts-
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
CHINESE GIANT JOINS ANCESTORS.
LON Dong, Six Feet Eight, succumbs to Too
Much Watermelon.

LON Dong. of No ~ Mott street. the Chinese
giant six feet eight inches in his stocking feet
the pride OF Chinatown for many years, died yes
terday morning Lom Dong Joined the reform
movement in Chinatown only few weeks ago an9
sacrificed his long cue. which was the envy OF
every Celestial in Chinatown With the cutting on
of his cue he donned the apparel OF the foreign
The giants death came about through his love
for Waiermelons. When LON Dong joined the re-
form movement he renOunced Chinese cooking and
became a vegetarian with particular yearning
Tor vratermeions on Saturday night he sauntered
forth TO bay the biggest melon he could find In
n nea rby grocery store particularly large melon
was found on the ice and he bore It home in great
Clee He ate every bit Of the melon close down 10
The rind before he lay down to his dreams
Shortly after midnight the melon caused trouble
ON was awakened by terrific cramps, and, hastily
dressing, he ran around 70 the Chinese Hospital at
No lO5 Park street Here DR.. c. ]. Toms a
chinese physician and a Yale graduate, ATTEMPTED
10 relieve his eOuntryman. but without avail
Some hours later LON Dong joined the spirits OF
his ancestors.
Dr. Toms. who is not citizen. informed the
coFoneF's Office being unable 20 isue a deaah cer-
tihcate. investigation showed that too much
watermelon had caused the sudden end os the
MOn1Olian mountain.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
GILMORE FESTIVAL HELD.
Similar Performances To Be Giuen
in Other Cities.

The Gilmore Musical Festival at Manhattan
Beach yesterday. was a great success IN SPITE
OF the storm It proved that the memory OF the
bandmaster is still fresh in the minds q men
]. w Morrissey. the manager. announced last
night that Gilmore festival would be given IN
Pittsburg October s. 70 be followed every Sun
day for six months with similar festivals IN the
large cities all over the United States where Gil
more formerly appeared. During this tour Victor
Herbert. SOusa. Damrosch and all the best known
musical leaders will conduct their bands when &c IS
possible to connect with the city in which the
festival is being held
The performances yesterday afternoon and even
ing were notable for the number Of well known
performers who had volunteered their services. De
Wolf Hopper was unable to appear at the matinee
because OF his strenuous baseball playing Satur-
day with brother actors in an endeavOr 90 beat the
managers for once. Henry E. Dixey refused 20
sing in competition with the sparrows who chirp
in the auditorium during the day.
This was the programme OF the evening:
Overture William Tell .Fossini
Conductor Llleiano ContsTno the only nyns oaHs'er
vainnteeTs from Ffan Damroscs Peoples choral ua
Herman 1.I Periet. Conductor 1,-u,..
SUNS Hubert Wilkie
bell song. 'IakEns' -DslIaes
In his inimitable uonolOsue-
Grand aria. Samson and Delilah' -..-.......... -
Humorous selections.
eahis Seeis Nss csoia winter Harry a:iiis "a
Andreas Schneider
His favorta selections
De Wolf Hopper
John BrahaHl conductor,
Ff0i0Sus' Andreas Schneider:
Mad scene Lucia LammeTmoor .Duarstfi
Julia Allen
Song Kathleen Mavour1sen, -croGeh
The star spaneled Banner
Herman Periet. Conductor
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
THREW APPLES IN SUBWAY TRAIN.
Five Boys Arrested for Making Targets Of
Passengers.

Five boys loaded down with apples practically
took possession Of a subway train last night
They boarded the train at Dyckman street, and
amused themselves by throwing apples at every
body in the rear car.
The motornan stopped the train at the 151ta
street station and blew the train whistle repeat
edly. Detectives Merritt and Monroe. OF the
West 152d street station. heard the signal and
boarded the train
The boys resisted arrest. but were sUhdEed.
At the West 152d street police station they said
they were August Pavone. OF NO. Spring
street. Frank vorsa. Of the same address; Paul
D. Abingo. OF No. 16j Elizabeth street: Matthew
La Plusa, OF No. 40 Mulberry street. and Tony
were locked UP charged with disOrderly conduct
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
TROUBLE OVER BURNED PAPERS.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribunal

Lincoln, Neb.. July 29-RUVnOrs are thick
around railroad headquarters here that the gov
ernnent Will hold a rigid inquiry into the al
legged destroying of evidence in the rebate cases
by the Burlington Railroad. when the officials os
that company on Friday night at Belfast Neh..
burned two freight cars filled with vouchers and
other papers said to have been OF an inerinl-
mating nature. Within an hour after the news
was made public every Burlington official a no's
had left Lincoln. and kilograms from Belfast re-
port a number at that place. presumably % oo-
tain the documents found by the farmer boy
which are said to be prima facie evidence o. tns
payment Of rebates The United States attorney
refuses TO discuss the matter
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
MAY BE STRIKE IN BELMONT TUNNEL

Trouble is threatened in a part OF the Belmont
tunnel which is being constructed by the New York
Tunnel Company. from South Ferry to Joraemon
street. Brooklyn. account Of the alleged employ
ment OF non-union men Matthew McConville dele
gate OF the Safety Association of Engineers which
has members employed in the tunnel reported TO
the Central Federated Union yesterday that union
conditions had prevailed in this tunnel this
part of the work had been sublet Crawford &
Co.. who. he said. employed a number Of non-union
men. Il was decided, on motion Of McConve, to
write 20 Mr.. Belmont and to the general manager
OF the New York Tunnel Company giving them
three days to remove the non-union men take the
work from the non-union firm. failing which a
strika will be ordered.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
WOMAN DISAPPEARS FROM RETREAT.
Melancholia Patient Wanders Away in
Westchester on Eve of Returning Home.

Mrs Mary H. Howard. of No LII East 18th
street. Brooklyn, who was a voluntary patient at
a retreat in Westchester County, wandered away
from the place at noon last Thursday and has
not been seen since. Her husband and friends are
almost frantic with grief. Mrs. Howard was suf-
fering from melancholia and went to the retreat in
hone of recovering from a severe nervous strain
which brought on her trouble. She was GONZALES
cent and was about TO be taken TO her home when
she disappeared -, IT,. 80. =.
Mrs Howard is described as being thirty-eight
wears old five feet ten inches tall, about hundEed
and thirty pounds in weight. slightly dark COM
Diexion and having gray hair and hazel eyes
There are slight scars ON her hands When last
seen she a black straw hat, trimmed with
black ribbon rosettes, white shirtwaist black skirt
and black buttoned shoes The family would be
thankfuI if any one seeing a woman of this de-
scription would notify Police Headquarters or the
rnn r1Olicn station.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
pRoH1BIT1oNIsTs WON'T BACK EMERY.
Castle to Lead Party Himself -Fusionist
Will Lose 10000 Votes.
rBv relegraph 70 The Tribune J

Pittsburg, July 29.-Lewis Emery JF.' fusion
candidate for Governor. will not receive the IN
6orseroent of tho Prohibition party. and IN conse-
ouence. will lose $4,000 votes IN the state. Homer
1o.o,,,,tioptsts should not support Emery. Castle
e .be prohibition leader, and to him was left the
decision OF supporting Emery by the party Castle
viii head the Prohibition ticket himself ana VIII
stump the state from end TO END ths Ist declares
thai aster making inquiry he finds that Emery Is
c.o,Stroiied nv the WanamalkeF faction OK hepupI-
cans N Philadelphsa and does not stand Ior REFORM
IN fhs tIe sense OF the word he oeclass ILit IN!
Ia ~ e,,Sorfin FYnery against Stuart, the RepuDi-
can eendidafe, Il would only be supporting one
Enachino against another.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
eoMPERs WARNS AGAINST UNION.

letter from President Gompers Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor read at yesterdays
meeting of the Central Federated Union, in
which Mr.. Gompers charged that an organization
of street railway conductors was being formed
which he desired to warn the unions about He
said that the union. which is known as the
Brotherhood of Interurban Trainmen. was not a
bona hde one. and being formed by pretended
friends Of labor who, he said, were 'hirelings OF
the railroad conpspieS"
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
PHILADELPHIA cHAuFFEuRs HELD.

Three chauffeurs driving their in a bunch
along the Amboy Road. near Giffords. Staten ISL
and. encountered a motor cycle policeman yester-
day afternoon, and they were taken 20 Stapleton
where each put up 500 bail. They were Louis
Harland. David Walters and Blanchard Stearn, OF
flaH ITnhf
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
OPERATION ON YOUNG BUFFALO.

Tony. the youngest OF the herd OF twenty-five
buffalo at the New York Geological Garden. was
operated on Saturday for a swelling on the left
hind leg II took three hours 20 perform the
operation, owing 20 the strenuous opposition OF
Tony. He had 10 be tied 20 q stake. and then no
mile az the naIk. The operation was successful.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-16

ny. saw ner now, grown into a hand.
some young woman, with enough
beauty points for an honorable men.
ton. II not forsa prize-straight and
strong and rounded, with a brow and
a keen look out Of the eyes which II
seemed pity should be wasted on a
woman
From what Mr.. Ball said,"-Mrs.
Ball was gushing aifectedly to Anita
Il got an idea that-well, really, |
didn't know what to think"
Anita looked as il she we're about to
suffocate. Allie came to the rescue
Not very complimentary to Mr..
Blackjack, mother" said she good
humoredly. Then to Anita, with a
simple friendhness there was no re-
sisting: Wouldn't you like to come
up to my room for few minutes"
Oh, thank you'll" responded Anita.
after a quick, but thorough inspection
Of Alva's face, to make sure she was
like her voice. | had not counted on
this; | had been assuming that Anita
would not be out OF my sight until we
were married. 1t was on the tip OF
my tongue to interfere when she
looked at me-for permission to go!
Don't keep her too long," said
to Alya, and they were gone.
How far of is the nearest church,"
I cut in.
only two blocks-that is, the Meth
odist church." she replied. But
know Mr.. Ball will bring an Episco
palian."
/ why, thought you were a de
voted Presbyterian" said |, recalling
how in their Brooklyn days she used
to insist on Joe's going twice every
Sunday to sleep through long ser
mons.
1 She looked uncomfortable. 81 wa,
reared Presbyterian" she explained
confusedly. but you know how 1t II
in New York. And when we cam,
to live here, we got out of the habi
of church-going. And all Alva's lit
tie friends were Episcopalians. 81
drifted toward that church. | fin,
the service so neutrality-suspicious.
And-one sees there the people on,
sees socially"
How is your culture class?" in
Quired, deliberately malicious. in m,
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SYNOPSIS.

f CHAPTER 1-batthew Blackjack, whe
tells tie story, gives something Of his
history, rising from bootblack to high
6nancier.
CHAPTER 2-Describes events two and
. half years before Wild Week. The
reader makes the acquaintance OF Henry
J. Roebuck, financier and philanthropist
CHAPTER 2-Enter "the woman"
Blackjack meets Anita Ellersley through
her brother Sam. whom Blackjack has
helped by giving straight tips on the
markets.
CHAPTER +Blacklock desires to en-
ter respectable society,"" so ne goes into
training and applies for membership in
the exclusive Travellers club.
CHAPTER. 5-Blacklock commences to
scent trouble for him with Mowbray
Langdon as a conspirator. Langdon is
another chief Of high finance.
CHAPTER 6-BlacklOck confesses that
he wants to be married.
CHAPTER 7-Blacklock goes into train
ing for his introduction to society.
CHAPTER Son the trail Of Langdon.
CHAPTER s-Langdon at home. Lang
don and his wife are not happy.
CHAPTER IO-Shows what a hypocrite
Henry ]. Roebuck is.
CHAPTER ll-Blacklock attends a din
ner at the home of Anita's father and
h met with a cold reception by the young
lady
CHAPTER Pile takes the Ellersly
family to the theater.
CHAPTER 1S-Blacklock proposes to
Anita Elersly and is accepted. Joy on
the part Of the mother, who insisted that
Anita should accept Blackjack simply be-
cause he has money and the Ellersly
finances are low.
CHAPTER 14-Roebuck lures Blackjack
into stock deal in order to trim" him.
CHAPTER 15-BIacklock Is trapped and
trimmed"
CHAPTER 16-Blacklock finds himself
long on Textile Common and when he
hears that the market is going against
him and ruin stares him in the face he
makes his friend, Robert Corey. presi-
dent Of the Interstate Trust company.
loan him money to tide him over.
CHAPTER I7-Blacklock dimes at Del
monico's with Sam Ellersly and decides
to withdraw his application for member
ship in the Travellers club. He visits
Anita after dinner and tells her of his
financial distress. She shows herself to
be different sort of woman than Black
lack bod suo~~-~S
CHAPTER 1S-Blacklock drops IN 10
visit Joe Healy, who runs a big gam
bling house and who was a chum with
Blackjack years before when both were
penniless. Joe makes Blackjack take q
lot Of money Of his to invest
CHAPTER l9-After day with Textile
Common, Blackjack believes he can see
his way out.
CHAPTER 20-Blacklock goes for a call
upon Anita and meets with a tempest In
the person of her father and mother
who are trying now to force Anita Il
marry Tom Langdon. brother to Now.
bray, because they think the Langdon.
have Blackjack beaten. The session endi
BY Anita leaving home and going with
Blackjack in his auto.
CHAPTER a-The couple 60 to thu
home Of Blacklock's partner where they
are married, Anita Directing strenuously
and then they go to his apartments a
the Willoughby.
CHAPTER 22-Blacklock spends III,
Gay at his office and returns in the even
Ing to the Willoughby. where he find
Anita's father and mother Just about t
leave. The mother cannot refrain from
emptying the walls Of her wrath upoI
Riackln-+
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XXI.
MOST UNGENTLEMANLY

AS We neared the upper end of the
park, | told my chauffeur, through the
tube. to enter and go slowly. When.
ever a lamp flashed in at us, had a
glimpse Of her progress toward com.
posure-now she was drying her eyes
with the bit of lace she called a hand.
kerchief; now her bare arms were up
and with graceful fingers she was ar.
ranging her hair; now size was
straight and still, and soft, fluffy ma.
,terial with which her wrap was edged
drawn close about her throat I
shifted to theopposite seat, for my
nerves warned me that could not
long control myself, If stayed on
where her garments were touching
me.
looked away from her for the
pleasure of looking at her again, OF
realizing that my overweight senses
were not cheating me. Yes, there she
was, in all the luster of that magnetic
beauty can not think Of even now
without an upblazing Of the fire which
Is to the heart what the sun is to q
blind man dreaming of sight There
she was on my side of the chasm thai
had separated us-alone with me
mine-mine! And my heart dilatet
with pride. But moment later cam,
q sense Of humility. Her beauty in
toxicated me, but her youth, her fine
ness, so fragile for such rough hand,
as mine, awed and humbled me.
II must be very gentle" said | {,
myself. II have promised that sh,
shall never regret. God help me I,
keep my promise! She is mine, bu
only to preserve and protect"
And that idea Of responsibility Il
possession was new to me-was L
have far-reaching consequences. No,
that think of 1t, believe it change
the whole course of my life.
She was leaning forward, her elbo
On the easement Of the open windo
Of the brougham. her cheek again
her hand; the moonlight was gliste
ing on her round, firm forearm and Z
her serious face. How far, far ava
from-eyerything 1t seems here!" 81
said, her voice tuned to that soft. cle'
Hight, "and how beautiful 1t Isl" The
addressing the moon and the SHADOW
of the trees rather than me: Il vii
I could 60 on and on-and never I
turn to the world"
II wish We could" said I.
Ny tone was low, but she starte
drew back into tho brougham /
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Impotence and nervousness" And do
you still take conversation lessons p
Sho was furiously annoyed. "Oh.
those old jokes Of Joe's," she said,
affecting disdainful amusement.
In fact, they were anything but
Jokes. On Mondays and Thursdays
she used to attend class for women
who, like herself, wished to be up
to-date on culture and all that sort
Of thing" They hired a teacher to
cram them with odds and ends about
art and politics and the "latest lii.
erature, heavy and light" On Tues
days ands Fridays she had an ind
gent gentlewoman," whatever tina,
may be. come to her to teach her
how to converse and otherwise con
duct herself according to the stand
ards Of polite society" Joe used
10 give limitations of those converse
ton lessons that raised roars Of
laughter round the poker table. the
louder because so many Of the othel
men had wives with the same am
billions and the same methods Of at
tending them.
Mrs. Ball came back to the sub
ject Of Anita.
Il am glad you are going to settl,
with such charming girl. Sh,
comes Of such a charming family.
have never happened to meet any O
them. We are In the West Side set
you know. while they move In tn,
East Side set, and New York Ia 8,
large that one almost never meet
any one outside ones own set Thi
smooth snobbishness. said In the a
fscted society" tone. was as out o
place in her a. rouge and hardy,
In q wholesome. honest old grand
mother.
| | began to pace the nooor. Ca
1t be-" | fretted aloud. that joe
racing round looking for an Epis
copallan preacher. when there wa
Methodist at hand?"
I'm sure he wouldn't bring any
thing but q Church OF Engian
priest" Mrs. Ball assured me loftily
why. Miss Ellersly wouldn't thin
she was married. IL she hadn't
priest Of her own church"
Ny temper got the bit In Its tech
I stopped before her. and fixed he
with an eye that must have ha
some fire in Il I'm not margin
q fool. Mrs. Ball." said l. -Yo
mustn't Judge her BY her bringing
up-by her family. Children have
way Of bringing themselves up.
spite Of damn fool parentS-
She weakened % promptly that
! was ashamed Of myself. My onl
; apology for getting out Of patienc
with her Is that I had seen her se
dom In the last few years. had 70
; gotten how matterofsurface her q
: fsctation and snobbery were. IN
! how little they interferred with hs
: being q good mother and q good VII
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ItCosts
Nothing

To find out for a certainty
whether or not your heart, is
affected. One person in four
has weak heart; it may be
you. II so, you should know
it now, and save serious con-
sequences. II you have short
breath, fluttering, palpitation,
hungry spells, hot flushes; il
you cannot lie on left side; il
you have fainting or smother
ing spells, pain around heart,
in side and arms, your heart is
weak, and perhaps diseased.
DR.. Miles Heart Cure will re-
lieve you. Try a bottle, and
see how quickly your condition
will improve.
ADOut year ago WTOLe 10 pIlo
Miles Medical Co., asking advice, as I
was suffering with heart trouble, and
had been for two years. | had pain
in my heart. back and left side, and
had not been able to draw a deep
breath for two years. Any little exer-.
ton would cause palpitation, and I
could not lie on my left side without
suffering. They advised me to try DR..
Miles Heart Cure and Nervine. which
] did with the result that I am In
better health than / ever was before,
having gained IA pounds since COM
menced taking II. / took about thir-
teen bottles OF the two medicines. and
haven't been bothered with my heart
since" MRS. LILLE THOMAS.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
Or. Niles Heart Cure Is sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first bottle will benefit. II Il falls
he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-16
Pie Social

November 23rd. at District No.
Is, the brick school house just
east Of Great Bend Come and
have q good time.
Elsie Wood. Teacher. ;, :.