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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-10-20

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
PEN" he exclaimed. Pen.

Pen" he exclaimed. Pen. dar-
ling"
And then the white veil was raised
and he found himself looking into Bess'
dancing. laughing blue eyes and hold
ing her extended hands in his.
Don't shout on the street, Jack" she
said, merrily. Walk decently and or
derby with me to the depot Mamma s
waiting for me there. We thought you
were dead or something. Why didn't
you show up at the boat yesterday.
Didn't you get Pens letter.
"Pen--yes. I got the letter" o'Don-
nell stumbled at the curb and righted
himself with an effort. II also saw the
press dispatches. That's why l thought
perhaps my appearance at the boat
wasn't necessary. Rather sudden
wasn't itT'
Sudden? Was 1t in the papers hereT
Bess stopped and gasped. But 1t
couldn't be. We never told soul and
we caught the night train out of Paris
and the early steamer from Cherbourg
bAnd no one knew. not even Pen. Why
mamma didn't know until she met Steve
and me yesterday.
O'Donnell stared at her. The long
rope was beginning to swing him peril
ously around again. He took Bess by
the arm and led her under an awning
at the corner. in the shade.
where's Pen? he asked quietly, very
quietly.
why. at home, of course. Where
should she be- goose? How white and
odd you look, Jack Pen came with
us. OF course she didn't approve. Per
never could see anything interesting
in love mania, you know, and 1t was
perfectly useles trying to make her I'M
derstand an elopement. But why or
earth didn't you meet us yesterday
Pen thinks you're dead or lost. She
'phoned the office and they said you
hadn't been theer since Saturday" 3
II had not I only went back today
answered ODonnell slowly. Some
body must have got hold of the elope
ment and cabled 1t here. but they made
a little mistake in the names. They sale
that Miss Penelope Grahambm was
married to Stephen Halliday"
ooh, how perfectly killing, Jack
Bess gave one of her crazy little girlisl
cries "And you thought, you pool
old boy--why, of course. you must hav,
thought then how could you eve
think that Steve would want to MARI,
| Pen instead of meF'
wasn't II absurdT murmured o.
+, DonnelI abstractedly. looking at the de
/ pot clock. And Pen Is out home a
! Glenwood-'
| mo; did say she was? You know
4 I'm half crazy thees days Steve say
1 it's permissible. PENS right here in tn
depot with mamma waiting for me.
1 wanted to see Steve before we lief
| town and they went on ahead. steve
coming out on the 5.35 with papa. oh
Jack, just think, you and Steve will b.
brothers now"
"Yes?" muttered O'Donnell under hi
| breath, and they entered the depo
| where Penelope was waiting
| copyright, 1906, by M. M. Cunningham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
: OUR DAILY SHORT STORY ::


seemed to grip his throat and choke
him. She had written that letter to
him, and then married Halliday week
later
The bus halted and one of the women
stepped by him. He held the door open
mechanically. She was old and dressed in
white embroidered Elton suit, with a
fine white mesh veil, spotted daintily
in black. drawn over her wrinkles. To
O'Donne1l she looked like the incarna-
| ton of feminine inconsistency,
Halliday. stephen ffaiffday. Pen had
mentioned him in, hersssteamer letter
when they had crossed in June. merely
mentioned that he was on board also,
and that her uncle was glad to see him.
He must be about thirty-seven, a
mighty decent sort of a fellow of
course, but not for Pen. with her sensi-
tive ways, and dear, precious, unspoil-
ed illusions and ideals of life in general
and men in particular.
Yesterday had been the goth, when he
was to have met her. He had seen by
tn papers that the Sirius was in. and
among the list of passengers were Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Halliday They must
have caught the firstboat out of Cher
1 bourg
ODonnell opened the door a second
| time to let another woman out at Forty
second street. He did not notice what
she was like. His head whirled dizzily
as though he were on the end of a
| long rope circling through space II
was foolish to lose his grip just because
| girl had thrown him over; idiotic. He
! would get through with the bank and
/ take a run out of town to freshen up, tc
| forget.
| At the next corner the last woman
| alighted She wore a white chiffon
! veil and appeared to be in a hurry. o.
I Donnell sighed in relief to know he was
alone. and looked about him. And then
/ he started, every nerve tense and taut
! for on the floor of the bus. almost at
/ his feet, lay the little gold mesh coin
purse that he had given Penelope before
she left for Europe.
Bfore he had lifted 1t in his hand he
was positive, even before he saw heI
initials on the top band. 1t had curl
Gus little ring on the chain to slip over
the finger. a dull gold circle set in dia-
monds. For a moment he held the purse
| stupidity, staring at 1T with hungry
eager eyes. 1t was hers; she had held
| 1t in her hand moment ago.
Suddenly reason began to tighten and
| he remembered the woman with the
! chiffon, veil 1t was she OF course. He
] had not noticed. She had been in a
hurry, naturally. Probably she had rec
ognized him, and dreaded their meet
| ing. w llHOut Signalling lor the DuS u
stop he swung down the steps to the
street and started headlong back to
/ Forty third street, looking for a woman
with a white chiffon veil.
| She was nowhere in sight. but he kept
| on If it were Penelope he would find
| her somehow. And suddenly as he
passed the postal station one of the
swinging doors opened and she came
out tall slender, dressed in gray. with
the white chiffon veil over her face
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
r.. A. YARBRoUGH ELECTED.
Sergeant Dexter VIII Contest Vote Il
the TrOOp.

Sergeant DeXtef VIII Oone~st "Cs~ -
the Troop.
At an election held last night by
Troop "a" First Cavalry Squadron
Alabama National Guard. r. A. var
brough was declared. by Captain w. +.
Lee, to have been elected junior Second
Lieutenant of the troop to succeed Ben
Noble, recently promoted to higher
Office
Immediately after the election. First
Sergeant Charles E. Dexter, announced
that he would today file protest
against the election claiming its illeg-
ality. on the ground that thirty-three
votes were cast while thirty-five were
counted, and that the election was
held without, authority. Sergeant
Dexter declared that he took note OF
everyone voting. There were only
thirty three members present and when
the vote was counted, 1t was found
that thirty-five ballots had been cast
He maintained that he tried to enter a
protest before the meeting closed, but
that the commanding officer adjourned
the session before allowing a chance
for the protest to be filed.
you can say that the protest will
be filed with the governor today" said
Sergeant Dexter after the meeting.
Captain Lee declared r. A. Var
brough elected with twenty-five votes
his opponent, Temple Boiling receiv-
ing ten, according to the count. Ser
geant Dexter was a supporter of Mr..
Boiling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
HALLIDAY'S BRIDE.
BY Louise MeriAeId.

ODonnen hailed the bus at Twenty
sixth street 1t would take him TO the
door of the bank and give him time TO
read the letter over again
He did not know how long ne haa
stood on the corner, her letter crushed
in one hand, eyes staring at the pass
ing vehicles and people. the letter
had been delayed; she had mailed II over
two weeqs before in Brittany, ana less
than a week ago he had read OF her
marriage to Halliday. Merely priet
four or FIVE lines in the cable dispatches
concerning noted Americans abroad.
But she had written him that letter
week before the marriage.
The bus stopped in front of him to
let a passenger alight Hair uncon-
yciously he accepted the invitation OF It's
open door and slipped into the corner
seat as 1t swung on leisurely up Inc
avenue There were three other 'occu-
Cpants of the bus, all women He did
not look at them. Just at that partic-
ular moment he did not feel kindly tow
ard the sex.
Smoothing out the double sheet of
pale gray note paper, he reread the let
ter from Penelope Graham.
you dear old boy; aren't you ashamed
to be so selfish? We sail on the 10th.
Is not that early enough? You have
begrudged me every day of this last
chance of mine to take a fling at the
world as a lone old maid. In every
letter you beg me to take the next
boat back. And really, Jack, l know
II will make you feel worse, but we are
having a splendid time! Uncle Rex and
the girls met us in Paris, and will go
up to Holland with Aunt Nan as soon
as Bess and l start for home. 1t has
been a glorious trip, and when thlnk
that next year 1t will be you and !
drifting together through all these dear
little old world corners. seeing the
things we both love, why. do you know,
/ have even kept a note book that will
serve as our guide, so as not to miss
one single place or picture that l want
you to see. Next year, Jack; won't
we be old married people then, though!
Uncle Rex says 1 don't act a bit like
a young person about to be married in
three weeks, but 1t doesn't seem like a
coming shock at ADJUST part of the
drifting and glorious happiness of life
these days.
"Bess and 1 are to sail the goth. Will
you meet us? 1 know you will, of
course, but / can hardly wait to catch
the first glimpse of you. Oh, dear boy
sometimes am half afraid of my own
Joy and the perfect peace of it. Love
is tempestuous, Bess says, and uncer-
tain, and full of waivers and quaVers
and troubles and bubbles, and I am only
happy. But Bess has never been in love
so she cannot know. Three weeks
Mamma thinks white chrysanthemums
will make the prettiest decoration for
the chapel, and ferns instead of palms
-"
o'Donnell read no farther. Some
thing blinded his sight. something
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Large quantities were imported

1905. Large quantities were imported.
but the country produced none. In
1903 1t produced diamonds to the value
of $50. In 1901 II had an output worth
800, in 1900 its production was valued
at $3.50. and in 1899. the country boast.
ed native diamonds to the value OF
5000.
Diamonds have been discovered II
the United States in four different re-
gions. but their actual place or origin
Is in every case unknown. All have
been found in loose and superficial de-
posits end all accidentally. II Ii not
at all improbable. however, that some
da- the original sources of thhis queen
of gems may be discovered.
The high price of diamonds has made
the recent search for these precious
stones In the United States and Can-
ada keener than ever before. A care
full watch for diamonds was kept dur
ing the examinations by the United
States Geological Survey of many
ga NIPPLES of gold and platinum sands at
| the Lewis and Clark Exposition In
Portland, Oregon.
A lookout for diamonds has also been
kept by a number of people who have
been dredging for gold on an extensive
scale in the rivers of California In
| neither case have any finds been res
ported.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Grand Larceny Charged.

Two charges Of grand larceny were
yesterday laid against Mary Reed. a
negress. arrested by the police. upon
complaint of Sam Matthews. Jr The
first complaint charges her with the
theft of $3.50 from Mr.. Matthews resi-
denee on Catoma street. while the Sec
ond complaint charges here with theft.
during the past thirty days. of various
articles of clothing rom the same resi-
dence She will have hearing before
Recorder Baber this afternoon, to de-
termine whether she shall be bound
over to the grand jury for the two Of
lenses
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
SUE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
CalifOrnimns Bring ssit for S510,000
Against Companies Refusing

San Francisco, Sept. 20-The Exam
liner says today that the Sharon cs-
tate, PARROT estate and California
Wine Association have decided to com
bine in a 100000 suit against the
British Insurance Companies which by
reason of an earthquake clause in their
rolicies are refusing to settle their
San Francisco losses in full
The companies referred to iI>Iude
the Commercial Union, Alliance. fala-
tine and Norwich Union. Added to
these are the Inde naity and Will
liamsburg City. Of this country. whose
policies contain the same provision
purporting to exempt them from la
biIity for loss caused by earthquake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
FRISCO HOTELS FULL.
Heavy Travel to the West Fills City
with Transtents.

situation faces the city in the lack of
hotel accommodations Last night In
eight of the largest hotels not room
was vacant and people were sleeping
on cots In the halls.
West bound travel has been excep-
tionally heavy of late and people are
fiocking to the city from all over the
country The hotels have been be-
sieged with kilograms seeking to re-
serve accommodations
At present no solutions of the
problem of housing the travellers APP
pears Several hotels have been plan
ned. but their completion is so far In
the future that they cannot be coun-
te don to help relieve the demand OF
travel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
IN WESTERN STYLE.
Masked Robbers Wreck Bank in Michi-
gan ViIIage-Snfe Blown Open.


Grand Rapids, Mich. Sept. 20.--Eight
masked and heavily armed burglars
held the people of White Cloud. n vii
lage forty miles north of here, at bay
early today while they wrecked Nc
WACO County Bank and attempted also
to rob the bank of r. Cannon & Son
The eight men rode into the town OF
White Cloud between IL and 1 o'clock,
surrounded the buildings containing
the two banks and posted guards ont
side, while other members of the gang
worked inside.
The interior of the Newago County
Bank was completely wrecked by two
explosions The burglars got between
81. 600 and $4,000 in cash. Dynamite
was then used to wreck the interior
OF the Cannon bank, but while the
cracksmcn were at work there the
townspeople, awakened by the explo
sion, gathered and the guardsmen call
ed out the men in the bank before
they could get the safe open. Cover
ing the citizzens with guns, they rode
ont of town on horseback,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
want. Montgomery Charter.

The fame of Montgomery's city char
ter seems to have spread far and wide,
If one may judge from letter receiv-
ed yesterday by Mayor league. 1t was
from f. r. Preston of Charlotte. N. c.,
who states in his communication that
he has been chosen as a member of the
North Carolina Legislature from his
county, and he desires a copy of the
Montgomery charter. from which 40
work in framing amendments to The
charter of his home city, as well as
other cities in North Carolina. A
copy of the document was sent him by
the Mayor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Eastern and Western Heads.
The Commoner.

Senator Warner of Missouri H. Won
dering IL the size OF mems heads ave
erages larger In the West than In the
East. Senator Warner. who wears q
7 "a size hat, tried to buy new head
piece in Washington just before ne
started home. He says: In wash
ington made tour of every hat store
there of any size and within reach,
and In Philadelphia, where they make.
the things. tried to get LID 70 nE
me. Going afterward to New York.. u
tried one shop I tried twenty. Not
a place had Z IA hat Ny itinerary
took me to Cleveland. / was thor
cughly ashamed of my old hat by tia
time / struck that place. made famous
bv Cassie and once more ! started
out to find IA hat. Nary one.
did not make much of an effort In st.
Louis, because by the time l got there
| was almost without hope. However,
managed to screw up courage enough
to go into four places. They all had
up to I-2. but nothing bigger. Now
| for the odd part of the experience. The
very first shop went into N Kansas
City resulted In this Rat. guess there
are more "a heads in this neck CT
the woods than farther East
when you told him not 70 kiss you,
how many times did ne 10 it?"
Why. dear. I'm no adding machine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
CRUSADE Against GAMBLERS.
Ten Men Are Fined In Birmingham In
ferior Court.

Birmingham. Sept. TO- (Special) -
The crusade against gambling in Bir-
mingham does not subside. Ten white
men were before Judge Feagin In the
police court this morning charged with
violating gaming laws.
Three were fined s25 each and seven
were fined $3.50 each. Chief of Polio.
wier announced that the crusade will
be kept up as long as there are indi-
cations that the law is being violated.
Members of the department went into
one of the smaller hotels early this
morning and made a raid. getting four
men.
They are charged with violating
gaming laws.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
USE DIN CLASS.


Vallejo. Cal. Sept, 2o.-The boiler
which exploded on board the gunboat
Bennington in San Diego harbor in
June of last year. killing sixty-fve of
the ships crew, is to be shipped to An
napolis. where II will be used at the
naval academy for illustrative purpose
in the instruction of midshipmen for
engineering work.
All four boilers OF the ship have
been removed. The interior of the OK
ploded boiler has been left In exactly
the same condition in which II was
found Immediately after the explo-
sion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Engaged s2.5OO.OOO I'm Gold.

New York. Sept. 20.-The National
city Bank today announced an engage
ment of $2,50O.o00 in gold for import
from Europe,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
CONTEST SAGE WILL.
TTndua influence is One of Grounds on
which Suit Rests.

New York, sept ga contest for
the millions of Russell Sage, who died
last JuIy. will. The Herald states today.
be begun in the local courts Friday.
Senate Edgar T. Bracket of sara
civ and will file the papers In tho
contests. He Will act for several of
the Sage relatives.
Among the grounds mentioned on
"a hich validity of the instrument will
be attacked are mental incompetency.
the exercise Of undue influence. and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

Jake HaTpic, young negro, accused
of the theft of some money and q gold
watch from the residence of a Greek
at All Dexter Avenue, of the total
value of $25s5, was bound over to the
grand jury by Recorder Baber on a
charge of grand larceny. His bond
was fixed at $500
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

of slaughter of all animals intended for
the food of man, as we'll as the offi-
cial stamping by the inspectors of all
meat found to be without disease.
The bill is to provide further that all
foreign killed meat brought in be re-
quired to comply with the same stan
dard as home killed meats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

New York, Sept, 20.-A special cable
dispatch from London printed here to-
dav. states that the will OF John Law
renee Toole, the comedian. disposes of
an estate valued at 100000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

the improper drawing of the document
itself References will be made 10
an original will In which Mr. Sage
provided more literally for all his next
OF kin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Nut. nnh Rolts Higher.

New York, Sept. 2o--At a meeting
here today of the Nut and Bolt As
ISOLATION II was decided to advance the
price of nuts, bolts. etc, on an aver
age of FIVE per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
= unnorn Of verdi.

New York. Sept. 20.-The cornerstone
of the Verdi monument on the triangle
at Broadway and Seventy third Stree.
was laid today il. the presence of 10000
people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

Citx Coruorations Want Fresh Meat
Vusured Them.

London. Sept 20.-The city corpora
ton, at a meeting held today. resolv-
ed to exert pressure on the President
of the local government board. John
Burns for the introduction of a bill
for compulsory inspection at the time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
Dlamonds in United states

Scientific American.
. Never before in the history Of the
United States has there been sach
demand for diamonds as there was In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21

when you told him not 10 kiss you,
how many times did ne 10 IT."
Why, dear. I'm no adding machine"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-05
THE NEWS PROVIDENCE r. T.: MONDAY FEBRUARY 5. 1905.
DEDICATED.
ST. ANNE'S
HOSPITAL

The new ST. Anne's hospital on Mid
die street. Fall River was dedi-
Gated yesterday afternoon by Bishop
Stang in the presence OF several
thouserd persons, including Mayer
CouRhlin, the memDers OF the board of
aldermen. representatives to the general
court, superintendeuts OF police, schools
and school committee and large num-
Der of physicians
Tie CO remonles opened with bercd!cto On
Of the blessed sacrament I'm ST. Anne'3
church by Rev Father Farley. -. p, con-
nectcd with the church. This was fol-
lowed 10y the blessing of the statue of
81 ArLe I'm front q the HOSPITAL b.
Bishop Stang. After this, the bi inoo, as
s.ted by priests, biessed the mt src- or
the building.
This being done all went to the sec
ond floor OF the building where addresses
were made by Rev. Father Groleau, pas
tor OF the church; Bishop Stang, Mayor
Coughlln and DIR. Il. a. Collet chief OF
the medical STAFF
Father Groleau said i'm part: There
now stands a magnificent edhce. which
in popular sense Is justly called Gods
hotel for suffering has become divine.
Suffering has become the surest and
greatest means of redemption The sis
ters are joyous messengers OF eternal
springs.
They have crossed the seas and we
will see them among the STICK and the
poor. and by their care for everybody,
our sisters will once more proclaim that
the Catholic church Is always a sublime
school Of charity" Father Groleau closed
with thanking everybody present for
their attendance at the ceremonies.
Bishop Stang followed He said: THE
a. a.
lie life and progress and proclalms TO all
that the church has taken a deep root
I'm southern Massachusetts. and Is now
beginning to unfold the beauties Of her
charity The church is not satisfied with
the supply of physical wants.
Her endeavor is not merely TO make
the man intellectually and physically
strong. but to make him above all a bet
ter man and TO turn his longings to a
higher, imperishable life. Men, and even
women. have Cared publicly to urge put
thing out OF the world the insane. the
hopelessly sick, the old and the victims
OF accident
THE prolongation OF life in ncurabla
diseases with severe and incessant pains
is termed cruel and severe We know,
however and 10 centuries of Christian
civilization strengthens our conviction.
that human life Is beyond the control
OF man; he cannot give IT; he may not
take It. -except in self-defence or acting
with authority I'm Gods place"
Bishop Stang concluded by welcoming
the new sisters TO the diocese OF Fall
River and wished them prosperity and
gave them his blessing.
Mayor Coughlin welcomed the sisters
10 the city and paid a tribute 10 their
ability as nurses DR.. COlet spoke on
behalf~Y the medical staff. After this
the members OF the city government and
the doctors were informally received at
the rectory.
Rev Father Dallaire. curate Of ST
Anne's church. stated that the church.
which has been under construction for The
past four years. would be dedicated July