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had been ruthlessly trampled upon.
Look at your face"

had been ruthIessly trampled upon.
Look at your face"
Policeman Flynn drew his hand
across his face, which was badly
scratched, and then wiped the blood
away with his handkerchief. Ignor-
ing tie employer, he turned to the
wife Of the former employe, and
asked: err why sh'u'd I artist We?
FIR because We thried f'r to help ye-er
ma-an? I'm sorry f'r we and I'm
proud iv ye."
She looked surprised; then, as
Flynn turned to leave with his prison
er, she began to weep. He looked at
her, at the modestly furnished fat, at
the man who had caused the arrest,
shook his head solemnly and marched
his man down stairs.
CPL not ride back with you," an
nounced Mr.. Baxter when the street
was reached.
"'Tis betther So" said Policeman
Flynn in tone that made the other
flush, although it gave no chance for
protest.
The ride was made in silence un-
til the station was almost reached.
Then the prisoner remarked: Some
men would have taken my wife along"
"Mebbe So" admitted Policeman
Flynn, ''but, We see, I c'u'dn't help
thinkin' what w'u'd happen to tn
la-ad that come to Barney Flynn's
house an thried f'r to put tn brace
Its on him with Mrs. Flynn lukkin'
on. got no more than was comm
to me FIR the work. I was doin'"
When his prisoner was safely locked
up Flynn retired to the squad-room,
and for a long time remained buried
in thought, after which he treated
some of his brother officers to this
thoughtful commentary:
"An edjicated ma-an, with a bust
ness thrainin', an a wife, an a
ba-aby, an docthor's bills, an nanny
years iv faithful work., an slathers
iv money passin' through his hands,
an him gettin' $500 a year. Accord
in to the la-aw it's tn fright thing
I've done, but, layin' tn la-aw to
wan side, tn idea do be r-runnin' in
me head that I put tn bracelets on
the wrong ma-an."
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Copyright, by the Century Coz
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War to Go on Eorexsr.

There will be need of guns just so
long as there is a man left to covet
the property of another man." de-
clared Hudson Maxim of New York,
inventor of smokeless power, at the
Raleigh last evening.
1--WE may have peace conferences
and talk of disarming the world, but
there will be battles and strife until
the earth has grown cold and the sun
has gone out. Not until then will the
rivers of blood run dry. Yet the
basis of war has shifted Battles are
now fought in an area about 20 times
as great as those in ancient times.
For instance, 100000 were slain when
Attila was submerged in the battle
of the Marine. The slaughter in war,
fare is not now nearly so great as it
was. War is no longer question OF
concentration of forces and close
fighting, but Of wealth, of science
against science. Smokeless powder
wounds more men and strikes more
at long distance. In ancient times
lives were spent in war; now wealth
is spent. Then all aele-bodied men
went to war; now nine out of every
ten must stay at home to make mon.
ty for the rest to fight with. Thus
as war becomes more difficult and
men become educated to higher ideals
we have hope that there may be less
of war and less of the corruption that
war brings."-Washingto Post.
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which is commercially distinct from
the other. The lake region, with it's
white pine, of which little remains, in
cludes the states of Michigan, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin, and parts Of Mis-
souri, and Illinois. Practically all the
states south of Mason and Dixon's
line, and as far west as the Rocky
mountains, comprise the section from
which come principally the short and
long leaf pine and all the expresses.
OF the various groups, that which fur
nishes the greatest variety of woods
includes the New England and North
Atlantic states. Their forest products
range from the spruce and birch of
Maine to the hickory and walnut of
the middle states. Ohio, Indiana and
part Of Illinois form district whose
contribution to the worlds supply of
lumber is practically all hard wood.
Redwood, Douglas fir, cedar and
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Falliere's Anecdote.

Among the numerous stories being
told Of the new French president is
one relating to banquet at which he
presided. A piece of money dropped
from his pocket, and a neighbor said
he thought it was a two-franc piece.
LET it be-" M. Fallieres replied; at
will be good find for the waiter"
and he whispered to that individual
to look out for the money. Later on
M. Fallieres was seen by his neighbor
to let a two-franc piece slide down
gently on to the floor. He explained
to his friend that he had found that
he kept only coppers in the pocket
from which the piece supposed to be
two-franc had dropped, and so, in or
der not to disappoint the waiter, had
dropped on the floor what was really
two-franc piece. He thought he had
not been observed.-London Tele-
graph.
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MEsABA RANGE MASS OF FIRE
Lack of Wind Prevents Worse Spread
ing of Flames Over Territory.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 21.-Lack of
wind is the only condition that pre-
vents terrific spreading of the forest
fires on the Mesaba and Vermilion
ranges. The Mesaba is veritable fur
mace as a result of the flames devas-
tating the parched ground. Millions
of dollars worth of property, includ-
ing towns and mines, is in peril, and
all depends on the direction and force
of the wind.
People at various points are back
firing" to prevent the encroachment
of the fires upon towns or mining
properties. Fear is felt for many Of
the homesteaders north of the Mesaba
range. There are hundreds of these.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24

DR.. Walter Volz, lecturer in zoology
in the University Of Berne, will head
an exploring party that is to be sent
into the practically unknown hinter.
land of Liberia. This great forest re.
gion, which has been penetrated far
east by one or two explorers, will this
time be approached from Sierra Leone,
The scientific collections are to be-
come the property Of various Swiss
museums.
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HE ARRESTS A DEFAULTER.
= = g e e

door iv house an asked FIR bite
to eat.
care We a honest ma-an?' says tn
woman Nv tn house.
"I am says tn ma-an.
Thin says tn woman, IN give
We bowl iv porridge-a fine la-arge
bowl-an' shpoon, an whin we've
TUX three shpoonsful out iv tn bowl
bring tn r-rest iv 1t back to me, f'r
I'm thinkin' I'll ha-ave use FIR it,
"'Twas hazard job, but tn ma-an
brought tn r-rest Nv it back, an tn
mkt da-ay he come to her wanst
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No Sympathy.

My uncle, George Brigham, ma
tive Of Buckfield, Me-, a lifelong no.
tel keeper, his last hotel being the
Walker house, on Commercial street,
Portland, which he sold to the Boston
& Maine railroad, was quick-witted
and a~great joker, as was also his
wife.
He was heavy sleeper. One night
his wife was taken sick. She nudged
her husband and said:
George, wake up; am awful sick"
He only grunted and turned over.
After a while she nudged him again,
and said: George, you must wake
up, for am very sick"
"You sick, NATL? What's the mat.
ter?"
George, can't breathe"
He reused up for a moment and
said: "Well, NATL, wouldn't try"
Boston Herald.
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Policeman Barney Flynn was on re-
serve duty when the captain sent for
him. The policeman sighed, knocked
the ashes from his pipe into cuspi-
dor, put the pipe away and laboriously
rose from his chair.
Some FELIX'S been maxim throuble
fr himsilf," he said, "an' f'r me. TITS
a Shame that he sh'u'd be so lackin'
in sinse as to shpoil po-lisman's
r-rest be committin' a crime"
He found well-dressed, prosperous
looking man closeted with the cap
tain, and the latter lost no time in ex-
planning the nature of the business in
hand.
Flynn" he said, "this is Mr.. Bax-
ter, whose confidential clerk default
ed few weeks ago, and has been in
hiding ever since the shortage was
discovered. You remember the case,
OF course. Well, Mr.. Baxter has just
received reliable information that the
man secretly returned to his home
last night, and is there now. Here's
q warrant for his arrest, and I don't
want you to come back without him.
Mr.. Baxter will go with you to identi-
fy him"
POLICEMAN Flynn took the warrant
and turned to Mr.. Baxter.
"a despicable crime" commented
the latter, bitterly. HE had been
with me for years, and I always had
been his friend. I trusted him i'm
plicitly."
"F0r sure" said Policeman Flynn,
but without any enthusiasm. Then,
as he picked up pair of handouts,
he added: otis best to take tn
bracelets along, fr they ma-ay be
handy.
A carriage was waiting, and as
Flynn and Mr.. Baxter rolled along
the latter voiced his indignation.
"You can't trust anybody these
days" he asserted. "The young men
are utterly unreliable. They all want
to live beyond their means, and in
order to do it they naturally have to
use another mans money. It's the
age of high living and consequent de-
falcations."
"Mebbe it's So" assented Policeman
Flynn, "but there do be la-ads I've
thought was honest"
Honest when there's nothing they
can STEAL" grumbled Mr.. Baxter.
''Why, 1 taught this young fellow all
that he knows about business-I gave
him his training-and you'd think
that gratitude alone would make him
faithful to me-"
Sure We w'u'd," admitted Police
man Flynn. "'Tis a fine thing, is
gratichude, whin We don't ha-ave fr
to feed family on it."
Mr.. Bakers indignation did not
permit him to note the sentiment un-
DERIVING this remark.
81 have advanced him steadily" he
went on, "and with increased response
bilities have given him more money
until at the time he stole from me
he was receiving $500 year, and
intended to make it $3.50 next year."
Eight hundred dollars year." re-
peated Policeman Flynn, refiectively,
"an' iv coorse We thrusted him with
money"
Certainly. He's had as much as
$4,000 or $4,000 in cash in his keep
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Standard Oil company has 70
duced refined oil half cent gallon.
Manuel de Yriartee, wealthy Fill
Pine planter, has sent 1000 varieties
of orchids to President Roosevelt.
Frank e. Gavin, of Indianapolis.
was nominated for congress by the
Democrats of the Seventh district.
The annual convention of the Cath
Ole Young Mems National union will
be held in New York city September
rs and rs.
Mrs. Louis Janeck, of Milwaukee, Is
missing. She had quarrel with her
husband and told him that she would
jump into the lake.
The crop report of the ministry OF
agriculture estimates that this years
Hungarian harvest will exceed those
of the last rs years.
Because his girl Tilted him at a
farmers picnic 18-year-old John Rip
ley took morphine and died in half an
hour at Charlotte, Mich.
George C.. Peck, aged u years, was
shot and fatally wounded at Kingfish-
er, Ok, by Prof. G. R. Hale, aged 60,
the result of an old grudge.
The United States cruiser st. Louis,
built by the Nefie & Levy Shipbuilding
company, was placed in commission at
the League island navy yard, Phila-
delphia.
Prince Mohamed Ibrahim of Egypt
was most seriously injured in an au-
tomobile accident at level crossing
at Bernay, Normandy. His chauffeur
was killed.
Two daughters of Carl F. Karlsen,
aged IL and IA years, were drowned
before their parents eyes while bath
ing in the Grand river at Grand
Haven, Mich.
John B. Roper, who murdered two
fellow prisoners in the county Jail at
Lufkin, Tex, August 15, ended his
f1endish career by hanging himself in
his cell with strips of blanket.
Police of Marseilles, France, have
connected with a band of Reds" a
man named Cirillo, an avowed anar-
chist, who was arrested there charged
with plotting to assassinate President
Fallieres.
While playing bandit at Denver
Burwell Kaufman, aged Is, pointed a
rifle he thought was not loaded at
Blanche Williams, two years his jul.
nior, and pulled the trigger. The girl
was fatally wounded.
Lieut. Hugh L. Scott, formerly gov
ernor of Jolo, arrived in San Francis
CO from Manila, en- route to Washing
ton. He is to relieve Gen. Albert Mills
as superintendent of the military AGA
DENY at West Point.
A wire suspension foot bridge across
the Juniata river, near Williamsburg
Pa, gave way as Chester Robinson
his wife and two small children were
crossing it and the wife and the
youngest child were drowned.
Trial of the Blue Mountain forest re-
serve case, land fraud involving
Congressman Binger Hermann and J.
N. Williamson, State Senator F. P
| Mays and others was commenced in
the federal district court at Portland
Ore.
Central Labor union of Boston
| passed resolutions protesting against
the selection of Labor day for naval
| review, which was characterized as
IAN advertising display of the latest
| improved methods for killing our fell
low beings on a day which should be
devoted to the pursuits of peace"
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Map Showing the Present Forest Con.
ditions.

spruce flourish still in great quantities
In the Pacific states, and the Rocky
mountain states supply pine, aspen,
cottonwood and spruce.
Pine has practically disappeared
from the New England forests alto
gether, and the trees remaining are
principally spruce and hemlock.
Spruce, too, is fast disappearing owing
to the heavy demand of the paper in.
dustry, though it must be said to their
credit that the paper companies use
great discretion in the selection of the
trees, cutting only those that are ten
inches in diameter several feet from
the ground, thus giving the saplings a
chance to grow and develop, making
their forest acreage source of mex
haustible supply.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts and northern New
York were 20 years ago covered with
splendid pines of enormous growth,
but these are now mighty scarce, and
abandoned sawmills through Sullivan
county, the Catskills and the Adiron.
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The First Lesson.

An Alabama negro who had spent
several years as servant in a New
York family, returning to his home,
attempted to instruct the members of
his family in correct usage, especially
in their language. One day at the
table his brother said to him:
Gimme some 'lasses, Sam"
''You mustn't say 'lasses," corrected
Sam. "You must say molasses."
what is you talking 'bout?" grunt-
ed his brother. "How's gwine to say
mo- 'lasses when 1 amt had none
yet?"
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Clerk of Modest Demeanor.

First Busleess Man-Your new clerk
seems somewhat lacking in se,f-confi.
dence.
Second Business Man-Yes; hs
doesn't even seem to think he can run
the business better than can.--Phila.
delphia Record.
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Mills which was recently purchased
by the Mt. Pleasant Mills.
Mrs. Cecil and her son Charles went
to Nashville Wednesday afternoon to
visit relatives.
Misses Cassie Briggs and her sis
ter Annie have returned from a visit
to their sister, Mrs. Eula Smith, in
Columbia.
Miss Mary Sowell has returned to
her home in Lawrenceburg, after
spending several weeks with her
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Goodloe.
Mrs. ]. S. Hill visited in Columbia
Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Burns returned from a
visit to relatives in Columbia Wednes-
day.
Miss Kate Mcleod accompanied
Mrs. Henry Harlan and family to their
old home in Mississippi, from where
they moved from this place about
eight years ago.
Miss Addie Guest was visiting here
Wednesday.
Mrs. E. L. Mcbride was visiting in
Columbia Wednesday.
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THE MINERS CONVENTION
Belief Among the Delegates That
Light Is breaking On the
Situation.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 1S.-The ses-
sion of the miners convention Wednes-
day morning was short one. The only
business to come before the delegates
was the announcement q stated con-
vention commit ees.
There is belief among the delegates
that light is breaking on the situation
in the anthracite fields of Pennsylva-
MIA, and that the miners and operators
will get together on a wage scale agree
ment to take the place of the strike
commission agreement wh2h expires
April /.
The announcement that the operators
of the eastern field were willing to
meet Mitchell's committee of miners of
the anthracite fed in a joint wage
scale conference at New York before
the expiration of the month is meet
ing with approving comments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-19
FOOT BALL
WILL NOT BE ABOLISHED BY
SCHOOLS IN MIDDLE
WEST.

| CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Members Of
the faculty of the University of Chica-
go believe the wave of foot ball aboli-
tion" will not strike the conference
colleges of the West. DR.. ]. E. Ray
croft, acting head of the department
of Physical Culture, and Dean E. B.
Hubert, head of the Divinity School
and member of the Athletic Board,
hold that none of the Middle West
Institutions will do away with the
game.
Il know that we would not think
of abolishing the game at Chicago"
said Dean Hubert last night. 1T is
by far too good a game to lose. There
are too many level headed men in the
West to necessitate the doing away
with the sport. Reforms are needed,
it is true, and it is expressly for this
reason that the foot ball conference
will be held here in February. All
talk of abolishing the game at any
Western colleges in the Big Nine is
pure nonsense"
Prof. Albion w. Small, head of the
Department of Sociology, and one Of
the most influential men on the fac
ulty, declared:
1T is nonsense to talk of abolish
ing foot ball l do not believe any
representative of any of the confer
ence colleges will advocate abolishing
the game at the meeting on Friday. /
am certain Chicago will not Changes
in rules will not do away with brutal
ity or roughness in foot ball. 1t is the
men behind the game, the officials,
and the spirit of the universities that
count.
Harvard's action has started anew
the foot ball agitation, but the game
never will be abolished in the colleges
of the Middle West" said DIR. Ray.
croft. Chicago's attitude toward re-
forms in foot ball has been definitely
decided upon, according to a state
ment issued last night by Acting Pres
ident Harry Pratt Judson. According
to the statement definite instruc-
tions" have been given to its repre-
sentative. The representative will be
DR.. Judson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-19
MURFREESBORO'S HOPES
Are Aroused as to the Possibility of
Federal Building.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn, Jan. IL.
The citizens here are very much
interested in the news from Wash
ington through the columns of The
American, that there is a likelihood
of Congress passing an omnibus bill,
carrying appropriations for public
buildings, in towns with free deliv-
cry. This is the only town in Con-
gresham Houston's district with
free delivery, and it should be no
trouble for him to get this place in
cluded in the appropriations.
PAWNED A MULE FOR LICENSE.
Guthrie, Tex, Gazette.)
James Richardson, of Roger Mills
county, rendered a mule today as a
chattel to a Cheyenne money lender
in order to get funds with which to
get a marriage license and pay the
preacher.
He had ridden the mule in-eigh-
teen miles-and expected to walk
back home in time for the wedding.
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WATER VALLEY.

WATER VALLEY, Jan. lion
Jan. End at Z o'clock am. the sweet
spirit of Hattie Roach Laid, wife OF
Will Ladd, Jr., returned to the God
who gave it. She had been in very
bad health for four years and had
been confined to her bed for the past
eight weeks, suffering most intensely,
but never complaining. We never saw
more patient sufferer If she had
lived until February she would have
been twenty-eight years of age. She
had been a member of the Methodist
Church since small child.
There is no change in the condition
of Mr.. Montgomery
How we all miss her, but none will
miss her like the young husband His
home, where they were so happy, is
broken up. Rev. Blackwood conduct
ed the funeral service at Goshen
Church, after which we laid her frail
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-19
TILLMAN WEPT
AS He Discussed tine Mrs. Morris Epi.
sode.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE re-
cent forcible removal from the White
House of Mrs. Minor Morris was made
the subject of emphatic denunciation
by Mr. Til1man in the Senate today.
His remarks called out circumstances
from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins and Dam
iel and led to the very abrupt closing
of the doors and the sudden adjourn
ment of the Senate in the middle of
the afternoon.
The speech abounded in Mr.. Till
mans peculiar expressions and was
characterized by many severe and ex-
ceptionally personal thrusts at the
President. At times he wept over
what he regarded as the indignities to
the lady, and his voice and eyes were
full of tears when he declared in the
face of protests from his fellow Sena-
tors that he would demand an inves-
tigation of the White House incident.
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old MAIDS ASSOCIATION,
TO BE GIVEN AT HAY LONG COL.
LEGE, FRIDAY NIGHT, JAN.
10, WITH THE FOLLOWING
CAST OF CHARACTERS.

The President - Jerusha Eliza
Bangs, who has her affairs all set
tied and who becomes a golf player
Miss Charlotte Henderson, Miss
Bessie Hunter.
Miss Serena Hasbeen-Whose lack
of faith renders her transformation
difficult, but who finally becomes a
gifted musician-Mrs. F. s. Wheeler,
Miss Mary Howard.
Miss Minty Clovertop = Whose
Dearest Wish is Ultimately Realized
Mrs. H. D. Ruhm, Miss Bessie
Craig.
The Secretary-Miss Rebecca Re-
trace-Whose painstaking elocution-
airy efforts are at last rewarded
Mrs. John Goodloe, Miss Mary Dale
Craig.
Miss Mariana Melissa Plack-Who
knows the shortest way to a mans
heart and becomes a model cook
Mrs. Edmund Hughes, Miss Edna G.
Gregory.
Miss Hepsibah Odelia Olds-Whose
voice is brought out by the transfor-
mation-Mrs. c. w. Gilman, Miss
Media Jones.
Miss Desire A. Man-Who finally
gets to college-Miss A. M. Hughes,
Miss Helen Mcmillan.
Miss Charity Hopegood-Who also
becomes a musician of note-Mrs. J.
T. Jenkins, Miss Jessie Bostick.
Miss Ann Ellen Potterboy-Ready
for any sacrifice-Mrs. Ligett, Miss
Kyttye Stewart.
Miss May Haverman = Whose
Transformation is wonderful indeed
Miss Byrd l. Pinder, Miss Mary Els
ties.
Miss Petunia Pickles-Mrs. Rus
sell Ray, Miss Emma Ricketts,.
Miss Rachael Ketcham-Mrs. o. o.
Watts, Miss Ollie Coleburn.
Miss Belinda Bliss-Who by at
tanning rare proficiency as a soprano,
brings the entertainment to fitting
close-Miss Riah Long, Miss Flea
nor Gregory.
Professor Makemfor-Who is re-
sponsible for much happiness-Mr
H. D. Ruhm.
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Butler Given Fifty-Five Years.
AN ALLEGED DISCREPANCY
Faulty Bookkeeping Blamed Tor n
st. Louis Shoe Firms
Troubles.

st. Louis, Jan. 1S.-The Post-Dis-
patch says: Inquiry into the affairs of
the Tennent Shoe Co., now being made
under the supervision of James H.
Hoskins, one of the company's direct
ors, has revealed discrepancies, due to
faulty bookkeeping, amounting to more
than $150000, according to statment
made to a reporter Wednesday by
Frank P. Hays, of the brokerage firm Of
Little & Hays
Little & Hays have acted as financial
agents for the company, having sold
to their customers within the last few
years about $250,O0O of the $500, 900 is
sue of preferred stock of the Tennent
Shoe Co.
John H. Tennent, president of the
company, and its active head for 40
years, has rendered his resignation to
the board of directors.
His son, John H. Tennent, Jr., who
was secretary of the company, has also
resigned.
Several expert accountants are now
at work on the books, and until their
task is completed Mr.. Hoskins says he
can make no statement.
The company employed about sew
enty-fve travelling statesmen, nearly all
of whom have been recalled to st.
Louis.
Five hundred persons are employed
in the factory at Twenty-third and
O'Fallon streets.
The company is capitalized at $780,
900. OF this amount 100000 is COM
mon and $500 600 preferred stock