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AUTOMOBILE WRECK AT YALI
d. L. Oliver, of PittsbuPg, Was Killed
Instantly,

New Haven, Conn.-His head and
body crushed together, D. Leet
Oliver, twenty-one years old, a Yale
undergraduate, and who a few years
ago inherited several millions from
his father, ]. B. Oliver, a Pittsburg
ironmaster, was instantly killed I'M
der his racing automobile, which shot
e the low side rail of an iron
bridge four miles from here and
landed bottom up on the bank of "a
little creek. Two other undergrad
yates, W. Strothers Jones, of Red
Bank, n. j., and John A. G. Colston,
of Baltimore, were badly hurt. Err
nest Hudson, a former Yale man, and
who was divers guest for the COM
mencement, escaped with a few slight
cuts and bruises.
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WOMEN SAVE BIG DAM.
Work Till Daylight Stopping Leak at
Denver, Col.

Denver, Col.-Mrs. M. ]. Reed and
the Misses Knight, Reed and McGill
prevented the breaking of the dam Of
the great Wheatland Reservoir,
which holds the largest artificial body
OF water in the State. The women
discovered an alarming leak and tel
ephoned for men, then took a team
and went to the dam.
While two hauled hay two others
packed it into the %crevasse and SHOW
eled dirt upon it. After throwing in
eleven loads of hay and working like
beavers until daylight they were re-
lieved by men, who finished the re-
pairs and averted what would prob
ably have been a disaster.
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Feminine Observation.

at was an outrage, madam Can
you tell me the number of the motor
carr"
mo, but I can tell you what the
woman's hat was like and the color
of the coat she ore."-Answers.
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dered. / was a nervous wreck and
there seemed no hope. Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought my first relief and
six boxes have SO thoroughly cured
my kidneys that there has been no
return of my old trouble"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents q box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Positively Insulting.

my girl sent me this necktie for
Christmas"
"Humph! That's no way to talk
about your girl."-The Chaparral,
Stanford University.
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Progressive Hiram.

Mr. FODDER guess Hiram must
a Joined the band in college"
Mrs. FOdder-"How's that?"
HE writes ter say he's playing
second base right along now."-The
Chaparral Stanford University.
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gan using Doan's
Kidney Pills I was
SO run down and
miserable that l
could hardly en-
dure it. Terrible
pains in the back
attacked me fire.
quently and the
kidney %secretions
were much dicOr-
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The Ruling Passion.

The prison reformer met the con-
victed lawyer in his striped garb.
"And what brought you here, I'M
happy MANI" she asked him.
His old-time cleverness asserted
itself.
"An automobile" he blithely re-
plicd.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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ReviVer.

Johnnie - Papa, papa, come
quick! Mamma has tainted"
Papa-"Here, put this ten-dollar
bill in her hand"
A moment later-"She says she
wants ten ore. "-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
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ShiDWrecked,

Tramp-"Please, mum, me an my
mate are shipwrecked Sailors"
Lady-"Fiddlesticks! Neither of
you were ever near the sea-"
Tramp-"Quite right, lady. We
was on an airship. Punch.
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Healthful Business Situation

Railroad earnings are enormous in
all parts of the country, bank clear
ings are heavy, the iron and steel in
dustry is working overtime and in
all lines O. healthful situation pre-
walls,
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AT the Seaside.

Sal-"Say, ST. what's them ropes
for?"
SIT reckon to keep the ocean
tide on, Sal."-The Columbia Jester.
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Returning from Europe Colonel
George Harvey, the editor Of Harper's
Weekly, reports everybody over there
in favor of the reelection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
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Pension For Employees.

Details of the plan for the pension
ing Of Federal civil employees were
completed at Washington, D. G.
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japan Forces China.

A dispatch from Moukden says
that Japan is preparing to fore
China to settle the timber dispute on
the Yalu River.
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Salvation Army in the South.
The Salvation Army Citadel, the
first in the South, was dedicated at
Columbia, S. C.
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In AnthronolooY.

Fresh-"What did the Indian chill
dren play WITH"
Soph-"With their war whoops,
of course. The Punch Bowl, Penn
sylvania.
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Fislly.

Girl Friend Ito chauffeur)-"Well,
had a good time? How many have
you u over?"
Chauffeur-"Three pike and two
carp"
Girl Friend" ? ?"
Chauffeur-"Yes; 1 fell into the
river with my motor. journal
Amusant.
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Harvard Confers Honors.

Harvard University conferred hon.
orary degrees on Secretary Root,
Ambassador Bryce and the Duke of
the Abruzzi.
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Insurance superintendent Attackt d,

INSURANCE superintendent Attackt d.
Acknowledgement Jackson, of New
York, refused to accept the report of
~ex-Judge Olcott on the Kelsey receiv-
ership of the Manhattan Fire Insur-
ance Company, and attacked the Su-
perintendent of Insurance.
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Increase Of Postal Service.

China's postal service shows a won
derful increase, namely, from 76,-
100000 pieces of mail in 1899 to
liz, 100000 pieces in 1906.
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Nankin, China, is to have an cleo
trio light system of the most mod
ern kind; also a new water-works.
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Colorado War God 1000 Years Old.

A carved al god recently discov-
cred in a Colorado cav is believed to
be more than 1000 years old.
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ReyoIutionists Rob R.p1r

Russian revolutionists got $4,000
from two branches of the Russo-Chi.
nese Bank on forged checks.
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Farmers in the United States an
nually lose 100000 900 through in
sects. N.Y.-27
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His Gold Mine.

When a Marlborough or a Castellane,
As scion proud of an ancient line,
Doth ask O lady to wed, he says,
AS a matter of course, "Will you bs
mine?"
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Oklahoma CONGRESSMAN Named.

OKIaHOIha congressman Named.
The Democrats of the Fifth Okla
homa District nominated Scott Ferris
for Congress on the 296th ballot.
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Guatemalan Troops Massed.

Guatemala and Honduras massed
troops on tie frontier in expectation
of invasion by N~icaragua's army.
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The mines of the world employ about g.
300 1000 men.
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But after a month or two of bliss
Full readily doth the bride divine
That what the lineaged sutton meant
Was, Girl, will you kindly be my
mine?"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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FITS, st. Vitus' Dance, Nervous Diseases per.
manently cured by DR.. kliDe's Great Nerve
Restorer. ~ trial bottle and treatise free
Dr.H. X. Kline. Id. 93l Arch St., Phila.. Pa.
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Anecdotes Of Celebrities-Hcctor.
The fierce Greek struck the Trojan
hero on the head.
II am no match for you," he ex-
claimed, and promptly lit out.-The
Harvard Lampoon.
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TWO TERRIBLE YEARS.
The Untold Agonies of Neglected Kid.
ney Troubles.

Mrs. James French, IS Well Street,
Taunton, Mass, says: when 1 be-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-10
TRAMP ISLANDS.

There are several floating islands
mentioned in fiction, but there are also
many which really exist.
England possesses at least one floats
ing island--the one in Derwentwater.
It appears and disappears in the most
cratic manner and was In view for
several weeks last summer off Lodore,
after having been missing for about
seven years.
There are some well known instances
in the Mexican lakes Some Of them
are quite free lance" islands, drifting
hither and thither at the mercy OF tho
winds. Others are simply tongues Of
land completely undermined by the wa
ter and hanging TO the mainland by
strips Of spongy soil. which allow the
islands to swing about in the most un-
canny manner.
Several islands in the Mexican lakes
are partly natural and partly artificial.
Masses Of tangled vegetation collect in
the water there, and when these masses
arc strong enough the MeXicans lay
s5il upon them. Very soon fresh vege-
tation takes root in the soil, the little
islet begins to collect dust on it's own
account. and in course Of time It de-
velops into good sized island, which
the natives cultivate in the ordinary
way.
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gave him, and the allowance was not
withheld. The Thaws did what they
could to blot out the memory OF the
unsavory past. Society began to show
n willingness TO be propitiated. Had
they wished Il, the Harry Thaws might
have become very considerable per-
sonages In The social life Of the Smoky
city.
But neither Of them was content to
have Il so. The memory of the old
bohemian days was TOO insistent and
TOO alurlng. The spell Of the en-
chantress held them captive. and they
could not Withstand. It, The whole
pitiful outcome viii be made public az
the approaching trial,
This trial win be one Of tho most
sensational legal contests ever held in
America From beginning to end IL
VIII be a battle royal between men who
are eminent in the practice OF criminal
law. The prosecutor, William Traver9
Jerome has acquired an international
reputation for bringing moral offenders
TO boot. and the defense Is fortified
with an array OF legal talent that
wealth alone can assemble. AS SUI
preme anal effort TO leave nothing UNI
done the friends OF Thaw have retained
the services OF the famous Pacific
coast lawyer, Dolphin NJ. Delmas, who
has a record Of having defended no less
than fifteen persons tried for homicide
and Of having secured the acquittal or
all of them
JAMES L. TREVATHAN.
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Alas. the lovo Of womani n IA known
10 be a lovely 49, fearful thlng.
- " AIRY KENDALL THAw, un-
wiling tenant Of the donjon
mrmounted Tombs prison IN
- - Now York city alncs that
.aiai June day when his mad assump-
ION Of the role Of righteous avengor
r.,isod a bar sinister between him and
hIs fellows can testify TO tho truth Of
tho nIfhtiy paraphnsod ola spying
lie has bad time and abundant oppor-
tuaIy 70 realize It in It's most acute
conceplloh.
An thg morbid Inspiration for his un-
holy AZ ned long ago. Tho countless
hours 81 wakeful and silent contempla-
ton must have shattered the spoclous
dguent which nerved him 10 under
take the double function OF Judge and
excbutionor. The logic that seemed so
lnyulnerablo az that fatal moment must
hdvo revealed itself long since as
shabby trick
And from the whole mass OF youthful
and roseaie possibilities there may now
be extracted only three alternatives,
two OF them stern and forhldding and
the other reduced to the flmy texture
Of q forlorn hope. Sucha fragile thing.
that hope--the morost chance that
there may survive enough OF the al
most extinct chlvalry OF the past ages
20 influence the twelve good men and
true" who must lccide whether tho
man who did not wait Tor the law 10
avengo hln IL a horo or a,criminal.
The remaining alternatives are born
OF despair and not Of hope. The un-
fortunate young man for whom tho less
CHASTITY aid OF one Of them may be in
voked VIII OF hla own accord have none
OF them. From the moment Of his APP
prehension he has set his white face
rcsolutcly against the employment Of
tho legal subterfuge Of emotional in
sanity. Anything but that haa been
his unnlnchinR determination. The fear
OF death and the entreaues OF friends
have heeu powarlcss 10 sworye him.
He has mover coaeed 70 plead justlhca-
lion, and Ne has resented an other ox-
PLANTATION OF his high handed course.
That he prefers TO accept the final all
Tentative Of being Judged by his fell
lows AZ the "murderous and unlicensed
slayer Of a man" suggests a possibility
--iust that and nothing more
II II that Marry Kendall Thaw un-
promising subject as he has always
shown himself TO be, hab been the vic-
tim Of tho all corquerlng, not TO be ro-
sisted sentiment known 70 the poets
and historians as "the grand passion"
frln4n MA a ,phnn attrh "a fhlper xs,,m ron.
ognlzcd- but u seems TO have degen-
Grated into mere affection. All idea OF
consummatc sacrifice for love having
gone IFS way
No ono acquainted With young Thaw
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chat the couple might be expected to
arrive in pittsburg at any moment.
When the couple landed In America
It was not known definitely whether or
not the wedding had taken place. In
huenced by the prospective withdrawal
of the allowance. the young man and
his bride could not find the courage ia
avow their true relationship. Their
reticenco involved them IN multitude
of perplexitlos. The proprietor Of the
hotel at which they had taken lodging
requested them to 30 elsewhere, and
they were finally obliged to separate
and TO accept the hospitality OF friends
The sensational press made much of
the hotel episode and the Pittsburg
Thaws were fearfuly scandalized and
angry Mrs. Thaw declared that she
never would accept the young woman
as a daughter-in-law and that the al
lowance would be stopped Immediately
Then It was that Harry Thaw made
the greatest mistake of his life thus
far-he denied his marriage so en-
phatically that he was believed by his
relatives TO have told tho truth There
is no doubt that Evelyn Thaw was a
willing accomplice in this denial which
put such a reproach upon her woman
hood II was all a mistake and a far
reaching one. Had they come out
boldly and disclosed their true rela.
tionship much disaster might have
been avorted.
The time came, and quickly, when
even Thaw with his perverted moral
conception was Disguised with the UNI
wholesome fiction which he had de-
vised. His love for the woman he had
married was so overpowering and 50
distinct from any other sentiment he
had ever known that he was impelled
by 1t to avow himself her husband
His tardy confession brought him no
material hardship. His mother for
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with eclat At Yarmouths bachelor
dinner-which Thaw conducted at his
own expense-the elated young lAmeri-
can made a speech with this naive con-
clusiOn:
ut was I who made this match and
brought about this union. l know It
viii be a happy one The earl loves
my sister dearly, and know she SIM
ply adores MIN. am delighted An
earl for my brother-in-law - why
shouldn't be glad?"
Not a whip less self willed and doml-
nant was this spoiled child Of fortune
in regard to his own marriage. When
It was intimated TO his mother that her
son was about to marry Evelyn Mes
bit she resolved TO employ desperate
measures to prevent the match, Real
izing that mere dissent would be Of no
avail, she threatened to cut off the
young mans allowance OF $4,000 per
annum Almost before she had time to
illuminate her threat it came to her
ears that her hayward son had already
espoused the former artists model and
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her brother was persistent He would
not permit the impoverished carl TO
abandon his suit and actually furnish-
ed him with the means to follow Mrs.
Thaw and her daughter when they fed
south In order to ercape the attentions
Of the matrimopially inclined young
nobloman.
How he succeeded finally and how
the earl became his brothor-in-la Is
ancient history Thaw was as jubilant
over his victory as II he had won a
prinoipality He saw TO It that the
earl was provided with q handsome
antenuptlal settlement and spent mon
ey royalty TO mako the affair pass of
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NOVEL ROLLING ELECTRIC
ROADWAY.

The electrical roadway shown IN the
picture is in daily use at Cleveland, o.,
and It has been found TO serve its pur-
pose admirably II is built up a steep
incline AGO feet In length, having a rise
Of sixty-iiye feet altogether. This roll
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two continents. one OF his achieve
ments was to give dinner in Paris
costing $4,000 to the notorious cleo dc
Merode, and he supplemented this ex-
travagance by entertaining the pennl-
less Earl Of Yarmouth at nm expense
of $4,000. II was at this banquet that
he conceived the idea Of providing the
young yarmouth bloater.r as the earl
was affectionately dubbed with a rich
American wife, With that end In view
he introduced the mpecunlous noble
man to his niece, Miss Byrd Thaw. who
declined very promptly to lend herself
to her uncle's plan 70 make her a
countess.
Nothing daunted, the matchmaker
invited tho earl TO visit his family in
Pittsburg as a sutton for the hand of
his sister The young woman had no
taste for an international marriage. but
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AFrnchan Hrm Bnee o he
n
tom nl seen Hyramo pdh On
or
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BRIDGE.

Bridge It would appear Is not quite
so modern q game as has been sup
posed. A writer in che London Satur-
day Review mentions letter he has
received in which It is stated that the
game was played as far back as the
seventies by the Greek colony in Man
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would ever have suspected that he was
made Of tho stun OF an Arthurlan hero
Previous TO the killing OF the archi-
tect his only claim to distinction had
arisen from the wealth Of his family
and the further notorioiy that came TO
him upon his marriage with Evelyn
Nesbit a young woman whose ex-
traordinary beauty and cleverness were
the talk Of two continents He mover
earned dollar IN his life and he spent
money With the prodlgality Of an In
dian raJah. From his earliest years he
hid troatoa lifc as a huge Joke. His
father tho late William Thnw OF Pitts
burg, railroad muilmililonaire and a
mans Of excellent judgment In most
matters and whitman unbemilhod busi-.
ness reputation, snema 20 have regard
ed his sons youthful yagaries as child
ish freaks regardles8 Of the fact that
the Young man had come to The years
that are rlpppscd 10 bring discretion.
Accustomed % having his own way
from his cradle young Thaw WAS q
bon vivanl BY selection. Endowed with
a siroag VIII and with an unbrldled
preference for Tho good things OF life.
he soon passed beyond tho control OF
his legal guardians. During his uni
yersiiy career be was little credit to
himself or the school. He became
known as one who was always ready
% take the initiative IN any reckless
adventure, and the authorities were re-
heved whom his school days were over
With practically unlimited means at
his command he went abroad, and his
extravaganza grew more pronounced
His father died, leaving his son con-
ditional yearly Income OF $4,000. This
II seems, did not serve TO cover his ex-
penses, but his mother dealt with him
most literally.
His dolngs now became the talk OF
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ALFoNso,s WALKING STICK.

The shrine Of the Virgin Of lei Pillar
at saragossa, Spain is one Of the rich
est sanctuaries in the world. 1t has
received costly gifts from its devotees
Of many generations, and its most re-
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A. PECULIAR AUSTRALIAN TREE.
Australia is the land Of wonders, and
not the least of them Is the tree pic
tured herewith. 1t is a species Of palm
and is commonly known as the cab
bage PALM" so named because the
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-10

The common herring IS more difh-
cult to keep alive in an aquarium than
any other fish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-05

Pompeian Olive Oil, "The
Brand That's Pure" Original
imported cans. Pint, zs.
45c; quart. NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-05
TAFT LEAVES PETERSBURG
SECRETARY AND PARTY OFF
1870 FOR BERLIN.
Russian Authorities Relieved That
His Visit Has Been
Without Accident.

ST. PETERSBURG. December 5.-Wi-
liam II. Taft. the American Secretary OF
War, and the members Of his party left
here at noon today for Berlin. A party
of Russian officers and functionaries and
the staff Of the American embassy saw
the visitors off at the railroad station.
The Secretary win spend few hours
in Berlin tomorrow evening He has asked
Chariemagne Tower. the American. am
bassador at Berlin. to omit any formal en-
tertainment on account Of the serious ILL
ness of his mother at Millbury. Mass.
The Russian authorities are relieved
that the Secretary's visit has passed off
without any untoward incident The re-
quest of a group of students Of the uni
versity to be permitted to send deputa =
tion to welcome Secretary Taft upon his
arrival was denied by the authorities. as
IL was. feared that this deputation was
merely a cover for revolutionary demon
stration. The secret police constantly
guarded the corridors Of the hotel where
the Taft party stopped, in order opre.
vent their being molested by anarchists
or crooks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-05
TO INVESTIGATE SCHOOLS
REVOLUTION OF INQUIRY
ADOPTED BY THE SENATE.

The public school system Of the Dis
trict of Columbia is to be investigated by
a Senate committee. Senator Scott today
offered a resolution directing that such an
Investigation be made and it was
adopted.
The committee on audit and control and
the contingent fund of the Senate will
soon report upon resolution introduced
by Senator Gallinger providing that the
committee on the District Of Columbia
or a subcommittee thereof be authorized
to send for persons and papers. and to
administer oaths, and to employ ste
nographer to records such hearings as
may be had in connection with any SUBJ
ject which may be pending before such
committee" and also that the committee
may sit during the sessions or recesses
Of the Senate, and that the expenses
thereof be paid out Of the Senate contin-
gent fund.
AS the committee will investigate local
public school affairs it Is probable tina.
the power to administer oaths will be
employed in these hearings.