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Eaat's windInSses,

Kant. the German metapliysician.
was q singular being. The English
writer Thomas De Quincy made close
observation Of Rants personal pecul-
iarlties and frequently dwelt upon one
OF them with Intense amusement
Kant, among other studies In the art
OF taking are Of himself. avoided or
binary gurters. Tie permitted no llg-
allure 20 be placed on any part OF his
body. fearing to hinder In the slight
est decree the circulation OF the blood.
He found II necessary at the same time
to keep up his stockings. Accordingly
he hnd loops attached TO them. and out
side each hip he wore n contrivance
which may be called a box windlass.
These affairs somewhat resembled an
anglers reel. with a spring which Sc
cured TIE line at any given point. Be
hold Kant then e%Xpouuding his philos-
Ophy TO a select circle OF disciples.
Like the famous counsel who could not
state bis arguments without twisting
q bit Of t'rinc. Kant worked tue wind
losses as he talked. The Idea OF this
grotesque fancy so tlckled De Quincy
that he often fingered on the odd sight
IT must have been to observe the mas
ter paying out the cable" or hauling
In the slack" by aid Of this curious
mnchiueryi
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BE- lcil his breath. AMI he would turn
Guickiy and look back with a haunting
sci.5c hat Tehoa was near him: that
perhaps she was gazing M him through
Tie trees. lie approached his old home
through overgrown plantations. IL
awc1 him 10 part the branches and TO
feel himself drawing near at every step
20 he only house he had ever called his
own - lie heard the splashlng water.
fall he stopped. not daring for the mo
mcnt 90 20 on when at last he did SO
and mounted the little hill he found no
house NJ all. Nothing but ferns and
weeds, inan high. He moved about
here and there. up TO the armpits In
vcrlurc. IN CONSERVATION at discover
Ing 4 gone.
HIS foot struck against a bowlder.
He had forgotten that there were rocks
OF tie bill. lie moved along and his
foot struck again. lie pressed the
weeds back and looked down.
lie saw n tomb OF crumbllng cement,
green with age and buried out OF sight
under the tangle.
II had move occurred to him before
that Tehea might be dead.
He held back the underground again
and pecred into the depths. Yes. II was
the grave OF n chief or n woman OF
rank. lie laid both hands on the thick
stem OF n shrub and tore II out OF the
ground. lie seized another md drag
ged II out with the same ferocity. It
was intolerablo that she should suf-
focate under all this warm, wet jungle
that lntruded itself. like n horrible
canallle. where there was none TO
drive II back. lie would give her air
and sunshine. she that had loved them
both. lie would uncover the poor
stones that marked her last resting
place. lie would lay bare the earth
TINT wrapped her dend beauty.
He worked with desperation until his
hands were bleeding. until his eyes
were stung and blinded with steaming
sweat. Dizzy with tho beat. parched
with thirst and sick with the steam
that rose from the damp ground. he
was forced again and again to desist
and rest. lie cut his wnlstcoat into
slips and bound them round his bloody
hands. He broke the blades OF his pen
knife OF recalcitrant roots that defed
the strength OF his arms. He labored
with fury to complete the task he had
----
set before him. Here he stood within
four walls of vegetation, the sky above
him, the cracked and rotted tomb be-
low, satisfied at last by the accomplish
ment Of his duty.
He called her aloud by name. He
-
He whispered with n strange convic-
ton that she could hear him, that he
had kept his promise to return.
Then, rising TO his feet. he turned to-
ward the sea and retraced his steps.
The people were still In church, and the
village was deserted as before. He
walked swiftly lest they might como
hocking out before he could reach his
boat TO torture him with recognition,
with the questions they would ask, with
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her head against his knee. a beautiful
girl was looking NJ into his face. one
hand locked IA his. In that land OF
pretty women she was the one that
outshone them all. Tehea. the sister OF
the king, for whose sweet favor every
man on board had sought I'm vain. And
here she was, with her long hair loos-
ened and her eyes swimming with love.
looking up at the lad who had given
name and honor 60 win her heart The
pair were hardly more than children,
and Brady. n s~cntimentallst OF forty.
with red hair. sighed as he peeped
through the caves and thought OF his
own dear girl at home.
Garrard laid down the pipe he had
been smoking and In happy uncon-
seriousness OF any audience but the wo-
man at his feet began to sing. His
voice had always been his greatest
charm and the means OF gaining Hun
the friendship OF men much older han
himself. 1t had won Hadow. II had
won Francis.
Jack lay back in the hammock and
with wonderful tenderness and feeling
sang "Tlow Gently, Sweet Atom re-
peatlng the last verse several times
over. II was plain that something In
lt-some phrase or llne-had deeply
moved him. for he suddenly bent over
and laid his face I'm his hands. shaking
with n strange emotion. Tehea arose
and, throwing her arms round his neck
and forcing away his hands. pressed
her lips 10 his wet eyes. Even as she
did so Brady gave the signal for the
whole party TO move round to the doc.
He entered first. the others close be-
hind him. Jack leaped TO his feet.
white and sp~ecchless, his wide open
eyes those Of an animal ut bay. Brady,
Winterslca. Stanbury-Jones, Hotham,
Hatch, the familiar faces haunted him
like the sight OF ghosts. Friends no
longer, they were now avengers with
the right to track him down and kill
him.
Jack" cried Brady in n sti1ed voice.
The lad took n step back. The girl
moaned and tried to rum between
Hatch and Stanbury-Jones. The old
seaman caught md shook her like u
dog. tearing away the whistle she put
10 her lips and dashing II TO the floor.
Jack put up his hand and snatched a
pistol hidden In the thatch OF the roof.
Brady on the instant leveled his own
and Numbered out:
Drop it, or I'll shoots"
"Shoot and be hangedl" returned
Jack. and with that he turned his PTS
tol on himself. and, placing the muzzle
against his forehead. pulled the trigger,
1t missed fire.
Before he could try again Brady had
caught him around the neck, while
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headlong against the earth at the TIM.
nel's end.
Meantime Swanson, I'm his slow way,
was coolly pitching clay balls. Two
other men, with Jcrnigan. Joined him.
md ut last, with the water cold about
their ankles. they succeeded I'm stop
ping the flow. Tt was after this incl
dent that the committee Of Eve came
TO look at the tunnel. Tor such things
as these leak c%uriously out to the pub
Nc. and the committee, os / have said,
found 70 a good and perfect tunnel and
Mr. Barclay an amiablo man. Barclay
was mo- longer cougratulating himself.
In two weeks the tunnel had not adj
vonced three feet, and Il was costing
HIM O small fortune 70 keep the water
down.
And then came the blue Monday. 70
was at the afternoon shift. Tho tun-
mel had boon behaving Itself with adj
nirablo decorum FOR n dny or two, tho
earth had seemed much harder. aud,
though there was frequent ratulng OF
escaping air. tho sound Of which had
grown 70 familiar that it brought not
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At the
Tunnels End
By Ray Stannard Baker
Copyright bv S. S. Mcclure Co..
By Ray stannard Baker
copv4OAt bv S. S. Mcclure Co.

HERE was a curious diversity
OF opinion about tunnel No. 3.
Barclay, the contractor. who
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WEST VIRGINIA NORrHERN r. r..
Wv In effect December i. 1905.
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He had kept his promise TO return.
their story of Tehea's death. Then he
laughed at his fears, remembering
his white hair ana the intervening gem
Grafton. Time had passed over Bora
bora too. The world. he remembered,
was older by forty years. Older and
sadder and cmptier.
He swung himself up the ladder,
mounted the bridge and put the vessel
on her course. The telegraph rang, the
engineers repeated back the signal, and
the great battleship. vibrating with her
mighty engines. resumed once more
her ponderOus way.
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MEN-LEARN BARBER TRADR-spR
clal offer now; complete Tor SO Write
Leader Barber College, z4 Broadway. Gin
cinnafL Ohio. Catalogue mailed free. IA
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Train I connec s with b. & o. No. a west.
bound and No. 8 e~astbound.
Trsin 3 connects with b.. & o. No. "a east.
bound and No. SIS westbound.
HENRY HANST. General MansRer.
j T.. WILKINSON Gen. Pass. ACT.
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f. Stops only on signal or notieeIto Con.
duct,r.
X. BRETT. General Manager.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
RUSHING WORK ON
DEEPWATER R. R
WILL PRINCETON GEs
MAIN YARDS? I
CONSIDERABLE SURVEYING HAS
BEEN DONE, PRESUMABLY
FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Princeton. Feb. 21.-Work on the
Deepwater Railroad Is progressing
rapidly now on all lines through
this section OF the country. Your
reporter was over part OF the
heaviest OF the work last week and
was informed by Mr. r. IL. Mcclure
the popular superintendent that an
the work close TO Princeton would be
completed by June / or before. The
Oney Gap Tunnel which is being dug
by Carpenter & Boxley will be com
pleted by the 18th OF April next.
and by that time Il is fully EXPECT
ed they will be laying permanent
track at this place. The engineers
who have been surveying here have
finished their work and gone TO 9TH
er places to work It is generally
thought that they were laying on
the main yard and machine shops.
While here they did considerable
amount OF surveying.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
is DOOMED TO FAIL IJRF.
SPEAKER CANNON OP-
POSES 1T.
DECLINES TO YIELD FOR NIGHT
SESSIONS TO BE DEVOTED
TO THE MEASURE.

Washington. Feb. 21.-The out
look for the ship subsidy bill in the
House is almost hopeless. A prop
osition was submitted by the friends
OF the measure TO bring I'm special
order for one days consideration OF
the bill and vote. IL failed on ac-
count OF the opposition OF Represen-
tative Watson, of Indiana, whip
OF the House. and other republicans
from the Middle West who declared
they would not yield TO have the
bill rushed through"
The friends OF the subsidy bill
sought to get an agreement to hold
night sessions, to be devoted exclu-
sively to the consideration of the
subsidy measure, but Speaker Can
non declined to yield for night ses-
sions for that purpose. Unless he
does the bill is admittedly doomed
to fail.
The friends OF the - measure now
admit that Mr.. Cannon is opposed to
the bill, and that he is backed by
most Of the delegates from Indiana.
Wisconsin and Michigan.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
MARRIAGE PACT CAR
RIED OUT BY COUSIN

Cumberland, Mr., Feb. 21.-The
marriage OF George Washington Nc
Donald. aged twenty, and Mrs. Mag
gle Marx, aged twenty-four occurred
In this city. Christian Marx and
George Washington Mcdonald we're
cousins and school mates at Port
Matilda, Pa. They entered into a
cimpact that n either should get
married and leave a widow, the other
was TO marry her-Marx welded
Miss Maggie Sway. He was a Bal
timore and Ohio engineer. and was
killed eighteen months ago by his
engine turning turtle at Rawlings.
this county.
Mcdonald read OF the accident. He
had the body prepared for burial
and paid all the funeral expenses.
Marx left child two weeks old
Mcdonald recalled his promise. and
In due course wooed and won the
young widow. They have gone to
housekeeping in Cumberland.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
STATE OF VIRGINIA
DROPS THE CASE.
MURDER CHARGE rs
WITHDRAWN.
NO FURTHER EFFORT BEING
MADE TO GET KENTUCKY
SHERIFF AND POSSE

Richmond. Va. Feb. 21.-Gover-
nor Swanson has written TO Cover
nor Beckham, OF Kentucky, with
drawing his request for the requisi-
ton OF Rice w. Johnson, sherifn
OF the Bell County. KY. and his
posse, charged with killing John Lee
at Rose Hill, Lee county, Va. Aug.
9. while arresting Frank Bell. who
was wanted at Middlesboro for kill
ing Jack Bolin. The matter has been
dropped for the present, at least.
Ball, who inaugurated reign OF
lawlessness late in June. 1905. af-
ter trial and sentence 20 life i'm
prisonment, escaped form the Rich
mond, KY jail and took refuge I'm
the house OF his father, which is
just across the State line from
Middlesboro, Bell county, Ky.
Johnston and his men surrounded
the Ball house and the rifle battle
ensued between them and Ball and
his friends, one OF whom was John
Lee, who was killed in the battle
Ball then surrendered.
John Lee, who was unintentional.
ly killed I'm the battle, was not in
the house when it was surrounded,
and was warned not to go into it.,
but approached the house in another
direction and Joined Ball and his
friends before the battle took place.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
NEGRO SHOOTS
3. AND o. MAN
DETECTIVE, WOUNDED WITH
RIFLE, INFLICTS FATAL
WOUND WITH PISTOL

Connellsville, Pa, Feb. 2O.-In a
duel today with Samuel Jackson. a
negro from Washington. d. C. Oficer
William T. Bayless of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad detective force.
was shot in the back by bullet from
a Winchester rife and his antago-
mist received fatal wound in his alb
domen from the detectives revolver.
Both were removed to the hospital
Bayless will recover.
The negro had come into Connells-
Vile from Pittsburg riding blind bag
gage on express train No. 10. The
oficer arrested him, and on the wav
to the lookup he saw the barrel o.
a Winchester rifle protruding from
beneath the prisoners coat. When
he attempted to get hold of It Jack
son struck him with pair of
knuckles and then leveled the gun
at him, firing as he staggered be-
meath the blow.
The negro rbn, dlschargine six
shots as he fed. Bayless, wounded.
sent four shots after him, one OF
which brought him to the ground.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
TRUTH OR FALSITY OF
MRS. TtiAWS TESTIMONY.
MAY TRY TO PROVE TT
TO BE UNTRUE.
COURT HOLDS THAT EVIDENCE
ALONG THIS LINE is PER-
MISSIBLE.

New York, Feb. '21.-A ruling
made late yesterday afternoon in the
rhaw case, just before court nd
journed, may have n very far-reach-
ing effect on tho case. IL has been
held all along that under tho law
1t Is immaterial whether or not the
story Evelyn Nesbit Thaw told was
true IL Harry Thaw believed it and
the recital aided in unhinging his
mind that was enough. II therefore.
been supposed that Mr.. Jerome
would not be able to 70 into the
truth or falsity OF the statement.
yesterday soon after the beginning
the cross-examination, Mr.. Jerome
asked young Mrs. Thaw II what she
told her husband regarding her as-
sociations with Stanford White was
true There was an argument over
the admissiblllty OF the question
, which ended In Justice Fitzgerald
holding that it was permissible. ma
going to show the credlbility OF tho
witness. The great question now Is
how far will this throw down the
bars and allow the district attorney
to Introduce evidence I'm rebuttal for
the purpose of showing that the
story was not true. 1t is evident that
justice Fitzgerald has fully inform
cd himself on the law covering these
points as his ruling yesterday was
made without hesitation and after
little argument. Ever since the
trial began II has been evident that
the question would have TO be met
sooner or later and when it did
come 1t was decided with n speed
that was almost startling.
The trial is now in It's nth week.
and as yet the end is by no means
In sight. Justice Fitzgerald received
a threatening letter yesterday. II
was sent from st. Louis and accused
the judge OF aiding with Jerome
against Thaw. The writer threaten
ed to Kill Justice Fitzgerald and Dis
trict Attorney Jerome II Thaw is
convicted.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
OUR SKATING RINK.

There is no let up to tho variety
OF amusements at our Skating
Rink. There is something new to
be seen there every night. There is
always a good crowd to attend these
amusements because the public is
always pleased with what they see
and the solid enjoyment they have
at this favorlte place OF amusement.
On next Saturday night there is a
special feature of fancy skating
which will please and delight the
audience. Altogether on next Sat
urday night there will be many at
fractions To please and you should
not fail to be present.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21

New York, Feb. 21.-Before Dis
trict Attorney Jerome had had Mrs
Thaw in the chair for half an hour
he had secured from the court a
ruling which apparently opens the
way for bringing into the trial OF
Harry X. Thaw all manner of evil
dence which may tend to discredit
the defendants wife.
Heretofore, # has been held that
the rules Of evidence protected young
Mrs Thaw, and that, regardless OF
whether her story was true or false,
the fact that she had told It to her
husband was the one essential point
Mrs. Thaw had been allowed to
repeat the story 80 that the Jury
might Judge as to It's effect in un-
balancing the mind OF the man on
trail for the murder OF Stanford
White.
Mr.. Jerome by a simple question,
opened the way for the introduction
OF testimony tending to show the
truth Of falsity Of Mrs Thaw's sto-
ry. He asked the witnessa
Was the story you told Mr.. Thaw
true?"
ut was" she replied firmly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
OLIVER TO KNOW
BY MARCH FIRST
AT A CONFERENCE PRESIDENT
TELLS CONTRACTORS Asso-
GATES THAT A DECISION IN
CANAL BID CASE WILL BE
REACHED BEFORE THAT
DATE.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The Presl-
dent told number OF the contrac-
tors who are associated with w. J.
oliver In his bid for the construction
OF the Panama canal that a decision
In the matter would be reached be-
fore the first OF March What will
probably be tho final conference pre-
liminary to the decision was held
with a number OF contractors asso-
ciated with Mr. oliver today. Secre-
tary Taft said that no conclusion
had been reached.
Those at the conference included.
In addition 10 the President, secre-
tary Taft. Chairman shonts and
Counsel Rogers OF the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission, and the following
contractors and others associated,
with Mr.. oliver; Patrick r. Walsh.
OF Davenport; =. J Brennan, Of this
city; Robert Russell, OF Lynchburg;
r. a. Chester, OF the Commercial Ma.
tional Bank, Of this city. and l.. @.
Gunter. Of Knoxville, Tenn.
All OF them were questioned By the
President and HIS advisers as to their
experience and as to other quallnca-
tlons TO DO the work which they
contract TO do.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
SUES jim CoRBETT
FOR PLAY SHE WROTE

St Louis, Feb. 21.-James J.
Corbett, the former champion heavy
weight pugillst is the defendant
In a suit for 10000 begun today
by Miss Lille r. Krebs a writer.
She says that in 1905 she sub
mitted TO him hve-act play, entl-
tied The Power OF the Dollar. or
When Money Is King" with the un-
derstanding that he would pass
criticism upon #, and, n he consid-
cred It adapted to him, he would
play the leading part in Il.
She wrote to him. asking the re-
turn OF themanuscript. she says, but
received no reply Finally he came
out IN her play. she says, the name
having been changed. Corbett is here
with his show
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
A BOY F|NANCIER
WINS A FORTUNE.
PLAYED STOCK MAR
KET FOR KEEPS.
TEN-IEAR-OLD LAD PICKS UP
$4,000 ON STOCK EXCHANGE
BY A LUCKY STROKE

Wall street has had several Ma
poleans, but none to compare with
the latest. This one is a schoolboy.
pupil in the Cutler School, and
before his father could stop him
the youth had won $4,000 from a
"shoestring."
The schoolboy is the son OF one
OF New York's most prominent
musical composers. He is only 10
years old and is idolized by his faith
er and mother. About a year ago
he got several hundred dollars from
his father. The boy was perfectly
frank about what the money was to
be used for. He wanted TO speculate.
His father thought it would be
good thing for the lad to lose the
money. The experience would be
worth the amount involved. The
lads assurance amused the father.
and so the check was written.
Business affairs absorbed the at
tention of the father after that and
he forgot about the sons specula-
ton. 1t was not until the boys
mother recently complained that the
youth was neglecting his studies that
the check incident was recalled. Then
the father made the astounding dis
covery that the boy had $4,000 In
bank and still had an interest In the
market What shocked the father,
however, was to find that the gamb-
ling mania had taken such a hold
upon his son that he could not con-
centrate his thoughts on anything
except stocks. The youth hung over
the ticker in brokers' Offices when
he should be at school, and he had
develope dthe idea that he was go
ing to rule Wall street.
The father got a full statement
from the boy of all his operations
in the street" So far as can be
learned, the young fellows adven-
lures simply were attended with the
most remarkable streak of luck any
lamb ever was known to have. There
was no "inside information" no
"tips"-nothing-- I'm fact, but blind
luck.
Father and son had a heart-to-
heart talk. 1t was difficult in the
face OF that $4,000 credit in the
bank for the father to convince the
youngster that speculating in Wall
street was bad, and especially bad
for a boy who should be at school,
The boy wanted to run the 100000
mp to 100000 or more, so that he
could have money enough to buy a
seat on the Stock Exchange when
he got through school and college,
but at last the fathers arguments
and will prevailed and the boy agreed
70 go back to the Cutler school and
try to forget all about Wall street.
When he gets through Cutler he
is to 90 to college, and when he "a
graduated from college his father
will decide about his career. IF the
young man still has as strong a
yearning for speculation as he has
now. his father will not oppose the
launching Of his bark in the Wall
street waters.
Meanwhile the 100000 will be in
vested in good interest-bearing Sc
curities. Five years from now the
young man can start life with more
than $4,000, all his own, all won
on a "shoestFing."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
STILL PRISONERS
ARE THE PARTIES ARRESTED
IN THE GEORGE MYSTERY
AT TAZEWELI,.

The parties arrested for being
implicated in the George mystery at
Tazewell are still in prison. r. G.
and Bernard McClaughetry, of this
city are the attorneys for the ac-
cused The attorneys claim that
they have endeavored to procure q
trial for the prisoners but have
thus far failed to do so, but hope to
do so on next Saturday. 1t is gen
orally thought that the men who are
now in custody are innocent and
the lawyers employed to defend the
men are not pleased with the delay
as they are confident the accused are
innocent Of the charge made against
them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-21
STANFORD WHITE
HAS ONE FRIEND.

New York, Feb. 21.-Mazle Fol
lette, the actress, was IN the custody
OF county detectives yesterday, and
Will be kept under surveillance until
the Thaw trial is ended. Mazle Fol
lette is steadfast I'm her admiration
OF Stanford White, who befriended
her in many ways during the last six
years Of his life She has given TO
Mr.. Jerome it is said, the origin Of
the story told by Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
II IS said she will testify that much
Of # Is based on stage gossip. Many
things we're told as to the happen
ings in Stanford Whites studio
which Mazie Toilette declares we're
founded on imagination.