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Receives Persian Ambassador.

President Roosevelt received Gen.
eral Morteza Khan, special ambas-
sador from Persia, who formerly an
nounced the accession Of the. new;
Shah to the throne
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-08-14
Italy Orders Four Battleships.

The italian Minister Of Marine has
ordered four battleships built, to be
named Roma, Vtttorio Emanuele,
Napoli and Regina Helena.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-08-14
Three Robbers Hanged.

Three Of the men who robbed a
pawnshop in st. Petersburg, Russia,
June -, were hanged. The case of
the fourth robber Is to be investi-
gated a second time.
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Increased Prices For Labor.
Scarcity of farm laborers at this
busy season Is also reported from
many sections, wages of $50 a month
being offered without success in pro-
curing help.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-08-14

William Waldorf Aston has divid-
I'd $4,000 among four London char
tiles for the care of homeless and
destitute children.
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Passenger Rates Affected.

President McCrea, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, declared that the en-.
forcement of the two cent fare law
would increase passenger rates and
reduce dividends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-08-14
Declined Eddy Commissionership.

DR.. S. Alder Blumer, of Provi-
dence, R. l., declined to act as a CO.
master in the examination to deter
mine the competency Of Mrs. Mary
Baker c.. Eddy.
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COULD HARDLY TOTTER ABOUT.
A Vivid Description of the Most In
sidious Of Diseases.

Miss Emma Shirley, Killbuck, N.
Y, writes: kidney disease mys-
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The huge serpent, the boa constrics
tor, has 800 pairs Of ribs,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-08-14

Aberdeen, Wash, has rejected the offer
of a Carnegie library.
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FITS, st. Vitus' Dance, Nervous Diseases per
manentiy cured by Dr.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
DIR. q. R. Kline, Id, 93l Arch St., Phiia, IA.
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America now leads the world in the man
sale and use of automobiles.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28

he finally came out Of the big doors
into the sunshine there were ns many
people In the yard us there had been
when he stood In the same place and
watched the mob rushing hts clients
guards, But today their temper was
different, and rs he paused a moment
looking down on the upturned, laugh
Ing faces with q hundred jocular and
congratulatory salutatlons shouted III
at him, somebody started cheer, and
II was taken up with thunderous good
will,
There followed the Interrogation Gus.
tomary in such emergencies. and the
anxious inquirer was Informed by four
or five hundred people simultaneously
that Joe Louden was all right,
Head him or" beloved Mike Shee.
han. suddenly tartlug up the steps.
The shout increased, and with good
reason. for he stepped quickly back
within tho doors and. retreatlng
through the building, made good his
escape by a basement door.
He struck of into a long detour; but.
though he managed to evade the
crowd. he had to stop and shake hands
with every third person he met. As
he came out upon Main street again
he encountered his father,
''Howdy do. joel" said this laconlc
person and offered his hand. They
shook briefly. "Well." he continued.
rubbing his beard. how are ye?"
"All right. father, think"
Satisfied with the verdlcty
ard be pretty hard to please II I
weren't" Joe laughed.
Mr.. Loudcn rubbed his beard again.
II was there" he said. without emo
ton.
AT the trial, you meant"
"Yes." He offered his hand once
more, and again they shook. well
come around and see u.s." he said.
"Thank you. ewill'
SWELL" said Mr.. Louden. good day.
joe"
Good day. father"
The young man stood looking after
him with curious smile. Then he
gave slight start. Far up the street
he saw two agures-one lady's In
white, with wide white hat; the 9th
er mans, wearing recognIzably cler-
ical black. They seemed to be walk
Ing very slowly.
1t had been day Of triumph for
Joe, but In all his life he never slept
worse than he did that night
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28

In briskly, wen 20 over the list ot
that unincumbered property, u You
will"
This uuincumhered property consist
ed of Beaver Beach aud those other
belonging OF the Judge which he had
not dared TO mortgage, Joe had some
how explained their nature to Ariel
and these, with the Tocsln. she had
elected to accept In restitution.
"You told me once that | ought to
look after my own property, and now
will, Don't you seeG" she cried to
Joe eagerly, Its my work" She
resolutely set aside every other prop
osltion. and this was the quality OF
mercy which Martin Pike found that
night. .-.
There was great crowd to hear
Joe's summing up at the trial, and
those who succeeded In getting into
the courtroom declared that 1t was
worth the struggle He did not orate,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28

Have your"
Ariel" he said. that isn't fair 10
me. II you trust the. You could not
have helped seeing
But | have not seen IT," she inter,
rupted, with great calmness. After
having said this she finished truthful.
ly: III he did would never let him
tell ME, like him too much"
"lou mean you're not going to-
Suddenly she turned to him. "Nor
she said. with depth Of anger hs had
not heard In her voice since that lonI
ago winter day when she struck Eu.
gene Bantry with hcr clinched fist.
She swept over him binding look OF
reproach, How could II
And there, upon the steps OF the
church. In the sudden, dazzling vision
OF her love. fell the burden Of him
who had made his sorrowful pilgrim.
age across Main street bridge that
morning.
THE END.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28
Best Medicine inthe World for Collie and
Diarrhoea.

Il find chamberlain's Cole, Cholera
and niarrhoca Remedy to bc the best
remedy Ii the world" says MI, O. l.
Carter OF Skirum. Ala. Il am subject
10 collie and diarrhoea l.sst spring II
seemed as thought would die, and I
think | would II 1 hadn't takea Cham.
bcrlains Collie. choiera ana Diarrhcea
Remedy ! haven't been troubled with
Il since until this week. when | had q
very severe attack and took half q bottle
Of the 25-ccnt size Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Dlarrhoca Remedy, and this
morning feel Ike new man" For
sale BY Frank Hart and leading drug
rists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28

hadn't thought OF things IN that way
| had just tho same feeling for you
that always had-always had
never cared 40 much for any one else.
and lt seemed to mo the most ncccs'
sary thing In my life TO come back to
that old companlonshlp, Don't YOU 70.
momher--lt used TO trouble you 10
when would take your handf think
| loved your being little rough with
me, Aud once when I saw how you
had been hurt, that day you rnn
away
"ArielW he gasped hclplessly.
Have you forgottcnT
Tlc gathered himself together with
all his VIII II want 10 prove TO you"
he said resolutely, 'thnt the dear kind.
ness OF you Isn't thrown away on me,
want you TO know what began 10
aay-~that It's all right with me, aud |
think Ladcw"-- lie stopped again,
"Ah, I've seen how much he cares for
you,"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28
STEAMSHIP ETHIOPIA ArIRE.

LONDON, July sT--At midnight
fire broke out On board tho Anchor liner
Ethiopia In Glasgow harbor. The Are.
men got II under coutrol after Il had
ragged two hours, They succeeded In
copAninp the flames TO the forepart Of
the ship.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28
pocLEss TOWN IN INDIANA.

CARMl, ILL.,, July si.-~owing to dras'
TIC measures adopted BY tho village adj
miuistration In clynthiana, Ind. a little
hamlet across the Wabash River, not a
dog can bc found In the village, All
were slain after an epidemic of hydro
phohla
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28
CHAPTER XVI.

Y YE woke to the Ginning of bells,
~ and as his eyes slowly opened
the sorrowful people OF a
a 4 dream, who seemed TO be
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-28
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
N YRS. FLITCRoFT at breakfast
NU ON the following morning con-
tinued a disQuisition which
4 II had ceasai the Dreyious night
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

81 beg your pardon" said Anneriy.
Il presumed. OF course, that you had
reference to the widow OF the de-
ceased.
Major Fairfax's household, al
though he wac a bachelor, was a
very large one. SIR" said the private
secrstary in lower voice that had
something IN It that made AnnerIy.
WHO had studied the peculiarities OF
the human voice for years, hold his
breath little There is Mrs. Fair
fax and the three young ladies"
Her daughters -
Mrs Fairfax has no children, sir.
Rcsamond Foster is The daughter OF a
sister II the late Major Fairfax. and
Laura and Jean were daughters Of his
brother. who died some years ago.
Then there IS Walter Foster. Miss Ro-
samond's brother. and Mrs. Edmunds,
who holds a position a little higher
than thot OF ordinary housekeeper--''
Annerly's brows were drawn together.
Il hardly see any use for me to go to
the Orchards at all" he said slowly.
Major Fairfax's death. OF course,
puts an end to
Antrim's eyes narrowed a little, and
for the barest fraction Of a moment
Annerly caught a sh in their depths.
Mrs. Fairfax has fortune in her
own right" he said. She asked me
to say to you that your services. under
The circumstances, Will be indispensa-
bic. I vas on no account to allow you
to return to town without having seen
her
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

The bed Of the stream was irr2AdsS
by cypress knees and sown with coarse
PUSHES and. watsr-hags. Rank-stin
grasses fringed the shores, and the
umbreIla-like branches OF the dog
wood lifted hre-scorched petals OF faint
ivory and faded yellow 10 the green
shadows that shut out the sunlight.
Five minutes later they emerged
into the open highway. again bordsrcd
on the right with freshly plowed fields.
A little later, however. they left the
main road and drove through a narrow
lane that deoouched suddenly into q
grove OF hickory trees family green
with bursting buds, and the house
came into view Graded IN The warm
spring sunshine.
II was quite a mansion, built IN ths
old Southern style. only on q slightly
larger scale. There was a large or
chard a the back Of the house, the
trees now q soft frothy haze Of pink
and ivory and murmurous with the
hum Of bees.
In one OF the upper rooms the cur
tains were closely drawn. and outside
the gate stood q carriage with horses
that frettsd impatiently and jingied
the heavy harness. A man was stand
ing on the wide veranda, leaning
against one Of the tinted columns. as
Annerly and Antrim reached the steps.
lie was a middle-aged man with a
ford complexion. and shrewd, rather
5hifty eyes.
You are Annerly. OF course" he
said. extending his hand cordially. Il
met you once in the city years ago. Mr.
Anneriy. Doubtless yoI will have for
gotten about II, but you have changed
very little. My name Is Reynolds"
They walked into the house together.
Several servants-mOstly negroes
moved about through the wide halls.
They looked az the two men curtously.
The coroner IS here" said Reynolds
in a lower voice They will hold the
inquest by and b.. am very doubtfr,I
Continued On Eighth Pasa1
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

apple. the demonstrated Guys filed with
fragrance and hidden away under tie
VIDE. waxen leaves. Annerly's nos
trils. accustomed only TO the uncertain,
questionable doors Of the city streets.
shifted the moist odOrs delightedly.
And there were no marks on the
body?" ne queried.
u think 1 did not say so-did II As
a matter of fact, the body had been
examined only closely enough for US
TO be assured that life was qGi{e ex-
tinct. before I left home. There was
wound on the head. caused, We
thought. by a fail against some heavy
piece OF furniture. and IL had bled pro-
fusely"
1T must have been quite shock
for the widow" remarked Annerly
quietly.
II beg your pardon. sir. but there
is no widow. Major Fairfax was
bachelor. I had thought that you
must have known
Il know nothingr' said AnnerIy,
with a faint touch Of irritation in IFS
voice. Il received a letter from Ma
jor Fairfax yesterday. begging me TO
come down. He said-I am quite sure
that lie said-that he had a mission OF
peculiar delicacy &c fntrust 10 me-a
mission TO wlfch he desired % attach
a certain degree of secrecy-and 1
came down al once. I thought that
you mentioned a Mrs. Fairfax"
'''Fhe sister-in-law OF the late own
er OF the Orchards. sir. and the mis-
tress for many years. I think she
told me once that she had lived in the
house ever since her widowhoCd fifteen
years age
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
The Coroner Arrives.

They had quilted The highway now
and were driving at a slightly reduced
rate OF speed across a long ievee that
protected the farms on the right from
the eucroachments OF the Terra Rouge.
+ithough it was now nearing noon,
the suns rays were completely OBJ
secured by tie cypress branches over
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
CHAPTER L
Was II Murder7
7 S this all your bag
gage, sir7"
Annerly turned

Annerly turn d
sharply. A man
standing near him on the
platform was regarding him
with curious, watchfhl eyes.
That is all; merely a
valise. Are YOU from Major
Fairfax"
Il am from Mrs. Fairfax,
sir. The place is known here
abouts as the house on the
ROsston road Of late the
title has been shortened to
the Orchards. >"
"a better name, I dare
say" said Annerly careless
y, "since the country seems
thickly settled hereabouts.
There must be many other
houses on the ROsstOn road. :"
None that approaches the
dignity of the Orchards
sir, even nearly. Mrs Fair
fax will be glad to see you"
81 had not known that
there was a Mrs. Fairfax In
existence" said Annerly
pointedly.
The young man still re-
garded him a little stead
lastly. "You will find that
the lady in question is a per-
sonage of some consequence
this morning" he said cool
", whatever she may have
been yesterday. There is bad
news awaiting you, Mr.. An
nerly. Major Fairfax is
dead. "
"Deadp"
Oiled last night, sir. Sud
denly, and under rather sus-
piciOus circumstances. So
suspicious that a coroner's
inquest viii be held this af-
ternoOn."
Annerly looked at him
blankly.
MAY I ask your name9"
he said a little uncertainty.
cit viii doubtless render a
conversation between us
easier2"
81 beg pardon, sir. The
sad occurrence of last night
has tended more or less to
demoralize the whole house
hold. My name is Francis
Antrim, and I was the late
Major Fairfax's private sec
rotary"
'Then you probably know
the nature of my business
with your employerl"
81 wrote the letter to you
yes, sir. | dare say I know
as much about my employ
er's affairs as any one
which was little enough"
How far is it to the
'Orchards'9"
Five miles, SIR
"What time did Major
Fairfax Dies
Il saw him at s O'Clock
last night. He called me in
to give me directions about
meeting you this morning.
II judge, then, that you
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

mean that he died some
time during the night. How
did he seem when you saw
him last?"
"Quite well then, sir. And
I fancied that he was in
rather better spirits than
usual. "
Were you the last one Of
the hoU 3ehold who saw
hint"
CT left Jefferson, who had
been his body-servant for
twenty years, in the room
with hilSbut he quilted the
apartment not five minutes
after l did. In fact, he pass
ed me on my way down
stairs.
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

az Q on. Mr.. Antrim.
He. did not ring for
Jefferson this morning as
usual, and when breakfast
time came and went Mrs. Fairfax
grew alarmed and had mis- door broken
open. The room was not disordered
in the least.
Major Fairfax had evidently risen
and dressed himself as usual-per-
haps a little earlier than was his Gus
tom. He had started TO leave the
room, end had fallen at the foot Of the
bed. whether from stroke Of some
kind or-something else-and was
dead"
Were there any marks on the
body?"
1T had not been examined, sir, when
I left tie house. 1t is early yet Some
of US thought that It was a matter for
the law 10 take cOgnizance Of. Dr.
Dalton has already gone out and.
think. Mr. Reynolds. the late Major
Falrfax's lawyer-his local attorney.
I mean. I have just sent message
70 Myers & Myers, IN town. The old
er member of the firm has had charge
of Mayor Fairfax's business for
years
Annerly was gazing straight before
him. It was early Ia the season as
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

Continued on Eighth Passl
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

} on. Mr.. Antrim.
He. did not ring FOL
Jefferson this morning al
usual. and when breakfas
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-23

one who has only served his country
three years.
The senatorial and congressional
records are called in requisition and
lists made out aud the length of time
men have held office noted. The
house members are not as exacting
and a little more license is permitted
them, but still an immense amount Of
form is necessary to steer clear of the
breakers Of social political life.
Diplomats are exempt to a certain
extent, as after presenting their Gre
dentials to the president they quietly
await the onslaught Of visitors. It
requires discriminating foreigner or
one who has employed a secretary
from the very innermost fold of the
fashionable set to tell whom to re-
ceiye and whom not and to sift the
shower OF cards that descend upon
him, especially If he belongs to the
diplomatic corps
Washington is an especially easy
city for outsiders, as they have the
right Of way and must call first on all
those who hold an official position.
These visits are returned and thus the
thin edge Of the wedge is inserted that
leads to social distinction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-23
Duty Of Good Citizens.

Home and its protection Is the safe
guard Of all government That clti-
zen who has the love Of home and
fealty to home interests. is a worthy
representative Of a commonwealth. It
is the mass OF such men that are the
backbone Of any community. and,
fguratvely, the mainstay and the
rock upon which the nations are
founded. Whoever lives IN a com
munity and fails to support the pub
lie institutions and does not assist in
the building up Of industries that add
TO the greatness OF that community, Is
like an alien. While he lives one
place, his heart is in another. He Is
not the ideal citizen. for he Is not in
harmony with those who are his
neighbors. It is the duty of every
resident OF a town or community to do
his utmost to advance its interest.
BY thus doing he not alone assists
himself. but his neighbors, his town,
his county, his state and his aatlon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-23
STRICT RULES FOR VISITS
In WASHINGTON SOCIETY

VIZ ASHINGTON.-Just at present
" matters are duh socially but
there Is an air Of expectancy and
enough people are in the city and
more are returning every day to keep
up the interest
Houses and visiting lists are being
overhauled, as visiting is the JOY as
we'll as the bette noir Of the Washing
ton woman and has to be attacked
scientifically as well as automatically
TO accomplish all that is required by
an exacting public
There IS regular etiquette in re-
gard to visits, and woe betide the un-
lucky stranger who unconsciously sins
against the cast iron rules laid down
In this supposedly most democratic
Of cities.
The judges of the supreme court
must be called on by the cabinet, sen
ators and representatives first. Then
the members Of the cabinet call on
one another and on the senators and
house members. The senators make
their supreme court and cabinet yis-
it's and finally reach one another. But
a senator's wife whose husband has
been in Office six years cannot demean
herself by calling first on the wife OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-23

irE A
gIZIE|IT{Il

Anew YORK men are not novel read
AV ers. This conclusion IS reached
after a careful round of the libraries
Of the city. Out of 500 readers Of
modern fiction not more than one is
man. What little fiction reading the
men do is Of books written more than
a quarter Of a century ago.
From the 147 public libraries in
New York city about 16,900,000 vol
umes are drawn for home reading
each year. the very large majority of
them being fiction, of which 80 per
cent. are taken out by women. Dur
ing the same time about 2,SOO,00O ref
erence volumes are consulted and so
per cent of their readers are men.
On late morning visit to the Astor
library recently 214 readers were
found. of which lS7 were men. Forty
six we're reading history, 81 science
80 biography, encyclopedias. Is me
chanics, 6 fiction, 1 poetry, 1S maga
zines, 3 newspapers. religion and
dictionaries. OF the women were
reading history, 1 science, u biogra
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-23

ages to trucks and strain on the val
liable fire horses. Nor does It In
clude half a million Of dollars Of dam
ages to asphalt pavements from
children's bonfres,
This annual Gre loss has grown to
such proportions thai boards Of un-
derwriters, and also the IRE patrols.
are making an elaborate study Of the
causes Of fire. In fact, they take the
fever temperature OF New Yorks
buildings as carefully as a physician
follows the fever line OF a typhoid le-
yer patient And these observations
are charted carefully by expert stats
ticians and made the subject Of dsep
study by pyro-speclalisls.
The most recent Of these early
charts. covering 1857 fires in the
boroughs Of Manhattan and the
Bronx, which did over S7,00O,OOO dam
age, gives some peculiar statistics.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-23
ROOSEVELT CELEBRATES
FORTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY

nREsIDENT ROOSEVELT cele-
! brated his forty-nlnth birthday a
few Sundays ago. He spent the day.
as Is his custom, attending church IN
the morning. and spending the after
noon In the open air.
III the afternoon he received a com
mittee Of ten representing the Hun
garlan Republican club OF New York.
Of which the president is an honorary
member. The custom Of the club OF
extending it's congratulations 10 Mr..
Roosevelt on his birthday began when
he was governor Of New York He
became a member on his return from
Cuba IN 1898, and during his FIRST cam.
paign for governor Of the state OF
New York the club took an active
part in New York city. The commit.
tee extended congratulations on the
presidents successful hunting trip and
heard q partial description Of f.