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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-21
[G OF THE CLuRS,
Close Baseball Races.

New York, Sept. 21.-1nsthe National league New York starts the week in the concluding game of the series with ,Pittsburg, leading Chicago by thirty points and with the Pittsburgers five points behind Chicago Beginning to- morrow the Giants have Chicago as guests for three days, .Pittsburg play ing meanwhile It's final series with Brooklyn. The week probably will definitely decide the championship is- sue. Detroit in the. American league starts the week with Boston, having a five point lead for first honors over Cleveland. Cleveland is seven points ahead of Chicago. St. Louis by it's de feat of Washington yesterday is thir- teen points removed from Chicago. Cleveland begins series today with New York, Chicago will play Philadel- phia and St. Louis will again play Washington.
 The Coe Brass team closed its sea- son Saturday by defeating New Brit. ain at League park, to I. It was the third time that Coe Brass beat New Britain and Manager Hanna said he considered Torrington had the fastest team in the state. Hoar pitched for Torrington and Ward was in the box for New Britain. The attendance was 800.
 Putnam won from the Andems of North Grosvenordale, Saturday, Is to 4.
 The Portland baseball team de. feated the New Britain team Satur- day, to (.
 In one of the finest games of, base ball ever seen in Woodbury the home team defeated Thomaston Sat- .urday afternoon by the score of 1 to O. The only run of the game came in the last half of the tenth inning. Gill, who did the twirling for the home team, let the visitors down with one hit and famed eight men. McRoberts for the visitors kept Woodbury's hits we'll scattered and was especially effective with men on bases, flaming IS men.
 Torrington was defeated at Col. linsville. to 1. It was the last game of the season for Collinsville, which lost seven out of 32. Before the game, purses of gold were given to Thiery, Dunn and Olds and the members of the team gave Manager Thayer gold ring. Dunn, the Col linsville pitcher, will leave in two weeks for France where he is to complete his studies for the priest hood. There was an attendance of 1000 at the game. The players of both teams were escorted to and from the grounds by Simonds's, Mill itary band and in the evening there was banquet at Grange hall, with speeches by Manager Thayer and members of his team.
 The Waterbury Independents de- feated the crack Middletown hospi- tai team Saturday afternoon by a score of 2 to 1 in one of the best exhibitions seen in Middletown this season. Both twirlers did excellent work, especially with men on bases and SiIlery, for the Independents, excelled in strike outs, having nine to his credit. The features of the game were the field ing of Downs for Middletown and the hitting by West. while La chance was the bright star for the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-21
American Ieaeue.

New York 6, Detroit 5. Chicago z. Washington 2. Philadelphia 2, St Louis O. Cleveland s, Boston 5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-21
New York State League.

New 1Ork otAtc FhkuS.
 At Utica--Utica 8, Elmira 1.
 At Troy-Troy 8, Albany 8.
 At Scranton-First game. Scran- ton 5, Wilkes-Barre 3 second game, Scranton Q, Wilkes-Barre O, (for- feited.)
 At Binghamton-Binghamton 5. Syracuse Il. r %
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-21
Southern League.

Southern League. At Nashville-Nashville 1, New Orleans O.
 At Atlanta--Atlanta 5, Little Rock 2. At Birmingham-First game, Mo- bile 1, Birmingham o; second game, Birmingham 3, Mobile 2.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15

job Printing done right Times Prise.
Ing Co, is John R-.st. Phone l42a-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15

ROUND a long table in tue
center OF dirty and poorly
III Illuminated room the consplr
Il ators who had sworn to Kill
the car were sitting. II was
q strange assembly. Some OF them
mad faces marked With the imprin's
Of starvation and hatred, others were
full OF the enthusiasm OF the drama.
while others looked cold and passive.
One man. who looked ihore cold ana
rhlegmatic than any one else, was sit
ting at the end OF the table opposite
the president He showed no signs
of nervousness and fGll he intended
before an hour had passed 10 betray
all the men around him. TO send
them TO the deserts OF Siberia to WIN
the favor OF his imperial master.
The stock struck ). when the presi-
dent arose 10 speak.
Brethren" he sold we have Gil
sworn the same sacred oath. and We
may ell trust one another. Ii is there.
fore my duty 10 speak plainly The
time for action has come and at last
we are. TO strike a mighty blow for
freedom"
He stopped. but as 40 one said am
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15
Monday June rs.
1908. \
~THE SNAN WHO STOLE THE EARTH

she remained In the restaurant.
After lunch she went back To her
room. and the moment she entered
the door she instlnctiyely knew that
some one had been there In her alb.
sence. The things which she had laid
away were all there slightly disar.
ranged she opened her dressing-case
and found the contents distributed In
quite different fashion To when she
had left the room. She looked snxious@
ly at the trunk. but that was still in
tact. though there were scratches
about the Yale lock as though some
one had attempted To open II.
Angry that her things SHOULD have
been so tempered with, she walked
across to ring the bell when II sud
denly dawned upon her that this was
the first answer 10 her note.
Strong had warned her that the po-
lice would certainly noS let her alone,
and they had evidentlysalready begun
their attentions.
Angry, without any means OF retail
alton. she decided Al least TO 40 down
To the bureau and demand who had
been allowed access 10 her room. She
opened the door and as she stepped
into the passage met the man with the
blonde mustache. who had stared
at her 80 persistently throughout
luncheon.
instead OF making way for her. the
man barred her passage though as he
did So he gave slight bow 10 ex-
cuse himself.
tContinued Wednesday,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15
BY W. HOLT WHITE.

fully. DORA HUNT"
This message she addressed and
sealed and then walked with II 90 the
hoted porter Who. when he had read
the address. turned the letter over
and over and looked al Miss Hunt
with keen suspicion. He was a Ger
man. speaking many tongues, but his
English was fluent and easy.
1t is. OF course. miss he said,
something irregular to send notes OF
this sort up to the palace, In fact,
never remember any visitor having
sent one there before, but | VIII see
what ! can do"
Thank you" said Miss Hunt, and
be kind enough TO let me know the
moment you get a reply
Sac went back TO her room and sat
for long while tick. ticking away at
the Morse key, Then she unpacked
her trunk and took ont the three
wireless instruments which had es'
capped the attention OF the lazy Of
ticials N the Douane.
on one OF them she practised To
see her efficiency In reading the
flashes. and found the matter now
came 10 her quite simply still she
waited and waited; but no reply
came.
She lunched alone In the great res.
taurant. and many curious eyes were
turned upon her. not least the gaze OF
a blonde and polished person AT an
adjoining table. who, indeed. scarcely
released her from a close ana EN-
barrassing scrutiny all the time that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15

Execute YOU on The spot" the on
clal replied Then turning 20 Tie
soldiers: Aim"
stop
The voice came from one OF the con
spirators and the spy Jumped tor"a''
stop" he cried once more
Go back to your place, the orlcl'l
commanded. but the spy did nor one! =
His face was yellow with terror hI'
teeth chartered and beads OF persplra
ton ran down his forehead: NO, no,
YOU must NOT shoot me he cTled.
I'm one of your own. | am a detec'
dive from the third department II -
| who have informed the police aoodl
these men and II you Kill me you VIII
oe guilty OF murder.
He threw himself down In front o.
the official
The doomed men looked at him con-
temptuously. but in the eyes or the
president there was g CLEAN OF ul-
umph.
"A police spy" the o:hcial said slow
". Have you got your papers?
Yes. 1 have" the spy cried, taking
a paper from his pocket and handing
Il 10 the OultlGl. lNClt IL 10
As he said this the soldiers dropped
their guns. made rush for him, tied
his hands and feet and gagged him
With smile the president came
forward
Brethren" he said 10 the astonish'
ed men who were still lined uPagainSi
the wall Brethren, III a case like
ours one cannot be careful enough.
This little scene was arrange that We
might discover II there was traitor
among us. and We succeeded. You
who have been faithful have nothing
to fear"
The men looked al him as II they
dared not believe theiI. own ears. then
some OF them began 20 sob and one 10
laugh.
And this spy?" the president ask
cd XIII him, Xii! him" they
cried.
The president held up his hand.
stop" he cried. this man belongs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15

brated for American Mil-lion-aires
and It's Nutritious fog. Paris Is
famous for the number of0its in-hab-
i.tants able 10 speak French. Brook
Ign Is noted for being SO unlike New
York. Detroit Is noted for Its fierce
Tigers.
Life In q city is better for the Brain
than life In the Rural Districts, be-
cause IL you have any Cash in the
City you must keep your Brain work.
ing or some one will remove IL in q
Deft Way.
On the Farm the Man has no one
to Tramp upon his Toes and Poke Ell
bows In his Ribs. and he cannot stand
the Deprivation. He longs for the
Gay Life OF the City. where the E
lec-tric Fans hum louder over the
gfass-than-the-B ee=ofef-the-Ries
som.
10 not the City q funny place?
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THE SPY

thing he continued pointing 10 a bar
rel of powder standing in corner;
I'VE have the means and also the
opportunity. On Thursday next the
car Is going TO CzarsSoe Selo--"
The sound OF steps IN the hall inter.
rupIed him. Several OF the men jung
ed 10 their feet, the door was burst
open and an Official. followed by lie
tachment OF soldiers. rushed into the
room. The next moment each OF The
oonspirators looked into the barrel q;
a. rife.
You are my prisoners the official
SAID. So
by what right?" the president
asked.
He alone appeared calm. while the
| others stood as paralyzed. without
| replying anything 10 the president s
question. the official locked at the
others.
Line up along the wall, he con-
handed.
They obeyed him In silence unable
10 resist. The official gave short
command. the soldiers raised their
guns and aimed at the heads OF TIE
conspirators.
Again the president shouted: What
90 you intend 10 do?"
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Silently the conspiTators filed oul
of the room, When the man who ha!
laughed passed the spy he kicked hiIa
ia the face and laughed once more.
Now the president was alone with
the spy He stood moment looking
at him with a cruel smile In his cold
face. At last he took from his pocket
a long fuse. placed one end OF II ir
the barrel OF powder. and tied tho
, other end around one OF the tallow
candles. an inch below the burning
wick Then he placed the candle a,
| close to the face OF the spy as posi-.
| ole and walked towards the door. but
here he stopped.
your fate will be a warning to men
Of your kind" he said. and disap-
pcared.
The spy heard the sound OF his steps
disappear in the distance. He counte3
them until he could nc longer hear
them. Then he looked at the candle
How long would II take candle TO
burn down. one inch? The police arc
not TO come unit. O'clock. Would u
last that long? He looked at the
clock on the wall II was 90 minutes
past s. Would the inch last 40 min.
very painful to be blown up. Once
more he looked at the candle which
| seemed to be melting away rapidly.
He tried TO cry out but couldn't be-
cause of the gag. His face hurt him
terribly where the man had kicked
him At last he los, consciousness.
He dreamed of his mother who hal
died many years ago He thought tha'
he oh
he was sitting on her lap. and that she
was telling him fairy tales. II was
summer and he could hear the sing.
ing OF the birds. Hc was laughing
with JOY.
He opened his eyes. the darkness
| terrified him, and he tried TO call h.s
mother. But the gag was still In his
mouth and once more his terrible po-
sition was clear TO him II was 20 min
utes OF nine and more than half OF The
inch had melted away. He trembled
with terror.
Again he looked al the clock--ten
minutes to nine. IL was as II the
candle was burning slower now. Pet
haps there was still hope. Would the
police come in time? He strained
every nerve to hear their steps, but
i
| they be late?
Five minutes OF g. He tried to pray.
He was lost. Now. At last he heard
the soldiers coming. The clock struck
9. He heard knocks at the door Just
! as the flames reached the fuse. He
saw the spark crawl like worm
across the floor nearer and nearer IN
the barrel OF powder. he attempted TO
cry--he heard the sound OF a door
broken down and OF heavy steps In
the hall But the spark had reached
the barrel. A flash. And
When the soldiers came In a mo-
ment later a sight met them so terri
bic that It even impressed those who
were used to the horrors OF war. On
the floor was body OF a man tied
and gagged. His face was green witt
terror His hair white as snow, and
his eyes. which were bullying from his
head, were bloodshot.
On the floor was black mark.
where the fuse had burned. and az
one end OF the room stood7-an empty
powder barrel.
Job Printing done right Ttmes pxt~>
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palace, looking down on III
town His majesty standirs
W ON the balcony, could see ths
city spread out before hlm
and note without interruption OF Ale"
me Chigr charges he hsu-Wtet's '4'--1'
H.
And somehow when Miss Hunt haa
grown "a little accustomed 10 her ne"
surroundings. she found thai the
shadow OF the palace and the shauo"
OF the king hung over everything
As genial American she met IN
the hotel remarked 10 her, II was
one-man show"
Utterly weary with her Journey
Miss Hunt did nothing on the evening
OF her arrival. but on the morrow she
rose early and went straight 10 i
writing desk. and here she penned the
following letter 10 the king or baI
kama: IN
Your Majesty, have travelled all
The way from England for the express
purpose OF asking your malest! 10
grant me short audience, II tha'
audience can be private. / should DC
greatly obliged While. of course, II
is not for me 10 bring pressure 10
bear on your majesty, at the SAINT
.nme II is quite permissible FOR me 10
IMPRESS on you the extreme adNlsa'
t-iiity=of= Your seeing me as soon rs
nossible The news which BRING
concerns Mr.. Strong. and calls Tor
your urgent attention. ours 'a'''-
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GRAMMAR S(Hool uolodr ,
Lesson 1.-THE city.
sy WEEK JONES.

Lesson 1.-THE City.
The City is place where thou
sands OF Persons jam themselves in
no the smallest possible Space at the
highest possible Cost. The less air
.nnd light the People have. the gredt-
NJ The city.
Some great cities OF the world are
New. York. London. Paris, Detroit and
Evooklyb. =
York Is aeted Tor HeFee- esFf-
l<(nborg Mii-lionaires and It's Prox-
tlDeU - Armeri-ca. London 10 csl-s-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15
At the Convention.
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

The Allies down ike the amished coyote
Drops In the jack rabbit out in Dakoty,
they that they'd hammer as fiat as raft
The boom o. a spherical party called Taft
howed they for Fairbanks and howled they for Knox.
And hocked they for Cannon in jubant hocks,
And boosted they Hughes with full many boost,
Ii any old push Taft of the roost!
Like a lordly turkey along in July.
That crowd strutted forth when il landed in Chi"
Like the selfsame buck turkey on Thanksgiving Day,
That crowd surreptttiousiy vanished away.
sheathleSs big stick of asudden Jared loose
BY OF efecting amiable truce.
And crashing and flashing and smashing about.
Kept busy till all of the allies out.
4 deepdenteAcherry alone marked the spot
Where Fairbanks had been, but where he not,
While Hughes vacant chair disclosed TO the view
BY unfinished speech and whisker
OF Knox there remained word he had quoth,
OF Cannon survived. but feverish oath.
And from Lake unto Packing House could descry
So much the smoke of single ally
Oh! the sovereign citizen still has his say
In the Nations affairs in this glorious day
Providing of course that the man he is for
Is also the choice OF his nobs, Theodore!
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CHAPTER xxll-cOn,iuusd.)

Nh the brow OF The AilI Stood M
III palace. looking down on Tn,
III town. His majesty STANDBY.
u on the balcony, could see IN
.nnA - hnFnrD nm
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15

The Republican national con-
vention will be called to efder to-
morrow in the Coliseum in Chi
caeo, where this week history
will be made in the choosing OF a
man to carry the hopes OF his
party as the twenty-seventh
president of the United States.
That this man will be Secre-
tary Taft was settled by the ma
tinnal Committee last week and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-15

to ne and / will punish him as | see
IT. Turn him over TO me | shall ac-
company brother Vassaloff," he point
ed to the police Official. TO another
place which Is safer than this. Here
We are no longer safe"
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II have spoken, TIE president said
sternly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-06

other patriotic societies. The hope OF
those leading in the movement is that
a society may be created with its
membership drawn not only from men
who had served the government in
any war, but also from their
descendants.
The plan for perpetuating the Grand
Army would involve such changes in
the constitution and bylaws of the
present organization as would permit
the enrolment of a newer and more
vigorous membership, willing to take
up the work when the old members,
through advancing age, should no
longer be able to carry the burden. 1t
is suggested that the men who had
served in the Spanish American war
and the Sons of Veterans might be
embodied in the Grand Army, as
natural defenders of the fundamental
principle of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to the flag and the unity of the states.
These IDEAS are calculated to interest
Grand Army men throughout the
country, and to provoke wide dis
cussion among them.
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Cannot Starve on Full Stomach.
(BiddefCrd Journal.

NbiudSlCIu JouIIldl)
The editor af the Bangor News writ
ing on the subject of seafood. says:
when one has a smoked herring or q
smoked alewive that is not oversalted
and can have hot biscuit and Maine
dairy butter to eat with his fish, there
is no danger Of immediate starvation"
This is about the finest example Of the
manner in which one may say an I'M
disputed thing in an impressive way
that we have seen recently. With bis
cult and butter in plenty there would
be no danger of starving anyway,
though the herring or alewive might
come in handily as an appetizer in con-
nection with a diet in which lack of
variety would be the only real defect
Similarly. it might be said than no one
need starve on fried bootlegs if the con-
sulner of such diet will take care to
have plenty Of beefsteak and johnny
cake to go along with it.
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MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The Latest Dodge.
Gardner Reporter-JournalD

Gardner Reporter-Journal.)
One Of our lawyers the other day
had call from a man who wanted
to make his Will He said lie had
$4,000 to dispose of, $4,000 to the lady
he was boarding with, and the balance
to various other acquaintance he
made here. He was subject to attacks
of heart disease, and threw q fit or two
While in the lawyers office. The law
yer did not want to offend such rich
man as that, but as he quoted prices
on some of his stocks that We're about
fifty per cent. higher than the market
he did not feel just sure about him,
the man being Il stranger here. and he
told him that he had better bring in
some people to identify him, as there
would be no way of proving his iden-
tty or his mental capacity if there was
any question: about the will. Ihe man
went Oft and the lawyer hasn't seen him
since. He was told by HallOWell man
THAI the would-be client did the same
thing i'll HalloWell, and stood his board
ing mistress off for two or three weeks
board on the strength of the will, and
borrowed some money from some other
eXpcctant beneficarieS before leaving
town.
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The Future Of the G. A. r.

A few days ago we published a table
showing the rapid rate at which the
Grand Army of the Republic is
decreasing in membership. This noble
organization, which of course by no
means includes all the surviving
veterans of the Civil War, reached the
high water mark of it's membership in
1890 when there were 409,4S9 names
upon its rolls. The percentage of
deaths yearly. which was then 133
has risen to 3S3. and in 1906, whose
figures are the latest available, there
were only 229,932 members The
decline was nearly one half in II
years. and it is certain that the pro-
portional decrease will be much larger
during the next decade.
The question of the future of this
organization is one in which we are
all concerned and thus there will be
general interest in the announcement
that the George H. Thomas post of
Indianapolis, one of the strongest posts
of the West, has a special committee
which is considering the possibility of
in some way perpetuating the life of
the Grand Army of the Republic when
its members shall have passed away.
The feeling among old soldiers in that
rost and elsewhere is that an arrange
ment of this kind would be very
desirable, and it is proposed to call
into the deliberations there representa-
tive nsen Of the Spanish American as
ISOLATION, the Sons Of Veterans and
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kept strict account of those trees in
his orchard which had been sprayed,
the apples of which brought him 500
a barrel, while the apples of unsprayed
trees brought him only $3.50 barrel.
Where trees are infested with cater
pillars the only resort at this late sea-
son of the year is having them sprayed
and the work well done.
Maine Farmer: Soon after the
Farmer reaches our readers Editor
and Mrs. Thorpe will be en- route for
Washington, d. c., where some days
will be spent in getting fuller per-
Sonal insight into some OF the work
and investigation going on in the Fed
real Department of Agriculture and
other agricultural matters in which
the Farmer is interested. From the
national capital the journey will be
continued Westward for vacation and
business purposes and ere their return
several weeks hence. they expect to be
present at the annual gathering of the
Thorpe clans in western Pennsylvania
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Had General RedVers Butler died be-

Had General Redvers Butler died be-
fore the Boer war, his biographies
would have been much mora euloSistic
than those which are now appearing
For 40 years he was one of Great Brit
aims bravest and most capable sol
diers, tested by brilliant service in
China, Africa, and Egypt, but in the
Boer war he failed completely to live
up to his reputation. That war was
fought in the new way and General
Butler with characteristic British tcnac-
ity clung to the old-fashioned way OF
doing things. After the war, when he
ATTEMPT I'll to defend his course, he was
relieved of all command and retired on
half pay. His case is another illustra-
ton OF the importance of dying at the
right time.