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send for her. Aye. aye, John, wen send
for Rachel And you should ha' seen
the look that come to the old mans
face when he said it.
1--WE knew her address. at one of tho
inns In Bedford, our market town.
and Uncle Jonathan wrote.
She'll get the letter this evening"
he said. she'll be here either tonight
or tomorrow morning.
"she came at night between and
o'clock. and went straight to the
old mans room and knelt down be-
side the bed.
John. she said. speak to me-
But he was past speaking then.
he couldn't even say her name. What
lie did was to close his fingers round
hers and grip them tight until he died.
1T was just 2 o'clock In the morn
Ing when Uncle Jonathan brought her
downstairs.
Jenny he said, make Mrs. Bold
cup o. tea
she sat down on the settle. whilst
l kindled bit of fire. but L dursn't
speak to her, SO strange an awful
was tho look on her face. 1t was not
till j bid her sip little OF the ten
that she took notice o. me, and then
poor body. as If she could bide 1t no
longer, she threw both her arms round
my neck:
.''oh, Jenny. Jenny she cried. soh-
bling terrible, I am almost mad with
1t ALL I'm HIS wife and not his wife.
and Joes wife as well. Oh. l should
have waited. l should have waited.
Pray, Jenny. pray that God'll never
bring you into such Il strait as mine.
She went upstairs for one last look,
before uncle drove her back In Farmer
Lightfoot's gig.
Eve heard after. she had walked
from Bedford unbeknown to her hus-
band, for when SHE had Showed him
uncle's letter he had bid her let the
old man go to the devil first.
For all his fine ways and grand
clothes Joseph Bold hadn't come back
much better in heart than when he
went away.
"He took house just out OF Bex-
ford and furnished 1t finely, and Rachel
had everything she could wish for. but,
in spite of it, they say the life he led
her with hfs wild, drunken ways was
no more than martyrdoM, though she
We're true and tender to him to the end.
When he died, she came back here, and
1t was here that we learnt to bless
her name and love her as a very angel
% goodness. Eth, an 1t was a doley day
for us all when they laid her, by her
own wish, with neither stone nor head
stone, in her grave at old Johns feet"
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WRONG, AS USUAL.

On the front page of an afternoon
paper appeared yesterday in large type
these head lines. "Thoroughbreds Rule
the Sales" over an account of local
sale of trotting horses.
Such a mistake is surprising. even
In an afternoon paper. for the most
ignorant are aware that trotting horses
belong to the class standard bred, and
are as far removed from the thorough
bred as are percherons or hackneys.
Virginia is recognized as the home
OF the thoroughbred, for here it was
the first pure-breds We're brought from
England, about 1909. For a Virginia
newspaper. therefore. to make such
a slip makes the dry bones OF Sir
Archie and Bulle Rookie rattle with
anguish.
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Hard.
LITTLE KNOCKS.

lit HERE are many important differ
ences between Texas and Kentucky.
we are glad 10 say. chorties the
Houston Post with unholy gec. There arc
many important differences between Ken
tuckians, the smoke against tho sky
lire provas.--Lousville Cour!er-Journal.
Complaint is made because tile newspapers
so frequently make use of the headline
Trouble in the Balkans" But as that Is
the vermi:orn appendix OF Europe. we do
not see how 1T could be otherwise.-Roches-
ter Herald.
a New York man got married the other
day in order to escape term in Sing Sing.
a man Is In a tight fix when he has to face
the music either way.-Washington Post.
Who would have the nerve to take the
Treasury portfolio under second election
term of Mr.. Observation-Disclosures En-
GuiIer.
F., II. Hartman may be a delegate to the
Chicago convention. 1t isn't likely, however,
that he viii como as anybody's proxy
Chicago Record-Herald
Peace Is too costly when mllltarism is paid
for at the rate OF s1,00OOO0 day. War
does not cost much more than that. and the
excitement Is worth the moncy.-NashviIlc
American.
That Ohio teacher who tackled boys
tongue TO chair because he lied to her
must have wanted to furnish a new story
foc the old heodline, Another Lilo Nailed"
-ontaha Be-.
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MERELY JOKING.
Strong Views.

Strong Views. 3
play. eh! Then I suppose the eggs repre-
scnted the audiences views forcibly express
co."
Dibbs: Eyes. forcibly expressed but quite
unsound.. quite unsound, assure you"-
Boston Transcript.
Modest Request.
Meandcring Mike: "say, mister. couldn't
youse help a pore travelln' feller tor buy a
| autermobcel?"
citizen: Huh, You don't want much"
I've got de oil can an all I needs now is dc
Observation-Disclosures News.
Lost tho Point
Tompkins II think these pretended re-
formers. who seem to delight in stunning,
go too far"
Crane: That's wha, I llso about Paris
you never have to SO fGr."--Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
a Slight Diversion.
Anything new at the reception last even
well, yes. The genial host and the
aminblo hostess duarreled informally."-
His Joke.
De Cytle: what makes you think Go,roz
has almost finished the cigars his wife gave
him for Christmas?"
cunbusta: "Why, l met him to-day. and
he said he was almost at the end of his
iore.'--Harper's Weekly
Hard.
Pa is 1t true that all men are made OF
dust?''
'1ve had reason to think lately" replied
The man who had been trying to get his
notes extended that good many of then,
are made of cement."--Chicago Record
Herald.
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Simple Liquor Law.
Of The Tlmes-Dispatch:

Editor of The Tlmes-Dispatch:
Sir,-Why don't the prohibition peo-
pie see to it to demand of Congress
one single, simple act to solve the
whole liquor problem on purely dem
ocratic principles? Why not demand
such an act as would settle the ques-
ton and which would receive little or
no opposition from any law-abiding cit
i2en? Just amend the license law so
the government will issue license al
ways subject to State and local law.
If lawbreakers couldn't get govern
ment license in prohibition territory
prohibition would prohibit for a. fact.
But as long as Uncle Sam. for a pal
try dollar will become partner In
crime, local authorities will wink at It,.
Make this one amendment to the license
law, and 1t will settle the whole cues
ton democratlcally.
DIR, j. w. GREENE.
February "a, 1908
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onlcers for LYnchburg TuIr.

Especial to The Times-p ispatch.l -
LYNCHBURG. VA, February %
The directors of the Interstate ta,r
Association. in annual meeting to-n,stI =.
Martin. ylce-presldent; n. "A. Lovelocls,
secretary, and S. n. Withers, treasurer.
A large amount OF business pertaining;
to the next fair was disposed o. amu
the outlook appears to be unusuuiis
bright already.
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Mr., Knowland, of California, sug-
gested the motto. II know that my re-
deemer liveth," for clearing house GER
tficates. IT was tclegraphed out
from Washington as something ex-
cruciatingly funny, when, as a matter
of fact 1t was suggestion made In
extremely bad taste. even IL intended
as 1t doubtless was, as mere
MISUNDERSTANDING Herald.
Nor did 1t have the merit of original.
ity for Bob Ingersoll employed the
quotation in connection with silver
dollars. at least twelve years ago.
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Cunningl,a n,-Louthan.

Especial 70 The T1mes-DlspatcH.1
FREDERICKSBURG VA, February
25.-Mr. O. S. Cunningham. of Pueblo,
Col, and Miss Mary Page Louthan, Of
Stanardsvllle. were married Il few days
ago at the home of r. c. Eddins, at the
latter place, Rev. j. H. Holman ottlciat-
ing. The couple left for their Western
home,
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Observation-Disclosures.

Especial to The Times-p ispateh'l
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VA, February
25.--Mr. Luther A. Middleton and Miss
Nette Hammack, of Northumberland
county, were married Thursday at the
residence of the brides mother In that
county Rev. G. II. Williams officiating
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-26
Congressman Kltchin on the slump'

Especial to The Times. pIspatcH,I a.
LEXINGTON. N. c.. February ~,
Congressman w. w. Ilitchin, one OF 'le e
leading candidates for Governor, sp ,I,,
here to-day TO an enormous croWl' 4la's
speech was almost excellent oNS INV
won him votes by the score, lie ilas y, y
large following IN ills county, aha Wy,
get at least half Of the delegates ~ ~
convention, l5s y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-26
Voice Of the People.

The Timcs-Dispatch Will print
signed letters ON I'LL questions which
relate to the public welfare. Such
articles should not exceed In length
100 words, except under exceptional
circumstances, should be signed
with the fuIf name of the writer.
and should bear his or her address.
The name of the writer Will be
withheld If desired.
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HOPE FOR OYSTER LEGISLATION.

HOPE FOR OYSTER LEGISLATION.
Though the Watkins Green oyster
BILL was reported with the recommen-
dalton that it do not pass. and though
the yrd-Wickham oyster bill is still
in the committee, there is hope that the
new bill introduced by Senator's Wick
ham, Holt and Holland as a substitute
for the original Byrd Wickham bill
will be enacted into law. Both of these
measures aimed at the same funda-
mental purpose--nameiy, to get accu-
rate and scientific information upon
which to base future oyster legislation
The Times-pispatrh supported the
Watkins Green bill. believing thai, if
possible, the control and lease Of the
oyster bearing, bottoms should be In
the hands of the state Board of
Fisheries. When it became apparent
that the opposition TO this course was
dnyincible, this paper urged the pas
cage of the Byrd-Wickham bin, which
primarily was meant to get new
survey without committing the State
TO any definite policy as to the dispo-
Bition to be made of the barren bot
toms. II any there were. This bin alsc
failed TO gain the support of the Tide,
water Delegates for reasons not YET
assigned, n (
1 Now comes Senate bill 49l, which
authorszrs tho State Board Of
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Tr,slow-Cnyvnan.

Special to The Times Dlspatch.l
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., VA February
25.-Mr. Robert L. Trpslow and Miss
Jennie Cawman, both OF Stafford coull>
ty, were married here last night at
the Presbyterian nnanse, Rev. j. III.
Henderlte officiating.
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No mnn can ever escape his dcs- 4
tiny, md often he fulfiIs II more
certainly by the very cndcnvOr To
escape it-Farrar.
THE LEGISLATURE AND JUDGE
SO llIEA

Judge Wickham's minority report
Of argument that have cnveloped the
Issue in Judge Rhea's confirmation.
To tho citizen onlooker, who is un-
skilled in the mysteries of politics, the
question would have been simply. rs
Judge Rhea a fiji man for the singular
~ high and important duties of Cor
poration Commissioners 1t was Just
because Judge Wickham approached
this question as the plain, ordinary.
everyday citizen would have done that
his report has been of such signal
merit.
Elsewhere will be found in full the
argument made by the majority for
Judge Rhea's confirmation and the
analysis by Judge Wickham of the
reasons against that action.
The majority report exoncratcs Judge
Rhea on every count and the minority
report does not find the evidence suf
aciently strong to convict him crimt-
nally of breaking the election laws.
The majority report attributes the
charges against Judge Rhea to parti-
san malice and revenseful hatred. and
calls for his confirmation as due the
Governor. the Democratic party and
Judge Rhea himself.
Il Tic minority report is moro Judicial.
1t reasons thus: Election frauds fol-
bowed Judge Rhea's activities in sew
eral instances. to-wit: in taking the
census of Bristol in 1890. in the Scott
county ballot matter in 1900, in the
frauds in Russell, Scott and Buchanan
counties in 1902. Judge Rhea was sur
rounded by warm friends and ardent
supporters, who are shown to have
violated the State laws in his interest.
To this Judge Rhea's only defense Is.
not that there were no violations, and
that he was not to profit by them, but
that he did not direct them to be done.
and did not know of them before they
were done. "And this defense" adds
the minority report SIS supported
! solely by his owp denial of guilty
knowledge and the assertion of his
Innocence"
AS a matter of law and common
sense. Judge Wickham finds that the
facts so developed raise presumption
against Judge Rhea's fitness which has
not, in Judge Wickham's opinion. been
Ldispelled. In this conclusion the mi
nority report expresses With perfect
tnlearness the opinion of many other
4 citizens that the damaging charge!
against Judge Rhea have been urge
! with too much justification to MAXI
him proper person for the Office o.
4 Corporation Commissioner.
I ..sGovernor swanson's appointment o.
Judge Rhea was serious polltica
blunder. That. at least, cannot be un
done, but the prestige of the Corpora.
ton Commission can be kept unim
paired, and the capacity of the Demo
cratic party TO govern can be main.
tanned and emphasized. If the Legisla
,rture shall be guided by the wishes o
1.-the citizens generally. and shall, 70
the good of the State and the Demo
cratic party, refuse to confirm Judg,
Rhea.
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Our own opinion is that Otto Kelsey,
New Works superintendent of Insur-
ance, can outstick any man of his size
and weight in the world, Thomas c.
Plat alone barred.
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Taft's candidacy is acquiring popu-
larity largely because the press poets
can make rhymes on his name. Every
thing has been against Fairbanks from
the start
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-26

We anticipate that at the polls this
new party of Mr., Hearsts will in
yariably prove the party OF the second
part or worse.
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Walter Wellman predicts Taft's nomi.
nation on the first ballot Let's see
Is it the pole or the poll that Walter
has made his speciality?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-26

Eleven million dollars worth of
chewIng-gnm was consumed in this
country last year the vast majority
of IL, we believe. by our stenograpller,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-26

How is New York City to get a
sufficient water supply fifty or one
hundred years hence?" asks the New
York Evening Post. In the meantme
the unemployed army parades the
streets and asks, How are the hungry
to get bread tomorrow?
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y. II. Thomas warmly declares that
he cannot i've on less than $4,000 a
year. A,cll. he needn't. ~.
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Miss cornella Hartman Is going to
marry plain American cAizen, This
Is terrible blow for Hungary.
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The question Is largely academic,
anyway, because women never para
graph, They column.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 60, 1908.
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"The look on his face as he said it
haunted mo. tellt uncle and lie tried
to talk to him, but tho old man took
no notice, he lust looked at him in
the same strange pleading way he
had Looked at me, an whispered
'Raclt-el.' n.
"Iane,' said my uncle. I'VE must
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-02-12
SCHOOL SECTION.

Protracted meetings have beer
planned to commence next Monday
night at the school house. Rev. Leon
Green will have charge of the meet
ings. They will be continued about
two weeks. 1t is hoped all in the
neighborhood will take an interest
in them and attend.
Geo Jacobs is recovering from rs
late sickness.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Young are Wis
iting for few days with their son
at Sunnyside. They hope to return
Saturday
Jacob Sieber, who was operated on
recently and whose life was despair
ed of for some time, is on the road
to recovery.
Mrs. Edgar Evans is reported quite
i'll.
Miss jamie Young came down from
Gle Elum to remain couple Ci
weeks. Her school has closed tenn
porarily on account of the prevalence
of diphtheria in the town.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-02-12
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
LOWER NACHES.

Mr.. Cannon is serving on the jury
during the present term of court
Dan Nelson is having 50 acres of
splandid ranch land plated in ten
acre lots, which he expects to put on
the market soon.
Mr. Mcnamara has sold thirty
acres of his ranch to Seattle man,
who will build soon and bring his
family over and make his home here
The Christian Endeavor social
and business meeting at George
Chapmans last Tuesday night was
a decided success. The following
officers We're elected. President.
Frank Classy; vice president, Will
liam Angle: secretary. Rena Justice;
treasurer Mrs Annie Newman.
chairman of outlook committee, Reg
iIsald Chapman: chairman of mission
airy committee, Mrs. Rosa Friend;
chairman of prayer meeting commit
tee, William Angle; chairman of
temperance committee, Willis Friend;
chairman of good literature commit
tee, Mrs. Amanda Bair.
Sherman Nemier moved to North
Yakima this week
There was a good attendance at
the quarterly business meeting of
the Naches Congregational church on
Wednesday of this week The re-
ports rendered showed that the var
ious departments OF church work
are in good condition.
A. II. Bair is expected back from
California about the middle of this
month.
The meadow larks and robins are
singing in the tree tops. Sweetly
singing every day.
The main topic of conversation
now is: "The new mail route" and
How came it So" and "What is to
be done about it," and Congress
man Jones had better refix this mail
route business and put us back on
the North Yakima route or else pos
sibly Senator Ankeny may get all
the votes from the neck of the sage
brush.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-02-12

thought they will accept as such an
agreement practically made at the
last meeting.
w. II. Taylor and Jno. Rodman
are in the city today. They will take
A. r. Smith, VINO has just been re-
leased from the hospital, home with
them. Mr.. Smith had his foot
crushed on we'll drilling machine
some time ago.
winter home.
The hot tamale man was made -
hot foot away from the corner near
the depot. where he has been hold
Ing forth for several moons. the
mayor has instructed the chief of
police to keep this corner clear so
that ladies may pass without turl-
ing out into the street or Glowing
their way through crowd of Loaf
crs that congregate there. The daso
objected to moving, but little
moral suason used at the right mo-
ment had its effect.
j. r. Parish came up from Top
penish Tuesday and took in the
picnic at the opera house.
w. p Folge is in the city from
Spokane.
E. II. Lynch, OF Seattle. was iii
town Tuesday for few hours.
The Yakima river is reported as
being the highest today that it has
been all winter. Snow in the Cas-
cades has begun to melt, but it is
ct thought any danger from high
water need be feared.
G. w. Mason, one of the pioneer
settlers of the Zillah country, was
in the city the latter part of last
week. He is an extensive apple grow
er and disposed of the bulk of his
crop early in the season at prices
that We're considered good. He has
about half carload in cold storage
which he is holding until the apple
MAJ NV IOON9 lp d llNNiN p'iNNl.
DR.. J. B. Burns has returned from
the Hot Springs. where he has been
for several weeks recuperating. He
has resumed his practice again.
Little Lenora Schaefer was ex-
tremely jealous of the sailor suias
worn by the sailor girls at the Kat
zenjammer Picnic Tuesday evening
and declares she will have a Bus, e.
Brown suit this season and see ii
they Will pattern after her again.
Henry Stephenson is visiting his
brother George at Toppenish. He is
from Fort Scott. Kas., and has ais ,
been visiting at the home of Joseph
Stephenson, North Fourth street
this city.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-02-12
WAPATO.

Mrs. C. c. Benedict was a Yakima
visitor Tuesday.
Rev. A. N. Sanford spent several
days last week in Spokane.
Miss Rena Putnam is on the sick
list.
Mrs. A. n. Sanford has returned
home after visiting with friends in
Yakima for several days.
Rev. French of Parker occupied
the pulpit at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday evening.
Mr.. ]. w. McConneaughy return
ed to his ranch after several weeks
absence.
The new Catholic church is nearly
completed The people are to be
congratulated, as it is a very nice
Ettle building.
The c. f. society of the Presbyte-
rian church held their monthly bust
Less meeting with Miss Kaufman.
after which the young people enjoyed
{. social hour
A number of the Wapato young
people gave a surprise party last Sat
urday evening in honor of Miss Ma
bel Bowen at her home in Parke..
1'he event was Miss Bowers birth
day. A very pleasant evening WAS
spent with games and music.
The NJ. w. A. lodge held a basket
social at Bruenn's hall February J
Mrs VIM Savage won the prize for
the incest basket, which was made
to represent a log cabin.
About 50 of our young people
gathered at the home of Miss Edna
Johnson Tuesday evening, February
4, to bid her farewell, as she is soon
to leave for her new home in the
country.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-02-12
NIOXEE.

Miss Henrietta Peck, daughter of
David l.. Peck, has entered the high
school in town.
Mrs. Dame, who has been visiting
friends in town the past week, has
returned home.
Mr.. T. Parker is suffering consid-
cradle with rheumatism this winter,
and more SO during the present damp
weather
Alec Loudon is reported getting
over his recent illness.
Miss Louise Morrier has returned
from a weeks aisit to friends in the
Wenas valley.
Mr.. J. Jongewaard is having o
we'll bored on his ranch. Mr.. New
inhoff is doing the drilling and ex-
poets to strike a good flow of water
at about $50 feet.
A necktie social will be given by
the teacher and pupils of District No.
l next Friday, st. Valentines Night.
A ribbon social will be given week
later by the Holland school, All
come to both. Both will be worth it.