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Yard who had employed every one of these detectives, and Sunday knew them for what they were, but they did not of course know him. That is the plot and up to the last five pages the n- terest simply keeps the reader on the jump literally. Then the plot falls down al the very end of the book. all the same. But one afford to be let down sharp on only five pages if for 276 other pages the interest Is intense It Is genuinely unique kind of book and while the reader will suspect things long before he gets to any of the six denouements, the interest in the story does not suffer at all.
 The Eixth Speed, by E. j. Oath (Moffat,
 Yard X Co)
 Stephen Sanderson was a young fellow in New York who grew tired of working for a rich banker MT. Henry Halstead. Sanderson had charge of Mir. Halstead's motor car and Halstead jumped on San derson once too often about the way the latter took charge of the motor. San derson very promptly and in a very free American way gave Mir IIalstead a piece of his mind and left his job. Then San derson had an idea" which he went into seclusion to perfect This idea was to build motor boat which would propell itself on its sixth speed through the water at the rate of 150 miles an hour. San derson won out, and completed his boat, which he called the "Projectile." This book tells of the experiences and esca- pades Sanderson had with the Projectile and her crew on their voyages of piracy. Sanderson did the pirate act only with yachts owned by rich people. like his former employer and such. Of course, with his boat capable of 150 miles an hour, Sanderson and his crew were im- mune, to say the least, from pursuits and capture Sanderson would call on a yacht, rob the owner, get back on to the Pro- iectile and before anybody could say Jack Robinson"-wh was Sanderson? Nobody knew but everybody, particu- larly Sandersons victims, attempted to find out. Enormous rewards were offered up to sl,000. GOO for the destruction or cap- ture dead or alive, of the crew, and particularly Sanderson. But of course there was nothing doing. But of course United States navy sent torpedo boats and destroyers with their futile 45-mile- hour they could do nothing in the way of capturing Sandersons boat run ming at 15O miles an hour. And no doubt Sanderson would be robbing people yet he might have attempted to come up to Birmingham via the Cahaba river. as his
 boat under. the sixth speed only drew one | foot of water-had it not been for tht l eternal feminine. For, of course, tht
 she was there. Otherwise MT. Ratl | never would have been able to get thi: !. book published, without good dos, 1 therein of the always present heart in | terest." Sanderson had sweetheart, 0 course-who hasn't? Sanderson's sweet
 heart was old man Halstead's stenographe
 and Sanderson loved her but feared t
 tell his love-" he was not much like Pa
 tience on monument smiling at Grief,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26

English country in general and the sac rifice of one large-hearted woman who loved a man who did not love her, then try "The Virgin Widow"
 The heroine of this story married an in- valid who soon died. Soon after the death of her husband-in name oniy-a william. "still pursuing her." from the heroine's past life, comes on the scene, and to defend her good name she kills the william. The man she loves who loves and afterward marries her adopted daughter is unjustly accused of this crime of murder. At the trial the heroine could have saved the life of this man by telling the truth, but it would have ended in the forfeit to the law of her llfe. 50 she goes on the stand and proves an un- truthful alibi for the accused man, and by so doing utterly ruins her good name in the community. She does this hoping and expecting that her lover will through pratitude cast off his sweetheart and marry 'the virgin widow At frst ne agrees to do this after he IS cleared py the jury, but he is not able to destroy ms love for the real sweetheart, so he re- fuses to marry the virgin widow and casts her off That Is the plot Of the story in a mt she'll The story is told in the first nerson by brother-in-law of the widow. and different from most first-per- con stories the tale is well told There is one scene in the court room where the vlr- pin widow at the expense Of her honor and good name, lies as to the Where ahouts of the defendant on the night or the murder that is well nigh perlect specimen of realism. AS this review ae- partment is not gotten up for children aor tiny people," nor for feeble-minded men or women, but for people who like to think and who are not influenced by every wind that blows, a good word IS hereby spoken for .The Virgin Widow simnlv because that book deserves it. It is well written; it is strong, and pest of all, it is entertaining.
 ..The Nun" by Rene Bazin., Charles
 Scribners Sons.) M
 Everybody who has kept up with the ouestion of the church and state 'n France, particularly the separatlon thereof. will be much pleased with new hook by that French master, Rene Bazin, member of the French academy, called ..rhe Nun" There is not much plot to this noyal-jt does not need it. But so won- derful are the strokes of genius shown by the author that in the small volume every character stands out and we "know'' them, as if we met them every day.
 The small plot of the story deals with the separation or church ana state III France No arguments on this subject, one way or the other, although the moral in favor of the church is there. Five nuns located in school at Lyons, France, were dispossessed and sent out into the world perfectly helpless and poverty stricken. Four of them secure positions at which they barely make living, but the fifth nun, the most helpless of them all. falls into the hands of cruel relatives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
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sell the  white the lowest possible for Monday and Tuesday only (See them sty1es) Cloth bolt regular s175
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Literary Lights and Shadohs
BY s. MAYS BALL.

youngster yet born could understand or appreciate that classic written for chil- dren, Alice in Wonderland"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13
WANTED-AN ANSWER

What arc we going to do about the automobiles
That question has been asked before by The Star, by
other publications 10y the public No has yet arisen
answer 1t is still pertinent and will remain until some
found OF making impossble such accidents
Cured in Seattle last Thursday.
What are we going do make It safe pub
lie streesl
Licensed drivers would help but wouldn't remedy the
evil The who down the sweeper the other day
could probably secured license without any difficulty.
He knows all about the operation OF automobile and OF
adult age No license board could possibly determine whether
any time after his examination he would violate the
speed ordinance But with license law which licenses
would be revoked upon for speed violation this
particular wouldn't have been driving this automobile for
he had twice been convicted and fined for speeding.
So while would still have accidents license law would
help driver knowing that he would lose his license upon
one conviction would be more careful
That do something check the reckless driver
grows and apparent every day Not week goes
by in Seattle without its accident The responsibility for most
OF these with drivers although the driver OF the
that down and killed Rafalo Sego professional
But to amateur and professional such law should apply
alike.
But license law viii prove by complete sou-
ton of this automobile problem We may send 10 the
penenay for running down and killing pedestrians but there
will be plenty outside OF the prison walls who will Continue
the reckless work The penentiay, Of viii act as
detenenthe fear Of going there will many lives and
prevent many accidents but il won't get rid Of them all
1t is up suggest way Of this automobile
difculty-to suggest whereby the automobile
may be permitted remain upon public and az
the time who 60 about foot may do in safety.
True, in this day and age the OF moderate means
hasn't say how he shall be governed but he
should least be permitted walk with the
assurance that he will arrive safely the other side
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

fathers shop attest this and always
insist upon her shaving them.
4 like tho work better than !
ever expected 10. she says. The
customers arc all nice and polite 10
mo. 80 am proud % DO able "a
provdAg~& a girl can be M good a
barber AZ a man. Most % my Gus
toners any I am even better"
Miss Faltz went Into her fathers
shop one day when he was short Of
help. She washed the faces ~ the
customers and brushed their hair
after her father had shaved them
She displayed such aptitude that
she kept on in the work until nov
she handles a razor like "a veteran
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

sAuLT sTE. MARIE. Mich. July
10 Fire. followed by an explosion.
the cause Of which Is unknown. de.
atroyed BlumroHen's department
store. Quilted Millcrs block aud
damaged several nearby buildings.
The total loss is about 400 600
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13
THE TRUE HOME

Earths best gilt is a home And maybe it is more
than OF us think.
The home. be truly SUCH be shelter only
against tho and the cold Of physical life but against the
and worries and dsappontments that
soul
The location OF the the important thug-it is
the home ideal
American homes are Of thousand varieties from the sim
pcty OF the barest the luxury OF the gandes they
tached and independent in the country standing by
amid fields and gardens. they cells in crowded hive
city blocks and apartment houses.
But home, wherever may be. and however grand poor
Is abiding place OF happiness is according the
home ideal
The home itself may in ono room it may be in hut or
in houseboat or in dugou may be in great
mansion. stately palace where for generations
have been in enjoyment OF and culture. II little
The home ideal is the main thing
Without love and faith and sympathy the grand
est mansion is cherries barracks with these the humbIcs
roof is happy home
people Of kindred blood congena disposition
and endeavors gathered table
roof Striking its down deep into primitive soil the
family signifies the pemanence aud the progress OF the
The middle ages invented women and thereby established
the home In ancient Greece had standing
the home only abiding place. Plato knew nothing OF
the notion that may make man happy Last highest
in the order OF creation is coming into her
pestess Of the saeredest temple earth
We apt to forget that after ALL the greatest Of all
is the rner life
attitude Of thought that makes for us the
world bright dismathat peoples for with laughing
princes with moaning paupers.
And it is through the windows Of our homes-cleaned will,
loves begrimed with hates wdened by sym
pahies, narrowed by suspicious view life get our
real estimate Of it, and place in it,
Through the windows in keeping this world is
beautiful harmonious and sweet or hdeous dscordant and
bitter.
That old lie about order 10 aleep
comfortably matter how the weather hard h
Saturday night But we'll telling Just the same
hofe vice
DENTAL candidates reason that he
understands Mr. sometimes IN Of his own
President Roosevelt and Secretary
ports waves IL believed
Mr.. Taft took plunge
And the republicans Of
for While has stated that he and his oppose Bryan
Mr. Bryan congratulated.
Dugdale s n the coal chute
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

Candid Friend AS your hua.
band died lnteatate. you WILL OF
course. get n third"
Merry Widow Oh. | hope to get
n fourth Ito was my third. you
knowi"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13
Many Arrests for Murder.

GREAT FALLS. Mont. July Ia
Sixteen arrests have beon made at
CulberLapn IN connection with the
murdtSlsf John a. Hayes and his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

What's the matter Kasper7'
Herr llutenant Ia wanted AT home
Immediately u was twinH. already.
whom | left - Fllogende lilaetter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

The Youngster There's no
doubt about a. | was cut out for
an 9sator."
rye Old Man PITY you were
never made up"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

CoAent, the kicker doth decide,
fSTulte power for harm
THIS tendency 10 point with pride
lie yiewoth with alarm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

Rodrick Man nc the Heaahnre
discovered diamonds ia the surf
Did you ever discover any jewels
when you were there
Van Albert thought ! dlscoy.
cred a jewel last summer bur after
she lifted me | came "a the cYon'
elusion that she was only an i'm
ilation~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13
10 srr BATTIrslilpB.

Boats leave pier 2. foot OF Yeaier
Way, g. 30. 1880. 300. 1000. 1890
a m. i;ib. isi0. 2.0O. 400. 4.30.
$40 y. M and Sundays 1880 D. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13
order Of Precedence.


Lady no. don't want 40
brushes. nor no laerai
PedaleF-ileru you are, msHaut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

A woman may fool her husband
into believing that he ~ the head
OF the honao, but she cant fool the
nelEhllAsa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

Grammar for nesinners," only ten
cents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

fiyearold daughter a. A r...,.
a quarrel over a aquatisrs 49,
which had been located by o..
Long and later taken 10 Nv .sNH
on The ground that Long had ~
doned the claim. abts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13
STAR DUST
BY JOSH

am surrounded by thought waves
from ny own head
Miss Tabasco Thought wayeai
Gracious' Now know why you
look so paleyuu are eeasick"
"na real rcaourcefui man" said
Uncle Ehcn. when a0ma one hands
him a lemon "a ready wif Dc sugar
and other flxin'B 10 make II tol'able
pleasant 20 take
Order 81 Precedence.
We've a bouncing boy al our
house"
a'poae you take second place 10
the household. now ?"
No. take third place. The
rubber plant gets showed back into
place number two.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

TIN apple o. dis
cord must OF had a
core, an I don't
s'pose anybody had
ter beg very hard 10
ait H."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13
MISS SUSIE FALrx.

WlLKEsnARRE. Pa. July Ia
Miss Susie Faitz. ig. barber By
accident. has few auperiora in the
city. Scores 81 patrons Of her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

President Roosevelt and Secretary swimming We
erday AZ there have been believe
Mr. Taft took plunge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

That old lie about requiring blankets order 10
comfortably matter how hot the spell weather har
Saturday night But we'll right telling Just the sam
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-13

And now the republicans will kind things Of william
Or While has stated that he and HIS papers will oppose
ir. Bryan is to be congratulated.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-30

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ra~tesss~ address. Denver. ca1c
Fs>re cf residence. SsSe Nxxie- 81 Den.
W. Colo
rlar~ ~ business. s1Se N&vse- 81 Oea.
-e- Crse.
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Place ~ -e~sA<nce. Cc- s,A anS Ap,-
ness As~- Sssee~ccc Sp-znAA crlc
r1Rce - er-&zneaA coz 81 - aHe C-nNS
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- W0oAN
fsa~s eftl~a as.i -s~S Eel'- colo
fT4se az saencs tsnliV. Cole
flsce aF fs1>iuess EoEIy. Colo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-30
lANEN RIAeEl

Fcste-sc4 sHars-S~. usuN~- Cain
Fl2rr - r--~i&e1rs H~r-eroaS a.A-r-
-rerts f.~nNer Coin
issc~ ~ business I-ac- Ds-1<5x s-s
Trust Cc-zcx1y. eerNe-. Colo.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-22
PREPARING
For the Fifth Shoot Of Monon-
gaheIa Valley League Are
Fairmont Gunners.

The MonongaheIa Valley Sports.
man league will hold It's fifth monthly
shoot of the season OF 1908 at Fair.
mont July rs.
The Fairmont Gun Club is making
special effort to have this tourna-
ment grand success. The regular
events 10 in number of 90 targets
each will be started promptly. at
O'Clock to allow an early finish oil
the regular program after which will
follow a merchandise event, distance
handicap, that is the shooters will be
handicapped from 16 to II yards ac-
cording to their scores made in the
first 100 targets shot at. There
will be ten prizes with an aggregate
value of about $4,000.
Arrangements have been made to
carry the shooters by conveyance
from the ferry to the grounds and II
is urged that the shooters will be on
hand early as the first event will lie
called promptly at 8 o'clock. Lunch
will he served and loaded shells will
be sold on the grounds. A number oil
experts will be present, John II. Tay.
Tor, Fred Gilbert and w. r. Crosby
having signifled their intentions OF
coming.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-22
MAY JOIN THE
CLEVELANDS
Laioie Wants AItizer for. Utility
and FaIkenberg for
Pitching Staff.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. July 22-
Dave Altizer may be obtained by the
Cleveland Club before long. While
both Cantillon and Lajoie say there is
HNhinE definite in the way of deal
it is known that Cantillon is not
adverse to letting the player go while
i4ajoie would like to have A!tizer Ia
do utility roles. Last season Lajoie
wanted Altizer, but as Washington
could not afford to let him out at
that time the decker was not con-
sumed The purchase of Bob ing
laub from Boston has given Washing
ton surplus of feeders and the
club could well afford at present 10
sell AltiZer.
Charley Smith. the Cleveland boy.
Jack Hughes. Tom Warner and Al
tiZer are the only members of the
Washington club who were here
when Joe cdntillon took charge last
season and as the manager started
out to build up an entirely the pass
ing Of AltiEer as National Is ex-
pected at any time.
1T Is not only impossible that
Cleveland may also land FalkcnberE.
who will be disposed of, as Wash
ington is carrying many pitchers
that Cantillon cannot give his STAFF
enough work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-22
BIG SERIES
Between Pirates and Giants at
New York Causes Much
Planning.

ST LOUIS. July |92-The New
York Giants are looking forward to
and laying plans for the big seri, :
which they will open on their home
grounds IN Gotham next Friday with
the Pittsburg Pirates. The McGraw-
ties are stalking their pennant chan
ces on this series and are already
predicting that at its close they will
be leading the race
Although double header was
played with the Cardinals yesterday
and one today, the Giants expect 10
make a clean sweep against McClos-
keys men. With Karger out Of the
way, the New Workers say there is
no valid reason why the rest Of the
games should not be pretty easy.
The teams had meant to play two
games Sunday, but the 16 inning
struggle prevented the contest At
midnight the Giants will take the
train for New York. This arrange
ment gives them full days rest be-
fore starting the battle for the top
position with the Pirates at the Polo
grounds Friday, and the team Will
need the rest. too.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-22
Babies II ace a
Balloon Ride
Infant Band Goes All to Pieces
and Cherubs Take the
Game With Ease.

After putting up star baseball ana
winning from Charleroi In a fourteen
ming struggle Monday. the Babies
collapsed yesterday and In an anintef-
esting game. full of errors. lost To
the same club by score of s 10 3.
Charlerol batsmen showed up. both
Jackson and Carlisle who succeeded
him, getting 16 hingles OFF the two
Babe twirlersd uring the game, while
the lProhibs We're able 10 get hut five
safe ones off w. Humphries who
worked for the visitors.
There was noticeable lack OF gIna3
ger displayed by nearly every mem-s
her of the home team and things
went for hits that never could have
been scored that way the day before.
Two of the visitors runs were made
when the Babes took to the airship
and threw the bali away. Score.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-22
sWEENY TO THE coon

And let II be said right now that
Sweeny pitched good ball for not a
hit was made of his delivery during
the rest of the performance. Ha-
zleton went to center field and the
game then progressed. McAleesc
tapped to Sweeny, who threw to
King and Bob was nailed between
the bases, McAleese getting to sec
ond on the play. Johnny tapped to
Sweeny and McAleese was nailed GO
ing to third. Drumm flied TO Fergu-
son and the inning was over.
After this Manager Sweeny was
master of the situation and no one
for the Drummers scored and in fact,
as aforesaid, not hit was made.
The score:
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Sweeney BUSHES tb Rescue Too
Late and Holds Home
Boys HitleSS.

Put one more down on the right
side of the ledger as the Drummers
took the third game from the Millers
yesterday afternoon at Union Park.
As the game was Monday, so ii
was yesterday, only little worse.
AT the close of the fray the Drum
mers had made runs while the best
the Millers had to show was / run,
"a gift from the umpire, which came
across the. plate in the eighth in
ming, when every one was making
preparations to leave the grounds.
Most every one expected the Drum,
mers to win. This, coupled with the
listless ball that has been dished up
at the park of late. evidently kept the
attendance down as at the time for
the game to start, there were only
about $50 assembled within the en-
closure of the grounds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-22
ACKNOWLEDGE m
CIarltsburg hits 10 Bow 10 the Ineyi.
table. scores OF Citizens
Prove Il. ~

x d
After reading the public statement
OF representa- tive citizens OF Clarks-
hun g given bsIow, you must come TO
this conclusion. A remedy which
cured years ago, which has kept the
kidneys in good health since, can be
relied upon to perform the same
work in other cases. Read this:
Jacob Block. living on Third street.
suits tleat followed the use of Doan's
Kidney pills in my case were very
satisfact DRY. / had kidney and blad-
der trou BILE for over four years and
during tl1at time suffered severely.
There was a continual duh pain across
the small of my back, so acute al
times that ] was hardly able TO get
around / happened to read OF
Doan's Kidney Pills and thinking that
they might h clip me. procured a box
at Wells & II aymaker's drug store. 1t
only required the contents of one box
TO cure the hackache and bladder
trouble and ] am much better in
every way" (From statement given
November "a. 1902.J
4 UNIQUE Record.
On July S, 1907. Mr.. Block said:
After giving my statement in 1902,
Recommending .Doan's Kidney Pills, !
continued using the remedy short
| time longer. and was benefited in
every way. Since that time have
not had sign OF kidney trouble and
think ] can honestly say ] was cured
10 stay cured. am always glad TO
say word in praise of this splendid
kidney special.