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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06

'Playr" he exclaimed. Let him GO
fiddle to his side partner, Prendergasts
and the other riffraff he's run with the,
year pastr' He turned blackly to Har-
ry "Take yourself from this house,
Hugh Stires!' he said. Whether au's
true that's said Of you don't say, but
you'll not come herew
Harry had turned very white. With
the spoken name-a name how famtltari
his eyes had fallen to the ring on his
fnger-the ring with the initials II. s..
A sudden comprehension had darted to
his mind. A score of circumstances.
that had seemed odd stood out now In
a baleful light. The looks of dislike in,
the barroom, the attitude Of the street,
this angry diatribe, all smacked Of ac-
quaintance, and not alone acquaint-
ance, but obloquy. His name was
Hugh Stires. He belonged to this very
towni And he was a man hateds de-
spised, forbidden entrance to an .un-
couth hostelry, an unwelcome visitant
even in a barroom. He turned to Fel-
der and said in a low voice to him.
not to the hotel keeper or to the room
full:
"When l entered this town today
did not know my name or that I had
ever set foot In 1t before. was struck
by train a month ago and remember
nothing beyond that time. 1t seems
that the town knows me better than
know myself"
He turned quietly and walked out Of
the door. Pavement and street were a
hubbub of excited talk. The groups
parted as he came out, and he passed
between them with eyes straight be-
fore him.
AS he turned down the street a frag-
ment of quartz thrown with deliberate
and venOmous aim few from the sa-
loon doorway. 1t grazed his head,
knocking off his hat.
Tom Fielder had seen the flying mis-
sile, and he leaped to the center of the
street with rage in his heart. IF
find out who threw that" he said, "I'H
send him up for it, so help me GOdp'
Harry stopped and picked up his hat
and rs he put it on again turned a
moment toward the crowd. Then he
walked on down the middle Of the
street, his eyes glaring, his face white.
into the dusky blue of the falling twi-
light.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06

roomrul TO the simmering street. where
Deylin, with the aid of a supporting
arm, was staggering into the saloon in
which his humiliation had begun.
'They seem agitated," he said. The
feeling Of embarrassment was passing;
the old daring was lifting. His glance,
scanning the room, set itself on a shah
by, clear figure In the background apol-
ogetic, yet keenly and pridefully inter-
ested. A whimsical light was In his
eye. He crossed to him and, reach
ing out his hand, drew the violin from
under his arm.
MUSIC hath charms to soothe the
savage breast" he said. and, opening
the door, he tucked the instrument
under his chin and began to play.
What absolute contempt of danger,
what Insane prompting possessed, can
scarcely be imagined. Fielder looked
for a quick end to the folly, but he
saw the men in the street even as
they moved forward waver and pause.
With almost the first note 1t had come
to them that they were hearing music
such as the squeaking fiddles of the
dance halls never knew. Those on the
opposite pavement crossed over, and
men far down the street stood still to
listen.
More than the adopts cunning that
had at first tingled In his fingers at
sight of the instrument was in Harry
Sanderson's playing. The violin had
been the single passion which the old
Satan Sanderson hac carried with him
into the new career The impulse to
''soothe the savage breast had been q
fare of the old character he had been
relieving, but the music, begun in
bravado, swept him almost instantly
beyond It's bounds. He had never been
an Indifferent performer. Now he was
playing as he had never played In his
life, with inspiration and abandon.
There was a diabolism in it. He had
forgotten the fight, the crowd, his own
mocking mood. He had forgotten
where he was. He was afloat on a
fiuctuant tide Of melody that was car
rying him back, back, into the far
away past toward all that he had loved
and lost.
"Its Home, Sweet Home," said
Barney McGinn. "No it's Annie
Laurie No, it's-hanged If 1 know
what it is!'
The player himself could not have
told him He was in n kind Of tranced
dream. The self made music was call
~; Ni.L q sweet i..s.sralce to buried
things that were stirring from a long
sleep. 1t sent a gulp into the throat
of more than one standing moveless
tn the street It brought a suspicious
moisture TO Tom Feder's eyes. 1t drew
Mrs. Halloran from the kitchen, wip-
ing her hands on her apron. 1t called
to girl who crouched in the upper
hall with her miserable face buried in
her hands, drew her down the stair
to the Office door, her eyes wide with
breathless wonder, her face glistenlng
with feeling,
From the balcony Jessica bad wit
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06

said the even voice, sort of detona-
ton in it. "You will feel like apollo
gizing presently"
Devlin came on with bull-like rush.
The lawyers eye, shrewdly gaging the
situation, gave the slighter man short
shrift, and for several intense seconds
every breath stopped. Those seconds
called up from some mysterious covert
all the skill and strength of the old
hard hitting Satan Sanderson. all the
science of parry and feint learned in
those bluff college bouts with the
gloves with Gentleman Jim.
1t was a short, sharp contest. Not a
blow broke the guard of the man whose
back was to the doorway. On the
other hand, Devlin's face was puffed
and bleeding. When for a breath he
drew back. gulping, a sudden CLINT of
doubt and fear had slipped beneath
the blood and sweat
The end came quickly. Harry stepped
to meet him, there was series of
swift passes-then one, two lightning
like blows, and Devlin went down
white and stunned in the dust of the
roadway.
So high was the tension and so in
stantaneous the close that for a mo-
ment the crowd was noiseless, the spell
still upon them. In that moment Tom
Fielder came ha tily forward, for,
though sharing the general dislike,
admiration was strong in him, and.
knowing the temper of the bystanders.
he expected trouble.
The man who had administered Dev-
Inns punishment however. did not see
his approach. He was looking some
where above their heads-at the upper
balcony of the hotel opposite-staring
in kind of strained and Mortified ex-
pectancy at a girl who leaned forward,
her hands clinching the balustrade,
her ewes fixed on his face. There was
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06
[coNTINUED.l

Two ours at the par are enough aL
+iunap' a,oth novIiv
Then the lawyer saw an extraordi-
nary thing The emptied glass rang
sharply on the bar. the arm that held
it Strengthened. the 1.-THE form behind
HR seemed to expand, and the big bulk
~ Devlin went backward through the
doorway and collapsed in a sprawling
heap on the pavement.
"For my part" said an even, infuri.
ate voice from the threshold, 81 prefer
but one"
The face the roomful saw now as
they pushed to the outer air and
which turned on the focking crowd
bore anything but the sinking look
they had been used to see on the face
of Hugh Stires. The smile that meant
danger played over 1t. There were both
calculation and savagery in it. 1t was
the look of the man to whom all risks
are alike, to whom nothing counts. In
the instant confusion every one there
recognized the element of hardihood
dumfounded. Here was one who, as
Barney McGinn, the freighter, said
afterward, hadn't the sand of sick
coVote," boarding a bully and the most
formidable antagonist the town af-
forded
= The PROSTATE man was on his feet in
an instant wiping the blood from
cleft lip, and peeled off his vest with
vile epithet.
'That is incidentally venturesone
word TO select from your vocabulary"
NNNNe-NN~N>SN~NN~~~e~~NN~->0
List your real estate for sale wltr
j. F. ELLIS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06
Chapter 13

HE man whose part the
lawyer had taken had
yielded to his touch al
most dazedly as the girl
disappeared.
WThnt wnS q close
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06

something In that race, in that liz
tense look, that seemed to cleave the
gray veil that swathed Harry Sander
sons past.
Only an instant the gaze hung be-
tween them. 1t served as a distrac-
tion, for other eyes had raced to the
balcony.
The clamoring voices were suddenly
hushed, for there was not wanting in
the crowd that instructive regard for
the proprieties which belongs to com
munities where gentlewomen are few.
In that instant Fielder put his hand on
the arm Of the staring man and drew
him to the door of the hotel.
Inside, quicklyp' he said under his
breath, for a rumble from the crowd
told him the girl had left the balcony
above. He pushed the other through
the doorway and turned for q second
on the threshold.
Whatever private feelings you may
have" he said in a tone that all heard,
"don't disgrace the town. Fair play.
no matter who he is! McGlnn, should
think you, at least, were big enough to
settle your grudges without the help
Of crowd"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06
woMEN's WOES.
Hopkinsville Women Are
Finding Relief at Last.

tllQlng Rei1eI at Last.
1t does seem that women have
more than a fair share of the aches
and pains that afflict humanity; they
must keep up" must attend to du-
ties in spite of constantly aching
backs. or headaches, dizzy spells,
bearing down pains; they must stoop
over, when to stoop means torture.
They must walk and bend and work
with racking pains and many aches
from kidney ills. Kidneys cause
more suffering than any other organ
of the body. Keep the kidneys we'll
and health is easily maintained.
Read of remedy for kidneys only
that helps and cures the kidneys and
is endorsed by people from all over
the United States.
Mrs. w. T. Vinegar, living on
Clarksville street, Elkton, KY, says:
81 am very glad to state that Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me of most an
noying case of Kidney trouble which
had resisted doctors treatment and
every remedy that had given
trial. My health and strength be-
came greatly run down, | had little
ambition to perform my household
duties. Hearing of Doan's Kidney
Pills procured box and the results
of their use were all that | could
wish for. Before had finished the
contents of the first box of the rem
edy. | noticed a decided change for
the betterin my condition and by the
time had used the second box, |
felt like a different woman. l do
not hesitate to give Doan's Kidney
Pills my endorsement"
Plenty more proof like this from
Hopkinsvile people. Call at l.. A.
Johnson q Co. 3 drug store and ask
what their customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents, Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doans--and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06

Many a hard-headed business man
will stop to pick up a cast horseshoe
0I iuchy farihing, and i5 not q S;;s
ashamed OF the finds, but pockets them
with great satisfaction, comments the
London Crown. 1t is a fact that civ
ilization has not improved us much
In relation to our quaint beliefs, and
charms and amulets are collectable
and interesting curios.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06
I1ardahlps d the very Poor.

Little Marion, having few rca! play
mates, has supplied herself with sew
eral imaginary ones. with whom she
has many surprising experiences. Her
mother recently overheard her playing
with her large family OF dolls and en-.
tertaining a visionary caller.
Eyes. Mrs. Sniff" she said, heavlng
q deep sigh, 1--WE are poor, terribly
poor. We are so poor that have to
spank my babies to keep them warm"
--Woman's Home Companion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06

squeak" said Fielder to him. "Do you
realize that? In five minutes more
you'd have been handled sight worse
than you handled your man, let me tell
your
The man Of no memories smiled, the
same smile that had infuriated the bar
room-and yet somehow it was more
difficult to smile now.
"Is it possible" he asked, "that
through an unlucky error have
trounced the local archbishop
Fielder looked at him narrowly. Be
meath the sarcasm he distinguished un-
familiarity, aloofness, a genuine aston
ishment. The appearance in the person
of Hugh Stires Of The quail. les Of nervo
and courage had surprised him out of
his usual Indifference The "tinhorn
gambler had fought like a man. His
present sang froid was as singular.
Fad he been an absolute stranger in
the town he might have, acted and
spoken no differently. Felder's smooth
fhaven, earnest face was puzzled as he
answered curtly:
you've trounced a man who will re-
member it long time"
"Ah!' said the man addressed easily.
'He has a better memory than 1,
tlenw
He gazed over the heads of the silent
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06
AWhO's Who" In the Story.

SATAN" SANDERSON, the
hero. daredevil, quixotic friend and
minister of the Gospel.
HUGH STIRES, prodigal and
criminal
JESSICA HOLME, the beautiful
heroine, helpless In the rush Of
events and the principal sufferer in
a case of mixed identity.
MRS. HALLORAN, the camp
oracle.
DAVID STIRES, stern, yet for
giving. and at the last made happy
by anothers unhappiness.
THE BISHOP, the victim of a
misunderstanding.
HALLELUJAH JONES, the re-
ligious fanatic on whose shoulders
rests the whole weight of the story.
EMMETT PRENDERGAST, the
false friend, perjurer and thief.
THE SHERIFF, who is very
much divided between duty and In
clination.
"BIG" DEVLIN, who turns
4 champion instead of prosecutor aft.
er the hero's race with death.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06
rha smaIIest PosaIhle.

Rodrick-'But II he is an enemy OF
yours. why did you contribute to his
wooden wedding?@ Van Albert-"Just
TO make him look small" Rodrick--
What did you sendg" Van Albert
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-10-06

The south sen islanders believe that
the animal which tempted Eve In the
Garden or Hden was an eel, while AZ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10
The Children in the Liqhth ouses,

Rev. Alexander p. Macdonald. a Bar
Harbor Clergyman, writing in the
Outlook. calls attention to the IN
happy plight of 100 or more children of
school age who are in the families Of
lighthouse keepers along the Maine
coast There are IS light stations
along the Maine shore, some Of them
on bleak headlands. many others on
isolated islands and 4 few at the
entrances of harbors near cities and
villages. AT these stations there are
now over 100 children of school age
who are growing up without school
privileges. All the State can do in the
matter is to grant free tuition at the
nearest public school. but as most of
the children are too young to be
separated from home this gives very
little help.
The officials of the lighthouse de-
partment, whose attention has beer
called to this matter. say they do not
see what they can do about it. The
condition referred to they say, has al.
ways existed in the lighthouse servic.
and will probably continue to exist
Whenever it is possible the lighthous,
keeper who has a family is given (;
station near school and the yount
men placed on the outer stations, bu
this cannot be done upon any seal
which offers general relief. The light
house keepers are men above TIL
average along the coast and it seems
great pity that their sturdy children
should be deprived of proper educa
tional advantages. They are not give
a fair chance in their preparation 20
the battle of life but Rev. Mr.. Mac
Donald, after correspondence with bot
the State and national authorize:
admits that he does not see what ca
be done about it
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10
Busy Summer Coming.


The prospects for good season in
York next summer are very bright. IT
fact all summers are good ones III York,
but Judging from the unusually large
number of cottages already rented and
season of 1870: will be the greatest of all.
Ii tn Transcript may be permitted to
suggest that people cont nplatin5 spend
ing next season in York should not fail
to make arrangements for accommoda-
lions at once, especially those who wish
to secure cottages The waiting policy
of earlier years offers no inducements,
and at this stage of the game sel,iO ii
affords any thing but disappointment.
The quicker leases are effected the better
it is for all parties concerned and this IS
particularly true of York Harbor. a fact
which the experience of the past few
seasons has fully confirmed
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Insurance in Maine.
IBidde ford Journal.)


From the standpoint OF the nre IN
srranCr companies 1t seems that MAINE
and New Hampshire are unprolitabir
hcl,is. The statistics show that the ratio
Of losses TO premiums received in Man
tor fen wears from 1897 to 1906 is 59.2 and
that of New Hampshire SOS AS una l.
writing expenses and commissions av''r-
age about 70 per cent, me insur''' a, men
margin of profit for so hazardous ousi-
ness The unsatisfactory record in Maine.
:tccording to the underwriters is Que to
the fact that there is no adequate reduced
rata or reinsurance clause III .neCL n
Ills state with the result that very
large proportion of the property is con-
siderably under-insured. In New lamp
sbir. the existence of what is known as
the valued policy law Is held by the in
surance fraternity to be the reason for
the cause of dissatisfaction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10
Fish Cut in Two Lives Hours.

~ curious series of experiments on the
persistence OF life In fishes has Deen con-
Quoted by Prof. kouliahko, ply SioOgiSt
at ToClsk. from which he declares that
even recapitation does not produce in
Simultaneous death of the tissues. but
merely cessation of functioninS for lack
OF nutrition and oxygen supply conveyed
through the blood
Ills most conclusive experiment was
performed by cutting a fish in two just
below the heart. The two parts of the
body showed signs of life for two or three
minutes. in the form. of muscular con-
fractions in both parts and attempts to
breath by the upper one. Then 'hey be-
section was far from dead
The professor had already a nutritive
solution strongly charged with oxygen
and using this he started artificial circu-
lation in the upper section of the fish
The heart began to beat and the gills to
vibrate; the muscles became active and
the mouth opened and closed In a
seemed to be completely restored. The
fish had not been dead at all, but had
merely been suffering from extreme ane-
mia.
This stimulation was maintained for
several hours. the fish exhibiting. but In
diminishing degree, all the character
istics Of life; Real death gradually took
possession of the organism The cells be-
came diseased or old. The power of the
heart. however. was something marvel
Gus. 1t retained it's power to beat, Prof
| fioniiapko asserts. sometimes for an en-
tire day after all sensitiveness had disap-
AIRED from the nervous center These
died themselves after different periods of
resistance; the more highly organized
ones IN the surface of the brain losing
power long before the derper seated ores
The professor hopes to formulate from
his observances important theories as to
the essential nature of lifH ard the cause
# death. He thinks they may help physi-
/ clans to find means of preventing death
in cases where the general tissues of tn
body have not lost vitality and where the
danger arises from injury or organic
lesion or q condition OF disease which can
lie eradicated ii the life be maintained
long enough for the purpose
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The Value of Brains.
Somerset Reporter.)

(SOmerSet RepOrter.)
Let the young men remember that
brains pay. When tie New Haven
Railroad engaged John F. Stevens, a
native Of West Gardiner, kennebec
county formerly in charge Of digging
the Panama canal, at large salary,
some of the directors thought it was
On unnecessary expense. Plans had
ben adopted for the cut through New
Haven. Mr.. Stevens look them over
and made q change which saved the roAu
two million dollars.
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The Gunboat Machias.

portland Prcss)
1.-The Machais is named after a towt
in Name aeorv ab % the sunboat that i.
70 he turned over to the navy d pat
NDent for the use Of the naval re-sfrve
of Connecticut. Such is fame. II Is ilk'
snealling Of the Concord, suppos!ng thef'
Vas sch boat. as ranrd after "a Tow
in Massachusetts" The reporter shoulo
know that Machias is tn, place where TN
first naval battle of the American KEY
@iIrien and his doughty crew mann 4
the Sleep Unity. dropped down the river
and with indifferent arms attacked anu
captured the British naval vessel Mar
rnIctta. bringing her back to the TOW I
"a a nrize. That was tn occasion OF tn,
naming of the gunboat which was one
of the first vessels of the new navy
built at Path in 1893.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10

the Earl of Yarmouth is said to still
nave settlement of $4,000 a year due
him from the Thaw estate. Inasmucb
however. as that estate is located in
F'tsoarg. Q. S. A, he might expert
ence some difficulty in collecting it in
case MS former wife should decide not
70 pay it. The,ehances are that a Jury
- mat part Of the world would feel
a&k hsshad bled her enough
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Famous Men in Trouble.

.PiscataQuiS OhSelvcr.)
Several noted characters have recently
come into prominence again. George
Washington and John Adams We're in u
Washington police court, the latter ac-
cusing the former of stealing two of his
dollars. AndrcW Jackson is reported haul
ing lumber with a pair OF hors s. ami
AARON Burr and st. Peter Were respon
dents in divorce suits In a Maine count
II Will be a satisfaction to many patriot
to knew Thai ..dalns did not succeed II
making out q case against Washington.