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Mapplng Counter Treneherr.

Mr.. Kilner selected bottle. IN
corked ii. poured it carefully into a
tall glass. held fl up 10 the light. and
estimated its qualities with one eve
closed and the other -crevycd up. and
set it before his customer with
flourish.
il that Amt in prime condition. 90
said Ar Kilner. "caU me a Dutch
man. and he swept the three coppers
into lis tin and resumed his glasses
md his cloth
Ioung Mr. Baxen5ale rolled the am
Der liquor over his palate. which had
been hot one from his youth upward.
Very nice indeed he said. You
know how 10 keep bottled beer. mister.
you do"
Mr.. HiIner took the compliment with
a gracious eountenance. and smiled in
an elephantine fashion.
Ale" he said that is 10 say hot
tied ale. is no use unless il is in GOOD
condition Il should drink sharp.
reckon he continued. glancing AT his
customer, II reckon you're from Eng
land"
You're right answered Mr.. Baxen-
dale.
And from he north country said
Mr. Kilner with strong emphasis on
tho conjunction.
We'll. Whereabouts. replied the Gus
toner. smacking his lips once more
over the beer.
I used 10 live in Leeds myself
once" said ar. Rilner. evidently in
clined 10 be expansive in the presence
Of a compatriot. but I'm a WarwiciS-
shire man by rights
oh. indeed. said young Mr. Baxen-
dale Are you2'
Yes said Mr.. Knner. but I'm
very Well where I am What might
you have been doing 10 your eye2~
Fell down the blooming hatchwav
in my slip" answered Mr.. Baxendale
"and caught the eyebrow on the cor
ner OF "a chest Wonder It didn't do
FOR me"
.Ah, I should thiEk so" said AIr.
Hilner sympathetically. "A very ten
der place IS the eyebrow. tt
Al this moment the door OF the in
ner sanctum swung open and there
emerged a mil ltary looking man. very
correctly attired in a neat suit Of dark
blue serge. who carried his left arm
in a sling made out OF a black silk
handkerchief
He nodded afTably to the man be-
hind the bar. be7towed a quick, keen
glance at the loafer with the black
patch. and marched out into the street.
twirling the points Of his grizzled mus
tache with a very white hand
The loafer saw the hand as il moved
upward. and he set down his glass on
the counter and breathed q gentle
sigh.
Young Mr.. Baxendale mad found
Richard Claye.
He was as dead certain mat be bad
run his quarry 70 earth as that he was
himself. He knew Cae strong white
hand With an absolute knowiedge-it
had two disfguring marks. one a little
blue anchor tattoed on the back Of the
wrist the other the lack Of One-halr OF
the third finger.
There was no disputing that evil
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CHAPTER XXI (Cont'd).

1t was a very different looking NJ.
Claye who stood staring At his renec-
ton IN the glass to the Mr.. Claye who
had entered the little drinking shop
half an hour earlier, This MIR. Claye
was at least twenty years older: he
had lines In his cheek and wrinkles in
his forehead; his hair was gray. ne
wore a thick grizzled mustache. and
he carried HIS left arm in a sling fash
toned out OF Il black silk handkerchief
There was a military precision n MS
bearing; he looked like a GsIf-pay
officer OF good rank
IT'S uncommon goUd. Jim. hs-
boy!" said the corpulent landlord.
You were always exceedingly good at
that game'
would you mind putting that bag
'~put N the way. Joe?" said Mr.. Claye
in-1uite a new voice. Put Il where
you Put the gols things. I dare say
that II want a portmanesu for day
or two you've got something Of the
sort that you could lend me?''
ITO he sure, my boy" said AR
Claye's friend. I've just the thing
and, as l said before, anything ] have
is at your Disposal"
He carried the bag away. and aIr
Claye once more regarded his new
makeup IN the mirror He was con-
sciOus OF iEis powers in that direction,
und he said 10 himself that II he went
straight hack TO the hotel ne might
show his face In the coffce-room or
smolSing-rooni or ar tie Office without
the slightest fcar OF recognition.
II was with q feeling of real sadsfac-
ton with himself and the world in gen
eral that he sat down comfortably and
lighted a cigar.
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tive, that Claye's here in Dublin and
VIII remain here for some little time.
Now, want you Baxendale'
voice assumed a stern. business-like
tone. at which the young person ad-
dressed tremhled a Hetle-'I want you
TO act entirely under my orders.
Il shall take you away from here
and find you lodgings where yOu'n be
under my own supervis on and sur
Neiilance- l shall make you up in a
disguise and turn you out into the city
with definite instructions. And don't
You forget, young man. that while
YOU are keeping your eyes open for a
sign or trace OF CTaye, other eyes
viii be Kept on you. nd" concluded
Sergeant Davidson. wi a stin sterner
note in his voice, ''if YOU try to play
me false you'll see the inside Of a
prison cell within half an hour
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him. he did not notice the loafer. but
the loafer noticed him and was filed
with wonder
Blessed II that isn't Joe Kilner that
used TO keep the oyster bar in Upper
head Row in Leeds" he exclaimed
What the devil Is ne doing here?''
Young Mr. Baxendale turned and
followed Mr. Joseph Knner al a Glow
pace
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Young Mr.. Baxendale futtered anc
trembled. lie had an instructive
horror Of a prison. It made him III TO
think OF It,
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60 Be Continued Next Sunday)
October IS. 1908
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Copyrights. 1875. BY Frank a. Nuussy ca
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-30

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Baker, Island Grove, was Frightened
an January 18th by the arrival of q
flne baby girl.
Just q year ago last December the
angel Of death entered their home and
carried away little Earle, their only
child. q bright little boy Of fourteen
months, leaving them sad and lonely.
We know there win always be one
vacant place in their hearts and home,
still we hope there Ii Just a. warm
q place for this little one, and may
It be spared to brighten lts fond par
ents' lives, and may they guide its
little feet Alright 90 that in the end
II win meet Little Brother Earle, who
10 waiting in his heavenly home for
his loved ones on earth.
A FRIEND.
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aaraeA.PhIIsthaa En.ertaLnmsn..

On last Friday evening a very de-
lightful entertainment WIS given BY
the union Haraca and Philathea
classes Of the Methodist and baptist
churches al the Seminary building,
The members were very pleasantly re-
ceived by Misses Fehnell and IA.
Costa. and Mr., Carlisle
The program Of the evening con-
sisted Of plano duet By Misses Fen
nell and Pound: vocal solos By Miss
Mary paCOstA and Miss Teanett: a
comical monolOEUs b. Mr. Dayton,
and infornh tAlka BY Messrs. Pepper
ana Macy.
After the proErAn rVtTvshRieats CON
slstlng Of saRdWiehcs. pickles. olives,
eakvs, tUdro and puneh werV served.
Il Il needless 90 say that The even.
ms NRs sreatly eaSogC4 ~ an pres
eat A GUEST.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-30
ROOSING MEETING
or COUNTY UNION
.. Z. Fugats Of AIaChua Elected
President,
Much ENrAvsIAsM MANIFEsTEr

New President Makes Good speech Of
Aecsptsnes--A Feast Prepared BY
Good Ladies q the wsHEOd Which
Was FIT for the Code.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-30

Came Very Near RsIns Put Out Of
BvsIness.

The redoubtable Carrie Nation, Of
Ratchet fame, passed through lake
land Tuesday night en- route for Tam
pa. Her visit 70 the State was quite
unexpected, as she came unhearaIded
She Il at present visiting friends at
Bradentown, and she expects TO re
main IN tne State several weeks. work
ing for the cause of prohibition.
A Lakeland gentleman who came
down on the same train that conveyed
Mrs. Nation tells an incident OF the
trip illustrative Of this good lady's
remarkable methods Of winning peo-
pie over TO her way Of thinking. Pass
ing through the smoker to the day
coach she noticed a nassaye Arcadia
Cracker with a cigar in his mouth.
The man was bending forward, wiping
his hands with q handkerchief. and
the FIRST lntimation he had Of the
Iady's presence was when someone
struck the cigar q blow that sent II
dying across the car. excIaiming,
Take that nasty thing out Of your
mouth. and quit that disgusting habit"
or words TO that effect
The rich, Southern blood Of the
Arcadian rose to the occasion. and
without stopping TO consider the
source" he drew back q mighty fist
to annihilate his would-be refor1ner--
sometimes called q "buttin." A com
panion hastily interfored: Don't
strike, John! It's . woman"
John paused, fist IN air. We'll, BY
gum this lie not the word John
used, but It viii serve here); 90 she
be-! II ys. hadn't been woman, I'd
q stomped 20 to the hoor!"
Mrs. Nation decided to allow the
Cracker to smoke the plpS Of peace in
peace and hastily Fetreated to another
car.--Lakeland News.
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9FAFH OF 0HIo, Cry on TOLEDO,
IuCAa County.

BTAFE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, a.
Lucas County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he IL senior partner Of the Arm Of F,
]. Cheney q Co. doing business In the
city OF Toledo. county AISi State aiore-
said. and that said firm will pay the
sum Of One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case OF CatarTh that cannot
Be cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day Of De
eember, A. D. 1855. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal.) Notary Public,
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken intern.
ally. and acts directly on tho blood and
mucous surface Of the system. Send
for testimonials free.
FL CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo,o,
Sold BY al druggists, Tbc.
Take Halls Family Pills for cOnsti-
patlC'
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why

should yoaF bAhy SaGcrs whea be
10 trslfei and restless. dat expsri
meat On him and use any cid thlas
yuar nelsAbor reeommsadA Bay a
eulsle Of whlts's Cream veEmltese.
greatest known worm medicine and
cure Tor eAIlarSnS diseases u IA mlld
IN its Aetloa. builds ~ Ne systoua,
uAkes thiA. pany babies TAI Ma ,.
Q, smith. TsmpA FiR. writes; NY
baby vas sAA ana sAchly. esah nos
retalA ~ fooa ana ersa1 al alShl
I nReA ere holtie e NAllsa Grass
vegmilaes aaa - q ~ aaga hahy uaa
laasnR hapHg ~ va SEE ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-30

committee on credentials: T. A. Gay,
II. M. May and J. b. Snyder. and while
these we're at work we had q good tank
rom our Brother, County Commits
aOner J. w Mathews, on the good
the order.
rhe committee then made It's re-
bJrt, and II being 50 near the neon
hour. President Fugate made q few
recommendations for tho delegates TO
take under consideration. OF which
some Of the most important was the
reduction OF the cotton acreage and
raising OF more feed crops. thereby
producing our cotton free nom debt.
He said everyone should take their
county paper and keep posted on coup.
" AFFAIRS, all should take their union
paper and keep posted on their union,
also az least one agricultural paper.
and recommended TIE Southern Ru.
Palist ~ doing more 70 educate the
farming class on scientific farming
than any 0thsr paper In the South.
Brother Fugats dwelt briefly upon
each subject and II was easily Observ.
cd that he had the audience with him
in each instance. Adjournment was
then taken for dinner.
Mr.. Editor, you ought 10 have been
there; such q bounteous spread, pre-
pared By the good ladies' OF tbs sur
rounding country was never before
placed before man, II Mr.. Spectator
ever thought for q moment that he
could stArve the farmer 10 death, had
he peeped over the table there he
would have changed his mind.
After dinner the house was called
70 order and the newly-eiected Secre-
tary and treasurer. }, w. Carlisle, hAv.
ing arrived. was Installed. Brother
Grimm. secretary and treasurer OF Jax.
VILE Local. who had been acting ~
secretary pro TEN, was retained as
assistant. Brother Carlisle not being
well.
The retiring secretary and treasurer
having arrived also, Brother q. II.
| Gibbons and p. ID. Weeks were ap.
pointed ~ = committee to audit his
books. which they did and reported
a. follOws:
1--WE. your committee, beg TO sub
NIT tho following report: We and
that the secretary and treasurer's
books have been kept In neat and
businessllke manner and all moneys
properly accounted for"
brothers J, Ia Mathis and w. II.
Hayes were appointed 10 entertain the
ladies' and 0n'union visitors with
talks on good Of tho order, In the
school house nearby
Business was disposed OF In rota-
ton a. fast ~ possible and IN q
harmonious manner.
During the discussion Of q subject
on the good Of the order the debate
waxea warm and enthusiastic,
Brothers Mathis, Love. HayeA Park
hin and Fugats made some OF the
most enthusiastic speeches ever made
In AlAehuA County Unlon since Il
vas organised.
prOther Hayea won with aying col.
oFs. his motion having been carried
81 10 II. The meeting then adjOarned
subject 10 cali Of the president
Everyone was 10Th 10 leave such
kind hospitality as their West End
brothers showed lem.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-30

cOassipatioa cAnaes headache. uAo.
sra. it1ssRsss. leRsnOr. heart palpita.
aoa, Drastic t'hysies EEipe sieksa.
wsakrV ne bowels and amt eare.
noans Rsgulsis Ae4 esatly snA euFe
sensaipAtAaa. 8 eensA Asa ycaR
trsN
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TO CONNECT
MRS. ERB N CRIME
State Doesn't Show Vile a
Principal in Killing Of
Captain Erb.

MEDIA, Pa, Oct 3l-That the Cont
monwealth thus far has failed to prove
that Mrs. J. Clayton Erb figured as q
principal in the Staying OF her husband
by her sister Mrs. CatLdripe Beisel. at
Red Gables. on October 8, was indicated
this afternoon. when Judge RroOmaH
commanded the district attorney 10 pro-
duce evidence connecting Mrs. Erb with
the murder, and ordered Mrs. BeIsel To
be brought into court 30 testify.
Up 10 this time said the judge %
the district attorney, IAN your proof
goes TO show that Captain Erb was shot
by Mrs Beisel Unless IL can be shown
that MIS- Erb shot her husband, or was
an accessory before the fact. she cali
not be held. Let the evidence relating
20 Mrs Erb's alleged connection with
the murder be produced"
Gavin, q detective. testified that Mrs
Erb told him that she knew she would
have 20 leave Red cables. and said,
according 20 the witness: IF I have TO
leave Red Gables I viii buy enough
ammunition 10 shoot il full OF holes /
won't stand for anything like that
did strike aim several times I always
aim for t0at bald spot on his head and
never IN ssed the mark either"
The test mony OF the cook ana all
the other persons employed in the Erb
household indicated that il was Mrs.
Bcisel who killed Captain Erb and that
the politicians wife was no more than
accessory 10 the crime.
GruesOme photographs OF her hus-
bands body were displayed in court be
fore Mrs. Erb's eyes. She simply clasp
ed her hands a little tighter and stared
straight ahead.
When the bloOd-stained paJamas OF
Captain Erb. showing the bullet holes.
were uurolled iu the court room this
afternoon by Coroner Carr. who was
on the stand the Misses Frs the
captains sisters. We're overcome with
emotion and sobbed violently. Mrs
Erb, who throughout the hearing
showed wonderful nerve, merely looked
down and bit her lips.
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WOUNDED AVIATOR
LEAVES HOSPITAL

the men whom they have most admired.
He came here, according to some Of
these authorities, not entirely under
stood, not exactly appreciated and
made good after many disappointing
and unexpected delays
Now most Of the aeronauts, who have
seen him, are confident that if he were
able 20 fly himself, he could come back
TO Washington tomorrow and comply
with the last Of the Governments re-
GuiTements. He never, according 20
friends. failed 10 make good in any as
sertion that he made while here, con-
sequently his statements regarding his
machine came 10 be regarded as not
merely gusses, but absolute facts, the
proof Of which was more a matter OF
form than anything else.
The accident f''t smashed his ma
chine almost milling wood killed
Lieut. Thomas r. Selfridge. Of the
Signal Corps, and caused him to suffer
those injuries rom which he Is now
slowly recovering, IS regarded among
the experts as something unavoidable;
something not due to any scientific error
in construction, but probably 10 some
defect in the materials Of which the
aeFOpiaue was made. which could not
have been discovered in any case.
Altogether the army men wish Mr.,
Wright luck. and would ike TO see him
come back.
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UNABLE TO WORK,
TRIES TO END LIFE
Telephone Lineman Cuts Throat
Because He Has Con
sumption.
sumption.

August Gerhardt. twenty-niue years
old, a telephone Hneman, who tried 90
commit suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. was still in a critical con-
dition at Casualty Hospital late last
night, tut according TO the physicians
there he viii probably recover.
Gerhardts home is at 800 X street
southeast II was in a room there that
his wife found him with the blood gush-
ing from the seIf-Indictsd wound ia his
throat. In his right hand was a razor.
Policeman Ais. who lives directly 0pyO-
site the Gerhardt home, was sum- Jned,
and had the man taken TO tie hospital
1t is understood that Gerhard. has
been suffering from consumption for
several months, and had become de-
spOndent. lie was unable TO 20 10 work
Friday and told the doctors at the
hospital yesterday that he would rather
die than leave the city in search Of
health.
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New Street Cleaning Chief
Is Not Unanimous
Choice.
REFUSES TO MAKE
REASONS PUBLIC
Charge of Violation of Old Act
Is Cleared Up, Commits
siOncrs Say.

James NJ Wood. the new superintend-
ent OF street cleaning. who will tomOT-
row assume the duties OF that Onica.
succeeding John Il. Twohey. resigned,
is not the unanimous choice OF the Com
missiOners.. Engineer Commissioner Nor
row has declined to approve Mr.. Wood 5
appointment and has declined also 10
state publicly his reasons Tor such ac-
tion the first instance in which the
Commissioners have divided concerning
an appOinUee.
According TO the new superintendent
OF street cleaning himself, however. his
appointment practically was decided
upon six weeks ago and would have
been made at that time had not the
Commissioners had under consideration
the charge that he had engaged in the
purchase OF property sold for personal
taxes, which under an act Of the cor
poratiOn of Washington of 1895 renders
an employe of the District liable TO dis
misSal.
Mr.. Wood said last night that the
Corporation Counsel has declared the
act to be obsolete. 4 do not care TO eN-
press an opinion as to why the Engineer
Commissioner declined to approve my
appointment, as 10 do so would stir up
a muddle among the Commissioners,
said Mr.. Wood. Il have the approval
of the civilian Commissioners, and l do
mol care 10 90 or say any LtlHB WINCH
would result in further antagonism on
the part of Major Morrow.
'-The charge that I bought a piece of
property which was sold for personal
taxes was preferred by an official of the
Engineer Department It was referred
20 the Corporation Counsel and dis
missed by him as trivial.
II was acting simply as secretary OF
the East End Suburban Citizens Asso-
citation and the property in question was
bought in connection with the widening
OF Bladensburg road. I received no ben
eft from the transaction and so proved
10 the satisfaction of Commissioner
West"
Commissioner West said last night
that after a thorough investigation the
charge against Mt Woods was found 10
be without foundation The new super
iutendent, he said, was selected from a
large number of applicants because of
his record in the street cleaning depart
meut in which he was formerly an in
spector. Mr.. Wood received the in
dOrsement Of number Of prominent
citizens
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CONTINUED from First Page0

trainshed at the Union Station. Slowly
they put him through the narrow gate,
and when the Pullman was reached.
only minute or two before $40, the
time when the train was TO leave, Mr..
Wright was obviously worn out
His departure was not generally
known and the only friends he has
made In his comparatively short stay
here, a few newspaper men and an
idle spectator or two. knew that the
master aviator Of the world just a bit
"bunged up" was leaving the Capital
for his home. where he arrives at 8
O'Clock this morning.
ON the train he sank into the luxu-
rious cushions Of his stateroom and re-
LACED from the strain Of the three
mile ride from Fort Myer-
Expects to Return.
Il am coming back to Washington TO
finish that contract" said Nj Wright
smilingiy- Il don't know just when il
will be. but some time next spring The
doctors say / must walk on crutches for
a month or two, but it will not keep me
froIn complying with the Government
conditions before the limit expires in
June"
With the going Of Mr.. Wright the
aeronauts IN Washington, the experts,
have lost temporarily at least, one Of
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DRIVER
OF BOYS DEATH
Coroner Finds That Harvey
Brown Is Killed Ac-
cidentally.

Charles Moran was yesterday relieved
from all responsibility for the death Of
Harvey Lee Brown, an eight-year-Old
boy, who was knocked down and killed
by q wagon driven by him. Coroner
hewitt gave a certificate Of accidental
death.
The boy was the son OF Mr. and Mrs
Cornelius 4. Brown. OF 5734 Thirteenth
street northwest. and had been riding on
the back Jf an ice WagC1. He jumped
or the step auG ran in front OF the
wagon driven BY Moran. The latter en-
deavOred TO check the horse. but before
he could pull out Of the Child's way, the
hub Of the wheel struck him. He was
carried 70 the Office Of Or. George L
HeineCke. AT Georgia ant. Madison ave
uUes, where he died a fe'g minutes later.
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ARMY WORK OVER.

CAMP ATASCADERO, Cal. Oct. Il
The annual army maneuveTs Of the De
partment OF California and arizona,
which began on September %, have been
concluded, and the troops are now re-
turning 10 their stations. Colonel Mauss
who was IN command Of the maneuverss
left today for San Francisco.
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HAIR TURNED WHITE.

CHICAGO, Oct 3.-Afrs. Julia KonOld
has recovered a verdict Of $1,000 against
the Union Traction Company for in
juries from a broken trolley pole. This
pole struck her on the head. Her hair
turned from chestnut brown to white,
and she was made TO look fifteen years
older in the face.
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WHAT MULE MAY HAUL.

ATLANTA. Ga, Oct. 5l.-The limit 20
the weight a Georgia mule should he
made 10 haul has Seen fixed by Judge
BrOyles in police court here at $500
pounds. Judge Broyies fined c. r.
Walker 1910 because his mule was
found hauling a toad Of lO32 pounds.