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disturb mo in the least; hut there is one publisher whose utterly methodiell manner ot returning rejected manu- scripts does, l will admit, get on my nerves q little.
 iDlffercnt publishers have different ways. l send 10 one. for instance, and he keeps the manuscript about Q month, month 10 mo Of delightful un- certainty. He knows perhaps what he is gofHs to do with my manuscript the minute hc gets lt but he doesnt hurl it back at me that moment with B promptncss that Implies a vigorous re- jcctlon. No He keeps fl about Q month.
 "Of course know that he may not even look at it for q month When my manuscript comes in he may tuck 1t under a pile of other proffcred con- trihutions, to be looked at when he comes to lt. and when in time he does come to lt he may reject it wIlh amaz' ing suddenncas, but you see l don't know that For all know he may be muling over It all that time trying to make up his mind whether he had bet ter use it or not, and then finally he returns it. but repeat, that month oI waiting ls to mo month of delightim uncertainty,
 And then there are publishers tc whom send who send back in throC weeks or ton days or a week though not in any ease with eXactness, as al l the end of fixed period, but there is i one publisher who sends back with ut 1 ter methodical regularity at the end o ! five days, routine from which h' never departs, md this really does ruff | nc me a little.
 Let mo send him something on th, third day of the month and get i back on the eighth; lf send some i thing on the eleventh get t back Of the sixteenth, If l send on tho twenty second | get 1t back on the twenty seventh; lt never fails; and this utterly mchodical systematical, unfailng reg uarity doos ! will confess, grate a lit tlc on my nerves
 And | know that this is all well in tended, too | have an idea that in thl busincss-like establishment manu scripts are looked at on Inc day thol arrive. But the gentle hearted puhIishe when he has read a manuscript that h finds to bo no good doesn't want t hurt tho feelings of tbe writer by send ing it back lu a minute No, he say to himself, we'll hold this few day and then send II bacW, and how tha unraling regularity in the manner Q return comes In | figure out in m mind to be something like this,
 "On his desk this publisher has series of gigantic plRoouholes, number ed 1 to 3l, for tho days of tho month And whom in pursuance of his dndl plan he has read something that h doesn't want he puts t in tho pigeon hole whose number is five days ahead And the office hoy does the rest Ever day the office boy comes along an cleans thc boy bearing thc nbmhor q that date and dumps the mail ho find in if in the postoflioe
 "Thars tho way figure it, and it alD done with Che best intentions in th world, but the intense regularity of
 aIl the rcmorsoloss sureness wit which those things come does, I wi . admit, worry mo a little.
 "stlll wo mustn't lot simple ljttl things like that disturb us and hav no doubt that I shall got this man ye and when do got him have no dout shall lind him as methodifai In pay p'iug as he is in sending back. "-Charlcs ton News.
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THE AIR CONQUEST
It Dates from 17S3, When Pa per Bags Filled With Water
 vapor Were Used.
U. $. AMONG THE PIONEERS
life in tho Upper Air-No Oxygen to Speak of at Three Miles
 Up.

Lieut.. Frank r. Lahm, United States Signal Corps, spoke at length upon The Conquest of the Arr be- fore the American Society of Engln- ears in New York. recently giving a hrief historical view of aeronautics and describing with great detail tho most prominent feats in hallooning during the past several years Lieut. Iahm has himself made many ascen- sions and he describes some of the sensations experienced during a bal loon voyage.
 The history of the conquest of tho air. Lieut.. Lahm said had It's begin nlng in t7S3, when two Frenchmen, Joseph and Etinene Montgolher, paper bag manufacturers conceived the idea of filling one of their paper bags with water vapor in order to have an ex- hibltIon of interest to the public. The yapor condensing so rapidly the ex- neriment was a failure. Then they tried hydrogen, but that leaked out through the paper. Finally they filled A silk bag with smoke and were awarded by seeing 1t rise The news of thoir discovery spread and they were called upon to make a public demonstration. On June bth, 1783 on the public square of their native town they sent Up balloon filled with hot air to q height of 5000 feet. Their success made these manufacturers the heroes of the day.
 few months later two aeronauti started from Paris In a balloon Inflated with hot air and landed on tho out skirts of the city half an hour later BeniAmin Franklin was present or that occasion and when one asked hin what use were the balloons he replied "of what use is a new born babe2'
 Lieutenant Lahm said that th' United States fig well represented among the pioneers of aeronautics John Wise, a Philadelphia carpenter started from St Louis in 1859 In spherical balloon and landed at Hen derson in northwestern New York, l 2t3 hours later, having made about 8I miles measured in an ar Inc Thl was the worlds record up to 1900 whel Count Della NaulN went from ParI to Russia q distance of 1900 miles Wise made several ascensions ant wrote book on the subject 0 aeronautlcs
 Lieutenant Lahm described the thre classes of balloons, the aerostat or fret balloon which drifts with the wind ant cannot be guided, the aorostat Q dlrigihlc balloon provided with an en zine and one or more propellers and
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physician says that automobiling Is good for the digestion. After you swal- lowed your portion of wheat cakes, cof- fee and sinkers. sink into the velvety depths of your limousine car and shake it down This is specially commended to street cleaners crossing sweeps and the uncmnloyed--Buff News.
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A STRUGGLING YOUNG AUTHOR
One Way of Rrturning Manuscripts
 That Crate on inc Nerves,

"Thls. said the struggling young au- thor, Ifs only little thing, matter of detail but don't you know 1t is often little tbinEs that worry us most2'
 "All the publishers to whom l send stuff as regularly return it. and Of that | have no complaint have no doubt that sooner or later r shall get them all, and their sending 1t back doesn't
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PERAMBULATORs.

Nothing like nice new carriage for dolly but, my! what a long name. Yes, and the cart Is long. too, so that q big doll can lie down without breaking her back Twenty per cent. discount. too. on the Perambulator and more than that on the doll.
 BROWN 2 DURHAM
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Gossip on the "Rialto" Is to the ef feet that there are now fewer actors out of employment than have been al any time in the last two years.
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New York city has grown more in the use of telephones during the last three years than London and Paris combined
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New York city leads in tho number of her newspapers and periodicals for she publishes the one hundretl part of the entire output of the earth,
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Daisy (who has just been told of tho secret marriage c)--Gracious. l thought you'd be the last person in the world to marry him. Maisle-Well, I hope am. Milwaukee Wisconsin,
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Ttaiy's rice crop for 1908 yielded 25- OOOooo bushels, high water mark m rice production Whilc the rice fields have been greatly reduced in area be- cause of hygienlc and economic dc mands, better methods of cultivation have been introduced with consequent heavier yields,
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Arthur-They say, dear, that people who live together get to look alike. Kate-Then you must consider my re- fusal as fnal.--New York Sun.
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ADAPTED.

Out of a total of 1o.727,0O0 acres of cultivated land in Siberia, 1l,625.ooo are under crops.
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ror tho twenty year period, lSS7 l9oo
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HOSIERY

Silk Silk Lse Lisle, Cashmere and Cotton at 26o 38o 39c soc 75c $1, S1.b0 S175 $2 $225, S2bo s27e We sell three pairs 38 grade for $100 Three pairs Of Stockings in a box make very acceptable gift
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his majecty personally and had heard
from his own lips the story of his
tragic difficulties and his high aspir-
ations.
Once indeed, in that silent study in
Park Lane he had been reading a
confidential report from Belgrade pre-
dieting black outlook, when he turn
ed to his secretary and said:
"Rolfe. There will be trouble in
Servia. But even though l may lose
the million sterling l have loaned it
will not trouble me. I have tried to
assist an honest man who is at the
same time a philanthropist and a
king"
Charlie Rolfe reco1lected these
words at that moment as he sat amid
the noise and clatter of the cafe,
where, above every other sound, hose
the sweet, tuneful strains of the waltz
that had within the past few weeks
gripped all Europe.
There was something bizarre, some
thing incongruous with it all.
He was thinking of his lost love =
his sweet-faced Maud with the unruly
'wisp of hair straying across her white
brow.
Where was she? Aye, where was
she?
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NEW FEATURE OF THE
VOSE PIANO.
The Vose Patent key-base overcomes
Adverse Atmospheric Conditions and
Keeps the Action in Order Under
Varying Conditions of Temperature
and Moisture.
Especial to The Music Trades.)


Among the very latest developments
in the science Of iano-building is the
invention of the Vose Patent Key-base
and it's introduction as an EXCLUSIVE
feature of Vose pianos. 1t has been
stated many times that the key-case
is quite easily affected by the changing
conditions of temperature and humidi-
ty, becoming warped or twisted, the
adjustment of the keys being disturbed
and the action losing it's responsive
ness.
The Vose & Sons Piano Co., of this
city, have been for many years study
ing and experimenting with view to
producing key-base that would with
stand all atmospheric changes. AS
result of their efforts the Vose Patent
Keybase has been perfected and is
now one of the most important parts
of the Vose piano.
The Vose Patent Key-base is SO de-
signed that it will not warp or twist,
but remains straight even when sub
jected to dampness or other conditions
Of the atmosphere 1t is constructed
of strips of wood with spaces between,
the strips being united by narrow
blocks properly arranged. Such CON
struction and arrangement make ample
provision for the contraction and eX-
pansion caused by moisture, ETC., with
out In the least affecting the adjust
ment of the keys. This is undoubted-
ly an important advancement in piano
construction, and its advantages can
be enjoyed only by the buyers of Yose
pianos 1t means that the Vose action,
not being so liable to change because
of the Vose Patent Key-base, is rend-
cred far more durable. 1t assures the
player Of responsiveness at all times.
thus increasing the pleasure and salts,
faction Of musical rendition.
| The invention of the Vose Patent
Key-base is another link in the chain
of Vose achievements. For fifty-six
years the policy of the Vose & Sons
Piano Co. has been one of continued
advancement of constant study and ef-
fort to make perfect every detail of
the Vose piano AS a result, the Vose
is today regarded by dealers and
customers as possessing remarkably
high standard of piano value. Vose
tone is famous for its purity-its
vibrant singing quality-a quality that
| is appreciated by discriminating
/ purchasers.
/ Vose construction has always been
remarkable for it's mechanical perfec.
/ ton and wonderful durability, each
part being carefully made and all the
| parts carefully combined
Now, with the Introduction of this
new feature-the Vose Patent Key.
base--Vose value is raised still higher
/ and the Vose agency has been greatly
lsnhaneed- d. l.
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The Pauper of Park Lane
WILLIAM oUEUx.
Copyright 1908, LIE Queux
statoner's rights reserved
BY WILLIAM Lee QUEUx.

ing. You know the horrors of the fort
ress here, on the Danube, with it's
subterranean cells-eh?"
I've heard Of them," responded the
younger man. "But even that fate is
too humane for man who would de.
liberately kill an innocent child
IA life sentence in the fortress is
scarcely humane" the British minis
ter remarked grimly. mo one has
ever entered some of these under
ground dungeons built by the Turks
centuries ago. Their horrors can only
be surmised. To all outsiders who
have wished to inspect the place, the
minister of justice has refused ad.
mission"
'Then the assassin has only re-
ceived his deserts?"
"The person who formed the plot
and used the ignorant peasant as his
cat's-paw should be there too - or
even instead of him. declared Sir
Charles angrily. 1.-THE peasant suffers,
while the real culprit gets off scot
free and unknown
s'Then he is still unknown" ex.
claimed Rolfe in surprise.
Save to perhaps three persons, OF
whom l am one"
"And also the man who threw the
bomb?"
81 have heard that the solitary
| confinement In a dark cell has al
ready worked its effect upon him. He
is hopelessly insane"
Rolfe drew long breath, and
glanced around the cosy room with it's
long row of well filled book cases, its
big writing table and it's smaller
tables filled with Japanese bric-a-brac
of which Sir Charles was an ardent
collector.
In the silence that fell the footman
tapped at the door and presented a
card. Then Rolfe, declaring that he
tatss go, rose, gripped the gray.
haired minister's hand, and extracting
from him promise to tell the truth
as soon as he had established it, fol.
lowed the smart English footman
down the stairs.
That night as he sat amid the clat.
ter and music Of the brilliantly lit
Grand Cafe, he reflected deeply on
who was the friend who had been re.
SpOnSlDle LOT lne outrage, WHICH ndll
induced the doctor to forsake his ma.
tive land never to return. Servia was
a country of intrigue and unrest, as
is every young country He looked
around the table at the gay crowd of
smart officers with their ribbons and
crosses upon their breasts and their
we'll dressed womenkind, and wonder.
ed whether any fresh conspiracy was
| in progress.
The rule OF King Peter-maligned
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slot MACHINE
TEST CASE ON
J. s. BARLEY STANDS TRIAL -
is TO TEST GAMB-
LING LAW.

The case against ]. S. Barley OIL
Eldon, charged with operating a,
gambling house in the form of permit
ting slot machines to be operated in
his cigar store and news stand, was
commenced last evening"
There was no trouble in securing
the jury, as the point to be raised is
one of law, and the court will be COM
PEELED to decide whether the ma
chimes as used in cigar stores, are in
violation of the gambling law.
The evidence that Mr.. Barley had
a cigar slot machine where chips
We're used and also card, machine,
was not contested by the defense.
Barley is represented by Attorney
Siberell. County Attorney Cornell and
Ernest Mitchell represent the state.
A motion for new trial has been
filed in. the Leroy Edwards case. The
arguments in the case may be made
tomorrow morning, the day set for
sentence in this case.
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CHAPTER XII.
The Gateway Of the East.

The Gateway Of the East.
The doplomat would say nothing
more. When pressed by Charlie Rolfe
he said that it was a surmise. Until
the truth was proved he refused to
speak more plainly.
"You declare that the plot by
which an innocent child died was
formed by friend of mine!" the
younger man exclaimed.
81 tell you that such is my firm be-
lief" Sir Charles repeated. '"Tomor
row will endeavor to discover wheth
er5the same influence that caused the
explosion Of the bomb at Topschie
der is responsible for the doctors dis
appearance"
"But cannot you be more explicit?'
asked Rolfe. "Who is the assassin =
the murderer of children?"
cat present I can say no more
than what l have already told you,
was the diplomats grave response.
"You believe that the same motive
that led to the doctors disappearance
as was the cause of the bomb outrage
at Topscheider?"
IT do"
."Then much depends upon the doc
tors death?"
Every much. His enemies would
reap large profit
His enemies in the Skuptchina
you mean?"
"Those-and others
'sHe had private enemies also Sc
cret ones that were even more dan
porous than the blatant political ora
tors"
''Then private Vengeance was the
cause?'
'tNo- not exactly; at least, think
not" Sir Charles replied But please
ask no more. l will tell the truth
when I have established it."
IT wish l could discover where
Maud is. Surely it is strange that the
prime minister's wife should have
grade"
MAUD Petrovitch is not in servia
I am certain of that point"
"Wby7"
because her father would never
allow her to return here after tnar
tragedy at Topscheider."
The assassin-the man who threw
the bomb. Where is he?"
In the fortress to a
life sentence" the diplomat answered
HE was caught while running away
from the scene-a raw peasant from
Valjevo, hired evidently to hurl the
bomb. He was subjected to a search
ing examination but would not reveal
by whom he was employed He was
tried and condemned to solitary con
finement, which he Is now undergo
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SALEM.

Salem.-The Ladies' Aid society OF
the Congregational church will give
an "Old Folks Concert" at the church
Friday evening. May s.
The Missionary society of this
Friends church met with Mrs. Rachel
kellum Saturday afternoon.
Salem Concert band will give a cons
cert in the park each Saturday even-
ing during May and the sumner
months The concert last Saturday
evening was largely attended and
greatly enjoyed.
The Woman's club held their annual
banquet at the home of Mrs. e. A.
Wilmeth Friday evening.
Mrs. c. D. Rawhouser is spending a
few weeks with her parents at Ions
Tree.
Mr.. and Mrs. SID Stanley were
guests of the latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Brown, a few days of last
week.
Whittier academy commencement
next week at the Friends church, May
II at 2:30 p. M. Baccalaureate SER
mon by Miss Alice Lawrence. Alumni
meeting Wednesday evening. May 90.
Commencement exercises Thursday
evening, May Fl at the M. E. church.
James Brown passed away at the
age Of " years at the homo Of his
daughter, Mrs. Ida vanWinkle at AZ
ton. The body was brought to Salem
Thursday. April 80. Funeral was held
from the M. E. church at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon. Services were COM
Quoted fby Rev. w. s.. Right Inter-
ment was made bv the side Of his wife
in Cedar cemetery four miles north Of
here The deceased had many friends
here where the greater part Of his life
was spent and where he had been a
life long member Of the M. E church.
George Pickard departed this life at
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
home of his brother, Hiram Packard.
at Cotton wood. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. W. S. Right at the
residence at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Interment was made In tho
Friends cemetery at Salem.
Mrs. Ross Clark, Of Mt. Aami1l was
shopping at this place Monday.
| Miss Lydia Grim of Marshantown.
came Wednesday to visit her brothe1
and sister, John Grim and Mrs. Bert
Taylor.
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night-usual weekly dinner. you
know"
And have you discovered nothing
regarding Petrovitch?' asked Charlie.
quickly.
"Well,' said the diplomat after a
moments hesitation, .'to tell the truth.
I have"
You have!" gasped the young man
eagerly. "What?"
The other knit his blows, and was
for moment silent.
Something - something." he said,
that is astonishing. IL canot give it:
credence. 1t is all too amazing too
tragic too utterly incomprehensi-
BILE"
Ito be Continued.)
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POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
Nomination PaperFiled
Walter S. Coen a Candidate. for
County Attorney.

Nomination papers were filed this
morning on behalf of Walter S. Coen
as candidate for the republican non,-
NATION as county attorney before the
coming primaries.
Walter Coen is well known in the
county having been raised in Ottum-
wa and being son of the late w. S.
Coen, who was for years one Of the
most prominent lawyers at the WaDel
10 county bar. He studied law with
his father prior to his death and after
that time spent some time in the office
OF John w. Lewis. On coming Of
age he took the bar examination be-
fore the supreme court and since that
time has been engaged in the practice
of law in Ottumwa with J. A. Lowen-
berg in the firm of Lowenberg &
Coen
Mr.. Coen has been especially sue
cessful in the trial of criminal cases
and has thorough knowledge of that
branch of the law He is admirably
qualified to perform the duties Of the
office of county attorney.
A short time ago he successfully
defended the rights of the Interna-
tional Association Of Bridge and Iron
Workers in the injunction suit brought
by the Ottumwa Box Car Loader COM
pany and he is now engaged in the
defense of John Hayes on trial before
Judge Vermilion in the district court
on a charge Of manslaughter.
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Free CITY Delivery at Able.

Abba, Iowa, May, 5.-(Specfa1)-
Free delivery of mail over the city
Of Abba is to be established the 18th
inst. Operator Perry Van Bentuysenf
Of the Burlington route, has resigned
his position preparatory to taking hold
Of the new work. Prof Ben Woolsey,
Of Fairfield. has also resigned his,
place in that city and came home SAT-
urday to get ready for the duties of a
mali man. The other carrier is j. wffs
kinson, singer at one Of the local
moving picture shows.
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES,

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CHAPTER XIII.
Advances a Theory.

Next day and the next Charlie
called upon the british minister but
could obtain no further information.
Sir Charles had failed to establish
his suspicion, and therefore declined
to say anything further.
Rolfe, on his part, had learned from
Drukovitch the full details of the das-
tardly attempt upon the doctors life
at Top schieder and how the little
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-04

men are from the several ships in the
fleet and will be returned to their YES
sells and court martialed tonight
The bands are playing ashore and the
casino and beach are thronged with
Santa Cruz folks and visitors In the
town. Many have come to Santa Cruz
from other places in preference to
viewing the feet in San Francisco
harbor. There is no illumination. To-
morrow will be a busy day. the chief
naval events being the arrival of the
torpedo fotilla at o'clock in the
morning and of the second squadron
Of the feet from Monterey at $50 in
the afternoon. The officers of the first
squadron will be entertained at a bar
becue and in the evening there will be
the illumination of the fleet and the
dance for the junior officers at the ca
sinO and for the enlisted men at Arm
DRY hall The latter are to be guests OF
the naval militia.
Today representatives OF the San
Francisco fleet reception committee
brought the formal individual invita-
tons to the various functions which
are to be given during the stay of the
fleet in San Francisco bay.