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Fair play., 1908-09-12
Copyright, IsW. Dodd Mead 4 Co., NY,
SYNOPSIS.

Burton IT. Barnes. a wealthy American
touring Corsica, rescues the young Eng
lish lieutenant, Edward Gerard Anstruth
err and his Corsican bride, Marina,
daughter OF the Paols, from the muir
derous vendetta, understanding that his
reward is TO be the hand OF the girl he
loves Enid AnStruther, sister of the Eng
lish lieutenant. The four fly from AjaC-
cit to Marseilles on hoard the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
sues and as the quartet are about to
Marina is handed a mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and nccessi-
tates postponemant Of the Journey.
Barnes and Enid are married Soon
after their wedding Barnes bride dis
appears. Barnes discovers she has
been kidnapped and taken to Corsica.
The groom secures a fishing vessel and
is about TO start in pursuit of his brides
captors when he hears a scream from
the villa and rushes back to hear that
AnSruthcr's wife, Marina, is also miss
ing. Barnes is compelled 70 depart for
Corsica without delay. and so he leaves
the search for Marina to her husband
while he goes to hunt for Enid. Just be-
fore Barnes boat lands on CorsiCas $
shore Marina is discovered hiding in a
corner of the vessel She explains her
action by saving she has come to help
cans. When Barnes and Marina arrive
IN corsica he is given note written by
Enid informing him that the kidnapping
ia for the nurpCst OF entrapping Barnes
so the vendetta may XIII MIN. Barnes
and Marina have unusual adventures in
their search for Enid. They come in
sight of her and her Captors in the Corsi-
can mountain wldS Just as night ap-
proaches. In seeking shelter from a
storm the couple enter a hermitage and
there to their amaacment they discover
Tomasso. the foster father OF Marina,
who was supposed to have been killed by
De Belloc's soldiers, and for whose death
Barnes had been Vendettaed. Tomasso
learns that Marina's husband did not
Kill her brother. Many wrongs are right
cd. Barnes Is surprised in the hermitage
by Rochini and Romano. the two detest-
nd bandits, who had been searching for
him to murder him for his money. The
bandits attempt to take away Marina.
Barnes darts out the door. The bandits
start to pursue. but as they reach the
door both are laid low by Barnes reyol-
yer. Members of the BellaCosCia enter
and Barnes Is hOnored for his great scrv-
ice to the community in killing the hated
Enid Is promised. Barnes is conveyed in
triumph TO Bocognano. Marina acquaints
the Belacosciu with SaliCeUs plot
against her husband and the people are
instructed to vote against him at the
coming election. Barnes Is taken to the
mansion of the Paolis to meet Enid.
Marina receives telegram. She starts
for Rastia to meet her husband. Enter
ing the room to greet his wife Barnes is
bewildpTcd to find the adventures La
Belle Blackwood, but not Enid. She had
been substituted for the Americans bride
by a shrewd plot. Lieut. Anstruther ar
rives to find Marina and learns that she
has been lur"i away by the telegram
which had been sent by another without
Marina. Barnes and Edwin take different
roads in their search.
Fair play., 1908-09-12
Easy Entertaining.

One woman who does her own
work and yet likes 10 entertain a good
deaf has brought order out OF chaos
aud made the work lighter for herself
by limiting her dinner to three hot
dishes. She serves first iced canta.
loupe, grape fruit or oysters. accord.
ing to the season; then meat, pota.
toes and one vegetable Salad and
dessert are prepared beforehand. and
so is the coffee She serves all but
the three hot dishes-which, OF course
must be brought from the kitchen
from small serving table at her side.
which has two shelves beneath II and
an outstanding bracket shelf for tho
clean and used dishes. The coffee. in
a French coffee pot, stands on one of
the brackets of the serving table and
boils mcrrily until required.
Fair play., 1908-09-12
CHAPTER xVI.-Continued.

As he gallops from the little hamlet
some cyclamen branches greet him, he
urges on his steed.
And what a ride it is under the
great trees of La Castagniccia, where
chestnuts big as eggs drop upon him
the giant chestnuts that fed Paolis
patriot army, the bread of Corsica
each dozen trees being peasant maid
ems marriage dover.
But though the woods are all chest
nuts, Edwin still sees in his road Cycla,
men branches, slightly withered now
their fragrance fading, and hope
grows higher in his heart.
So he rides along the parblike wales
of La Castagniccia. and before him is
the green of the great BaVella forest
fading away down the hillsides toward
the distant and still unseen Tuscan
sea
Here Edwin checks his horse
springs off and picks up a cylamen
branch, and as he rides along, looking
at the flowers, suddenly calculates
"Joye, how fresh their perfume and
pluCked two days since"
But the lately cut flowers give no
warning to the sailor; he is too eager
now Pausing at the little village of
Pietra, Edwin steps into the inn to ask
some questions and hears news that
makes him frenzicd,
The landlord, delighted at his lib
iny,l tnlIe TO 81.
munal whore the voting Is going on.
THE IAcchese' have got full of wine
and are having a riot in that direction.
They are perfect devils, these fellows
from Lucca over across the sea that
Danella imported to work upon his
estates here
Count Cipriano Danella has estates
here?" asks Edwin eXcitedly.
Yes, now it is Ciprano. Down to-
ward Ceryione, where the cliffs run
into the sea, the only place where it is
not siclily and they have no lagoons.
You can know it by the Genoese watch
tower that was in ruins, but the count
some years ago had repaired and made
habtabie."
ITS curious | never heard anyone
mention Cipriano's properties here.
mutters the sailer.
"Oh, possibly not Till fortnight
since, they belonged to Musso Danella
the dead one, but Count Cipriano has
now taken possession OF them"
HE is there?"
WY, | think SO. A boy who came
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NEBRASKA RETURNS SLOW.
No Opposition to heldon-DahIman
Wins Democratic Fight.

Omaha, Neb.--At midnight hardly
enough returns We're available
from Tuesdays primary on which to
base an estimate, Gov Sheldon had
no opposition for denomination, and
will lead the republican forces again.
Returns indicate that Dahlman will
have a big majority in Douglas coun-
ty, and what points have been heard
from out in the state show him to be
holding his own On the basis of re-
turns received thus far he will be
nominated for governor by the Demo
Gratis
For congress the rel lublicans have
nominated r. VI, Pollard in the First
District, 4. W. Jef1eries in the Second
]. +. Boyd in the Third, probably Con.
gressman Hinshaw in the Fourth, Con.
gresham Norris in the Fifth, with the
Sixth unheard from. The democrats
have nominated Congressman Hitch
cock in the Second, probably ]. W.
Latta in the Third, r. w. Ashton In
the Fifth, with others u lheard from.
Fair play., 1908-09-12
KILLED BY RUNAWAY,
Frightened Team Struck VehicIs of
Springfield Business Man.

Springfield, Ill.--Henry J. Lauer,
)f Armstrong e Lauer paper
hangers and decorators, and we'll
anown business man is dead and Mrs.
Thomas Vredenburg Is seriously in.
iured as a result Of a run away Friday
light. Mr.. and Mrs. Vredenburg were
n a runabout when the horse became
manageable Both were thrown out.
The horse plunging through the bust
ness district struck and shattered Mr..
Lauer's conveyance, throwing him to
he pavement His skull was crushed.
He died few minutes after being re-
moved to the hOspital
Fair play., 1908-09-12
WILBUR WRIGHT
FLIES Is MILES
AERoNAUT ALMOST EQUALS THE
WORLDS RECORD FOR CON-
TlNUOUS FLIGHT.
GOOD CONTROL OF MACHINE
American Made Many EvoIutions That
Showed Success Of Aeroplane--
Distance Made in 90
Minutes.

lie Mans, France. Wilbur Wright.
the American aeroplanist made a
significant and highly successful
flight here Saturday morning.
His machine was in the air for 10
minutes, as 2-5 seconds, thus ap-
preaching within a fraction of min
ute Henry Farman's record for the
longest public official flight.
The distance covered by Mr. Wright
was not accurately measured, but it
Is estimated at between 141a and 10
miles.
The feat was accomplished on the
field of Avours and was accompanied
oy remarkable series of evolutions
| demonstrating the precision of Mr.
! Wright's control of the machine.
When he alighted easily within 800
feet of his starting apparatus, the
| American aeroplanist was over
whelmed with congratulations He
said he could have remained in the air
| longer, but he descended on account
Of an abnormal noise made by the mo-
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up the pass yesterday said the new

up the pass yesterday said the new
count had come there in vessel"
"He is there at present."
quite sure!" laughs the man. "Ci-
priano himself rode through \ re yes.
terday escortlng a lady with some of
his followers"
Aha. in carriage driven by an old
Corslcan?"
She was in carriage, but was not
driven by an old Corsican: Q boy
whipped the horses"
she was young and beautiful"
My eyes are Old / could not see
well, Signore. The carriage came rap.
idly past me, three or four riding about
it. The lady looked as If she would
say some words she rose almost as II
TO spring out. but something in the car.
riage seemed to check her, and they
whipped up the horses. Oh, Signore
how terrible you look"
The quickest way to Cipriano's
estates?" asked Anstruther hoarsely.
Down the road there. through the
forest, over two ranges of hills and his
land begins. But be careful how you
go that way; the Lucchese' are just
beyond the village. Hear them
They are rioting now" as Neapoitan
outcries and Tuscan exercrations and
oaths and the rattle of stones are heard
further to the east. Best take by
path"
Edwin takes the road pointed out to
him; he wishes no delay with these
Italian workmen, whom, imported in
great numbers into the island, the Cor.
sicans would probably butcher to 9
man did not their natural laziness
make them prefer to let the "Luc.
cheese live and work for them.
But the by-path doesn't rid him en-.
tirely of the 'Lucchese' Just after
he has left the village he finds him.
self confronted by some hundred Ital.
ian workmen, who threateningly de.
mand drink money, and unfortunately
noting the cyclamen flower in the
sailors hand, the red being the color
of the candidate they do not favor
they rush at him with upraised pitch.
forks and scythes.
But the lieutenant, remembering Ma,
poleon'S recipe for mobs, pulls out his
pistol. Dodging one volley of stones
some of which come dangerously near
TO him. he dashes on, and there are
two wounded 'Lucchese" as he rides
away-and three empty cylinders In
his revolver
Here broken cyclamen branch
makes him forget all else, and riding
hurriedly, after some hours of noun
tain vistas, he reaches little hill and
gazes at view which causes him for
aid of the woods descending quite
Fair play., 1908-09-12
JAPs ATTACK BRITISH POLICE.
Shanghai Mob Led by BIuejackets
From Mikado's Cruiser.

Shanfihal. simultaneously with
he publication of letter from
he Japanese CONSUL general, to the
nouncipila council, which was of a
'ecriminatory and incendiary charac-
Ter, and defended the ruffianissm of
The Nationals, and the failure of his
court to assist in maintaining order.
an organized riot occurred among a
arGe number of the Japanese noncom-
missioned men and bluejackets from a
cruiser in this port against the British
police, arising over the arrest of a
Japanese officer for an assault upon a
ow-class European woman.
Fierce fighting followed, and il was
only quelled by the police, who turned
heavy revolver fire on the Japanese
civilians, who were joining in great
numbers to overcome the police aud
outnumbered them by tenfold
Fair play., 1908-09-12
DESTROYS Three stills.

Frankfort, Ky United States
Marshall w, NJ. Mays, who ar.
rived here Friday night with five
moonshiners told of the dstructlon OF
three of the most notorious Illicit stills
in the Kentucky district. The moon
sinners were caught in the act OF
manufacturing white moonshine
whiskey. and We're forced TO surrender.
Two whislSey and one brandy distil.
cry was destroyed, Information con-
iecting seventeen others with the sale
II the Illicit brew was discovered.
Fair play., 1908-09-12
Wyoming Coal Mines shut Down.

Butte, Mont-ln consequence OF
the failure OF the coal mine
operators and mine workers to reach
an agreement at a conference which
was held in this city last Friday anu
Saturday. All the coal mines in the
state OF Wyoming under the control
of the Mine Owners association OF
Wyoming, were closed down Monday
and will remain closed for an inde.
finite Period, The order went out
Monday afternoon. About 5000 men
are aifested.
Fair play., 1908-09-12
kennish Out For Senator

Jefferson City, Mo.-Assistaut At
orney General Kennish late Fri
lay afternoon filed a declaration with
Secretary of State Swanger that he is
q candidate for the Republican nomin.
alton for United Statos Senator, and
that he desires his name placed upon
the official ballot in the November
election.
Fair play., 1908-09-12
Some Reason for Her Fear.

The wife of the Pittsburg million
aire reached her breakfast table IN
fear and trepidation, The WAITING
maid offered her the morning papers.
NO, Marie; never give me those
when John is out of town on business
| can't bear TO think what they might
contain And she slipped her COS
fee with heavy cyes.-Jude4
Fair play., 1908-09-12

The st. Louis National Life had its
first death loss last week, when it paid
policy Of $1,000. The company be-
gan issuing insurance in August, 1907.
and has s2,5O0OOO in force.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04

The badge of honesty is on every
wrapper of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
zeal Discovery, because a full list of
the ingredients composing it is print
ed there in plain English. Forty
years of experience has proven it's
worth as an Alternative and tonic for
the cure of stomach disorders and
all liver ills. 1t builds up the run
down system as no other tonic can
in which alcohol is used. The active
medicinal principles of native roots,
such as Golden Seal and Queen s
root, Stone and Mandrake root,
Bloodroot and Black Cherry bark
are extracted and preserved by the
use of chemically pure, triple-refined
glycerine. Send to DR.. r. V. Pierce
at Buffalo, N. Y, for free booklet,
which tells of well-recognized medi-
cal authorities such as Drs. Bartho-
low, King, Scudder, Coe and Filing
wood that these roots can be depend
ed upon for their curative action in
all weak states of the stomach, ac-
cOmpanied by indigestion or dyspep-
STA as well as in all wasting dis
eases" where there is loss of flesh
and gradual running down of the sys-
tenn
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
SWISS COLONY IN THE WEST
IN WASHINGTON STATE 10000
FAMILIES WILL SETTLE.
Swiss Syndicate Buys 100000 Acres
at Cost of $4,000 900 in Further
anCe of Colonization Scheme.

Swiss Syndicate Buys 100000 Acres
at Cost of $7,OOO,O0O in Further
ance of Colonization Scheme.
After an effort covering a period
of seven years and walks of hundreds
of miles through timber and under
brush George NJ. Obradovich recently
completed his mission of cruising
and locating 100000 acres of land
in western Washington state for a
syndicate of Swiss capitalists, who
will at once make arrangements to
complete the purchase of the property
at an expense of 100000, and to
bring $4,000 Swiss families to this
country in furtherance of their col
onization plan. They will take the
raw land, and, after cutting it UP
into small ranches and farms, will
settle within few miles of Seattle,
which is to be their principal market
point.
/ Practically unlimited credit was
placed in Seattle banks to the credit
! OF MIR. ObradOviCh, and as fast as
| he approved a tract of land it was
paid for in full or protected with OPP
ton. To date $2,5OO,O00 has been
/ pad on the 100000 acres. The re-
mainder Of the $700O,00O is on de-
post in Seattle, Tacoma and other
| banks awaiting the final approval of
the company, when it will be paid
over
Mr.. Obradovich is going to Swift
erland to remain until spring, when
he will return with so of the most
prominent families who are to partic-
ipate in the enterprise. These will
be the advance guard. AS soon as
! detailed arrangements can be made
the first installment of the colony
| Will come by steamship around the
Horn to Seattle. bringing with them
1 5 shiploads of Swiss cattle and
sheep.
According to Mr.. Obradovich 20
acres Of land is to be given each of
the cOlOnists, and a few lots in the
nearest Of several town sites which
will be established. Each will re-
ceive also horse, a cow and few
necessary articles for his work.
Each year he will be required to pay
80 per cent. of his profits to the com
pany to pay off his indebtedness,
keeping it up until he is owner.
Only married men will be allowed to
settle on the land. The plan is an
old one for Swiss capitalists, for
fiourishing colonies have been in ex-
istence for several years in California
and New Zealand.
! The company will establish a line
of steamers between Seattle and the
colony, and one to run to Olympia.
for carrying both passengers and
freight, The colonists will make
butter and cheese and raise flaxseed
tobacco, figs, nuts and all kinds of
fruits that can be grown III that sec
| ton of the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
We'll Known Minister Will Be Su-
terminated Next Month.
HAS HAD EVENTFUL CAREER

g.. Been a Minister for More Than
"" ,,;ftv Years, and Has Filled the
Post Appointments in the Confer
onca Served Through Two Vel
,ow Fever Epidemics. Once Pas
tor Of the Dawson Church.
uis many friends in Dawson and
..roughout this section will read
nth much interest the following ar
.;o,o from the Savannah Press of
Dew George G. N. MacDonell.
After a service of more than half
.orturv in the devout worship and
.orsacrated work of the Master Rev.
eoorga Galphin Rowland MacDonell
will leave the active ministry of the
Methodist church at the annual
sortb Georgia Conference, to be held
+, Ouitman on December End. 1t is
very probable that Mr.. MacDonel
will be superanuated, and thus will
close an active career, which for use
fitness and deeds has been seldom
anualed and certainly not surpassed.
through wars and epidemics Mr..
NasDonell has trod with unfailing
devotion to the cause Of his religion
and to the call of that which is great
est in man, namely, charity. Time
mon time has he served gladly and
enthusiastically in those crises when
the souls of men have been touched,
and yet he has gone through it all
protected by a Higher Hand and now
reaps his reward in the respect and
owe of his fellow man, thoroughly
qonored for his devoted life and con-
scious of duty well done.
Born i'll Savannah.
Mr.. MacDOnell was born in Savan-
nah on Sept. 4, 1881, and on his last
birthday had celebrated his seventy
seventh anniversary. He is the son
Of Alexander II. MacDOnell and Anne
Rowland. The name of George Cal
Dbin was given him for his maternal
grandfather, who in turn had been
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
uttered the Ministry

Just before the epidemic there had
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
REV c. G. n. MACDONELL TO END ACTIVE WORK

named after George Galpbin q cole
DRAFTED Indian trader in wears nest
1t was related of this same Cooroo
Galph1n that while once engaged IN
trading with an Indian chief tho
brave mentioned that he had bod ~
cream n which Galphin had given
MN the scarlet coat he then wore
Galp IN gave the chief the coat hn+
also informed him that he also had q
cream in which the chief had nro-
scented him with certain Land between
Two creeks. The Indian gave Cal
1'ln the land, but asked that he not
cream so often. This land 6 nov
known as Silver Bends, on the Sa-
Vannah river.
Student of White.
Young George MacDoneI1 fret
wen, 10 school to Mr.. George E
Whlte at the Chatham Academy. who
atterWard wrote the first statistics
OF every county in Georgia. He
tF en- followed his education at the
private school of Mr.. Henry K. Pres
ton and later on served under the
tutelage of Mr.. George Halcombe
Whose school was in the Second Ran
list church, then situated at the
southwest corner of Bull and York
streets. In 1849 Mr. MacDonel went
INTO the employ Of A. Minis e. Co
raVlng secured his position with
mat frm through the intercession of
Df. ). Il. Saussy, the father of Mr..
J. X. Saussy of Savannah. Mr.. Mac
Donells father moved to Shell Pond.
Fla, and he went there to visit him
IN 1854. While there he heard of
the yellow fever epidemic in Sayan-
nah and returned to this city to take
his place among the ranks Of helDers
for the unfortunate.
An interesting event at this time
in his life was a visit he made TO
his uncle in Vanclause. He went
there to escort some of his relatives
and his uncle would not allow him to
come back to Savannah, but young
MacDonell, undaunted and una-
Dashed, arose at three in the morn
ing, packed up a bundle of clothes,
and walked to Savannah to resume
his work with the yellow fever suf-
ferers. He nursed a number of DpO-
pie, among whom was Dr.. Saussv
who succumbed to the disease. and
pie, among whom was DR.. Saussy,
will upon the death bed.
Entered the Ministry.
Just before the epidemic there had
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
ROosEVELTs oFFTCEHOLDERs.
Has Made a Hundred Thousand New
Ones Playing Politics.

I'VE have heard Roosevelt talk
about everything under the sun but
economy" said Governor Swanson
DO you know how many new Office
holders he has created? President
Roosevelt has created 1886 new
otticeholders-mOre men than NapO-
leon had at Marengo or Austerlitz
more than the allies had at Water
loo. Why, if Roosevelt was allowed
to continue there would be an office
holder on the back of every voter
in the country, and you would have
to pay the freight"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
New Workers Like Their Drinks.

New York city people are consum-
ing more alcoholic beverages than
ever before, for the consumption is
increasing more rapidly than the
Each day the people
drink about 100000 gallons.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
SEIZED 5000 BUSHELS OF OATS

Food Inspector Found in the Lot %
Per Cent. Sweepings.
Another blow to the traffic in adul-
terated oats has been dealt by the
state pure food inspector, who has
seized three thousand bushels of oats
shipped to Atlanta from Nashville
and st. Louis.
He found these oats contained
about % per cent of sweepings from
grain elevators.
The crusade will be continued UNI
til this class of stuff is kept out of
the state unless it is labeled to show
what the oats contain
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
IT WAS REAL BRIGHT.
How Young Woman Who Was
Locked Out Got in a Car.

Locked Out Got in a Car.
Reaching the station at Kansas
City just in time to Chamber on the
rear of the last car of the Denver
Limited Miss Martha Wheatley of
Orange, ~ J., found the sleeping car
door locked, and was unable to at
tract the attention of any one inside
the car. For an hour the train
rushed ahead without a stop. while
she shivered on the steps. Then a
happy idea came, and she threw off
a note at station asking the opera
tor to wire ahead to the conductor
This was done, and fifteen minutes
later she was admitted to the car