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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-18
Rather Effeminate.

The Saucepan wonder what
makes the kettle so happy. 1t hasn't
stopped singing all day.
The Coffee Pot-Why, didn't you
notice it's new lid?-Puck.
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Manila Water System Completed.

Ma'''d Vaeer oystem competed.
Manila, Nov. 13.-Manila's new
water system, constructed during a
period of three years at an outlay of
100000, Is completed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-18
In Chicago.

Ella-That man Slipped on my foot.
Stella-Why don't you put ashes
on it?
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-18

ny SOold micah Sluucul, TuUeud
Herrera, marked fire which burned
to the ground the Bliss Electric school
in North Takoma suburb of Wash.
ington.
The United States circuit court at
New York decided the American To
bacco Company is operated in viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust law,
but refused to appoint receiver.
An express train Vas derailed near
Grisolles, France, and ten persons
were killed and many were injured,
The Japanese steamer Taish Maru
sank in a storm and $50 persons were
drowned.
Mount McCulloch, which last year
thrust it's head up from the center of
BogaGlov island, GO miles west of
Unalaska, has disappeared in the
throes of another volcanic change.
Whisky valued at $125,00O and
buildings worth $4,000 We're de-
stroyed by fire at Deatsville, Ky. The
government loses $450,0O0 in taxes on
| the whisky.
Esward M. Morgan, postmaster OF
New York city, was wounded in the
abdomen by bullet fired by e. II. b
Mackay, an eccentric English stenog
rapher, who then committed suicide.
The worlds production Of cotton fol
mill consumption during the year end
ing August 81, 1908. exceeded by 2.340.
coo bales the production of the previ
Gus year, according to the census hu
E! reau's report.
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The headaches and dizzy feelings
that trouble so many persons. are
often but symptoms OF kidney COM
plant
Kidney diseases are very treacher-
ours. They come on silently, gain
ground rapidly. and cause thousands
Of deaths that could have been pre-
vented by treatment In the beginning.
Nature gives early warnings OF
every disease. II yOu would but note
and heed them Backaches. twinges
q pain when STOPPING or lifting.
headaches. faint spells and urinary
disorders are among the first warn
ings Of kidney trouble.
II these signals are UNDECIDED, there
comes a steady. dull. heavy aching
In the back and Joins. a noticeable
weakness and loss Of flesh. rheumatic
attacks. weakening Of the sight. r.
regular heart action. languor. attacks
Of gravel. irregular passages Of tire
kidney sacrsfions. sediment. painful
scaIdinz sensation. droqsical bloating.
etc.
But there Is no need to suffer long.
Daan-s kidney Pills cure an kidney
troufses. This remedy has made
reputation for quick relief and lasting
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tive within an hours drive, strolled
with Sylvia on the eve of her depart
ure for Lenox with Leila Mortimer:
then when their conference was ended
he returned TO Agatha calmly uncon-
scious Of impending events.
Harrington at Scabright paced his
veranda awaiting this same judge, an
noyed as two boats came in without
the expected guest. And never for one
instant did he dream that his creature
sat closeted with Plank, tremulous, sal
low. nearing the edge of cringing avow-
al, only held back from utter collapse
by the agonizing necessity Of complet-
ing bargain that might save himself
from the degradation Of the punish
ment that had seemed inevitable. All
day long he sat with Plank. Nobody
except those two knew he was there.
And after n very long time Plank CON
scented that nobody else except Siward
and Harrington and Quarter should
ever know. So he called up Harring-
ton on the telephone. saying that there
was In the Office somebody who de-
sired TO speak TO him. And when Har-
rington caught the judges first faint,
stammered word he reeled where he
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-27
Copyright 1906 by the Curtis Publishing Company.
Copyright, 1906, by Robert w. Chambers.

memorable. SLOW 10 the verge of stu
pidity at times. at times swift as 4
startled tiger. this new, amazing per-
sonality steadily developing. looming
higher. heavier. athwart the financial
horizon. Ia stature holding bis own
among giants. then growing gradual
", inch by inch. dominated his sur
rounding level sky line.
Harrington, old. hOary. scanned.
SCARED. MANNED in Onslaughts Of long
forgotten battles. looked long and hard
upon this weird OF his own dead youth
which now rose towering TO confront
him, menacing him with the armed
point of the same shield behind which
he himself had so long found shelter
the law.
The closing OF the courts enforced
armed truces along certain lines Of
Planks battle front, the adjournment
Of the legislature emptIed Albany.
Once II was rumored that Plank had
passed an entire morning with the
governor Of the greatest state in the
=
Union aud that the conference was 10
be repeated. \ swarm Of newspaper
men settled about the governors sum
mer cottage at Saratoga. but they
armed nothing. nor could they ind
&c Of Plank's tracks In the trod-
[ - Of the great spa.
Besl.--. g.. racing had begun. Des-
mond. Burbank. Sneed and others Of
the gilded guild had opened new club
houses. There was plenty Of copy for
newspaper men without the daily spec
ulative paragraph devoted to the do
ings Of Beverly Plank Some scandal.
too-but newspapers never touch that
And after all il was nObOdy's affair
that Leroy Mortimer drove a large
yellow an black touring car. new
model. all over Saratoga county. Per
haps the similarity Of machines gave
rise to the rumOr % Plank's presence;
perhaps not. because the car was often
driven By q tall. slender girl with DARK
eyes and hair. AMI nobody ever saw
that sort Of pretty woman in Piank's
car OF saw Leroy Mortimer for many
days without q companion q that spe-
cies-
M0rsimsr's health was excellent
The races had not proved remunera-
tive. however. ami hLf new m0tnr car
was horribly expansive So was Ly-
dla- AEi ~ began 70 be seriously
afraid that hy the end Il August be
wOGId be obliged 10 apply 30 Quarter
0nse more - suzle slight temporary
token II that gentiemzn's zooi -tl
He tosI LYDIA this, and she scene 70
agree with hin This p.sssed him
She had not p1szs@1 him very uucs
reentIy- For &c thing she was b.
owning too frie1dlE viii so1e q his
frfen.Is. Desm01d in particular
PE1nk- e vas kngun- kzd o7ezed lis
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stood, ashen. unbelieving, speeches..

stood, ashen. unbelieving, speeches..
Harrington was an old man, very
old man, MORALLY hurt, but he stead
led himself along the wall of his study
to the desk and sank into the chair.
After little while he passed thin
hand over his eyes, over his gray head,
over the mouth that all men watched
with fear, over the shaven jaw now
grimly set but trembling. His hand,
too, shook with palsy as he wrote,
painfully picking out the words and
figures of the cipher from his code
book, but he closed his thin lips and
squared his unsteady jaw and wrote
his message to Quarter:
1t is all up. Plank will take over Inter
county. Come at once.
Plank slept the sleep of utter ex-
haustion that night. The morning
found him haggard, but strong, cool in
his triumph, serious, stern faced, al
most sad that his work was done, the
battle won.
From his own house he telegraphed
q curt summons to Harrington and tc
Quarter for Il conference in his own
Office, then, finishing whatever bust
ness his morning mail required, put
on his hat and went to see the one
man in the world he was most glad
for.
Its all over, Siward," he said, with
a laugh. Harrington knows 1t. Quar-
rier knows it by this time. Their
judge crawled in yesterday and threw
himself on our mercy, and the men
whose whip he obeyed will be on their
way to surrender by this time. Well,
haven't you a wOrd;"
MANY" said Siward slowly. ''too
many to utter, but not enough to ex-
press what / feel. II you will take
two on account here they are in one
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| phrase-thank you"
Debts Cancelled" said Plank, laugh
ing do YOU want to hear the de-
| tails?"
The narrative exchanged by Plank
in return for Siward's intensely inter-
ested questions was a simple, limpid
review Of short but terrific campaign
that only yesterday had threatened to
rage through court after court, year
after year. In the sudden shock Of the
cessation from battle, Plank himself
was little dazed. Yet he himself had
expected the treason that ended all.
He himself had foreseen 1t.
plank" said Siward at last, ''there
is nothing in the world that men ad-
mire more than a man. 1t is a good
deal Of a privilege for me to tell you
So"
Plank turned red with surprise and
embarrassment, stammering out some
thing incoherent.
That was all that was said about the
victory. Siward, unusually gay for
awhile. presently turned somber, and It
was Plank's turn to lift him out of it
by careless remarks about his rapid
convalescence and the chance for va
cation he so much needed.
Once Siward looked up vacantly.
Where am | TO goT he asked. I'D
as soon stay here"
But I'm going" insisted Plank.
THE Fells is all ready for u.s."
The Fellsl I can't go therew
you once promised"-
plank, I'll go anywhere except
there with you. I'd rather be with
you than with anybody. Can I say
more than thati"
II think you ought to. Siward. A
a fellow feels the refusal Of his Of
fered rooftree"
CTo be ContinuedT.
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of earshot, practicing balk line prob
lens with Major Belwether, and Fleet
wood said: The same cat that tripped
up Stephen Siward. Yes. But who let
her loose|
1T was your dinner. You ought to
know" said Voucher bluntly.
Il do know. He brought her." nod
ding toward the billiard room.
"Belwether?'
NO" yawned Fleetwood.
Somebody said presently: isn't he
one of the governors? Oh, say, that
was rather rough on Siward, though"
Sylvia, passing the hall, glanced in
through the gunroom door with an alb
sentminded smile at the men and their
laughing greeting as they rose with
uplifted glasses TO salute her.
THE sweetest of ALL" observed a
man, disconsolately emptying his glass.
"Oh, irony. What MARRIAGE
Beverly Plank had no time for any
thing outside of his own particular
business except to go every day to the
big, darkened house in lower Fifth
avenue where the days had been hard
on Siward and the nights harder.
Siward, however, could walk now,
using his crutches still, but often stop
ping to gently test his left foot and
see how much weight he was able to
bear on 1t, even taking a tentative step
or two without crutch support. He
drove when he thought It prudent to
use the horses in the heat, usually
very early in the morning. though
sometimes at night with Plank when
the latter had time TO run his touring
car through the park and out into the
Bronx or Westchester for a breath of
air.
But Plank wanted him TO go away,
get out Of the city for his GONZALES
cence. and Siward fatty declined, de-
manding that Plank permit him TO do
his share In the fight against the Inter
county people.
When II was that he first began TO
like Plank very much he could not ex-
actly remember. He was not perhaps
aware OF how much he liked him
Plank's unexpected fits of shyness. Of
Formally. often and often amused
him. But there was a subtler feeling
under the unexpressed amusement
and. beneath all. a constantly increas-
ing substratum Of respect. Too. be
found himself curiously at ease with
Plank as with one born TO his own
caste. And this feeling, unconscious.
but more and mere apparent. meant
more TO Plank than anything that had
ever happened 20 him.
Then one sultry day toward the last
week in August q certain judge Of a
certain court. known among some a.
"HarringiOn's judge seat secretly
for Plank And Plank knew that the
crisis vas over. But neither Hsrring-
ton nor Quarter dreamed Of such q
thing
Pear sat heavy On that judges soal
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great house at Black Fells. His serv-
ants, gamekeepers, were there. his
stables, kennels, greenhouses, model
stock farm-all had been put in i'm
maculate condition pending the advent
! of the master But Plank had not
| appeared. His new seagoing steam
! yacht Siwanoa still lay in the East riv-
err, and at rare intervals a significant
glimmer Of bunting disclosed the own
er's presence aboard for an hour or
/ two.
! The Ferralls were at Shotover with
their first installment of guests. Syl-
via was there, Quarter expected, be-
cause Kemp Ferrall's break with him
was not a social one, and Grace's real
affection for Sylvia blinded neither
her nor her husband to the material
and social importance of the intimacy.
/ Siward was not invited. Neither had
an invitation TO him been even dis
cussed in view of what Grace was
aware OF and what everybody knew
concerning the implacable relations ex-
listing between him personally and
= Howard Quarter.
I Bridge. yachting and motoring were
the August sports. The shooting set
had not yet arrived. of course-in fact.
there was still another relay expected
before the season opened and brought
the shooting coterie for the first two
weeks. But Sylvia was expected to
last through and hold over with brief
intrrlude 70. weeks end at Lenox.
So was Quarter. and Grace. always
animated by a lively but harmless
malice. hoped to heaven that Plank
might arrive before Quarter left.
"Oh. to see them together In a small
room" sbe sighed ecstRtically in Syl-
Was ear. I'D certainly poke them up
IL they only turned around suIkily in
the corners Of the cage and evinced a
desire TO lie down"
What a mischief maker you are!'
said Sylvia llstlessly.
There seemed. in fact. little TO inter
est her that summer at ShOtover
House Her interest. too. in people
had seemingly been extinguished.
Once or twice she did inquire as 10
Marion's wherea bouts aud learned that
Miss Page was fishing in Minnesota
somewhere. but would return to shot
over n hen the shooting opened. Some
body. Captain Voucher perhaps. men
toned 70 somebody in her hearing that
SiwaTd was still. in New YORK.
! The hot moath dragged On. Quar-
rier came. Agatha Caithness arrived a
few days later-Scheme q the Fer
rails involving ABlier,iene-bat the ST.
waROa did not cone. AMI Plank re-
Z manned invisible Leila Mortimer ar
rived from swans HartOr toward the
middle q tie El0nth. Offering 10 in
formation a. to tLe whsTeab0uts Of
what Major BeIwsther deiicstely des-
+ iEaated as her legitimate But ev-
. erTbOIy knew be was at last TO BE-
crossef Of and Struek clean Oat. and
the Ugly history = tie winter. H0W 50
: fmpudentiy cOrr0t0rate,f al Ssrzfozz-
Z gave many = hostess tie Opportunity
Z long desired
Cad said AIdsrdene. sizes vel
I nd q him
a suit before 4 rsfs-ee uoaid settle
hfm.- musei VOzcher- He hasn't q
/ Eex % sand 81 LarL ths sane cat
that trlTged Up SasIheH Siward-
FIeszgssTs agick q rs Sliumersd
fo- an Instant IN Qsars-rFs dirsct5a1-
J Quzrrser wsS n TIE blHArd r0ca. CIT
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1l,!:!ERE.
MM THIRTEEN
"HE heat, which had been severe
in June, driving the last fash
ionable loiterer into the cOun-

"HE heat, which had been severe
in June, driving the last fash
ionable loiterer into the coun-
u try, continued fiercely through
out July. August was sitting.
Nobody who was anybody remained
in town except some wealthy business
men and their million odd employees.
but the million. being nobOdies. didn't
count.
Quarters huge limestone mansion,
looming golden in the sun. was tenant
less. Its owner. closing even t'le
ISedges, his Long Island house. and,
driven northward for a breath Of air,
was expected at Shotover
The house OF Mrs. Mortimer was
closed and boarded up. A caretaker
apparenaS guarded Major Belwether's
house, rs.ping out at intervals from
behind lie basement windows. As for
Plank's great pile Of masonry edging
the outer hundreds in the north. sew
eral lighted windows were 10 be seen
In 1t at night, and a big yellow and
black touring car whizZed down town
from its bronze gateway every morn
ing with perfect regularity.
For there was 4 fight On that had
steadily grown hotter with the wealth
er and Plank had little time 10 CON
Germ himself with the temperature or
TO mop his red features over the
weather bureau report Harrington
and Quarter were after him-hOrse.
foot and dragons. Harrington had
even taken q house At Seabright In
order 20 he near In person. and Quar-
rier's move from Long Island To shot
over House was not as flippant a. Il
might appear. for he had his private
car there and a locomotive at Black
FEELS Crossing station. and be was
within striking distance u Rochester.
Utica. Syracuse aHd Albany. which
was what Harrington Thought neoes-
sary-
The noise q the fray in the papers.
which had first excited then stunned
the outside public. cUntinueI In a de-
Ifrium q rumor. report. forecast and
summing Up at the weeks end
Scare heads involving ever bgly and
everything. from the district attorney
70 Plank's ofice hoy sueoeelei one
another Plauk-s name BEADED col
umn after column ALREADY bs=cOminz
familiar in the sOciety and financial
sections. it began 90 appear in neigh
boring paragraphs
Plank scarceIy noticed what the
press saIi II him He wss too busy.
his days were fun days. hrimming
ever dep into The night Untiauntsd.
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WATERBURY PROOF.

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After trying a number Of remedies
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A TREACHEROUS TROUBLE.

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Home cures prove the value Of
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fear that sends
the first coward
Sinking from
the councils of
conspiracy to
seek immunity
from t h o S e
slowly grinding
millstones that
grind exceeding
fine.
Quarter at
Shotover, with
his private car
opI bic lcnnnnn
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-02-14
ANOTHER WRECK
ON THE WABASH
FORTY-FOUR PASSENGERS ARE
INJURED AND TWO
KILLED.
BROKEN RAIL THE CAUSE
Fast Train Running to Make Up Time
Hurled into the Ditch With Disas-
trous Results.

Two women were killed and "a 9TH
er passengers injured when a Wabash
train was ditched by a broken rail
about $3.50 o'clock Sunday evening
eight miles east of Adrian and about
two miles east of Holloway.
The train, which consisted of eight
coaches, was about 40 minutes late in
reaching Adrian. There were about
200 passengers aboard After leaving
Adrian the engineer put on high speed.
in an effort to regain lost time, and
it is estimated the train was moving
30 miles an hour despite the poor con-
dition of the rails when the wreck oc-
cured
After jumping the tracks the engine
plowed along for some distance. tear
ing up the ties and twisting the rails.
The engine. baggage car and smoker
were left upright on the tracks. The
day coaches and two of the Pulmans
overturned, while the third Pullman
turned slightly on its side. The dining
car remained upright A show car oc-
cupied by the Eight Bells" company
went over the embankment.
The day coaches were badly smash
ed. Passengers were tossed about like
chips and most Of those who were
hurt received their injuries in this
manner
Mrs. John Smith. the Milwaukee wo-
man who was killed, was caught be-
meath the wreckage. She was dead
when her crushed form was lifted out.
She was on her way home with her
husband.
Mrs. Vargo. n Hungarian woman,
was also crushed underneath the
wreckage. She was unconscious and
dying when removed and expired
shortly afterward
The uninjured passengers turned to
the work of rescue as soon as they re-
covered from the shock The injured
were extricated from the wrecked cars
as tenderly as possible and made COM
Portable in the coaches which still re-
manned upright. Train men were sent
to Britton for help, while messages
were sent from a nearby farm house
over the telephone to Adrian and De-
troit.
A relief train arrived from Adrian
at $3.50 with Drs. c. Kirkpatrick. c.
A. Chase and F. +. Andrews and Treat
aboard. The most seriously hurt were
brought back to Adrian. Mrs. Metz
was removed to Smiths hospital and
Lathrop to the Hotel Gregg Shortly
afterward a relief train arrived from
Detroit and most of the injured were
taken to that city.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-02-14
THE THAWS.
Now Harry Is in Matteawan and Eve
lyn May Be Discarded.

Harry X. Thaw has been acquitted
OF the murder of Stanford White, on
the ground that he was insane on the
night he did the shooting The jury
returned its verdict Saturday noon.
Four hours later Thaw started on his
way TO the asylum for the criminal
insane at Matteawan, having been
committed to that institution by JUS
tice Bowling Immediately after the
verdict was returned. He will stay
there until It has been decided that
he is no longer insane and that his
freedom will not endanger public
safety.
The acquittal of Thaw on the
ground of insanity makes il possible
for the Thaw family to do what it is
reported they have long desired to
do, to annul his marriage with Evelyn
Nesbit. The statutes OF New York
state provide that a marriage con-
tract where either of the parties was
OF unsound mind at the time of the
marriage ceremony can be declared
null and void.
For that reason any application
made upon the part of the Thaw fam
lily will have to be submitted to the
court, which can act only as the law
provides.
Young Mrs. Thaw's friends told her
a long time ago, according to the
stories told in the uptown cafes, to.
night, that in all probability the elder
Mrs. Thaw will pursue this course,
and If she should decide to do so i'm
view of the verdict rendered. young
Mrs. Thaw would be left without
legal footing upon which to interpose
objections.
1t would seem therefore that
should Harry Thaw's mother, or any
other member of the Thaw family,
see fit TO begin such proceedings, the
marriage would be annulled without
either the consent or objection of
young Mrs Thaw.
Thaw was bitterly opposed to being
sent TO Matteawan, but gave up 10
counsel that habeas corpus proceed
ings should not be instituted at pres
ent.