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The Detroit times., 1908-05-11

Strong wbistled and the man turn
ed. surprised with just a shade OF
anxiety on his face.
Look here. my man" said Strong.
! want you to do me little service.
As soon as the postofflce is open get
this wire on for me. IL you Will oblige
me, here's a sovereign for your pains.
suppose you will read the message.
but IL you do you will probably only
see the more urgency for your dis.
patching 1t. That is as you please.
Fail 10 dispatch it, he went on, with
menace ia his voice. and fear the
consequences for you may not be
pleasant"
The man sawed the air with his
forefinger. after the manner OF grooms
"All right. SIR" he said. "All right.
I'm not particular what message n
gent sends up TO town. Your moneys
good enough for me-" lie looked
greedily at the money which Strong
had placed in his palm. and then spa;
on 1t with gusto, closing his fist up
over the coin.
Again he sawed the air. Leave r.
TO me. sir" he said. Leave II to
me. and you'll be all right"
Strong looked him squarely in the
eyes. This is not matter OF private
interest" he said calmly, and with un-
hlushing audacity. This is matter
Of public urgency. | call upon you
to send that wire I'm the kings name"
All right, SIR All right. sir" said
the man. looking a little bit scared.
and once more saving with his fin
ger. he walked onward TO the town.
Strong strolled back to- the ship.
his face one large anu happy smile.
Langley. who had looked over his
shoulder as he wrote the wire, APP
peared, however. 10 be disturbed.
Surely" he said. the last thing you
want in this world Is TO have horde
OF detectives nosing round here to.
morrow. Anyway. it's the last thing
/ want"
MY dear old chap" said Strong.
you distress yourself unnecessarily.
II they choose to call at the Bunga-
low they will be welcome There is
nothing TO be found there. Before the
light is full on us we will unship the
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1.-THE 5NAN WHO STOLE THE EARTH
BY w. HOLT WHITE.

10 say. No trapper OF animals ever
walked in this wise
For little while Strong and Lang
ley watched the two figures lodging
and peering from behind the tree. AZ
ter some minutes the figures skunk
away. Then Langley turned TO Strong,
and his face plainly said: What
now"
Now" said Strong, answering this
silent question. we. will run down
stream to AIaidenhead. and to the
first man we meet we will give a
message that will result in this place
swarming with detectives by noon to-
day.
He said today" for glancing east
ward. he could see the sky was grow
ing rudy.
The 'Di" slipped through the water
quietly and easily. as though the path
OF the Thames was the only path she
had ever known. and that the water
rather than the air were her true en-.
vironment.
! AS they drew near the town Strong
/ said. Hush" and pointed. IN the dis
lance they could see a figure moving
slowly along the tow path Strong.
who had charge of the tiller Put the
"Di' In shore and sigDalled to Lang
! ley 10 bring her to- Then HI search
ed in his pockets lur paper and pen
ell. and IL was fortunate FOR him that
The found both. Ho then wrote Us fol
lows:
Chief Inspector Frost, New Scotland
/ Tard, l.. ndon:
This morning You will be inform
ed of n theft Of jewels from Lady
Stapleton. Stapleton house. Go to the
river bank on the estate OF Mr.. Mont
gomery Jones. Cookham and find plas-
ter Cupid Dig under plaster Cupid
aSd YOU will recover the Jewels. Dig
deeper and you will find a dead man"
This message he printed carefully
but quickly. He printed IL that there
might be no clew TO the author OF the
handwriting Then. holding the paper
in his hand, he stepped ashore and
walked briskly up the bank and hail
ed the man who, unsuspectlng the
presence OF any human being was
sauntering along the towpath toward
the town.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-11

b Discussing In the New York Times
the effect OF the Brownsville incident
upon Republican prospects In the pres
idential campaign, John Callan
O'Laughlin gives the following states
IA which the colored vote could exer-
else a decisive result
New York. where there are $4,000
Negroes OF voting age.
'1 Connecticut. with $500 Negroes OF
voting age.
New Jersey. with $4,000 of voting
age.
Delaware. with e,400 OF voting age
Maryland. with $4,000 of voting age
West Virginia, with 1880 OF voting
eye
Ohio. with $4,000 OF voting age.
Kentucky. with $4,000 of voting age
Indiana. with $4,000 Of voting age. Il
/, Illinois, with $4,000 OF voting age.
Missouri, with $4,000 or voting age
Kansas. with 1900 OF voting age
Nebraska, with $500 OF voting age
Colorado. with $500 OF voting age.
Says OIoughlin: IL the Negroes
should vote en- bloc in the states nam
ed for the Democratic candidate the
electoral votes OF many OF these states
+ would pass from Republican control
Even II considerable number should
decide 20 support the Democratic
ticket. the chances OF Republican sue
cess would be seriously affected. II
New York, for example. tho loss o.
$4,000 Negro votes or even half o.
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CHAPTER ix.-(contlnued.)


ITiT1ITH his great strong hands he
Wi began 10 tear up the earth.
IU which only few hours before
he and Jones and the sylvia
nian had pounded over the
face OF the man that Jones had shot.
He, scraped hole not much deeper
and not much larger than dog makes
to bury a bone. He put the jewel case
into the aperture. and, scraping the
earth over II again, hammered II
down with his fists.
The drive was just beyond. and
above the pounding OF his hands on
the soft earth he heard the crunch OF
heavy wheels on the gravel and the
roaring hum of a car driven at high
speed.
soho" he said to himself. Friend
Jones is back. Now for struggle
for a struggle there has TO be"
He Strengthened himself and ran
back quickly through the bushes to
the waters edge climbed into the
"Di," and whispered into Langley g
ear. Put her over 10 the other bank
and keep her in under the willows
Shove her right In so that we are
screened | don't suppose that Mr.
Jones will show himself. but he
might At any rate. we can watch
from there"
| Langley brought the light craft
round. put across stream. and thrust
her In beneath the budding branches
I OF the willows on the further bank
The "Di" crept in slowly and quietly
and bobbed TO a standstill under the
trees. Strong and Langley sat IN
silence. staring with straining eyes al
the further bank.
Presently "A figure came cautiously
through the bushes and lurked behind
the trunk of a great beech tree. a
cautiously moved head peered round
the trunk, and lucky moonbean
giinted on a pair OF glasses. Stront
knew the figure TO be that OF Jones
Then came n second figure. walking
with knees drawn up almost double al
each step. This gait is adopted By
men who, unused TO woodcraft, are
suddenly called upon TO walk silently
among dead leaves. What impels then
20 this peculiar gait 1t Is impossible
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CHAPTER 4.

Diana came singing and swinging
along 10 the bank. easily, lightly.
gracefully.
When she reached the waters edge
she beheld Strong. and the Gelor tood-
ed her face She drew up stiffiy az
soldier at Attention" and made
mock salute.
"Di. Di." said Strong. What on
earth are you doing with thai gum"
Halt" cried Diana. with laughter
1 IN her voice. Halt! | am on guard
against the man who steals the
earth"
/ Strong ran up the bank, stopped
/ dead within a couple OF yards OF Di'
ana and searched her face. with a
faint light Of rising anger in his eyes.
/ who told you that" he asked.
( Diana raised her eyebrows at him,
( dropped the rifle OH its butt and, rest.
! ing her hands upon the muzzle, lean
ed across the gun.
! who told me what?" she asked.
who told you that / was the man
I who was going 10 steal the eartl?'
/ In hts haste Strong had Numbered
I little. but he saw the blunder and
smiled. To catch himself tripping al
ways made him q little less angry
| with other folk
"Oh, OH" said Diana and she laugh
ed at him. $50 you really are the man
who Is going to steal the earth?'
How much has your father told
you?" he asked quietly,
| Diana made little ordnance at the
now fast rising sun. propped the rifle
against a tree and subsidized, with a
/ little sigh and with a graceful hutter
OF skirts. on TO the very spot on which
Mr.. Jones had sat on the previous af-
ternoon and watched his would be-
murderers in the launch
Father told me-" she said, that |
was very. very bad girl. and. must
not allow young men to make love 70
me"
The flash on her face grew little
I deeper as she looked up at Strong be-
meath her lashes.
! Strong selected n convenient twig
and kicked it viciously in the river.
4 Then. inst as suddenly as Diana had
subsidized. he himself dropped on To the
! ground beside her. He looked into her
/ eyes very thoughtfully.
I lis IL n smut. or what?" inquired
Diana. She extracted an absurd little
: handkerchief from her dress, licked 1t
1 daintily, and polished her nose.
! There are times" said Strong.
when II Is very nice and very tempt
i ing and very pleasant for girl to be
provoking, but this is not an occasion
; for provocation. | am sufficiently pro-
voked already"
And Who asked Diana. with a
scorn not unmixed with laughter.
who permitted you to be provoked?
\ Not /. for one. | allow no man to be
provoked with ME-"
Gro he Continued.D
The Detroit times., 1908-05-11
Monday, May, IL.
1903.

propellers. and then this craft will
seem 90 be about the most innocent
looking kind OF a launch that any
one could imagine. We will cain upon
the Princess Diana for few moments
II possible. and then wen put of up
stream and spend "A happy day"
"But don't let us he In too much OF
"a hurry. Let MS stop under the bank
here and smoke bit an the suns up
and the air ls warm | have my rea.
yons 1or lettering lptle. SO humor
me. Just for once"
Langley smiled Il Appealed to ever
his syall sense OF the absurd that
Strong should appeal to him to humor
aim for once
Thus the men hung over the bank
smoking I'm silence till from a distant
church they heard the hour OF six
"All right" said Strong, 'let hen
go"
The Dir swooped over 10 the other
bank and ran quickly up stream.
quarter OF an hour sufliced TO bring
the bungalow in view.
Fetch her up" said Strong. Eve
won't take her TO the Bungalow just
yet. Put her under the willows. where
We were before. We can get home
along the bank"
SO they fetched the light craft up
and made her fast. and then. step
ping ashore. walked in the direction
OF their small habitatlon.
Langley stretched his lank arms and
yawned. Strong looked at him with
kindly little smile
You had better turn In. old man"
he said. and have sleep. We shall
have 10 be at II again directly. and
want you TO be awake-not only
awake. but" he added, with some
meaning, wide awake"
Langley nodded To his friend and
passed up the vernada steps.
Strong walked down To the rivers
edge, stopped and dashed the cool wa
ter about his face. Then he drew a
handkerchief from his pocket and
scrubbed his countenance with the
ready roughness OF a small boy divest-
ing himself OF discriminating traces OF
Jam.
He ran his fingers through his hair.
gave his well-worn flannel trousers
hitch up through the leather belt that
encircled his waist. and put across
the river in his faithful punt AS
be drew toward the further shore his
face was shining like the dawn, and
in his eyes was light as keen and
yet as benign as the light OF the r"w-
born day.
Down the path through the rho
dodendrons. which had seen so many
momentous comings and goings dur
ing the past Is hours, he saw Diana
walking toward him. She was sing.
ing as she walked. and in her left
hand. as was her wont she swung her
hat. But nestled in her right arm waa
light rife.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-11

2,123. Nebraska supported Bryan In
1896 and has been Republican ever
since. Colorado has been al various
time Democratic, including the cleo
ton OF 1892. though since Il has been
Republican. To go back east. Connec-
ticut supported fusion in 1892. 1896
and 1900, but voted for Roosevelt In
1904 and for a Republican governor
in 1906. New Jersey. for the past 3G
years. has been Democratic as fire.
quently as IL has been Republican. II
strongly supported Mckinley duriEs
his two elections and Roosevelt in
1904. but in the gubernatorial cam
paign OF last year gave a Republican
majority OF only S,013.
The men who will have charge OF
the Republican campaign already are
laying plans TO insure the Negro vot-
ing right There have been fire.
quent consultations between the pres
ident. Secretary Taft, and w T. Yer
non. the register of the treasury who
halls from Kansas. and who unques-
tionably is one OF the leading Negroes
OF the country Among his other
qualifications, Mr.. Vernon Is a p6liti-
clan, and enjoys tremendous popular
ity among his own people. AS a re-
suit OF his efforts and those OF his
friends, a large number OF Negro
newspapers have ceased their denua-
citation OF Secretary Taft and are
swinging back to Republican moor.
ings
The church is the great political
forum of the Negro. Unable 10 enter
congress. he gives vest to his pollti-
cal views at religious gatherings; and
the Republican managers are using
every effort to obtain the support OF
as many Negro preachers as possible
This work will be continued more Wig
orously as the election campaign pro
crosses.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-11
MIX and Tears.

Mrs. Hardcastle had htr suspicious
OF the milk, SO she complained to hcr
dalryman.
Short o. grass feed, mum. this time
o. year" explained the jocular trades
man. Bless you, them cows o. mine
are just as sorry about it as | am my
self / often stands and watches 'em
cryin'-regla cryin'. mum, because
they feel as how their milk don't do
em credit Don't you believe it,"
"Oh. yes, believe II, said the
lady; but | wish in future you'd see
they don't drop their tears into our
can. philadelphia Inquirer.
Some men are so mean that nobody
wants to claim friendship with them
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Wheupon these shippers face face with the weakness
of our laws providing for just such as this
The represent
commission before whom they appear before this increased
may put effect that the reasonable
AND THEY WILL FACE NO SUBSTANTIAL PROOF
TO THE CONTRARY.
The shippers will gather statistics they which
base claim for reasonable from their point of view but
it safe predict that they will find themselves hopSessy o
figured by the railroads. who experts attend TO that sort OF
thing
The government has no expert
BUT 1T WOULD HAVE ONE THERE BUT FOR a DO
NOTHING CONGRESS WHICH HAS REFUSED TO PASS
BILL BEFORE 1T, INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LA
TOILETTE, PROVIDING FOR A GOVERNMENT EXPERT
TO WORK WITH THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION IN DETERMINING A REASONABLE RATE
FROM THE RAILROADS TO THE SHIPPERS
to would constitute could be arrived
the equipment and other property
and operating expenses with allowance profit
the roads
The agent government would be vested with the author
y getting figures expert knowledge whee
they fair figures which particular the shippers viii md
themselves hopelesy handicapped and their hands tied
In the bill
forced the of Roose
Welt when his own party congress baking behold the
spectacle of relief for the rendered mill by its i'm
perfect failing provide the the end sought
good faith and subbony fought for congress
the heart of whom and
leader Rep Townsend of Michigan the finish
supposedly victory railroads. reality after having
the gauntlet of amendment victory for the railroads in its
weakness
Opposed by representatives railroads in congressional
fahered and ostered had be content with
the could which he public
clearly. practically nothing
shippers will oppose increased but is dollars
doughnus that they will have submit and then it dol
lars doughnuts that the public will pay the freight
Leave the railroads
Mr. F. Ingram of this city has gathered data that
ourhes and that the rebate is still
which covered by
TO confusion.
figures possession of Mr. Ingram that
favorng those shippers who PROVIDED WITH
THE CODE with scale lower than the nominal rate
That this confusing schedule the
the rebate (TO AID BIG SHIPPER IN CRUSHING THE
which enjoyed by ALL the nominal
roads.
il Speeds the day of government ownership
Exhibitions power corporations the
*rs great influence toward the sitting
competition presented here bringing swiftly
and it.
Probably opposed ownership but as
long pleased with donotng congresses
weakbacked you of the why it
bound
you opposed step you simply refuse to have the
agency collects and delivers mail do the
same thing with your freight
you like postal service of the hands OF
the government
Of course
THEN WHY ARE YOU OPPOSED TO THE GOVERN
MENT CARRYING FREIGHT7
The Detroit times., 1908-05-11

On July the railways east of
the Mississippi river are TO raise
freight rates.
The new scale will be some
thing like a 10 per cent increase
over the present schedule.
Quite naturally the shippers in
this district are stirred up and
conferences are being held to de
eide upon the proper course TO
be pursued to forestall this boost.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-11

IriT1ITH his great strong hands he
tMI began 10 tear up the earth.
fHI which only few hours before
C he and Jones and the sylvia
The Detroit times., 1908-05-11
Govt Ownership Of
Railroads Is Coming,
Slowly but Surely
First Test Of the Rate Law Has
y the Shipper oroe9y/ Before the
Gong for the Opening
Round--A Do-Nothine
Congress Again.

Whereupon these shippers face to face with the w
If laws providing for just such this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-06
service will be followed by reception

service will be followed by reception
Of new members.
At the Congregational church Rev.
L. B. Hix will preach in the morning
on Religious Therapeutics" Tae
Christian endeavor service will be held
at $3.50 in orde.. to finish in ample time
before the beginning Of the union serv-
ice.
Rev. William NJ. Force, at the Fist
United Evangelical church, will pr ZACH
in the morning on "In Remembrance
of Me-"
Rev c. w. McCord. who has beer to
Mitchell, S. D.. to act as judge IN
the Interstate oratorical contest, viii
be home tonight and will occupy bis
pulpit at the Presbyterian churcl in
the morning.
"The Conversions Of the New Testa-
ment Church" will be the morning sub
ject of Rev. C. II. Morris, at the Chris
tian.
At the First Church Of Christ, Sci
enlist, God, the Only Cause and Crea-
tor" will be the morning subject.
Sampson Davis will preach at the
Willing Workers mission, LOT South
Twelfth street, at $3.50 Sunday after
noon.
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Sunday at the Churches.

Because Of the baccalaureate sermon,
to be delivered by Rev. Merle N. Smith
at the Methodist church Sunday even
ing. other churches Of the city will hold
no evening service.
Rev. Mr.. Smiths subject in his ad-
dress to the high school graduates will
be GLEN ents of Greatness in the Life
Of Noses" Mr.. Smith will deliver the
farewell class address at Palmer Col
lege Sunday morning, and his pulpit
will be occupied In the morning by
Rev d. M. Helfenstein, pastor of the
First Christian church of Des Moines.
At the Friends church Rev. Emma
Coffin, Of Oskaloosa, will preach.
."The Heavenly Vision" will be the
subject Of Rev. James MCGEE, at the
Baptist church, In the morning. Tho
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-06
PAINTING BUGGIES

n 0ooo lme NOW 10 t7aSe eHo WORN
Done, Since Spring Rains Arc Over
Roads Better - Lewis E. Arm
strong, Builders Of Special Vehicles,
Now that the spring rains are over
it would be q good time to have that
buggy or other vehicle repainted. The
cost Of painting buggy is not great
and 1t adds to the life Of the vehicle
more than the cost to say nothing OF
the better appearance 1t makes. Fin
ley & Co., lib and 10 East State
street, have the best Of workmen and
the best OF facilities for doing this class
Of work. Bring in your buggy, wag-
on, ETC., now. and let them tell you
what it will cost you to repaint it. Sat
isfactory job always guaranteed.
In the same building Lewis & ARM
strong are turning out some especially
nice Jobs Of repair work and are
building special vehicles. They have
now under way delivery wagon for
Robertson & Strub that will be a mod
ell Of convenience and utility. They re-
Gently finished a ten-passenger wagon
cite for John Reeder. This is the
second one Of the kind for the same
customer, an evidence that this firm
gives satisfaction. They are prepared
to meet all competition in putting on
rubber tires, both In quality and price.
II you want specially built vehicle Of
any kind figure with Lewis & Arm
strong. repairers aud builders.
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Seniors Are Captured By soph-
ignores While on Their Way
to Pilgrim
sHEARER LOCKED IN THE BARN
Ono Hundred Fifty Attend Annual So
cial Function, Given in Honor Of tho
Graduating Class = Officers of Glass
Form Receiving Line = Undergrad
yates Have Plenty of Fun.

One hundred fifty members OF the
school, members Of the faculty, school
board and their wives, together with
friends, attended the annual reception
for the senior class, given at the Pill
grim Friday night by the juniors. In
cidental to the early hours Of the re-
ception the sophomores "butted In,
and kidnapped two Of the seniors, while
they were escorting young ladies to
the hotel.
Phin Shearer, a member Of the senior
class, while escorting Miss Valrosa
Vail from her home to the reception,
was seized and hustled to the barn
on the E. E. Downing premises, corner
Of State and Second avenue, where he
was locked up for half an hour. Miss
Vail, after the kidnapping occurred,
returned home. True to her escort,
she ordered a cab and started to the
rescue Of the senior, but in the mean
time he had been released. and the
cab met him on his way to the Vail
home.
Cartwright Taken Into Alley.
Mark Cartwright, another senior,
while escorting Miss Harriet Taylor
to the hotel, was set upon and hustled
into the alley alongside the building
occupied by the Marion Gard furni-
ture store. He was detained for only
a short time. Miss Taylor continued
on her way to the Pilgrim alone. For
the "sophs" two cakes and nine roses.
Aside from the congregation about the
hotel and shouting thru the windows
the undergraduates made no further
disturbance.
Reception Delightful Affair.
The reception was a most delightful
affair, the details of which were
planned and carried out by the juniors.
The officers of the junior class, Roy
McCord, Misses Edna Balch and VIM
fired Chamberlain and Carl Click, were
in the receiving line in the hotel dining
room. This room, also the parlors on
the second floor, which were set aside
for the reception, were decorated in old
gold and maroon. the colors of the
junior class. and black and gold,, the
seniors colors. Red and yellow roses
were the favors given. The refresh
ments, which conformed in color to the
decorative scheme. were served by the
sophomore girls.
Following the reception proper.
which lasted until 1890 O'Clock, a
two hours dancing program was en-
joyed.
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EXCELSIOR FLOUR

Olson, West End Grocer, Buys Car
load of the Celebrated Excelsior
Flour.
We feel sure that great many Of
the housewives will be glad to hear Of
the appearance again Of Excelsior
flour in Marshalltown. We have tried
for years to secure the agency of this
flour, but have only recently been sue
cessful. This -four Is put up in heavy
toweling sacks, Is made from the
choicest No. / selected northern wheat,
being milled at Yankton, S. D.. where
all good flour comes from. We guar
antee every sack to give satisfaction
or money refunded. A pair of English
steel scissors found In about every
third sack of Excelsior flour. Will be
glad to quote prices in five or ten
sack lots. "You have tried the rest,
now buy the best" 1T takes and makes
the cake" For sale only by Geo. A..
Olson, west end grocer.