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ever intrudc here and spoil our charm
ing simplicity of life with their po-
lice, their courts, their prisons and
their warehouses. 1t is the proud
boast of Inishmaan that it has never
produced a renegade Irishman to join
the British forces.
Yet what magnificent stuff these
men arc! They can carry weights
such as ] never saw carried before;
they never eat meat. arc as often wet
as dry. stand chatting in pouring rain
AS though they We're basking in sum
shine. and are capable of any amount
OF work without feeling fatigue The
one thing that has most struck me
about them is their utter indifference
to personal comfort. They fear MOTH
ing that is tangible but the fairies
knock them hollow
Nothing English is bought in The
island. When all Ireland initiates In
islmaan VIC need not bother about
home rule" as we have it without
asking for it. Sim Fcin will carry
the day.
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FAiTHLEssNEss IN LOVE
Storm Measures Used BY Irishnen to
Punish HeartIess FIirt.

The aristocrats of Dublin castle, the
aires OF New York-every one who
lightly makes love or breaks his vows,
whether before or after marriage
should be informed OF the punishment
which his humble, but true-hearted
| ncighbors are INJECTING upon faith
| less nirt. in Dublin. Ireland says
dispatch from that city
Robert Flynn, once an artileryman.
now {; small farmer near Carrick-on-
Shannon, made love to Mary Durkin, a
girl as pretty as worthy. They engaged
| themselves to marry; tho date for their
| wedding was fixed. Mary prepared her
rousseau with her own needle but
with each stitch she felt hopes as pure,
as trenulous AS ever animated prin-
cess.
Suddenly and without the slightest
cause FLYNN transferred his affections,
! so-callcd, to Anne Farelly. another To-
cal beauty. The priest like every one
in the country round, knew of Flynn's
faithlessness to Mary Durkin, and af-
tor giving him and Anne Farrclly a Sc
we're lecture. telling them he questioned
if they could be happy, after breaking
poor Marys heart, the good father re-
| fused to marry them.
SlS,rt, nd
civil process. This the farmers living
near Carrick on Shannon regard as
| inpious; besides, they were angered
at Flynn's treatment of Mary Durkin
So when the bride and bridegroom
were returning from the civil ceremony
thirty young men met them. Without
wasting words. these rural defenders
of the faith and Of constancy in love
seized Flynn and took the bride back
to her fathers house. Then they. car
ried the struggling bridegroom to his
house.
For the past ten days and nights the
young farmers have kept constant
guard over both houses, have had Mr..
and Mrs. Flynn under constant sur
veillance, have prevented them from
rejoining each other. and the guard
| will be maintained until Easter Sun
day.
Faith. it's Lenten penance they're
doing for their SINS" said the farmers.
while the priest applauds the punish-
ment.
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CHAPTER XIII.
NanulllahAd

Alone In his chamber Phineas
sloomed. The company had prose.
cuted on the charge of overlapping
only. This troubled Phineas but lit
tie. Fulfilling his expectation in case
OF discovery, certain merchants of San
Francisco had raised large sum
for his bail; retained for his defense
the best lawyers in the state. AS he
had been held on the lighter charge
he felt sure the plot to blow up the
steamer was still secret. He fumed
at tho stupidity Of his underlings,
never suspecting another cause might
have saved the Flora"
Whether chance or plan had given
Phineas his name he knew not: but
he had believed in its meaning, gloried
in it. Phineas. mouth of brass; Cad
wallader. battle arranger. Many
brazen battle had he arranged and
fought to successful finish. But
these were past. The easy, luxurious
life was surely gone. The best seat,
the finest room. the open cigar case.
drinks that cost him nothing, the still.
hunt for secrets. popularity, jollity-
all that he best loved was lost. In.
stead the-prison, perhaps. Restless.
~ he walked the narrow room, his
courage rising. while his nimble brain
wove him yet another bold plot.
Through his attorney he contrived an
interview with Gov. Stanford that
came to pass with unexpected prompt.
ness.
The governor entered. outwardly tho
genial. rosy citizen adored by Call.
fornia's best, wrapped as with q man.
tie in his optimistic atmosphere of
success. But today he was face to
face with crime. Phineas' tricks might
be veiled-his tricky heart was not.
The governor measured him in an in.
slant and went on guard.
yes. sir, I can do it; can deliver
the goods" Phineas said alphabetically,
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CHAPTER XIV.
Hearts Revealed.

Phineas delivered his GOODS" and
the historic Sacramento Valley rail.
road, the first bit Of track on the Pa.
cific coast, the iron link that proved
to be the undoing of the spurious San
Francisco & Washoe railroad. dropped
mysteriously into the hands Of the
Central Pacific company.
The opposition. defeated, yet never
dead, still cried Wolf" But no cry
was loud enough to futter the brave
men 1T Sacramento. Only nature and
the nations extremities could retard
them now. And against these enc.
mics in the open, officers and en-
ployes, down to the humblest. took
heart OF grace and charged again the
rocky ramparts of the sierras.
When the angel of death swept
down In the breath Of the powder fash
Ito Be Continusd.)
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present owners control the sacra,
mento Valley road. That little link,
with it's Freeport connection. and its
arms outreached to McLane's road 60
ing east from Placerville. will put the
iron horse to the state line long before
Stanford can make good his bluff at
his time limit. The state and the ma.
tional government should hail McLane
and his associates as their saviors
from a monstrous steal"
That's the cussed stuff that works
like slow poison among the men, ma
king sight crooked and brains mag.
goty." Gregory thought aloud as he
went to rude kit for paper and pen.
He wrote steadily for an hour, handed
letters and dispatches to a messenger
and was of again.
Riding west to the end Of the rails
two hours later he rounded the elbow
Of small hill and came upon a gang
Of track-layers working alone, the FORE
man being hidden by second sharp
turn. For a moment the men did not
know themselves watched. Some were
resting on their hammer handles, some
snatching surreptitious smoke, while
low joke and dialogue ran lazily
around. Others kept up noise with
half-hearted blows at the spikes.
Take your time, boys. This is all
the iron for month O. Sundays.
Something's gone wrong with the
Flora, an the last lot was shipped on
her"
The plunge of the horse, urged upon
the men with cruel spur, startled them
into rigidity. Gregory's hair bristled
under his hat His nose lifted threat
eningly. His cheek paled and his
eyes flung burning spark to every
shirkling soul.
You hell-hounds! Call this work
Is this what you're giving the G. P.
company for their good coin? You
think any railroad under Gods canopy
can be built a-sitting on your ham.
mers? I'll break your worm.eaten
heads! Ill set men over you with
shotguns! I'll send you into kingdom
come without wooden overcoats! I'll
-" His invectives tore along the line
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AN IRISH ISLAND.
Spot Where Neither Rates, Taxes. or
Rents Arc Paid,

RENTS Arc PaId.
Englishmcn themselves arc scarcely
aware of the fact that within the Unit
ed Kingdom there is spot-tl,is small
island-Nherc the people have paid
neither rates nor taxes nor rent for
three years. They have no police, no
coastguard, no lighthouse. nor any
thing that can remind them that they
are the subjects OF Edward VII. writes
a correspondent of the New York Sun.
IL you want to indulge in the simple
life this is the place to visit For a
fortnight at time you may hear Meth
ing of the world outside, but il the
weather is good a steamer comes out
from Galway three times a week. Dur
tied for a fortnight, and we were all
on short commons.
| am working away at Irish, which
is the most difficult tongue, though my
own, that | ever tackled The aspir-
atoms and eclipse plays the deuce
with ones brain. yet the smallest
children here never make a mistake.
Here is an example:
Cab ! lett" is pronounced 'C;ullia. !"
The and t arc aspiratcd and become
silent, yet even so It is hard to get
"Gullia" from what remains. 1t means
Come here
Admar 0ucky) is pronounced aver.
Caoiteamail (opportunc) is pro.
nounced keekool.
Meudugad Gncreasing) is pro-
nOunced maedl1aa
THESE are only few Of the least
puzzling features, nudity and a
richness that beats even Italian.
Very few OF the people know any
English. This is the middle island of
the Aran group, which lies well out
in the Atlantic in front of Galway Bay,
1nishmaan Is the most Irish of the
three.
The population is 400. The climate
is mild enough for maidcnhair ferns
to grow in the open: already we have
primroses in full bloom. Pig rear
ing and fishing arc the only occupa :
tons. never tasted a more exquisite
fish. We sometimes have a cod, a tur-
bot or haddock for dinner that was
still alive when brought to the house.
These people are the descendants of
the Firbolgs who were driven to these
isles as last refuge out OF Ireland by
the Milesians. Their forts still remain;
some date from 1900 years b. C..
DIR. Petric has described Dun Engus
as the most magnificent barbaric mon
ument left in Europe. 1t is on the large
island lAranmorc) and stands on tho
verge Of cliff rising perpendicularly
300 feet from the Atlantic.
1t consists of three horseshoe wall.
Of cyclopean masonry without cement
Of any kind. Outside the outermost
walls there are chevaux- de-frise con :
sisting of huge bulks of limestone stuck
In solid rock and sloping toward the
enemy. This was set there at the time
of Christ, and it still diff1cult to pass.
although there are no Firbolgs to make
1t even harder.
1t is a. fine sight during storm to
see immense waves dash against these
cliffs and dissolve into spray. / have
seen the spray carried far inland over
a. cliff 200 feet high. On the island
there is an almost perfect specimen OF
a pre- Christian beehive dwelling,
which was the earliest style Of Irish
stone architecture.
1t will be great pity il the English
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CHAPTER XII.

sour Banner Shall Float Red"
George Gregory urged his horse to
. gallop over the rough path that
skirted the long string of ties-ties
that had waited many days for iron.
The noon hour was on. At all the
camps men and beasts were feeding.
The superintendent took letters and
dispatches that met him as he dis
mounted, and, passing his bride to
the man in waiting, went to the lee
side of the dining tent to read them
before eating. One after another he
glanced over yellow slips, tore open
envelopes.
mo iron yet. Flora detained"
he read. and groaned as he thought of
bare ties, and the so miles still far
from finished.
Gregory, fitful straws on gusts that
swoop along the track of labor, con.
trary to the steadier gales of capital.
''The Union Pacific amt dom
nothin' neither; failed in their con-
tracts" one voice said.
If that company can't build rail.
road next door to cheap food, cheap
iron, good forage and a nat country,
what do these c. p. fellers expect ia
do against a wall of rock standing on
edge mile an a half high?'
Yes; an 40 feet of snow on top Of
that" third added.
AN thar's the iron-not enough to
be had, no ships to tote it, an 10000
miles to come"
The superintendent heard, though
eye and mind were reading letters,
He though Of the delayed Flora, u
and pain stabbed sharper at his TEN.
pies.
intendent that the meal was nearly
finished. He moved of a little that
the men might not guess themselves
overheard; scrutinized them keenly al
they filed out and sought here or there
a sheltered spot for pipe or chew be.
fore the short respite ended.
The superintendent went inside and
ate sparingly of the coarse food. d.
gestion losing its fight to the over.
wrought brain. Why could not the din.
ner-time critics, with all their know.
ings. have gained yet a few other
facts? Land jobbers and stock specu.
lators held the Union Pacific fran.
chise by the throat, dallied with the
work. cheated their contractors. These
cheated in turn. making their cuts
narrow and ragged, their fills loose
and brush padded. starving their men
and failing with their time limit. No
wonder United States commissioners
refused the road!
But the men Of pick and shovel
men upon whom. then as now, depends
the success of all contests with ma.
ture-saw only the bare fact, failure.
And failure in the east meant, doubly.
failure in the west!
A second time Gregory read a San
Francisco newspaper clipping in.
closed in a letter from the treasurer:
The Central Pacific company can
never build on time az. long as the
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like thunderbolts. Rough men, desper-
ate some Of them were, cowed under
his blasting TRADE, breathing easily
again only when he turned to meet the
luckless foreman coming round the
point.
Late in the afternoon a hurrying
messenger overlook the boss" with
dispatches. THE Flora is at Sacra-
mento. Iron at Front tomorrow
Crocker."
The superintendent handed the tele-
gram to Bennett. Pass it along" he
said. Let every man in camp know
the iron is coming"
Bennett moved away, and Gregory
took OF his hat and threw back his
head. A long breath of relief brought
ease. and he lifted his eyes to the
armament. The gray day had passed.
The sun paused in splendor on the
western heights. hinging triumphant
red banner across to meet the ap.
preaching twilight curve.
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over night In town, go east a short
distance in the morning, and then
take it west from here"
For the first two or three miles
their search was unrewarded by any
sign. Just at sunset, in windy little
vale, the lineman's practised eye
caught peculiar piecing of the wire,
and he climbed nimbly to inspect it.
1t was not joining made by the regu.
lar force, but recent cut. The
marks of the climbers were also fresh.
rs there anything about it to dis
tinguish it from regular work?" AL.
fred asked.
you bet! Any chump could tell. il
he see it close, that 1t was the work
Of an amachure by the way the wires
are tied"
That was something gained. but not
enough. How did the man get UP
there?"
Before the man could reply Alfred's
aye was caught by the CLEAN Of a
crescent of FURNISHED gold. Lying
half imbedded in the wet remains Of
snowdrift, its upper surface washed
clean and shining, he found a cuff but
ton of peculiar design-a star within
crescent, the two free points tipped
with diamonds. He knew it, he knew
who owned its fellow! Turning it over
he saw the engraved initials, P. G.
Good enough!" he called. I'VE need
no more evidence. You can go on to
town for the night, or back to camp,
as you choose. Ill ride too hard for
YOU, perhaps"
The man chose to turn back: Alfred
arranged for payment for the extra
work and again rode east.
In few minutes he arrived at the
Dutch Flat Office and telegraphed Al
win, asking of Phineas Five minutes
later he was reading the reply:
"C.'s here, pacing the platform like
a mad gobbler. We did the leaving
trick for the regular train o. K. But
he thinks he's going on the special in
spite of fate"
Let him go in peace" Alfred wired
back; and Immediately sent message
to the sheriff at Auburn that was an
swered after two hours as follows:
"Sheriff's Office, Auburn. P. C. walked
into my arms as unsuspecting as a
lamb. He had no time to destroy in
eliminating evidence. Is now resting
noisily in the cooler"
Alfred stretched his weary legs and
went out into the cool evening. The
day had been stressful and bed
would have been welcome. Yet Stella!
He looked into the overhead blue and
saw young moon that might last till
II o'clock.
"A light night! can ride fast and
do it by $780," he said to himself with
sudden cheer. "Stella!"
A hasty snack at a nondescript res
taurant, fresh horse and he was
again in the saddle, following the
stage track westward, re-riding the
miles that he might have an hour with
Stella-dear Stella. who had discov
cred the plot and whose service to hu
mainly and to the Central Pacific Rail
road company might never be known
to more than Alvin and himself.
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after a full statement OF his PROPOSE
ton and sharp questions from his lis
tener.
Let me understand you thoroughly.
Well go over 1t again. and slowly. It
is too important matter to be hur-
ried-or bungled. You agree to de-
liver into our hands Within one month
from date controlling number Of
shares in the Sacramento Valley rail.
road?"
II do"
You agree to enter our employ. and
hereafter work for our interests as
you have before now worked for those
opposing us?"
| II do"
you promise to keep secrets In.
trusted to you, and never by any sort
of word or communication to disclose
the nature Of this interview, to give
the slightest hint that 1t ever took
place."
II do"
VERY WE'LL"
There followed a few further de-
tails of the bargain. At nod from
the governor toward the hall door, I'M
seen by Phineas. man with scratch
pad and pencil entered so quietly that
only by the expression on the govern.
or's face was his coming announced to
Phineas. He turned and started half
out of his chair, yet quickly composed
himself again.
did you get that perfectly" the
governor asked of the stenographer.
He nodded affirmatively.
Read it," The governors voice was
stern.
Phineas went ashen as the sale Of
himself to the corporation he hated,
sentence by sentence. was riveted.
But he was intrepid still, sitting erect,
listening carefully.
''Is that correct. Mr.. Cadwallader?"
Quite So Gov. Stanford" In spite
of himself his lips trembled. But his
tone was steady 1t would not be so
bad, he thought.
Then sign it." the governor said;
and Phineas felt himself vanquished
by the tone.
He took up the pen. hesitated an ap.
preciable instant, his face contracting
slightly yet quickly clearing, and
signed.
The governor did not fail to inter-
pref correctly that hesitancy. He dis
missed the clerk and turned to
Phineas. "Mr. Cadwallader, | shall
not attempt to conceal from you the
satisfaction this transaction affords
me. I hope 1t will not be otherwise
with you. Serve US we'll and you will
find the Central Pacific company .
fair employer
I'm sure I shall, sir. I've been in
sympathy with you from the start, but
had to serve those who paid me-"
The governor scowled at the bald
sycophancy. Words are cheap, MIR.
Cadwallader." He rose, stepped to
the door to make sure Of privacy, re.
turned and stood near Phineas. His
large body. powerful instrument Of a
still more powerful will. lowered above
Phineas unconsciously threatening.
His eye, not kind as it ever was for
friends and right doors. but the eye
that COMPOUNDED malevolence. burned
into the other mans very soul, downed
his gaze. held him covering In his
chair.
1--WE shall expect more than words
from you, Mr.. Cadwallader. And to
insure your continual interest In our
welfare have to tell Won that we hold
perfect chain of evidence convictins
you of intent to blow up the Flora.
Our people found the powder, the fuse.
the open packages of petroleum. We
| know the man you hired to carry out
the plot, we have a correct reading
of your cipher dispatch, some certified
affidavits-all that is needed to send
! you to the penitentiary. This is filed
away safely. The day you betray US
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by word or sign, or to the amount Of
two-bit piece. you will be arrested
and put on trial. Good afternoon"
The governor left the room without
q glance at the man behind him.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-30
JESSE MERCER.

Our good friend Jesse Mercer, of the Fitgzer
aid Enterprise, is making an astonishing race for
prison commissioner to succeed Tom EaSon. Col.
Mercer is sure winner. There are several able
candidates in the race and one place to fill We
wish we could vote for others of these congenal
candidates for this office, for there are others
among the number who are we'll qualified, but Mer
Ger is so far ahead of the average office seeker that
we wish everybody could see his race as we do.
He is not chronic office Wanter-he is q plain,
every day, good all round honest citizen, who
gets out fine newspaper three times week Ills
paper stands for all that's good and for the best
interests of his own county and dear, old Georgia.
Mercer stands hard by his Convictions, not
withstanding he is a candidate He is not on the
fence even now when he seeks votes. He is an ar
dent Hoke Smith supporter and is making per
haps the ceanest brayest fight for the re election
of any paper published in Georgia. NOthwith-
standing this fact Joe Brown men who know Mer
Ger are supporting him. 1t is a question of men
and not politics. We care not what mans views
on the gubernatoral race are in filling such Offices
as that Mercer seeks. We should let no blind
partisan prejudice warp our estimation of men. 10
all who want good, clean man in Ollice-a man IN
whom is to be found the very embodiment of true
manhood and noble worth Ave urge that MERGERS
name be seri ousy considered in making out the
ticket on June A.
We hope the friends of Col. Mercer will speak
word for him ON election day. Many do not care
much about this office. To these we bespeak this
word for our friend Mercer The prison commission
needs him very badly. -Sylvania Herald.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-30
The Official Ballot.

In the official ballot which ap-
pears in today's paper, will be in
teresting to most of our readers
OF course the ballot is self-explan- q
atory. The voter exercising ordi-
nary diligence will scratch the
names so as to make it valid and
legal ballot. The voter is apt to
be misled if he is careless or in a
hurry as to the number Of names
to be voted for Prison Commission
er. There are five candidates for
the one office. Only one to be vo-
ted for. It is true that there are
three Prison Commissioners on the
board, but the terms expire one
at time, so ii will be necessary to
scratch four names under the head
of Prisiou Commissioner, voting
for only one, to make it valid
ballot.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-30
Shot at Providers.

Thursday about midnight while
Rev. S. J Parrish was in his study
preparing for his Sunday sermons
the sound of voices pitched in low
conversation attracted his attention
and instantly turning out the light
and securing pistol he discovered
two men making their way toward
the kitchen, on the north side OF
the house. Seeing they were up
to some mischief Mr.. Parrish deter
mind to fire at them, but dctermln-
alton was all-the pistol snapped
Noiselessly making his way to
the room of the writer, Mr.. Par
IRISH secured re endorsements in the
form Of a sleepy local editor and
another pistol. A swift march
forward was then executed and the
providers put to rout, evidently
preferring more hospitable local.
ties.
1t is not believed they were pro-
fessional thieves but merely there
for the purpose of adopting a few
spring chickens.