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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-27

D. E. Jones, of Seattle, has been
in the valley for the past few days
and is thinking of locating here.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-27
Land for Sale or Trade.

For sale or exchange, one quarter
section fruit land. VIII consider or
chard close to Wenatchee. What
have you? Give price.
J. H. ALEXANDER,
3-3 Synarep, Okanogan Co., Wash
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-29

| The Civic Club meeting dated for
December S0th has been postponed
until January 5th. and will be held
at the Congregational church at 1880
in the afternoon 21S-20
John Spears, of near Eagle was ar
rested yesterday on a charge of shoot
ing at Ben Sanders, we'll known
farmer of that vicinity Spears was
released on bond in the sum of $1,000.
One of the most entertaining and
mirth provoking shows of the season
will be given at the Auditorium, to-
night by Durno, the magician and
Frank Sherman. the humorist Seats
on sale at the post office lobby.
~Among those who are attending the
Teachers Association at Oklahoma
City are Professor and Mrs. w. G..
Masterson, H. w C. Shelton, Misses
Gertrude Cantrell, Hattie Craig, Zoe
Cox. Hattie Day, Leila Slough and
Agnes Ritchey.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Robert Mahoney, aged 21, of
Pawhuska, and Miss Annie Odell, aged
IS. of Centralia.
Mrs W. e. Rainey, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hunt,
leaves tonight for her home at Cottage
Grove, Tenn.
Mrs. C. A. Woods Of Colorado is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. George Kapp.
Mrs. G. L. Harnage and children of
Talala are visiting the family Of
Joseph Hunt
Miss Frank Wilson of independence,
Kans, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j..
Wilson.
Miss Bessie Dodd, who has been
visiting Mrs. J H Winner went to
-Claremore this morning.
George Finley is expected here to-
night from Topeka.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-29


Gorgeous Production Tcmorrow Night,
The gorgeous musical spectacular
extravaganza. The Cat and the Fid-
die" which for the past three seasons
has been such a whirl and success
will be the attraction at the Auditor
ium tomorrow night.
A company Of some forty singers,
dancers. comedians. and a large and
carefully drilled and beautifully gown
ed chorus are included. The plot is
taken and founded on the favorite old
nursery rhyme, Hey Diddle Diddle,
the Cat and the Fiddle" elaborated
upon, and worked out by deft touches
into a fine musical comedy extrava-
ganza. just the sort that is delight
to our theatre goers on account of its
breeziness.
There are many new big song hits,
and musical ard dancing numbers by
the famous beauty chorus. all Of which
have delighted thousands. so that
they are rev on Tie musical programs
OF every band ard orchestra concert
in this country. ard include MY Maid
in the Moon, "Mother Goose's Dolls"
and the successes OF last season 1922"
"Rosey Dreams" i've Never Been
Introduced to You in the Shadow
~ an old nate Tree {"
The cast of principals here, many
Of whom are well known, include
Chas. A. selloa. The FL More Sisters,
Florence Wills Theresa Miller, Geo.
S. Wakefield. Johann Barthleson, The
cstthard Brothers and host Of 9TH
,rs.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-29
To Elaht For guaranty Law.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. Ex-Governor
Haskell, of Oklahoma has appealed to
Governor Shallenberger to join with
Oklahoma and Kansas in testing the
guaranty of deposits acts of the three
states.
He asks for a conference between
the governors for the purpose of mu-
tual cooperation in the appeal case.
The governor of Nebraska has not
yet replied to the appeal
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-29

wANTED-Iron molders, wages SO
to $3.50, nine hours, Railroad work
Piece system, men can make s4 to S.
per day. Open shop Berry Foundry
st. Joseph. Mo. 1872
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-29

Season tickets to the Lyceum
Course can stiIl be had Tor four mum
bers including "DurnO." for s125.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-29

TO THE rADIEs-I am prepared
to clean and press skirts in the best
possible manner. Mrs. Scott, 1870
South Wilson street.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09
GOe ~ CHANCE
ESTHER AND LUCIA CHAMBERLAIN

the back of his hand he fiicked the tray
away from him..
The little man undoubled his knees
and descended the stool. He stood
breast-high behind the counter. He
dropped a lack-lustre eye to the box.
"Velly nice" he murmured with vague,
falling infection.
"Oh, r~otten!" Harry laughed at him.
You no like?"
NO. No like. You got something
else-something nice?'
No" 1t was like a doc closed in
the face of their hope-that falling in
Election, that blank of vacuity that set
tied over his face, and his whole droop-
ing figure. He seemed to be only mute
~ awaiting their immediate departure
to climb back again on his high stool.
But Harry still leaned on the counter
and grinned ingratiatingly. "Oh, Joe,
you good fen. You got something
pretty-maybe?"
The curtain of vacuity parted just
a crack-let through a CLEAN of in
tense intelligence. Maybe" The
goldsmith chuckled deeply, as if Harry
had unwittingly perpetrated some joke
some particularly clever c%onjurer's
trick. He sided out behind the coun-
ter, past the grinning brazier and shut
fled into the pack of the shop where
he opened a door.
Flora had expected a cupboard, but
the vista 1t gave upon was a long
black. incredibly narrow passage. that
stretched away into gloom with all the
suggestion of distance of a road goine
over a horizon. Dow this the gold
smith went, with his straw slipper!
clapping on his heels, until his small
figure merged in the gloom and pres.
emily disappeared altogether. and only
the faint fipper-hap of his slippers
came back, growing more and more
distant to them. and finally dying int
silence. In the stiffness that followed
while they waited they could hear eacl
other breathe. The little shop will
the water-stained walls and the an
cient odor-anciept as the empire o
China-inclosed them like a spell cas-
around them by a vanishing enchantei
to hold them there mute until his re
turning. They did not look at eacl
other, but rather at the glowinl
brazier, at the gold on the glass plates
at the forms of people passing in tn
street, moving pslely across the din
window pane. as distant to Flora's ey,
as though they moved in anothet
world. chen came the aipper-fap q
the goldsmitb's slippers returning. TIL,
sound snapped their tension, and Harr,
laughed.
Lord knows how far he went :,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09
2 Continued From Saturday.

over everything else was spread a
aimness of age like dust. 1t envoleped
ghe little mar behind the counter, not
With the frailness that belongs to hui
nan age, but with that weathered pol
shed hardness which time brings to
antiques of wood and metal. Indeed,
he appeared so like a carved idol in a
turio shop that Flora vas a little
hart1ed to find that he was looking at
her. Cinnamon had always seemed to
Der blank automatons, but this one
boxed keenly, pointedly. as if he per-
tonally took note. She told herself
Ehimsically that perhaps it was his ex-
raordinary glasses that gave point to
hat expression. and presently when he
look them off she was surprised to sec
/ seemed verify true. His little physi-
bgnonhy had no more expression than a
Eithered nut. But there was some
hing about II more disturbing than its
vanishing intelligence. something I'M
Expected, and out of harmony with the
lest of him, yet so Elusive that, fit
wer him as her eye would, she failed
b find 1t.
Harry" she murmured to Cressy,
Tho was still stirring the contents OF
he box with a d%isdainful %forefnger,
this little man gives me the shivers.'
"Q1d Joe?' Harry smiled in~dulgently,
rs a queer customer. Been quite a
lgurehead in Chinatown for twenty
ears. Say, Joe, heap badl" and with
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09
RAILROADS IN CHILE
INCREASING WAGES

Consul Alfred A. Winslow writes
from Valparaiso hat the railroad de-
velopment of Chile has been very
marked during the past foul years.
During 1908 there were 648 miles of new
railway constructed for the Chilean
government at a total cost of $40. 254. 2S4
United States gold, of which 166 miles
were built under contract and the re-
mainder by governmental forces. OF
his ia miles were added to the main
line, or "lo~ngitudinal,' as it is known
here, since it follows the foothills
lengthwise of the country, and the re-
mainder covered branch lines leading
to the coast or up into the Cordilleras.
The prospects for 1909 seem even
brighter for railway construction in
Chile than those of 1908. The indica-
lions are, therefore. that there will be
a demand for quite an amount of rail-
way material and supplies during the
year. The Chilean government will
continue to do a large amount of con-
~struction work. For this interested
parties should address the Director
General de industrial y Obras Publicas,
Santiago, Chile, while for business for
the africa to La Paz railway communi-
cations should be addressed to the So
ciedad Sir John Jackson Qimited), San
tiago, Chile. This contract calls for
an outlay of very nearly SIS, 900, 900 Uni
ted States gold, and covers about $50
miles of main track.-Consular Reports.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09

get it!'
Across the street," Flora wondered.
or under it. And it won't be worth
two bits when it gets here" He peered
at the little mar coming toward them
down the passage, Tapping and shut
fling, and carrying, held before him in
both hands, a square, deep little box.
1t was d worn, nondescript box that
he set down before them, but the jeal-
Gus way he carried it had suggested
treasure. and Flora leaned eagerly for
ward as he raised the cover, half ex-
pecting the blaze of a jewel-case. She
saw at first only dull shanks of metal
tumbled one upon the other. But, after
a moments peering, between them she
caught CLEANS of veritable light. Her
fingers went in to retrieve a hoop of
heavy silver, in the midst of which was
sunk a fawed topaz. She admired a
moment the play of light over the i'm
perfection.
But this isn't Chinese she OBJ
jected, turning her surprise on Harry.
Lots of 'em aren't. These men CLEAN
everywhere. That's pretty" He held
up a little circle of discolored but lus-
terful pearls-let it fall again. since it
was worth only a glance He leaned on
the counter, Indifferent to urge where
value seemed so slight. He seemed
amused at Flora's enthusiasm for
clouded opals.
They look well enough among this
junk he said, but compare them with
your own rings and you'l see the diff
ference"
She heard him dreamily. she was
wishing, as she turned over the tumble
of damaged jewels, that things SC
pretty might have been perfect. To
find a perfect thing in this place would
be too extraordinary to hope for. Yet
taking up the next, and the next. she
found herself wishing it might be this
one-this cracked ~intaglio. No? Their
this blue one-say. The setting spoke
nothing for it. 1t was a plain. thin
round hoop of palpable brass, and tbs
battered thing seemed almost too feeble
to hold the solitary stone. But the
stone! She looked Il full in the eye
tie bis. blazing, blue eye of it. Whal
was the matter with this one? A flaw
h held 1t to the light.
She felt Harry move behind her. SIN
knew he couldn't but be looking at IT
For how, by all that was marvellous
had she for a moment doubted IT
Down to its very heart. which was near
70 black, it IA clear fire, and out
ward toward the faucets struck flamins
hyacinth hues with zigzag white cross.
lights hat dazzled and mesmerized
Just the look of 1.-THE marvellous deer
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09

well of it's light-declared its truth.
Harry" she breathed, without talk
ing her gaze from the thing in her
hand. do look at this!"
h felt him lean closer. Then with
an abrupt Lets see it, he took it
from her-held it to the light, laid it on
his palm, looking sharply across the
counter at the. shopkeeper, then back
at the ring with a long scrutiny. His
face, too, had a flush of excitement.
"Is i~t-good?" Flora faltered.
"A sapphire he said, and taking her
third finger by the tip, he slid on the
thin circle of metal.
She breathed high, looking down
at The stone with eyes absorbed in the
blue fire. There was none of the cupid
ity of women for jewels in her look.
It was the intrinsic beauty of this
drop of dark liquid light that had cap
tured her. 1t had mystery, and her
imagination woke to 1.-THE wistful
mystery of perfect beauty. And per-
feet beauty in such a place! 1t was too
beautiful. The feeling it brought her
was too sharp for pure pleasure. II
was dimly like fear. Yet instinctively
she shut her hand about the ring. She
murnlured out her wonder.
come here?"
oh, not so strange Harry an
sWered. He leaned on his elbow upon
the counter, his head bent close to hers
above the single, glittering point that
drew the four eyes to one focus
Sailors now and then pick up a thing
of whose value they have no idea-get
hard up, and pawn it-still without any
idea. These chaps"-and his bold hand
indicated the shopkeeper-"take in any
thing-that is, anything worth theii
WINE; and, wait, n wait, and wait
until they see just the moment-ant
turn it to account"
II might be because Harry's eyeS
We're so taken with the jewel hat his
tongue ran recklessly. He had spoken
low, but Flora sent an anxious glance
to be sure the shopkeeper hadn't over
heard. h had meant only to glance
but she found herself staring into eyes
that stared back from the other side o.
the counter. That wide. unwinkins
scrutiny filled her whole vision. For az
instant she saw nothing nut the dane,
of scintillant pupils. Then, with a lit
tie gasp she clutched at her ompan
ions arm
"Oh, Harry"
Ills glance came quickly round Il
her. Why, what's the matter?'
h mufmured, That Chinaman haI
blue eyes,
He looked at her with go~od-naturet
wonder.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09
SAYS CHRIST WINS
BY HIS BOLONESS
Rev. T. B. Shannon Declares 1t
Never Occurs to Many to
Question Divine Power.

-At the morning service yesterday in
the Memorial Presbyterian Church the
Rev. THOMAS Il. Shannon, pastor OF the
kilborn Memorial Presbyterian Church,
cook for his fopic THE Boldness of
Gnrist's Command He. said, in part;
THAT a mai born in Nazareth,
brought up in the humble home Vi
Mary and Joseph, and who worked in
nc carpenter shop till he was 80 years
Ct age should step Il into the open
all of a sudden and command men al
ready busy with their tasks to follow
him is a bold undertaking considered
from any point of view.
There never was anything like 1t
before. Monarchs and enthroned Kings
lad done it, but they had IN authority
and a power that men would not dare
disregard. But this man presented no
credentials, made no explanations, had
no visible means of power to compel
obedience. He appeared to men and
bid them follow Him. And the strange
part of it is that with many it never
seems to have occurred to them to hesl-
tate or to question His right to issue
lIllS DOlu COllltIldIlu. Ills BIGdl lam
OF Christ Is based upon what He knew
of Himself, what he knew of man.,
what He knew He could do for man.
"As l look at the nations of the
world it is an amazing thought every
time | think of it that the conditions
existing seem to be determined by wha
they think of Jesus Christ. And yet
some people say it makes no difference
what you think; but | would answer
that it has made all the difference In
the world to the nations of the earth.
1t has made the difference between
China and America, or South Africa
and England.
Again He makes the claim because
of what He NEW of man. He saw
not only the hunger that called for
food and the sickness that called for
healing. but He saw deeper than that
He saw that the greatest want of man
was to be delivered from his sin.
Lastly He commanded men to fol-
low Him because of what He knew He
could do for them.
. "There is the miracle Of his influence
upon the twelve apostles. He took
them, ignorant, unlettered, with no
earthly advantages. all of them grown
men with fixed habits n made of
them the finest gentlemen of his time
and sent them out to shape the world,
and used them to build the foundation
Of His indestructible Kingdom.
Blu that is not all. He is doing
that same kind of work today. He Is
taking men dead in trespasses and in
sin and washing them as white as
snow and redeeming them to a new
life"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09
DRINK IS MODERN
BARABBAs, He SAYS
Edward S. Black, of Newark,
Addresses Members of First
Congregational Church.
Especial to the Newark star

ASBURY PARK, Aug. Edward 8.
Black, of Newark, spoke in the First
Congregational Church here We, terday,
under the auspices of the International
Order of Good Templars, his subject
being Christ or ~Barabbas?"
Mr.. Black spoke of the great results
as to character and immortal de stiny
that depend on the power of choice, and
as a striking instance he mentioned
the events leading up to the c~ruciaxion
of Jesus The Jews, he said, we, o
called upon to moose between Christ
and Barabbas, who was a robber. They
had the power to choose Chist, but they
rejected the blessed Saviour and made
the fatal choice of Barabbas. But now
We are called upon to make a like
choice between Christ and the modern
~Barabbas," he said.
ID you ask" he continued, who Is
the modern Barabbas? My answer is,
the liquor traffic is the modern Barab-
bas, n is a far more mean, dangerous
and despicable robber than Barabbas
of the olden times and is O robber in
every sense of the word, and is on
tinually robbing mankind of all hat is
noblest and truest In its nature"
Mr.. Black maintained that the liquor
traffic robs childhood of it's innocence,
manhood of its glory, womanhood of it's
purity, marriage of its chastity, the
ballot-box of it's freedom, Industry of
Its reward and the church and the
kingdom of God of thousands of
precious souls.
In the course of his address Mr..
Black took occasion to pay a high
tribute to former Sheriff Sommer, of
Essex county, and referred to him as
the best sheriff the county ever had. He
also criticised the mayor and police
officials of Atlantic City for h cir
failure to enforce the excise law, and
made a strong plea in favor of local
option.
Previous to the address Mr.. Blacks
GOOD Templars' Song of Freedom"
was sung by the congregation, to the
tune of America"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09
CHEAP GAS IN ENGLAND.

Consul Albert Halstead reports that
for the year ended March 81 the Biz
mingham municipal gas department
has been able to contribute S347 ,754 tC
the reduction of city taxation, the de
tails of which follow:
This is an increase of S49,375 over
last year, and is the greatest profit
that this British city has ever made on
it's gas undertaking. In addition, the
gas department contributed $4,000 di-
rect to the city treasurer and $4,000
worth of gas in aid of public lighting
within and without the city. The profit
was made after a large allowance fol
depreciation of plant and a contribu-
ton to the reserve fund of almost as
much as the profit, and with the plant
being kept at the highest maximum
of efficiency. 1t is also of interest
to note that the last contribution to re-
duce taxation has been possible despite
the considerable reduction in the price
of gas for the last half of the year.
The rate for gas, showing reduction
made, follows:
For lighting and heating purposes in
one premises: Under $4,000 cubic feet.
from 81 to 81 cents; between $1,000 and
$50, 900 cubic feet, from So to SO cents;
between 100000 and 1000, 900 cubic feet
from 40 to 46 cents; for 1000, 900 cubic
feet and upward, from "A to AZ cents.
For motive-power purposes: Under 100,-
900 cubic feet, from A to AZ cents: loo, 900
cubic feet and upward, from 3S to SO
cents. All the foregoing rates are sub
ject to > per cent. discount for prompt
payment.
For supplies of gas through prepay
ment meters: With gas fittings and
cookers free, from 26 to % cubic feet
per two cents; with cookers free from
81 to SO cubic feet per W. cents.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-09

she had never known how much Harry
smoothed over.
Perhaps men were always like that
with men. Still she looked away again
because she felt she had aiken a liber-
ty in catching him when he was coming
out so plain and coming out so positive
to the shopkeeper, whom he seemed
really to be bullying. She felt that,
considering the sapphire, nothing II
went on about it could be too extraor-
binary. And yet the tone their voices
were taking on made her nervous.
Whatever they were arguing about, she
with her back to it, and for SO long,
found 1t hard to go on standing thus
while her expectancy frightened, and her
unreasonable idea that she did not
want the ring. more n more too
hold of her. If he did not want to sell
it, why not let 1t go-the beautiful
thing!
She thought she would call Harry,
and suggest it-but no. She hesitated.
She would give them a chance to finish
1t themselves. She would count ten
pigtails past the window first. She
watched the last far into the distance,
and still she was there, blowing hot
and cold. She would call to Harry
call out to him from where she stood,
that she wouldn't have the thing.
She turned, and there they were yet.
They had not moved The shadow OF
the gesticulating little Chinaman
danced like a bird on the wall, and
before him Harry glowed, ;mmovable,
but ruddy, as If the hard metal where
of he was cast was slowly heating
l-N,,n rHha fhntlOhf oano tn hpI
then. Harry was ironi The hard shade
of his profile on the wall, the stiff
movement of his lips, the forward thrust
of his head on his shoulders gave her
another thought. Was Harry also
brutal? The sight of that brutality
awake, feeding, as 1t were. on the fut-
\ tering little figure before it, distressed
her. How long were they going on put
ting an edge to their argument? There
was continually with her the fear thai
1t might sharpen into a, quarrel; fol-
now the goldsmith had ceased his GEES
ticulation and became suddenly immo-
bile, and still Harry was requiring Of
him the same things. 1t was insisted
upon, by all the lines of his stiff. bracet
figure. and she had a fluttered expect,
ancy tina IL the little man didn't de
something quickly, now-now 1t woult
happen.
What she expected of Harry. a VIC
lent act or a quick relaxation Of hi,
iron mood, she had not time to consider
, for the shopkeeper a moved. He wa.
jerking his head, his thumb and fnall,
his arm in the direction of the long
dim passage-such a pointed direction
such a singular gesture. as to startls
her with it's incongruity. What hat
that to do with the price of the ring
And IL 1t had nothing to do with tn,
price of the ring, what had they beer
talking about? Her small scrupi'
against knowing what was going on be
hind her was forgotten. indeed, nv