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popular vote. Do you think the sys-
TEN Of electing senator's by vote Of
state legislatures should be abolish
ed?"
The Mississippian cooked his head to
one side.
Il reckon that's a question that con-
Germs future senators and not those
already elected" he chuckled.
Haines laughed at Cullen, who
thrust his pad into his pocket and hur-
ried away.
1T is today that appear before the
ways and means committee. isn't it,"
Langdon queried of his secretary.
YES" said Haines, consulting his
memorandum book. Eat IL o'clock
you go before ways and means to pu
forward the needs of your state on the
matter of the reduction of the tariff
on aluminium hydrates. The people of
Mississippi believe it has actually put
back life into the exhausted cotton
lands. In Virginia they hope to use
1t on the tobacco fields"
where does the pesky stuff come
from? asked the senator.
From South America coached the
secretary. THE south is in hurry
for 1t. so the duty must come down.
You'll have to bluff bit, because Pea
body and his crowd will try to make
kind of bargain-wanting you to
keep up iron and steel duties. But you
don't believe that iron and steel need
help, you will tell them, don't you see.
so that they will feel the necessity of
giving you what you want for the
south in order to gain your support
for the iron and steel demands"
The Office door opened and Senator
Peabody appeared
Peabody" whispered the secretary
Instantly the Mississippian had his
cue. His back to Peabody. he rose,
brought down his fist heavily upon the
desk and expounded oratorically to
Haines:
what we can produce of aluminium
hydrates. my boy, is problematical but
the south is iii a hurry for it, and the
duty must come down. It's got to
come down. and I'm not going to do
anything else until it does"
The secretary stretched across the
desk.
Excuse me. senator; Senator Pea
body is here" he said loudly and sur
prisedly. as though he had just sight
ed the boss of the senate.
The Mississippian turned
"Oh, good morning senator. ! was
just talking with my secretary about
that hydrate clause"
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Peabody bowed slightly.
Yes, knew it was coming up. be.
said. so just dropped over. I'm not
opposed to 1t or any southern measure.
but 1t makes it more difficult for me
when you southern people oppose GER
tain Pittsburg interests that have to
take care Of
Langdon smiled
1--WE never been In Pittsburg. but
they tell me it looks as IL 1t could take
care of itself"
The visitor shrugged his shoulders.
That's true enough, but give and
take Is the rule in political matters.
Langdon."
This remark brought a frown to
Langdon's face.
81 don't like bargaining between gen.
tlemen, Peabody. More important still.
don't believe American politics has
to be run on that plan. Why can't we
change a lot Of things now that we
are hereT'
Langdon became so enthused that he
paced up and down the room as he
spoke.
Peabody, y0u and Stevens and l."
continued Langdon, could get our
friends together and right now start
to make this great capital Of our great
country the place Of the square deal
the place where give and take, bargain
and sale, are unknown. We could
start movement that would drive out
all secret Influences
The secretary noticed Peabody's in
voluntary start.
1.-The newspapers would help u.s."
went ON Langdon. Public opinion
would be with US, and both houses of
congress would have to join In the
work If we went out in front, led the
way and showed them their plain
duty. And / tell you, Senator Peabody.
that the principles that gave birth to
this country, the principles of truth,
honesty. justice and independence,
would rule in Washington
'If Washington cared anything about
them, Langdon," interjected the Penn
sylvanian.
That's my point" cried the Missis-
sippian-''let us teach Washington to
care about Them
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WHEN SENATORS DISAGREE.
THB wiseacres of Washington had
nightly predicted that the site
of the hundred million dol
4 lar gulf naval base would be
decided on in March after the excite
ment and gayety attending the presi-
Dental Inauguration had subsidized.
On the morning of the day before
this action of the committee on naval
affairs was to be taken Secretary
Haines sat at his desk in Senator
Langdon's committee room in the cap
itol. Richard Cullen. the favorite as
sociate of Haines in his Journalistic
days, out earlier than usual on his
daily round of the departments for
| news for his Chicago paper, had
strolled in and attempted few of his
characteristic cynicisms. Haines usual
ly found them entertaining, but these
| were directed at Senator Langdon.
Now, let me tell you something
! Dick" the secretary answered firmly
Don't you work off all your dyspeptic
ideas in this neighborhood. My sena-
| tor is a great man. They can't appre-
ciate him up here because he's honest
crystal clear. | used to think knew
what a decent citizen, a real man.
ought to be, but he's taught me some
| new things. He'll teach them all some
thing before he gets through"
Cullen hung one leg over Haines'
| desk
you're nice, quiet. gentlemanly lit
! tie optimist, and / like you, old fell
low" retorted Cullen. But don't de-
ceive yourself too much. Your Senator
Langdon is personally one Of the best
ever. But he was born mark. and a
mark he'll be TO the end of time.
! HE looks good now. Sure, like his
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portunity In relation to the naval base
Asked about new developments In the
committee on naval affairs, the ready
answer was: Better see Senator
Langdon He knows all about the
naval base; has the matter in full
charge. / really know little about It."
SO by hiding behind the unsuspect-
ing old hero of Charlottesville they
diverted from themselves any possible
suspicion and placed Langdon where
he would have to bear the brunt of
the great scandal that would they
well knew, come out at some future
time after their foul conspiracy
against the nation had been consum-
mated, after the fruits of their be-
trayal had been secured.
What, after all, the schemers con-
cluded, is the little matter of an inves-
tigation among senators to guilty SEN
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Faced Death to Save Children,

Harrisburg, Pa. May mabel L
Doyle, eight years old, and her broth.
er, Cornelius, one year younger. were
saved from serious injury or death by
Mrs. E. A. Nicodemus, wife of Lieu
ernor's troop of the National Guard.
The two children were watching pa
rade, and a runaway horse bore down
on them. Mrs. Nicodemus literally
pulled the children from beneath the
animals hoofs, and they were not even
scratched.
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urious Louis Napoleon hotel. 'The
young one thinks he is going to live
and wants our future profits for him
self The old one thinks he's going
TO die and he's sore at leaving so
much graft behind him"
Heads aud hearts thinking and throb-
bling together. Langdon and his secre-
tary. Haines, plodded along They
had learned to lean on each other.
the young gaining inspiration from the
old. the old gaining strength from the
young. They loved each other, and.
more than any love. they trusted one
another. And Hope Georgia watched
it all and rejoiced, for she believed
with all the accrued erudition of eight
cen years Of innocent girlhood that
Mr. Bud Haines was quite the finest
specimen Of young manhood this
world had ever produced How could
he have happened! She was sure that
she had never met his equal, not even
in that memorable week she had spent
in Jackson
The passing weeks taught Haines
that he was deeply in love with Caro-
lima, and, though he had endeavored
to keep the knowledge of this from
her her womans intuition had told her
his secret, and she stifled the momep-
tary regrets that fitted into her mind,
because she was now In "the game
Herself. the Washington game. that
Hf
man and makes her a slave to Its fan
cy. No one but herself and Norton
knew how deeply she had plunged"
on a certain possible turn Of the po-
litical cards. She must not, she could
not, lose IL life itself were to remain
this secretary she was told 1t all de-
pended.
A subject that for some unexplain-
able reason frequently lodged in
Haines' mind was that Of the appar-
ent assiduity with which Mrs. Spangler
cultivated Senator Langdon's friend
ship. For several years she had occu-
pied high social position at the CAPT
tai, he well knew, but various indefi-
mite, intangible rumors he had heard,
he could not state exactly where, had
made him regret her growing intimacy
with the girls and with the senator.
They had met her through letters of
introduction of the most trustworthy
and assuring character from people of
highest social rank In Virginia, where
the Langdons had many friends, but
even so. Haines realized, people who
write Introductory letters are some
times thoughtless in considering all the
circumstances of the parties they In
troduce, and residents of Virginia who
had not been in the capital for years
might be forgiven for not knowing of
all the more recent developments in
the lives of those they knew in Wash
ington. While not wishing to have the
senator know of his intention. the sec
rotary determined TO investigate Mrs.
Spangler and her present mode of life
at his first opportunity, hoping the
while that his quest would reveal her
to be what the Langdons considered
her-a widow of wealth, fashion and
reserve who resided at the capital be-
cause the memories of her late hus-
band, a former congressman Of high
standing, were associated with 1t.
Calling at the Langdons' house one
evening in February to receive direc-
tons regarding important work for the
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ar from my state to name-that-that
you would be good man for the job.
First l was glad for your sake, my
boy. for If you wanted it you could
have the position. But on thinking it
over it seemed there might be some
thing behind 1t not showing on the sur
face"
Its a trick" said Haines. "Who
made the offerT
Senator Stevens"
81 might have known" holly re-
sponded the secretary. There's a
crowd that wants you and me separat-
ed. Thought this bait too much for
me to resist, did they" Then he
paused. rubbing his fingers through his
hair in perplexed manner. Strange
isn't 1t, senator, that man of your
party is offered this desirable piece of
patronage, entirely unsolicited on your
part, from the administration of an
other, different political party? Espe-
cially when that other party has so
many hungry would be tax eaters
clamoring to enter the land Of milk
and honey think Stevens deliber-
ately"-
"There, there, Bud" broke in Lang
don, you mustn't say anything against
Senator Stevens to me. True, he a. o.
eiates with some folks / don't approve
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Taft Statue by ximenes.

New York, May 3.-There is now be-
ing cast in bronze here statue OF
President Taft, from model in clay
made recently at the White House by
Signor Ettore Ximenes. Of Rome,
whose most noted work is the statue
of Garibaldi at Milan. The statue of
Mr.. Taft is four feet high. and was
modelled at the request OF Signor
Mayor Des Planches. the Italian am
bassador
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opttnast. know that Pea
body d have to strain himself very
much or get such an awful big bag to
drop you both In, II 1t comes right
down to that, old chap. You're making
mistake You're as bad as your old
man You're beautiful pair Of opti-
mists, and you good newspaper man.
too-it's a shamer'
After momentary hesitation Cullen
continued, thoroughly serious.
Bud. my old friend" he said In low
tone, glancing quickly about, there's
one thing that you've got to put q
stop to. It's hurting you"
The secretary's face showed his be-
wilderment
what do you meanT' he snapped
abruptly. "Out with itp'
II mean" replied Cullen. that ru-
mors are going around that you are
keeping Langdon away from the crowd
of insiders in the senate for your own
purposes-that, in short. you plan to-
II understand" was the quick in
terruption Il am accused of wanting to
deliver Senator Langdon. guarantee
his vote, on some graft proposition. 50
that / can get the money and not be
himself. Consequently I'm tipping him
off on what measures are honest, so
that he'll vote for them, until-unti
I'm offered my price, then influence
him to vote for some big crooked
scheme, telling him 1t is all right. He
votes as suggest and l get the
money"
That's what delivering a man
means in Washington" dryly answer
ed the Chicago correspondent. 1T
means winning mans confidence. his
support, his vote, through friendship
and then selling 1t for CASH
But you, Dick. you have
.'Of course, old man, | have denied
the truth Of this. l knew you too well
to doubt you. Still, the yarn is hurt
ing you. Remember that western SEN
ator who was delivered twice, both
ways. on q graft bill?" he laughingly
asked the secretary.
should say | did. Dick. That Is
the record for that game. 1t was
corporation measure. One railroad
wanted it: another opposed 1t. The
senator innocentiy told an eastern SEN
ator that he was going to vote for the
bill Then the easterner went to the
railroad wanting the bill passed and
got $1,000 on his absolute promise that
he would get Senator X. to vote for 1t,
who of course. did vote for it."
YES" said Cullen, land later, when
Senator Y heard that Senator r. had
got money for his vote. he was wild.
Then when another effort was made
to pass the bill (Which had been de-
feated) the delivered senator said to
z. as he met him unexpectedly You
scoundrel. here's where | get square
with you to some extent Anyway
I'm going to vote against that bill this
time and make long speech against
it too Senator z. then hustled to
the lobbyist of the railroad that want
ed the bill killed and guaranteed him
that for $4,000 he could get Senator
X. to change his vote, to vote against
the bill"
"And he got the money too, both
ways" added Haines as Cullen con-
Guided, "and both railroads to this day
think that X. received the money from
a."
"Of course" said Cullen, "but X.
was to blame. though. He didn't
know enough to keep to himself how
he was going to vote. Any man that
talks that way will be delivered
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RI know how to stop those rumors.
for I'm sure it's Peabody's work, he
thinking Langdon viii hear the talk
and mistrust me-" began Haines, when
In came Senator Langdon himself, bis
face beaming contentedly. Little did
the junior senator from Mississippi
realize that be was soon to face the
severest trial. the most vital crisis, Of
bis entire life.
Cullen responded to the senators
CHEEKY greeting Of "Mornin'. every
body.'
Senator" he asked Cullen. my pa
per wants your opinion on the ques-
ton of the election of senators by
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ators who, deep
ly versed in the
la W. have de-
stroyed e very
com pro misin e
document [ b a t
could be admis-
S ! b | e a S evil
dence?
Why, the senate
would appoint
an investigating
committee and
investigate it.
self, would it
not, when the
ridiculous scan
dial came?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
A GENTLEMAN
FROM MISSISSIPPI
BY THOMAS A. WISE
Noveized From the Play by Freder
IsxB THor1A A

Of, but that doesn't necessarily mean
anything wrong. and / myself have al
ways found him thoroughly honest"
YES" muttered the secretary, fol
lowing the senator into the library
you've always found him honest be-
cause you think everybody's honest
but Stevens is just the doctor who will
cure you Of this ailment. this chronic
trustfulness."
Haines laughed softly. when Pea
body's little Stevie gets through hack
ing at the PROSTATE body Of political
purity his two handed sword of poIit-
ical corruption will need new edges
Thus far neither the senator nor his
secretary had suspicion of any ques-
tionable deal In regard TO the gulf
naval base. The rush Of other events
particularly the fight over the reduc-
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ator would fear himself or for him
self. as he investigated himself. when
the blame had already been put pub
minded old soul who could go back to
his cotton fields in Mississippi and for
get all about it, strong In his innocence,
even though shorn of reputation, and
desire to live?
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Heavy Sentence For peceivInq Girl.

Detroit, Mich, May 4. - John A
Adams, alias Or" Wiechers. formerly
of Buffalo, ~ Y, was found guilty OF
deceiving by fraudulent marriage
Rosa REM, OF Louisville, KY. and was
sentenced to two and a half to five
years Imprisonment. with the recon-
mendatiOn of five years.
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next day, Haines
was some w h a t
puzzled at the pc
culiar smile on
the senator's face.
Ans w erin & the
secretary's ] o o k
of inquiry, the
NJ / S S i ssippia n
said;
1--WE been told
that / can name
the new holder of
q FIVE thousand
dollar a year posi-
ton in the de-
partment of com
merce and labor
and that if l have
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vIraInla Crops Damaged.

Norfolk, Va, May 4.-Reports re-
reived from the Deep Creek trucking
section of Norfolk county estimate the
loss to growing crops by the hail
storm at 100000. Practically all the
crops but potatoes and strawberries
were cut off completely. and these two
were badly damaged.
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ton Of the tariff,
had pushed this
project Temporal
rily into the back
ground so far as
they were con-
cerned, I h o u & b
the boss OF the
senate" and his
sa tellites h a d
been losing no
time in perfect
ing their plans
r e G arding the
choice of Altacoo-
la as the site.
Pc body a nd
Stevens had in
geniously exploit
ed Langdon at
- 1.oft,1o ~.
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sneecbes ana all that. but Just wait.

1T, but just wait.
w b G n some of
those old foxes In
the senate want
to put his head
In the bag and tie
it down, I b e y
won't have any
trouble at ALL"
Smiling, Haines
looked up at his
cynical friend.
1T b e bag II
have to go over
my head, too" be
said with a nod.
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[To BE Continued
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CHATTER x.

WHEN SENATORS DISAGREE.
THB wiseacres of Washington had
nightly predicted that the site
of the hundred million dol
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-21
NOTICE
TO SUBSCRIBERS OF THE POINT PLEAS.
ANT REGISTER.

Since the announcement to
subscribers in our issue of April
Z, 1909, a controversy has
arisen with reference to whom
subscription arrearages to the
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and in order to relieve our sub
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A Dangerous Place.

When the newsgatherer was ad.
mitted, one Of the first visitors, tc
the old house recently bought ard
fitted up by the Historical society
he was able to get a full column Of
interesting information for the next
issue of the paper.
Doesn't seem to me it'll be safe
for folks to go to the old Parker
house without they take some pre-
cautions" said Samuel Hobart, the
village wag, when he had finished
the reporters account of what he
had seen. Lem Colburn had a
pretty narrer escape by what he
tells in this paper"
what does he tell:" demanded
Mrs. Hobart.
'I'll read it out" said her hus-
band and proceeded slowly:
con first entering the hall the
visitors eye is caught by a long
sword over one side of the mantel
and then drawn to the old fintlock
on the other side, after which it
naturally falls on the mantel itself
and from that TO the old brick tiled
hearth
"Now, if LENS eyes can stand
that kind o treatment they must
be pretty tough Youths Com
panion.
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Was Some Mud.

OF all the yarns that ever came
down the line regarding deep mud
the following should be entitled to
the blue ribbon. 1t happened in
the place where mud originated: A
man vas walking alcng the roadside
one summer day and noticed fair
ly good looking hat out in the road.
Reaching out with his cane, he gave
it cut and was startled to hear a
voice exclaim: "Here! What the
deuce are You doing?"
Then he made the astonishing
discovery that the owner OF the
headpiece was under the hat up to
his ears in mud.
"Great heavens!w exclaimed the
man who had hit the hat. as that
mud as deep as that:?"
Deep" cried the victim. "Whv,
man alive, I'm standing on load
of hay"-Lippincott's Magazine.
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Point Pleasant Liquor House,
Homer Smith, Proprietor.

All orders by mail should be accompanied by Cash. Posofce
or Express Money Order Check We send to any address
the following brands at the prices stated below We conduct
ginia:
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A Grease spo. Suit.

A man whose wife found much
fault with him-probably with JUS
tice-on account of his untidiness,
went to tailor to order a suit Of
clothes.
What kind of goods 90 you
want ?" asked the tailor.
IAN wool and exactly of this
color" replied the customer, pre-
senting sample.
1T is hard to tell Just what color
this is" rejoined the other, inspect
ing it. where did you get it%
q cut it from my last suit"
at doesn't seem to have any fig
ure."
H'No. This is where some grease
got on it. I cut out the entire spot.
l want something a grease spot
won't show on. See:"
After a lengthy explanation the
tailor succeeded in convincing him
that there was no cloth of that kind
in the market.-London Mail.