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CHAPTER x.
WHEN SENATORS DISAGREE

DAo<AoAaA1AS'
"HB wiseacres of Washington had
nightly predicted that the site
Of the hundred million dol
Il lar gulf naval base would be
decided on in March after the excite
ment and gayety attending the presi-
Dental Inauguration had subsided.
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
enews for his Chicago paper, had
stFolled in and attempted a few of his
/, characteristic cynicisms. Haines usual
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-
Is ciate him up here because he's honest
crystal clear. 1 used to think l knew
JWndE decent clUlZen, real mdu,
oought to be, but he's taught me some
snew things. He'll teach them all some
thing before he gets through"
Cullen hung one leg over Haines'
desk.
you're a nice, quiet, gentlemanIy lit
tile optimist and l like you, old fell
dow" retorted Cullen. But don't de-
cefve yourself too much. Your Senator
Langdon is personally one of the best
ever But he was born a mark, and a
mark he'll be to the end of time.
HE looks good now. Sure, like his
speeches. and all that, but just wait.
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ROOSEVELT Assault TED
A Crazy italian Makes a Rush
AT the Ex-PTesideRt.
Purely the Sudden Impulse Of a Dis
tOrted Brain and Has No
Other Significance.

London, March ga dispatch to
the Standard from Horta says that
when the steamer Hamburg arrived
lit was learned that an attempt had
been made aboard to assault ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, but that it was frus-
trated, and his would-be assaiIant
placed in irons.
The Daily Nails Horta correspond
ent says: Reports are current, and
[ repeat them with reserve, that an
attempt has been made on the life of
ex-President Roosevelt
New York, March -Giuseppi
Tosti, a steerage passenger on the
Hamburg, is the man who threatened
ex-President Roosevelt, according to a
special dispatch from Hota to the
World
The incident happened soon after
the Hamburg was losing sight of
America. Then Tosti broke from his
companions in the steerage and started
for the upper deck, where Mr.. Roose-
welt was standing with his son Ker-
nit.
He has let them take away my
child" Tosti is said to have shouted
in English. Nov he shall pay for it. %
Sailors seized Tosti, quickly mas
tered him, carried him below and by
he captains orders, put him in irons.
The incident it is stated, is known
only to Mr.. Roosevelt and a few of
ais fellow passengers.
Tosti, after his Imprisonment, re
fused for four days to eat, crying,
Roosevelt is trying to poison me-
The ships doctor now must taste all
food offered to Tosti before he will
eat it.
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afYoqt're q nice teJJte ''Well, l don't
opttnlist." know that Pea
body ID have to strain himself very
much or get SUBJ IN awful big bag to
drop you both in, if 1t comes right
down to that, old chap. You're making
b mistake You're as bad as your old
man. You're a beautiful pair of opti-
mists, and you a good newspaper man.
Loo-it's a shame!'
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 a
stop to. It's hurting YOU
The secretarys face showed his be-
wiIderment
-"What do you meanY' he snapped
abruptly. "Ou1 with itP'
81 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-
81 understand was the quick In
terruption Il am accused of wanting TO
deliver Senator Langdon, guarantee
his vote, on some graft proposition, SO
that ! can get the money and not ne
himself Consequently I'm tipping him
of on what measures are honest, sc
that he'll vote for them, until-unt1l
I'm offered my price, then influence
him to vote for some big crooked
scheme, telling him it is all right. He
votes as l suggest. and l get the
money!
.s,hat's what delivering a man
i means in Washington" dryly answer
ed the Chicago correspondent II
means winning a mans confidence. his
support, his vote, through friendship
and then selling it for CASH
"But you, Dick, you have
@Of course, old man, have denied
the truth of this ! knew you too wei
to doubt you Still, the yarn is hurt
ing YOU. Remember that western sen
ator who was delivered twice, bot
ways. on a graft bill?" he laughingl.
asked the secretary.
.ShouId say / did, Dick. That !
.the record for that game. 1t was
corporation measure. One raiiroa
wanted it; another opposed IT. tn
senator innocently told an eastern ser
ator that he was going to vote for tn
bill Then the easterner went TO "a
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WOULD CUT REPRESENTATION.


Washington, D. c., March 29.-Rep-
resentative Bennett, of New York, has
,ffered bill for the amendment of the
lpportionment act of the Fifty-Sixth
ongress reducing the representation
# states which deny to negro citizens
the right of franchise.
Mr.. Benefits bill specifies the re-
iuotion he would have made, giving
Alabama five instead of nine represent
atives; Arkansas five instead seven !;
lorida two instead of three; Georgia
six instead of eleven; Louisiana four
instead of seven; Mississippi three in
stead of eight; North Carolina seven
instead of ten; Texas thirteen instead
Of sixteen, and Virginia seven instead
of ten,
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popular vote. Do you think the sys-
tenn of electing senators by vote of
state legislatures should be abolish
edY'
The Mississippian cooked his head to
one side.
ST reckon that's q 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 1 appear before the
ways and means committee, isn't it?'
Langdon queried Of his secretary.
"Yes,'' said Haines. consulting his
memorandum book. "At IL o'clock
you go before ways and means to put
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
it on the tobacco fields
"Where does the pesky stuff come
from?' asked the senator.
From South America" coached the
secretary. '"Tbe south is in a hurry
for it, so the duty must come down
You'll have to bluff a bit, because Pea
! body and his crowd will try to make
a kind of bargain-wanting you to
keep up iron and steel duties. But you
don't believe that iron and steel neeO
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 tt
Haines:
"What we can produce of aluminium
hydrates, my boy. is problematical. bu
the south is In hurry for it. and th'
duty must come down. It's got t.
come down, and I'm not going to d.
anything else until 1t does"
The secretary stretched across tn
desk
Excuse me, senator; Senator Pea
body is here" he said loudly and SUI
prisedly, as though he had just sight
ed the boss of the senate.
The. Mississippian turned.
"Oh, good morning, senator. l wa
Just talking with my secretary abou
that hydrate clause
4 Peabody bowed slightly.
sYes, knew it was coming up" h
said, $50 just dropped over I'm no
opposed to it or any southern measure
but it makes it more difficult for N
when you southern people oppose Gel
tain Pittsburg interests that ] have {
take care Of
Langdon smiled.
"I've never been In Pittsburg. br
they tell me it looks as If it could tax
care Of itself"
The visitor shrugged his shoulders.
, That's true enough, but give an
! take is the rule in political matter
Langdon"
, This remark brought frown
Langdon's face.
, II don't like bargaining between gel
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my boy, the duty n,alst come doaDas."
mitted to Altacoola until I'm sure it's
the best place. I'll make up my mind
today definitely. and think it will be
for Altacoola"
The boss of the senate went out
glaring venomously at Hafnes. slam
ming the door.
A moment later page boy brought
In card Colonel j. D. Teller. Gulf
City read the senator.
Bud" he remarked to the secretary
I'm going to send my old Acquaintance
Teller. mayor Of Gulf City. in here for
you to talk to. He'll want to know
about his towns chances for being
chosen as the naval base. 1 must hur-
ry away, as l have an appointment
with my daughters and Mrs. Span
gler before going before ways and
means"
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G. F. C. ENDOWMENT FUND.
Interesting Statement Showing That
Only $4,000 Is Lacking to Secure One
Hundred Thousand.
Greensboro Record.


Three years ago the trustees CT
Greensboro Female College decided to
raise if bossible, an endowment fund
of 100000 Previous to this SIS 900
had been promised on condition that
$10O, 900 be secured. By May, 1906, we
had increased the subscription list to
a little more than $4,000. During this
month, the president of the college Sc
cured from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie the
promise of $4,000 to be paid when
$4,000 was secured in cash or mar
ketable securities. This increased our
subscription list to $4,000. This
amount was added to from time to
time until in December last total of
100000 was reached. Since January
we have been collecting in these
subscriptions and we now have prac-
tically in hand $61 900, which is about
all we can collect out of our present
subscription list. When we secure
$65,000 Mr.. B. N. Duke will pay his
subscription of $4,000 and Mr. Carne-
gle will give us $25 5000, completing
our fund of 100000
1t will be seen from these figures
that only $4,000 more is necessary to
secure for the college an endowment
of 100000. If, however, we fail to
raise the $4,000, we will fail to
get the $4,000 promised by Mr.. Duke
and the $25,0O0 promised by Mr.. Car
negie.
We appeal to the people of Green's
boro to aid us in this crisis; that this
historic institution of our city may be
placed on solid financial basis
Greensboro Female College, w. M.
Curtis, Secretary and Treasurer
Greensboro, N c., March 26, 1909.
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CHAPTER xI.

ON THE TRAIL OF THE INSIDERS"
~OLONEL j. d. TELLER q. D
n standing for Jefferson Davis.
u he explained proudly TO
Haines, proved a warm advo-
cate OF the doubtful merits OF Gull
City as hundred million dollar naval
base. His flushed face grew redder
his long white hair became disor1ered
and he tugged at his white mustache
ITO 81 Continued
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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 here?"
Langdon became so enthused that he
paced up and down the room as he
spoke.
Peabody, you 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 us"
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.
would rule in Washington
eff 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 themw
"Langdon, Langdon," said Peabody
| patronizingly. you've seized on big
ger task than you know. After you
reform Washington you will have to
go on and reform human nature. hu-
man instincts, every human being in
the country. If you want to make poll
tics this angelic thing you describe.
| 1t isn't politics, it's humanity, that's
| wrong" waving aside protest from
Langdon.
Anyway your idea is not constitu.
tional, Langdon," continued Peabody
You want everybody to have share
| In the national government. That
| wouldn't meet the theory of centraliza-
ton woven into our political system
| by its founders. They intended that
our government should be controlled
| by a limited number of representa-
tives. so that authority can be fixed
and responsibility ascertained."
"You distort my meaning!' cried
| Langdon. And, senator, would like
| to ask why SO many high priced con-
stitutional lawyers who enter congress
spend so mitch time in placing the con
| stitution of the United States between
| themselves and their duty, sir, between
the people and their government, sir
between the nation and its destiny?
want to know If in your opinion the
constitution was designed to throttle
expression Of the public will"
.''Of course not. That's the reason
you and L. Langdon, and the others
are elected to the senate" added Pea
| body, starting to leave. Then be
halted. "By the way. senator" he
said. "I'll do my best to arrange what
| you want regarding aluminium by
| drates for the sake of the south, and
I'll also stand with you for Altacoola
for the naval base. Our committee is
to make it's report tomorrow"
Langdon observed the penetrating
gaze that Peabody had fixed on him
1t seemed to betray that the Pennsyl
vanian's apparently careless manner
| was assumed.
"H'mw coughed Langdon. glancins
at Haines. "Pm not absolutely com
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03
NONE SERIOUSLY HURT.
Mrs. Theo. CHM and Two Little Girls
Have Accident.

While out driving Monday after
noon. having two of her little girl
friends in the buggy with her, one of
whom was driving, the buggy came in
contact, suddenly, with an iron cor
ner post. and the collision threw all
the occupants headlong over the DASH
board. and bruised them up pretty
badly. but fortunately doing no serious
damage.
At first it was thought that Miss
Christine Middleton had an arm brok-
en-, but it proved otherwise, and Miss
Blanche Moye came off with cut lip
while Mrs. CHM is without other than
bruises.
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w b e n some of
those old foxes in
the senate want
to put his head
in the bag and tie
it down, t b e y
won't have any
trouble at all"
Smiling, Haines
looked up at his
cynical friend.
"T b e bag II
have to go over
my head, too" he
said with a nod.
0WoIl I dnr't
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Continued from Wednesday,

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
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

ator would fear himself, or for him
self. as he investigated himself, when
the blame had already been put pub
licly on some one else, some simple
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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ators who, deep
ly versed in the
law, have de-
stroyed e ry
compromising g
document t h a t
could be admis-
g / 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
dal camep
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NOTICE.

/ will sell at public auction one
store and lot, known as the Jimmy
Long stand, at the Court House door
Plenty cf shelves and two good coun-
|ters
j. D. BUTLER.
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Special Truck Trains.

For several days past the Atlantic
Coast Line has been operating a spe-
cial truck train between Wilmington
and Rocky Mount to accommodate the
shipments of truck that are daily
growing in volume.
A train of several express cars
passed through here this afternoon
loaded with lettuce, onions, asparagus
and other early vegetables for the
North. Springtime is indeed at hand.
Washington, d. c., March 30.-Dr.
Charles w. Eliot arrived here today
from Richmond, Va. He will speak to-
night at the annual dinner of the Har-
ward Club, to be given in his honor.
President Taft, Senator Root and 9TH
er distinguished guests will be present.
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AS WE GO ALONG.

AS WE GO ALONG.
lScratch-pad Reflections. Wise and
Otherwise.
Truth is stranger than fiction when
some people tell it because it is SO uil.
lexpected.
kissing gaes by favor" says an adj
vertiser. Some kissing is a favor and
some isn't.
The ST. Louis Times speaks of An
impressive Silence Probably femi-
nine.
My :oul to me is like ri oening
seed" declares a lady poet. Th:s is
planting time, sweet singer.
| The hardest two things for man to
catch up with are his ambitions ana
his debts.
Choosing his life occupation never
seems nearly so important to college,
boy as selecting his neckties.
% Latter how many wings a nous =
.,as, it cannot fly
| An Indiana suffragette is said 20
lpractice on her husband what she
preaches on the platform Lord help
that poor man!
| Nowadays a peck of fun nearly al
ways costs a peck of money and often
Icauses a peck of trouble.
| 'Ragtime has had its funeral" says
Sousa. Even at that, it is the liyest
corpse in the country.
Oklahoma has a preacher who seems
to get rain every time he prays for it,
but no matter how hard he prays, he
can't get a raise in his salary.
| The most self-satisfed people are Of
ten those who have least cause to be.
The Society of Men Who We're Re
ported Engaged to Ethel Barryl" ore
should get charter.
/ Illinois has man who has been in
bed 10 years, simply because he
doesn't want to get up. Few people
would have the courage to stav in bed
so long on such slim excuse.
one of his fair. reporters. In the fu-
lture he will probably take all the as
|signments.
A Walla Walla man fell OFF the
water wagon after having been on it
lseven years. The fall was quite spec
Itacular, owing to the fact that he beat
lup some recently arrived relatives OF
Ills from Russia.
/ Galena, Kan, has just discovered
THAT one of her leading citizens is a
Isafeblower No matter how much the
spotlight plays on a man, he Can al
ways manage to keep part OF his lite
in the dark.
/ One of the rarest jewels in the 'sarld
lis unselfishness.
When a man becomes great by acci
ldent he adopts a dozen ways to I'M
lpress people with the idea that he die
lit all himself without the aid OF any
lbody or anything
You can Judge of the dispositions Vi
Isome women by the way they do1't
fix their hair.
When woman is sure of :. man sht
can devise any number of ways to ap
pear as if she is dumbfoundei th;it il
should act that way.
The average man is an expert il
telling other people what to do.
Sometimes it is safe to judge a mal
lby the misfit of his clothes.
than petting.
Many a man has been poor all Iii
life because he put faith in some get
rich-quick theory.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

A good many people value a speecl
by how little of it anybody under
stands.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

A man who looks to hot air for sue
cess should go in the summer hote
business.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

The MAI who is fooled twice by tile
same person deserves it.
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The least satisfying people in tn
world are the self-satisfied kind.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03
Scratch-pad Reflections. Wise and
i Otherwise.

Truth is stranger than fiction when
some people tell it because it is SO ui.-
expected.
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Galena, Kan, has just discovered
that one of her leading citizens is a
safeblower. No matter how much the
spotlight plays on a man, he Can al
ways manage to keep part OF his lite
in the dark.
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A Walla Walla man fell of the
water wagon after having been on it
seven years. The fall was quite spec
tacular, owing to the fact that he beat
up some recently arrived relatives of
Lis from Russia.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

When a man becomes great by acci
dent he adopts a dozen ways to I'M
press people with the idea that czdid
it all himself without the aid OF any
body or anything.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

No ugly woman appears as Iauch 81
after she knows it.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

kissing gaes by favor" says All nd
vertiser. Some kissing is favor ant
some isn't.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

A Philadelphia editor is 20 marry
one of his fair reporters. In the fu.
ture he will probably take all the as
signments.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

One of the .rarest jewels in the world
is unselfishness.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

You can Judge of the disposition ot
some women by the way they do1,t
fix their hair.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

Choosing his life occupation never
seems nearly so important to co.ieec
boy as selecting his neckties.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

Many a man has been poor all his
life because he put faith in some get
rich-quick theory.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

The hardest two things for a man to
his debts.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

When a woman is sure of :. man sht
can devise any number of ways to ap
pear as if she is dumbfoundei That ii
should act that way.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

.My :oul to me is like a rioening
seed" declares a lady poet. This is
planting time, sweet singer.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

The ST. Louis Times speaks Of Al
Impressive Silence Probably femi-
nine.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

Illinois has a man who has been in
bed 10 years, simply because he
doesn't want to get up. Few people
would have the courage to stav in bed
so long on such a slim excuse.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-03

Independence will keep more cooks
than petting.
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The average man is an expert il
telling other people what to do.