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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07

had made expiation stood the bishor
and Harry Sanderson. Jessica kneli
beside II. and the judge and those VIII,
stood near him In the background
knew that the curtain was falling upor
a strange and tangled drama Of life
and love and death.
After the one long. sobbing cry OF
realization. throughout the excitement
and confusion. Jessica had been
strangely calm. She read the swift
certainty in DR.. Brent's face. and she
felt a painful thankfulness. The last
appeal would not be to mans justice,
but to Gods mercy! The memories
of the old blind days and the knowl
edge that this man-not the one to
whom she had given her love al
Smoky Mountain. at whom she dared
not look-had been her lover. was now
in very truth her husband. rolled about
her in a singing mist But as she
knelt by the sofa the hand that chafed
the nerveless. one was firm. and SHIT
wiped the cold lips deftly and ten.
derby.
Hugh's eyes were filming. That har'
rowing struggle of soul. that convul
sive effort of the injured body. had
demanded its price. The direful agony
and its weakness had seized him. His
%stiffenlng fingers were slipping from
the ledge of life. and he knew It.
He heard the bishops earnest voice
speaking from the void. "Love-cover-
eth-all-sins." The words seemed to
stand out sharply. with black CULTS OF
nothingness between. They reused his
fading senses. called them back to the
outpost Of feeling.
mot because l-loved." he said. at
was because-l-was afraid"
False as his habit of life had been. IN
manned. With a last effort the dying
man thrust his hand into his pocket
drew out a small. battered. red disk
and laid 1t In the others hand
Satan" he whispered as Harry bent
over him and the flicker of light fell in
mis- eyes, d you-tAink 1t will-counL
when l cash in?"
buI 11dIl1 , dlAS 1l Luigi oAd nv
hear. He had passed out of the sound
of mortal speech forever.
.
There came a day when the brown
ravines of Smoky Mountain laughed l.
genial sunshine, when t,.e tango
thickets and the foliagad reaches.
painted with the cardinal and bishops
purple of late autumn, flushed M
stirred to the touch of their COLDER
lover and the silver water gushing
through the fumes sang to a quicker
melody. There was no wind. Every
where save for the breathing life of the
forest vas dreamy beauty and waiting
peace.
In the soft stiffness Harry stood on
the doorstep of the hillside cabin for
the last time. Below him in the gulch
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07

The foreman did not answer. He
was leaning forward, looking over the
heads of the crowd. The judge stood
up. People turned, and the room was
suddenly a-rustle with surprised owe
ment The crowd at the back of the
room parted. and up the center aisle
toward the judges desk staggered a
fgure-a man whose face. CHASTITY and
convulsed. was partly swathed in band
ages. At the door of the judges room
a girl stood transfixed and staring.
The crowd gasped. They saw the
familiar profile. a replica of the pris
oner's: the mark that slanted across
the brow. the eyes preternaturally
bright and fevered.
A pale faced. breathless man in cler
ical dress pushed forward through the
press as the figure stopped-thrust out
his hands blindly.
"Not-guilty. your honorP' he said.
A cry came from the prisoner at the
bar. He leaped toward him as he fell
and caught him In his arms.
The group in the judges room was
h1shed In awestruck silence. The
door was shut. but through the panels.
from the courtroom. came the muir
mur of many wondering voices. By
the sofa on which lay the man who
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07
TORTOISE SHELL.
The Way the Plates Are Removed
From the animal.

The Way the Plates Are Removed
From the animal.
The comb Of tortoise shell has a
very pale and translucent yellow, the
only really valuable kind of shell.
"Many people think this pale. IN.
notified shell the cheaper kind" the
dealer said. do you know why? Be-
cause the limitations are all made like
this.
THAT is one vulgar error about
shell. Another is that the tortoise is
killed to get it's shell casing. That is
as absurd an error as it would be to
say a sheep was killed to get its wool.
"What is done is t!As: The fisher
men, having caught a tortoise, tie him
and then cover his back with dry grass
and leaves. They set fire to this stuff,
it burns slowly, and the heat causes
the thirteen plates of the shell to
loosen at the joints. With a knife the
plates are pried off, and afterward the
tortoise is set free. The base, or root.
of his shell is intact and will grow
again. If tortoises were killed to get
their shell they would long since have
become extinct.
mo, no. Every tortoise is, as it
were, a farm-a shell farm. Fishermen
catch him regularly and with heat and
a knife gently remove his she'll
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07
Queer old Book Titles.

These are some of the odd titles Of
old English books published in the
time of Cromwell:
"A Most Delectable Sweet Perfumed
Nosegay For Gods Saints to Smell
At"
biscuit Baked In the Oven of Char
ity, carefully conserved for the Chick
ems of the Church. the Sparrows of
the Spirit and the Sweet Swallows of
Salvation"
"a Sigh of Sorrow For the Sinners
Of Zion breathed out of a Hole In the
Wall of an Earthly Vessel known
Among Men by the name of Samuel
Fish"
eggs of Charity Layed For the
Chickens Of the Covenant and Boiled
with the Water of Divine Love. Take
We out and Eat"
1.-THE Spiritual Mustard Pot to make
the Soul Sneeze with Devotion"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07
ROW lie MANAGED 1t.

The bishop of Richmond told a goot
story about his father. He was {
farmer" said DR.. Pulleine. land a nice
old gentleman too. One year he took /
into his head to grow fax, so he sowet
the seed and, having a good crop, sen
it away to be made into a tablecloth
Some time later when seated at dinner
he remarked to a lady near him, DO
you know, l grew this tablecloth my
self? Did you reallyT' she answered
with the greatest surprise. 'Howevel
did you manage it?' Well most mys
%teriously, If you'll promise not to tel
any one I'll tell you. PLANTED a nap
kin "-London Mail.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07
Her Assistant.

The authoress of whom Fliegendt
Batter tells had said that she wa,
very happy in her married life.
II find my husband such a help!'
she added ~fervently.
Indeed" said her friend. docs he
cook or writer"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07
Thouoht of Him.

Papa-.Are you sure that you and
mamma thought of me while you were
away? Grace-Yes; we heard a man
kicking up a great row about his
breakfast at the hotel, and mamma
said, That's just like papa"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07
Economy,

Howell-How many meals a day dc
you have? Powell-Two. We have
breakfast. and then 1t takes my wife
until dinner time to decide what to
have for luncheon.-New York Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07
CAPTAIN HAMS AS He NOW APPEARS AND JUDGE WHO
PRESlDES AT TRIAL.

Under the army orders issued IN the al of Captain Peter c. Hams, Jr,
United States artillery, charged with the murder Of William e. Anms, Hams
is ION leave of absence because detained by state authorities" The govern
ment las taken 10 further cognizance Of the charge against him inc will not
until the state has disposed of it. If Captain Hams is found.to be insane at
the present time his friends will seek to have him turned e to the army
for treatment
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"Mr. Lode of koaI."

Mr.. Lode of Koal" is the title of the
new musical fantasy in which Bert A.
Williams of the famous team of Will
liams and Walker makes his Now York
debut as a star at the Majestic thcator
The only scene OF the piece IS laid in
tho courtyard OF the Klr5 Big Smoke.
ruler OF the mythical island of Koal.
Chester Lode CBcrt Wllliams) Is ma
rooned upon tho island. He ls found
by Buttram, leader of a band OF out
laws who by mutual agreement is
holding Big Smoke as hostage until
tho lattcr's subjects pay a reward,
which Buttram and Big Smoke have
agreed to divide. Tho populaco are do
manding n leader, and Sandpnpcr, the
primo minister. who Is also In the plot,
after conference with tho outlaw
chief Is Induced tc accept Chester Lode
In place OF the misSllg monarch
a product OF tho island Is a slecp
compelling fruit which after being
eaten causey tho partaker dreams
such as arc brought on by lndulglng
in opium. Chester Is induced TO ent
OF tho fruit by Hula. a flower girl OF
tho island. After eating Chester al
most Immediately falls asleep md
dreams he Is king. commanding his
subjects to conform TO his VIII In the
hnal act Big Smoke Is restored to his
throne. and Chester is taken into slav-
cry aud forced TO labor In the royal
kitchen.
Messrs. shlpp and Rogers arc re-
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THE WIDOW is POPULAR WITH
HENRY SAVAGE,

prominent actor returning from
Atlantic City, where he had seen the
first performance of The Gay Hus-
sars." said Savage has got another
success with a widow In 1t. rs n
wonder he doesn't change his name to
Henry Widow Savage"
Considering that the new EuroDoan
operetta is the eighth Savage produc-
ton that features widow. there Is
some point to tho suggestion. Eight
stage widows in row is his record
The leading female role of "'rhe CAV
Hussars" is tho widowed Baroness
Risa. AS In 'Thc Merry Widow this
widow has wealth and owns a castle;
but unlike Sonia, who was Tilted by
Prince Danilo. Risa has Tilted her old
sweetheart, and the romance OF the
opera tells how she endeavors to win
back her hero.
Widows whether grass or sod. have
always been popular and fascinatinP
They seem to be licensed freebooters
whose province and inclination arc 10
turn the heads of silly young chaps
and still moro silly old bows. The
widows are supposed to have their own
sweet way at all times, another rea.
son perhaps why they are SO enyiea
as well as hated by both wives and
maidens on tho stage they have al
ways figured opulently in the worlds
history. Unohaperoned. but not un-
sung the widow, if present. is queen of
tho BAH. If not queen of the MAY.
Henry w Savage fell for the widow
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BALL PLAYERS READERS.
Many Diamond Artists Interested In
Science.

Baseball players are great readers
Moreover. they arc. as a rule. we'll
posted In the affairs of the day. They
have SO much spare timo to while
away that It is natural that they turn
TO newspapers and books. for 1t Is
notable fact that they arc anxious to
work their way up in the world OF
business after they havo thrown of
tho mantle OF tho diamond
Cooks discovery of the north pole
has set them on n rampage. If there Is
anything ball player loves It is
man who does something" One Of
the most Interested of ball players In
the discovery Is Fielder Niles OF Bos-
ton Red SoX, and no is moro particu-
larly Interested because he believed
all tho time that the pole would be
found by an alrship party. You see.
Niles is himsel' n balloonist OF note
In past days no has gono way up In
tho clouds and como down In para
chute
Moreover, Player Niles is somewhat
of q scientist IL any ball player IN
the country would have loved a trip In
a dirigiblc balloon to the pole 1t is
this selfsame Niles. He believes that
such a thing ic possible and is paying
lot of attention to the coming trip
of Count Zeppelin to the polar regions.
Niles does not, however. believe that
the south pole could be discovered oy
q balloon
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than Johnson's Both have danger
GUS rights, but JEFF is tho moro damag-
ing of the two since he aims to land 1t
as his opponent is coming to him.
while Johnson delights in playing safe
with his right. His best punch Is a
right hand uppercut. and II is an cX-
trcmely dangerous one at that. but he
will find JcfGries harder man to land
IL on than any one he has yet faced
If the battle ends In n one punch
knockout JEFF Will be more likely to
land tho blow than Johnson for the
reason that no hits harder than the
colored man
Johnson viii very likely mako JET
fries como TO him most OF the time.
which will place the Californian at a
disadvantage since he is at his best as
n defensive fighter. When jeff aban-
dons his crouch he Is easy to land on.
but the man who hits him VIII always
be in danger OF q return. That will
make Johnson moro cautious than
usual. and he Is noted for taking but
few chances In a fight Jeftrlcs is
naturally also very cautious. so there
will doubtless be rounds In which lit
tie work WIN be done. but tho ra..
should be hot enough to satisfy any
one 1t Will bc,real lighting. because
the men dislike each other
There seems to bo more public feel
Ing over this coming boat than over any
thai has taken place since tho Fitz-
simmons -Corbctt contest In Carson
City. New, some years ago There has
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-11
Can Jim Jeffries Beat Jack johnson? :?

been \ popular demand for Jeffrics to
come out of retirement and restore
tho championship TO the white race.
and IL he slcco eds he win win popu-
lorlty that win equal John L. Sulll-
vans In tho hey6ay of the latter's
glory When a. his best Jeffries was
not popular fighter for the reason
that his cautious style and great bulk
made tho spectators always favor tho
smaller man. 1t will be different when
Jeffries meets Johnson.
In fight to finish or a forty-fiye
round contest between these two the
sporting world Is sure to find out
which race is entitled to hold the pu-
gillstic championship
There are many things to be con-
sidered in the coming fght and many
which arc In favor of Johnson. The
SIX years layoff has not helped JEFF.
In fact. no athlete has over como back
to his old form after such q long lay
up. and the big Californian is no ex-
ccption. On the other hand. the col
ored man has been busy acquiring tho
knack of disposing of his opponents
| skillfully. Johnson Will also have the
advantage In years. JefIrles was born
April 10. 1876. while the colored man
first saw light three years later. March
81, 1878.
Had Jcffrics continued unintcrrupt-
edly In the ring this three years diff
ference in age might not cut much :
n figure, but it means q lot under tho
circumstances. Jeffries knows the i'm
portancc of this. and the fact that ho
still thinks that he can beat tho col
ored man shows how cheaply he holds
| him He should not hold him too
cheaply. for johnson is unquestionably
a great fighter. No one but n great
fighter could have done what Johnson
did to Ketchel in that twelfth round
OF tho recent fight.
OF course Johnson had n great adj
vantage In size and weight over Ketch-
cl and also caught him on n ruse In
that flnal round. but that should in no
wny detract from the credit OF his VIC
tory. Ketchel was heraldcd as the
coming champion. and he fought with
Il fearlesSnesS that caused johnson to
exercise caution I'm avoiding the vicious
blows handed out IN every round Yet
when tho big black man once cut loose
Kctchel was beaten into submission by
few punches. The question now
arises, What effect Will such punches
have on Jeffries2 So far no one has
been able to knock Jeffries down Can
Johnson do what no other man has
ever done?
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Bellows New Role.

In his new play. "The Builder OF
Bridges" even more than in his earlier
play. THE Walls of Jericho" the play
wright Alfred Sutro has combined tho
safe ingredients of successful come
dy with as much ingenuity as IL he In
tended tho piece to serve as q definl-
tion for n thoroughly successful come
dy of popular appeal. While there was
no thought OF Kyrlo Bellew when tho
play was being written. II is safe say
ing that an entire canvass OF the field
OF available American actors would
not reveal a finer Edward Thursheld.
gentleman as well as civil engineer,
than Mr.. Below.
1t will be interesting to watch the
personal following that IS this actors s
multiply itself into the flno proper
tions that his finely proportioned per-
formance In The Builder of Bridges"
thoroughly deserves. Not since his
Rallies and later bis effective Richard
Voysln in "Thc Thief has Mr. Bellew
been so thoroughly at home as I'm tho
character of tho manly Edward Thurs
field. Tho Now York verdict OF ap-
prov7l that greeted the play is but an
echo Of the favor that has been ac-
corded the homcly humor and fine hu-
manncss of tho play wherever it has
been given
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among tho greatest heavywcights that
ever lived. The easy manner in which
he has disposed of his opponents has
forced the most famous whito pugilist
that ever donned glove to como out
of retirement and fight him.
When Jeffries listened TO the call of
the Wild somo ten months ogo and an
nounccd that within six months no
could tell whether he could regain his
old form 1t caused considerable gossip
among tho fans. 1t was figured by
many experts that Jeffries In trying
TO lose the weight that had accumu-
lated during this six year layoff would
injurc his health. But such was not
tho case. and ut present jeff is In
splendid physical condition. During
his stay abroad. in Carlsbad. he tried
himself out over the hills for several
weeks and found that his wind could
be put into excellent condition. He
rarely let a day go by without taking
an eight or ten mile spin on the road
and toward the last was going as well
as he ever did at any time when train
Ing for Tight
During the period of preliminary
training Jeffrlcs reduced his weight to
normal figures and improved his health
and appearance. As a sido issue he
picked up about $4,000 in stage ex-
hibitlons He has received alluring Of
fers. since he signed articles. but he
should cut out the theatrical business
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GREATEST GAME EVER.
Not Hit Made of Pitcher In Seven.
teen Innings.


teen Innings.
The past baseball season brought
out some wonderful games. but so far
the greatest game played In organized
ball was played In tho Blue Grass
league. The game was played on May
10 at Winchester. Ky, and went sew
onteen innings. Winchester winning
from Lexington by tho score of l to o.
The score alone Is not tho most re-
markablc part of the game Tony, the
Winchester twirler. did not allow a
single hit in tho seventeen innings
struck out nineteen men and passo /.
but one man, and that base on balls
was given in the flftconth inning. This
is undoubtedly the greatest game of
ball ever pitched, as only 1--WE men
reached first Naso on Tony. four get
ting there on miserable fielding errors.
NOT one man got past second base
and only two were fortunate enough to
reach there. In thirteen of tho seven
teen innings tho Lexington team went
out In order. Winchester made but
seven hits off Basor. but a triple and q
cleverly executed squeeze play brought
In tho only score of tho game. A few
days after the gamc It was rumored
that Manager Billy Murray OF tho
Phillies had signed Tony. but ho has
been drafted by u Southern League
club
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several years ago and started in at
once to establish her in stage lltera-
turc. First came the dashing widow
In The Prince of Pilsen." making Il
fool of the "Zinzlnnati" brewer She
was supplantcd by tho buXom Span
iSh widow of Tho Yankee Consul"
Then came the charming college Wild
ow," ths best female role George Ade
ever sketched. giving way I'm turn to
the Newark widow of "The Yankee
Tourist" Even Madam Butterfly"
was a sort OF widow that Mr.. Savage
could not resist, whilo the widow Sonia
of ''The Merry Widow" surpassed In
seductive charm every stage widow Mr.
Savage over met By this time widows
had become a habit with him, and he
turned to Portla Perkins In MARY
Jano's Pa" a widow in name only.
Next came Olga in The Devil" not
yet a widow but n woman who did her
best to become a widow. Lastly we
have "Thc Gay Hussnrs." with Baron
ess Rlsa, another widow.
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the Comedie Francaise-his first play
for that theater and the first virtual
commission TO write a play ever Is
sued by the directors of the Coincide
Is TO be called "Apress Mol lie Demge"
CATER Me the DelugeO. which will
probably translate Itself iEto the Eng
lish after Nc" Charles Frohman
owns the English speaking rights OF
the play for the world over. but 1t Is a
curious fact that tho contracts exist
ing between tho ComedIe Francaise
and the authors who write for It's
stage forbid the authors from oven
showing tho manuscript of their play
before IL has been rcted on the stage
of the Comcdie Franchise.
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New Book by James E. Sullivan.

Tho energetic president of the ANA
tour Athletic union and member of
the New York board OF education,
James l.. Sullivan. has written another
instructive book on athletics The
title is "School Yard Athletics" and the
book is the outcome OF the great in
terest In athletics that has developed
In the public schools recently.
Mr Sullivan says: "The book has
been compiled with view to the sys-
tcmizatlon OF the various events that
form tho dlstinctively athletic feature
OF school recreation. With It's aid any
teacher should be able to conduct a
successful meet while tho directions
given for becoming expert in the vnrl-
Gus lines VIII appeal TO the pupil"
Some of the leading athletes have
contributed chapters on their special
ties: Ray Ewry. holder of the worlds
high jump record. tells how to prac-
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DAVIS MAY MANAGE TEAM.

Shortstop George Davis. who has
worn the spanglcs for nearly twenty
years in the major leagues. will prob
ably manage q western minor league
team next season. as the Chicago
Americans have let him out. Davis
Joined the Clcvelands In 1890 and was
traded to tho Giants several years
later. He was manager of the New
Yorks for q short time in 1895 and re-
moincd with the team until be jumped
to the Chicago Americans In 1902. In
his prime Davis was q great hitter, a
first class fielder In all the diamond
positions and n sensational outflelder
He hung on gamely until Father Time
handed him the inevitable release. II
Davis makes hit as a minor league
manager he says he VIII proceed 10
climb the ladder.
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which he Is presenting, "rhc Bachc-
lor's Baby" was written by himself
Mr. Wilson has been writing plays for
tho past ten years, and now he has
six OF them which he thoroughly be-
ncves arc all right on this point,
however there seems to be a slight
dincrence OF opinion between himself
and the producing managers. Adverse
criticism from friends or managers
never deferred him for one moment.
Tor no was always certain that his Of
torts would materlalize into something
worth while, Ho believes that nothing
Is impossible to tho man who thor
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BLANKENSHlP MAKES CHANGE.
Tiger Backstop Says He VIII Play
First Base In 1910.

Clifr Blankenshlp has finally come to
the conclusion that ho will give up
catching next season ard devote him
self to first base. Blankcnship madc
the mistake of his life early In his
baseball career. with his great speed.
fine throwing and heavy batting. no
would have mado n big hit In any
other position he finally selected rather
than behind the bat. A catcher Is con-
stantly STOPPING over and also bending
HIS knees. The result IS that he sooner
or later loses speed in running. Blan-
kcnship would have been an unusually
prominent base stcaler had he not fol-
lowed backstopping. The scouts OF the
big leagues are constantly scar hing
for men who combine the qualities
Blankenship possessed. but he always
was signed for work behind the bat
To mako matters worse. any time he
got chance q foul tip or spike put
him on the shelf