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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-11-17

realization of duty to play mans
part in the world OF action.
Upon this foundation was built
up the character that Mr.. Hay
brought to the great Office of the
Secretary of State. He brought also
the results of wide and varied train
ing in his mature years.
Mr.. Hays diplomacy opened the
way for the construction of the
Panama canal. When he took of.
flee all progress in that direction
was blocked, as it had been since
1850, by the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
which bound the United States to
Great Britain as a participant in
any enterprise for the connection OF
the two oceans. Upon his 'neHotia.
ton that treaty was abrogated and
the United States was set free to &C.
complish the great work itself. Then
followed the negotiations, far ad-
Ivanced toward completion, with
Nicaragua; and then the negotia.
lions with Colombia for the right to
the Panama route, which eliminated
in the Hay-Herran treaty; the ne.
gotiatlons with the French Canal
Company, which ended in the pur.
chase of their rights; the revolution
in Panama consequent upon the re-
lection at Bogota OF the IHay-Herran
treaty; the swift and Just recogni-
ton of the Panama republic. an act
Jas TO the propriety and rightfulness
of which Mr.. Hay never wavered
nor hesitated for an instant. Then
came the treaty with Panama; and
the work of piercing the barrier,
uniting oceans, changing the trade
routes of the world and fulfilling
the dreams OF the great navigators
was begun.
Mr.. Hay led the world in de-
terminlng the relations of Western
civilization to the vast Empire OF
China and in preserving the integ-
'rity of that Empire with an open
door of equal opportunities for the
commerce OF the world. When he
took Office Russia was pressing down
upon Manchuria from the north
and held possession of the Regents
Sword. with the great fortress of
Port Arthur guarding the entrance
to the Bay of Chill. England had
acquired a lease of Welhaiwei for a
military and naval base with which
TO offset Port Arthur, at the same
time holding her vantage ground on
the south OF Hong Kong. and her
sphere Of influence covering the en-
tire valley of the Yangtse. France
with Its possession OF Tonduin on
the southwest Germany exacted
possession of Kiao Chao and part Of
the PROVINCE of shantung for her
y
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the ordinary official relation be-
tween great officer and young
assistant 1t was personal and az
.fectionate. Often in later times
when Mr.. Hay was premier in the
cabinets of President Mckinley and
President Roosevelt, some incidental
service in the White House would
recall to his mind events in the
earlier days among the same ia.
'miliar scenes, and the telling of the
story with all the charm and graphic
power we know so well would leave
an impression upon his associates
never to be forgotten. One such re,
cital illustrates the relation between
the two. Through the center OF
the second story of the White House
runs a long corridor from the ex
IRENE east to the extreme west. Mr.
Lincoln slept in room at the
western end and the young assistant
slept in little room at the south.
eastern corner. The President, op
pressed and disturbed by the cares
and perplexities and nervous tension
of the great war, was often sleep
less, and often. when he had long
sought sleep in vain, he would rise
and go down to the boys room and
waken him in the dead of night
and, sitting on the edge OF the bed
would read aloud to him from some
favorite book until tho current OF
thought was changed and sleep
seemed possible. Sometimes 1t was
the Bible; sometimes Shakespeare;
sometimes Tom Hood. The spirit
ual insight OF the great liberator
OWNED in the soul OF the hoy the
sympathy, and responsiveness which
returned to the reader calm and
solace he could not And in the cold,
dull page alone. How often have
the listeners to that tale, as their
duties brought them again and
again to that scene, imagined the
tall. gaunt form OF Lincoln clad in
white, passing down the long, dimly
lighted corridor seeking comfort
against his cares from the sympathy
of the noble youth in the thoughts
to which he loved to turn. Was
ever boy so fortunate! Was ever
a character so influenced and guided
in the development of its. most i'm
questionable years. From that
time we may we'll believe came the
large and kindly view, the deep
sense of the seriousness of life un-
DERIVING the wit and humor and
sensitiyeness to Impressions of the
beautiful and genuine love of his
country and its people, the love OF
humanity, of peace and justice with
mercy, the capacity for loyalty to
great causes, and the unquestioning
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vantage ground in the anticipated
struggle, and Japan was training
her armies and building up her navy
across the narrow sea, awaiting her
opportunity for her share when the
time OF dismembermenr should ar
rive. 1T had come to be tacttly
assumed that whatever in China
one nation did not take, some other
nation would and so the competition
for possession went on. The United
States alone of all the powers hay-
ing interests in the Orient desired
no part of China and was free from
suspicion and selfish purpose in its
affairs. Her position furnished an
opportunity of which Mr. Hay avail
ed himself for one of those signal
services to mankind which entitled
the doer to place in history.
The spirit OF John Hay made it
impossible for others to continue
marrow and petty in dealing with
him; and guided by his sensitive
appreciation of the character and
feelings of others, made effective by
wisdom and skill, that pure and no.
bic spirit achieved a great work for
the country he loved. He himself
has said:
There are many crosses and
trials in the life of one who is en-
deavorlng to serve the common.
wealth, but there are also two per-
manent sources OF comfort. one is
the support and sympathy of honest
and reasonable people. The other
is the conviction dwelling forever.
like a well of living water, in the
hearts of all of us who have faith in
the country, that all we do. in the
fear of God and the love of the land
will somehow be overruled to the
public good; and that even our err
rors and failures cannot check
the irresistible onward march OF the
mighty Republic. the consummate
evolution of countless ages, called
by divine voices to destiny grander
and brighter than We can conceive
and moving always, consciously or
nnconsciously along lines Of
benefcent achievement whose con-
slant aims and ultimate ends are
peace and righteousness.
= think he would not greatly de-
sire that statues and columns be
erected in in his memory; that he
sought for no monument other than
the perpetual existence of the Re-
public into whose structure he had
wrought his life. But we may be
sure that this memorial, dedicated
TO the art Of letters. In which he
found his solace and refuge from
the harsh storms OF life, standing
amid the scenes that were dear to-
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THE =
FORTUNE
HUNTER
Novelized by
LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
From the Play Of the
Same Name by
wINcHELL SMITH
coayi6At. 1910. BY Winehell Smith and
Louis Joseph Vance
(continued from last wsekl

ats all Of that You could have
knocked me over with q feather when
Bartlett sprang It on me this morning.
OF course. 1 was expecting something.
a boost in salary, or something like
that. Bartlett knew that other houses
in the street had made me offers. I've
been pretty lucky Of late and pulled
OF one or two rather big deals, but q
partnership with l. j. Bartlett
Think of 1t. NatI'
"Pm thinking OF II. and IT'S great"
ETH keep me mighty busy" Kellogg
blundered blindly on. ut means a lot
Of extra work, but you know like to
work"
"That's right, you do" agreed Dun.
can drearily. ITS queer to me. II
must be a great thing to like to work =
"You bet it's a great thing. Why,
1 couldn't exist IL ! couldn't work.
You remember that time laid OF for
u month in the country for my health's
sake? I'll never forget it-hanging
round all the time with my hands
empty-eyery one else with something
to do. I wouldn't go through with IT
again for a fortune. Never felt so use.
less and in the way
"But," interrupted Duncan. knitting
his brows as he grappled with this
problem, lyon were independent,
weren't your You had money-could
pay your board~
"of course. Nevertheless 1 felt in
the way"
'Thats funny"
"Its straight"
az know It is. 1t wouldn't be you If
you didn't love work. 1t wouldn't be
me If did. Look here. Harry. Sup.
pose you didn't have any money and
couldn't pay your board and had moth.
ing to do. How'd you feel in that
case?"
7 don't know. Anyhow that.
rot"-
mo, it isn't rot. I'm trying to make
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you understand how i feel when
when it's that way With me, as It gen.
orally Is" He raised one hand and
let It fall with a gesture Of desponden-
cy SO eloquent that it reused Kellogg
out OF his own preoccupation.
why, Natp he cried, genuinely
sympathetic. 1--WE been so taken up
with myself that l forgot. hadn't
looked for you till tomorrow"
You knew, thenr
II met Atwater at lunch today. He
told me. Said he was sorry, BUT
Eyes, everybody is always sorry,
but
Kellogg let his hand fail on Duncan's
shoulder. 'Tm sorry, too. old man.
But don't lose heart. / know it's pret
ty tough on fellow
"The toughest part of it is that you
got the job for me, and had 10 fall
down"
"Don't think of that IT'S not your
fault'-
you're the only man who believes
that. Harry"
"Buck up. Ill stumble across some
better opening for you before long,
and
"stop right there. I'm through
Don't talk that way, Nat. I'll get
you in right somewhere"
You're the best hearted man alive,
Harry, but IN see you blasted first"
Wait" Kellogg demanded his at.
teution. Heres this man Burnham.
You don't know him, but he's as keen
as they make 'em. He's on the track
OF some wonderful scheme for making
illuminating gas from crude oil. II 1t
goes through; IL the Inventions really
practicable. it's bound to work a rev.
olution. He's downin Washington now
left this afternoon to look up the
patents. Now, he needs me to get the
ear Of the Standard OIL people, and
I'll get you In there"
"what right we you 60 to do that?'
demanded Duncan. "what the dick.
ems do know about illuminating gas
or crude oil? Burnham d never thank
you for the likes o me-"
"But, thunder. you can learn. All
you need"-
''Now, see here, Harryw Duncan
! gave him pause with manner not to
be denied. "once and for all time
understand I'm through having you
recommend an incompetent Just be
cause we're friends"
"But, Harry
1 "And I'm through living on you
while I'm out OF Job. That's hnal.'
"But, man. listen to me-when We
were at college,
"That was another matter"
"How many times did you pay The
room rent when was strapped? How
many times did your money pull me
through when I'd have had to quit ant
forfeit my degree because I couldn't
earn enough to keep onr'
That's different. You earned enough
finally to square up. You don't owe
me anything"
81 owe you the gratitude for thu
friendly hand that put me in the wa!
OF earning-that kept me going wher
the going was rank. Besides, the con
ditions are just reversed now: you'll
do Just as l did-make good in thu
world and. when it's convenient, to me
AS for living here. you're perfect!
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If she ever saw anything better
Do you begin to see my drift?"
II do not But so on drifting"
"Nol Why, the demand for eligible
males is 800 per cent In excess OF the
supply. Don't you know-no. you
don't; got TO that hrst-that there
are twenty times as many old maids in
small country towns us there are in
the cities7 It's fact. and the reason
for 1t is because when they were
young they couldn't lower themselves
TO accept the pick of the local matri
monial market. Now, do you see?"
You're as Interesting as magazine
serial. Please continue in your next
pant with anticipation"
You're an ass. Now take young
Ischap from city, with a good appear
ance. more or less a gentleman. who
doesn't talk like a zap or walk like
a zap or dress like zap or act like
zap, and throw him into such a town
long enough for the girls to get nc
Guaintcd with him. Ee simply cam
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lose. can't fall TO cop out the best look
ing girl with the biggest bank roll in
town. i tell you, there's nothing to
itr'
aIts wonderful to listen to You. Har-
ry.-
nm talking horse sense, my son.
Now consider yourself-down on your
luck, don't know how to earn decent
living, refusing to accept anything
from your friends. ready you say) to
do almost anything TO get some mon
ey. And think of the country heir
esses with plenty Of Tuoney for
two. pintng away in-in innocuous
desuetude hundreds OF them. fine.
straight, good girls, girls you could
easily fall in love with, signing their
lives away for the lack of the likes Of
you. Now, why not take one, Nat-when
you come to consider it, its your
duty-marry her and her bank roll.
make her happy. make yourself happy
and live contented life on the sunny
side of Easy street for the rest of your
natural born days2 Can't you see 1t
now?'
yes Duncan admitted. half per-
suaded Of the plausibility of the
scheme. 81 see, and / admire i'm
mensely the intellect that conceived
the notion. Harry, but can't help
thinking there must be a catch in it
somewhere"
mot II you follow my instructions"
Duncan drew a deep breath, sat
back and looked Kellogg over very
critically.
'Tf / didn't know you SO well, Har-
ry," said Duncan slowly, I'D be GER
thin you were mad. I'm not at all
sure that I'm sane. It's raying idiocy,
and its pretty darned rank thing
to do to start deliberately out to mar
ry woman for her money. But I've
been through a little hell OF my own In
my time, and it's not allurlng to con-
template a return to 1t. There's moth.
ing mad enough nor bad enough to
i stop me. what've got to DOR
| Kellogg beamed his triumph. "You'll
try 1t on, theu2"
'Tll try anything on. It's con-
temptblc, low lived piece of business,
but good may come OF 1t; you can't
tell. Whatve got to dog"
Slipping back. Kellogg knitted his
fingers and stared at the ceiling, smii.
ing family to himself as he enumcr
ated the conditions that first appealed
20 his understanding as essentials to
ward success.
"Flrst pick out your town. one Of
1000 or 5000 inhabitants. no larger
I'd suggest at hazard guess sons
olaee in the interior of Pennsylvania
Most of such towns have at least one
rich man with a manageable daugh
ter-but well make sure Of that before
we settle on one. OF course any subur
ban town is barred"
"How so?"
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%@-----
follow the rules 1 lay down, I'll guar.
antee you'll be rich man inside of
twelve months"
"Rules! Man, I'll follow all the rules
in the world! Come on, I'm getting
palpitatlon Of the heart, waiting. Tell
It to me, what've / got to dot"
Marry" said Kellogg serenely.
"MarryF Duncan echoed, aghast.
Marry" feaftirmed the other with
unbroken gravity.
Marry who?"
"a girl with fortune. You see. i
can't guarantee the precise size of her
pile. That all depends on luck and the
locality. But it'll run anywhere from
several hundred thousand up to mil
lion, perhaps more
Duncan sank back despondently.
"You ought to be ashamed of your
self, Harry" he said duly. "You had
me all excited for a minute"
mo, but honestly, mean what !
say"
Nov look here, do you really think
any girl with million would take a
chance on me?" Y
She'll jump at It."
Duncan thought this over for n
while. Then his lips twitched, whats
the matter with her?" be inquired
"pm willing TO play the game as II
lies. but bar lunatics and cripples,"
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State senators were, elected as fol-
lows:
First District-Hearne, R.
Second Distriet--slemake D.
Third District-W. C. Peterkin, O,
Fourth District-Dr. Smith, r.
Fifth t-Salsman.D.
Sixth White, R.
Seventh District-French d,
Eighth District MacCorkle. d.
Ninth District Preston. d.
Tenth Distrlct-Kidd, D.
Eleventh Phillips. D.
Twelfth District-Bland, D.
Thirteenth District Woods, u.
Fourteenth District Hood, n.
Fifteenth District Silver. d.
, The Republicans elected four
state senators and have fourteen
holdover members. The Democrats
elected eleven members and have
four holdover members.
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6elcome."
II know it-and more. Duncan as
scented little YEARLY. 'Don't think
don't appreciate all you've done for
me. But know and you must under
stand that can't keep on living on
you-and won't"
For once baftied, Kellogg stared at
him in CONSERVATION. Duncan met his
gaze steadily. strong IN the sincerity
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CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
a FTER dinner they smoked and
IN talked about Duncan's future.
x "a Finally kellogg said signi6-
cautly, "Nat. If you follow my
advice you can be worth million
dollars in yearw
LET him rave" Duncan observed
systematically and began to smoke.
"No. I'm not dippy. and Pm perfect
~ serious"
"of course. But what'd they do 10
me If were caught:"
''This is not a joke. The propositionI
perfectly legal. It's being done rigid
along" III
"And / could do it, Harry" I
"a man Of your caliber couldn't
fan"
"would you mind ringing for Bob.
bins:" Duncan asked abruptly.
Certainly kellogg pressed but
On at his elbow. 'wnat d'you want?
"a straitjacket and a doctor to tel
which one of US needs it"
kellogg. chagrined US lie always was
II joked with when expoundinS one Of
his schemes, broke into laugh thai
lasted until Robbins appeared.
you rang, slr?"
Eyes. Put those decanters over here
and some glasses, please"
a.vn. etru
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his memories Of youth. inscribed
with his name by the proud affection
of his Alma Mater. would be mex
pressibly grateful to his heart"
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SCHENK BETTER
Efforts Are to Be Made to Bail
His Wife Out of Wheel
ing Jail.

WHEELING, Nov 1l.-John o.
sehenek' millionaire pork packer
who is patient in hospital. showed
a decided change for the better to-
day. Efforts probably Will be made
today to secure the release on bail Of
Mrs. schenck, who Is IN jail awaiting
the result OF her husbands illness,
said to have been caused by poison.
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HENRY G. SILENT
AT Parkersburg He Refuses
TO Say Whether He is
a Candidate.

PARKERsBuRG. Nov. 14-Hsn !
Gassaway Davis arrived here today
to attend the annual meeting OF the
West Virginia State Board OF Trade.
He refused to say whether he is q.
candidate to succeed United States
Senator Nathan B. Scott.
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of his attitude. At length Kellogg sur.
rendered. accepting defeat 'swer"-
he shrugged uncomfortably. ''If you
insist"
81 do"
"Then that's settled"
Eyes, that's settled"
Dinner" said Robbins from the
doorway, us served"
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These figures give the Democrats
a majority OF 26 on joint ballot.
The House of Delegates will be
about as follows.
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W. $. Reed is here from Nor
gantown.
NJ. $. Bush, of Parkersburg, is a
visitor here.
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NAJJ(IRIT
OF the Next West Virginia
Legislature Will Be
Democratic.

Resulting from the election Tues
day, the next West Virginia legisla-
ture will be about as follows polit-
ically:
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f J tTo be continued).
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-15

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