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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-12
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The Indispensable Man.
ton Advertiser.
New York world.)

Now and then government clerk
dies in a secondary position and little.
note is taken of his death beyond the
bare comment that he served virtual.
ly q lifetime in certain capacity. In
a way this may be reflection on his
usefulness. Probably men like Thos,
P. Cleaves, who was clerk OF the Sens
ate committee on appropriations for
81 years, find their relative obscurity
pleasant. He began work as clerk Of
the committee in 1873, when Senator
Morrill,, of Vermont, was its chairman,
and continued to the end of Senator
Aldrich's chosen time for retirement.
He saw new senators come and yeter.
an senators go, and alike he outstayeu
them. They had the honors and the
victories and the fame, but he was in
dspensable. The sense OF knowledge
and authority over his superlors which
such a man possessed, aloof from pc.
!itical changes, was perhaps his pest
reward. He was neither an accident
nor a great statesman, but a plain ne,
cessity.. In the various departments
OF the government such men are not
infrequent. They are unknown to the
public, their services attract no at
ltention outside their sphere, but they
are the lifallible parts of the machin
cry when administrations change. Ii
Is often harder to I'll their places
than to stop argap. in the cabinet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-12
As to Platltudes.

All the same, the Rooseevltian plati-
tudes seem to be mighty popular. But,
can any one explain to us why mere
|utterance Of platitudes is agitation, is
exciting, is SO fraught with danger OF
disturbance and so forth and SO on?
One Of the definitions Of q platltude
lis that ii is a "truism." Have we got
to that stage that we can not hear the
truth uttered without going inc hys,
erics?-Charleston Mail;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-12

4 =
"a word to the wise is sufIicint.""
quoted the Wise Guy.
Il suppose that is why. lawyer
will talk to the jury for half a day"
added the Simple tMpg--P philadelphia
Record.
Mother, send me for the DOCTOR
why, my son?n
"HCause that man in the parlor is
going to die; he said he would IL
sister Jane would not marry him, and
lane said she wouldnt."-Judgc.
Miss Footlttlo's reputation and
her complexion are very much alike"
Meaning that they are both bril-
liant, eh?'
mo, they arc both made with a
puff. boston Transcript.
You know the fate of the pitcher
that goes to The well too often"
Going to the well never hurt a
pitcher yet. It's going TO the corner
saloon that sends him bacl, TO the
bush league.n-Philadclphia Ledger
is your suburb wholesome"
Ne. old chap, it amt. My wife
lost her voice as soon as We moved
out here, and
What's the price Of the lot next
to. yours?"-Clcveland Leader.
What believe In. said Mr.. Eras
tus Pinkly, sis kindness to dumb api
mails"
Yes" replied Miss Miami Brown
FL has hyund dat sum folks kin lii
a chicken of de roos so gentle ant
tender dat he, won't have his sleel
disturbed skasely, nonc."-Washing
ton Star. 30. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-12
Out for Roosevelt.

The Honorable samiyel Montgomery
Of Tunnelton and elsewhere is out for
Theodore Roosevelt for the Republi.
can nomination for president in 1912.
The Honorable samivel has shown
considerable ability as scrapper, as
well as a faculty for keeping close to
the pie counter, and he may be able
to give the West yirginian reaction
aries no end of Notwithstanding,
ton Advertiser.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-12

The Wheeling Telegraph, We under;
stand, claims to be d Democratic
newspaper, but one would never sus,
.pect Il bgireading its editorials. Fair.
mont Times. q. 4 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-12

The West virginian extends its
thanks to Mr.. J. NJ. Hartley for daily
copies of the st. Paul papers during
Mr.. Hartlcy's stay in the city. Such
a mark of thoughtfulness and kind;
ness is appreciated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-12
CONSEQUENCES.

(From the Chicago Record Herald.)
When Abclard, long long ago. SO mad.
ly loved fair Heloise,
He thought the streams would cease
to flow, the Joy forsake the
morning breeze,
Unless, she might for aye he his
might be of him the dearest
part
But Fate ordained it otherwise and
wrecked his hope and crushed
/ his heart;
Yet morning brcezes gladly sway the
deWy roses on the vines.
Tho brooks so laughing on their way,
the sun with undimmed SPLEEN
dor shines.
Perhaps you sit alone and grieye and,
deeply loving all in vain.
Have madly made yourself believe no
June will ever come again;
But other men will learn to love and
other maids will learn to
weep.
Long after you have closed your eyes
and found forgetfulness in
sleep, s.
And not star shall fade or fall. and
frafrant petals still will
spread,
Though they become convinced that
all the Joys the world pos
sessed are dead.
IS. E. Kiser.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-12
Extraordinary ( combination.

p EXTRAORDINARY SoinplHdtloIs
Congressman Dan Anthony has a
score to settle with Ralph Brown, Of
st. Paul, secretary to the mayor and
formerly city editor of the Leayen-
worth Times, the Congrcssman's news
paper:
The first returns received in ST.
Paul concerning the Kansas primary
election indicated that Congressman
Anthony had been defeated.
"Too bad" remarked Ralph Brown.
Guess I'll cheer nim up bit"
So a few hours later Anthony re.
ceived this message:
Friend Dan: Rather right than con-
gresham. R. F. Brown
Returns came in and the final count
gave Anthony majority. Thereupon
he wired o Brown:
"Rrlendt Ralph: Majority 1900.
Right and congressman.-D: R. An;
thony.
Then Brown assumed thoughtful
air and the messenger boy carried
| this to the telegraph station:
Friend Dan: Combination extraor:
binary. Congratulations - r. f.
Brown =
Nothing hut long silence came
from Leayenwortb IN answer Kan.
! m 4 CITY 1rnrnai
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
DEFICIT A
A LARGE DECREASE
REDUCTION AS SHOWN BY Re-
PORT OF POSTMASTER cENER-
AL OVER MILLION AND HALF.

A communication received by the
authorities of the Nashville postoffice
Monday afternoon, Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock reports 81, 600,000.00
reduction of the deficit in the United
States Postoff1ce Department for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1910. This
is remarkable as being far in excess
of any annual reduction in the history
of the department. In the decade end
ing June 80, 1909, the growth in the
expenditures for the service more
than kept pace with the revenue. the
average annual increase in expendi-
lures amounting to 500 per cent, while
the average increase in revenue was
only 791 per cent. In the past year
an increase of about 10 per cenr In
the revenue was accomplished by an
increase is less than 4 per cent ia ex-
penditures.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
J. LANE DECORATOR
AND STOCK MAN
ACCEPTS POSITION WITH DE-
PARTMENT STORE OF M'KEN.
NON, ANDERSON G. FOSTER.

McKennon, Anderson & Foster lave
secured the services of John Lane. of
Dallas, Texas, who will have charge Of
the stocks of the store and look after
the decorations Mr.. Lane was for
merly of Murfreesboro, but for several
years has been in one of the largest
department stores of Dallas, Texas,
and before going to Dallas was engage
ed in the some business at Knoxville.
He has the reputation of being one OF
the best window decorators in the
South and his work at this store will
be one of the features.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
The Mystery OF
The Yellow Room
By GASTONLEROUx oo'T 81 .sEs IP0s;
(COntinusd.I

dy Jacques, who had now Joined us.
helped US to carry the body into the
vestibule. where we laid 1t down on
the lower step Of the stairs. On the
way, | had felt my hands wet from
the warm blood flowing from the
wounds.
Daddy Jacques flew to the kitchen
and returned with a lantern. he held
it close to the face of the dead shad-
ow. and we recognized the keeper. the
man called by the landlord of the
Donjon inn the Green Man, whom an
hour earlier l had seen come out of
Arthur RANGES chamber carrying
parcel. But what 1 had seen l could
only tell Rouletabille later when we
were alone.
Rouletabflle and Frederic Larsan ex-
perienced cruel disappointment at the
result of the nights adventure. They
could only look In CONSERVATION and
stupefaction at the body of the Green
Man.
Daddy Jacques showed stupidity
sorrOwful face and with silly lamenta-
lions kept repeating that we were mis-
taken-the keeper could not be the as
sailant. We were obliged to compel
him to be quiet. He could not have
shown greater grief had the body been
that of his own son. l noticed, while
all the rest of us were more or less IN
dressed and barefooted, that he was
fully clothed.
Rouletabille had not left the body.
Kneeling on the hagstones by the light
Of Daddy Jacques lantern, he removed
the clothes from the body and laid
bare its breast. Then, snatching the
lantern from Daddy Jacques, he held
1t over the corpse and saw gaping
wound. Rising suddenly, he exclaimed
in a voice filed with savage irony:
1.-THE man you believe to have been
shot was killed by the stab of knife
In his hearth
thought Rouletabille had gone mad
but bending over the body, | quickly
myself that Rouletabille was
right. Not a sign of bullet anywhere
The wound. evidently made by sharp
blade. had penetrated the heart.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
CONVICTED OF
CARRYING PI> Toll
FINE OF FIFTY DOLLARS AND
AND COSTS ASSESSED AGAINST
BENNlE LOWE.

Bonnie Lowe was tried in the coun-
ty criminal court Friday afternoon on
charge of carrying pistol He was
convicted and fined $50 and the costs
OF the suit. Although loves attor-
neys claimed that the fine would be
paid imediately, it had not been turn
ed over to the clerk this morning.
Lowe had been away from this place
for some time, and when he returned
he was tried on this charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
CHAPTER XIV.
ROuIetabiIle Knows the Two Halves
Of the Murderer.

a FILE. STANGERSON had been
IM for the second time almost
III murdered Unfortunately she
was in too weak state to bear
the severer injuries of this second at
tack as well as she had those of the
first. She had received three wounds
In the breast from the murderer's
knife, and she lay long between life
and death. Her strong physique. how
ever, saved her; but. though she recov-
cred physically. 1t was found that her
mind had been affected. The slightest
allusion to the terrible incident sent
her into delirium. and the arrest of
Robert Darzac. which followed on the
day following the tragic death OF the
keeper. seemed tor sink her fine intelli-
gence into complete melancholia.
Robert DaEzac arrived at the chateau
toward half past 9. saw him hurry
ing through the park, his hair and
clothes in disorder and his face dead
" white Rouletabille and | were look
ing out Of window in the gallery
He saw us and gave despairing cry.
"I'm too late"
Rouletabllle answered, "She livesT
A minute later Darzac had gone into
Mile. Stangersons room, and through
the door we could hear his heartrend-
ing sObs.
There's fate about this placer
groaned Rouletabille. Some Internal
gods must be watching over the mis-
fortunes Of this family! If had not
been drugged | would have saved
Mile. Stangerson. I should have 81
fenced him forever. And the keeper
would not have been killed.!
M. Darzac came In to speak with us.
His distress was terrible. Rouleta-
billie told him everything-his prepare
lions for Mile. Stangerson's safety, his
plans for either capturing or for dis
posing of the assailant forever and
how he would have succeeded had 1t
not been for the druwging
(To be contlnued.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23

'nid yeu eee f. thenY gasped Dad
a. Jacques
~sWhatT I asked.
THE phantOTl-tbe black phantomF
Then he told us that for several
nights he had seen what be called the
black phantom. 1t came into the park
at the stroke Of midnight and glided
stealthily through the trees. II APP
peared to him to pass through the
trunks Of the trees. Twice he had seen
II from his window by the light OF the
moon and had risen and followed the
strange apparition. The night before
last he had almost overtaken Il. but
It had vanished az the corner Of the
donjon. Last night. however. he had
not left the chateau. his mind being
disturbed by a presentiment that some
new crime would be attempted. Sud
denly he saw the black phantom rush
out from somewhere In the middle Of
the court. He followed il 10 the lake
and 10 the highroad to Epinay. where
the phantom suddenly disappeared.
"Did you see his faceY demanded
Larsan.
"'No. / saw nothing but black veils.~
"'Did you go out after what passed
on the galleryT
"T could not. | was terrified
DADDY Jacques, | said in a threat
ening voice. you did not follow 1t. You
and the phantom walked to Epinay to-
gether, arm I'm arm
"'No.' he cried. turning his eyes
away: y did not 1t came on to pour,
and | turned back. don't know what
became of the black phantom
1--WE left him, and when we were
outside I turned to Larsan, looking
him full in the face. and put my ques-
ton suddenly to take him of his guard:
"'An accomplicer
"'How can tellY he replied and left
me, saying he was off to Epinay."
"Well. what do you make of It'll" |
asked Rouletabil'e after he had ended
his recital. PERSONALLY am utterly in
the dark can't make anything out OF
1t. What do you gatherT
Everything. everything" he ex-
claimed. But" he said abruptly, ..1et's
find out further about Mile Stanger-
SON."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
RECE YES MONEY
FOR LIBRARIES
ONLY LOG SCHOOL HOUSE IN THE
COUNTY RAISES THIRTY
DOLLARS.

Supt. ]. p Graham has received
from Miss Lola Pinkston, the teacher
at Philadelphia, thirty dollars for q
school library. This is the only log
school house in the county, and Miss
Pinkston deserves credit for the en-
terprise shown in raising this amount.
Moore Institute, at Culleoka, has
turned in s4157 for public school
library.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23

on the shoulder and asked me to fol
! low him into his room to think II over.
| confess was in no condition for
doing much thinking His self control
! was more than l could explain. Closing
the door of his room, he motioned me
to a chair and, seating himself before
me, took ont his pipe We sat there
for some time in silence, and then |
fell asleep.
When / awoke it was daylight. 1t
was o'clock by my watch. Rouleta-
bile was no longer In the room. l
rose to go out. when the door opened
and my friend re-entered. He had evil
IDENTIFY lost no time.
How about Mile. Stangerson| /
asked him.
Her condition, though very alarm
ing, is not desperate"
when did you leave this room"
Toward dawn.Y
"Have you found out anything"
1.-TWO sets of footprints
"Have they anything to do with the
mystery of the keepers body"
Eyes; the mystery is no longer
mystery This morning, walking round
the chateau, found two distinct sets
of footprints made at the same time
last night They were made by two
persons walking side by side. / fol-
lowed them from the court toward the
oak grove. Larsah Joined me. They
were the same kind Of footprints as
were made at the time of the assault
In the yellow room. One set was
from clumsy boots and the other was
made by neat ones, except that the
big toe of one of the sets was of a
different size from the one measured
In the yellow room incident
"Still following the tracks of the
prints. Larsan and | passed out of the
oak grove and reached the border of
the lake. There they turned off to
a little path leading to the highroad to
Epinay, where we lost the traces in
the newly macadami2ed highway
I'VE went back to the chateau and
parted az the courtyard We met
again. however. in Daddy Jacques
room. to which our separate trains of
thinking had led us both We found
the old servant in bed His clothes on
the chair were wet through and his
boots very muddy. He certainly did
not get into that state in helping us
to carry the body of the keeper. 1t
was not raining then. Then his face
showed extreme fatigue, and he looked
at us out of terror stricken eyes.
"On pressing him he confessed that
he had been away from the chateau.
He explained his absence by saying
that he had headache and went out
into the fresh air, but had gone no
farther than the oak grove. When we
then described to him the whole route
he had followed he sat up in bed trcm-
bling.
"'And you were not aloner cried
arsan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
MAURY COUNTIAN
TEACHING IN NEVADA

James l. Church, who is teaching
school in StarlEs, Nevada, writes back
to home folks telling how delightful
the climate, ETC., is and how well he
is progressing with his school and
asks that county paper be sent to
him. Naturally when one goes away
from home they want the paper that
publishes the county and local news,
and more naturally The Herald 10 the
one that is selected. Mr.. Church 10 a
Maury county boy, was born and rear
ed near Carriers Creek
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
RUDE SHIELDS
TUG OF WAR

One affair not on the program at the
fair Thursday afternoon was the tug
of war engineered by RUDE Shield,
Esq. Twenty negroes, all sizes did the
work, while the audience laughed. The
winning side secured 100 pennies, and
the losers got the laugh.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
NJ, c. q st. l.. Ry.
Fayetteville Branch.J
~ASE CONTINUED
IN CITY COURY

The case of the city VS.. Wiley Chav-
ers was continued by the city this
morning. The defendant is accused
by Ada Mayberry of using profane
and offensive language. The witnesses
for the prosecutor did not show up,
however, and the case could not be
tried.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
MULES IN DEMAND
AND GOOD PRICES

The mule market is still quite ac-
tive, and prices are about the same as
those which prevailed last week, The
Columbia Stock Yards people bought
about fifteen yesterday, most Of which
we're obtained in this vicinity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
TO BUILD SEWER
ON WEST. SIXTH

G. j. Akin, civil engineer, is sur
veying a course for a new sewer on
West Sixth street, from North Main to
North Garden The work will be done
for the property owners and will be
commenced soon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
CHICKENS SENT TO
THE STATE FAIR

Twenty-four fine chickens which
won preiniums at the Maury county
fair were sent to the State Fair at
Nashville Monday. Fourteen Of
them we're the property of w. H. Pur-
year. and the others belonged to Esq
II. f. Fariss.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
TIME TAB, T
Louisville a. NashvIIls n. n.
(Arriyal and departure OF tfainA froH
COlumbia,e

Main LIne-South Bound.
No. 1, through train. arrives 3:42 q
M: departs 3:45 q. IN.
No. z, Columbia accommodation. ar
Itves $3.50 q. m.
No. 5, through train, arrives 9:46 q
M; departs $50 a. N.
No. 81, Columbia accommodation
arrives 4:25 p. m.
No. 5, Decatur accommodation, ar
rives $50 D. M; departs $40 p. m.
No. SO, CoIumbia accommodation
arrives 7:4s p. m.
No. 95, Columbia accommodation
arrives 1:O5 a. m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
Main Line-North Bound.

Main Llne-North Bound.
No. 4, through train, arrives 1884 q
M; departs 1887 m.
No 80. Columbia accommodation
departs 6:25 a. m.
No. 6, Decatur accommodation, 4
rives $3.50 a. m; departs $3.50 q. m.
No. 90, Columbia accommodation
departs 11:00 a. m.
No. 8, Columbia accommodation
departs $40 m.
No "a, Columbia accommodation
departs $3.50 p. m.
No. 2, through train, arrives SOS p
M; departs 6:1G y. m.
~, r. & 8. 5ranch-south Bound.
No. 20, Mt. Pleasant accommodation
departs 1925 a. n.
No. 81, Shefield accommodation. dc
parts 1000 q. m
No. 81, Mt. PIeasact accommodation
departs 1:40 y. nj.
No. 23, Shefield accommodation, de
parts 6:15 D. m.
NJ, 3. & S.--North Bound.
No. "a. Shefield accommodation
arrives Sis a. n.
No. 26, Mt. Pleasant accommodation
arrives 9:35 q. m.
No. 2S, Mt. Pleasant accommodation,
arrives 500 p. IN.
No. 20. Shefneld accommodation
arrives 5:16- D. m
NJ, G. q st. L. Ry.
Fayetteville Branch.l
North Bound.
No. 267' arrives 8:15 q. m
No. l4l arrives 4:55 p. N.
South Bound.
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CHAPTER XIII.


HAD hardly recovered from the
surprise into which this new
discovery had plunged me
= when Rouletabille touched me
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q FILE. STANGERSON had been
IM for the second time almost
murdered Unfortunately she
was in too weak a state to bear
The Washington herald., 1910-04-08
BIG LINE ABANDONED.
Pacific Company Refuses Terms of
Secretary Dickinson.

| san Francisco, Cal. April BATES an5
! ChesbrOugh announced to-day that they
are forced TO abandon their plans for ar
Independent steamship line TO the 18th
mus in competition with the Pacific Mai
owing to the refusal Of Secretary Of Wal
Dickinson to guarantee that their ear
goes would be received by the government
over the Panama Railroad. and the gov
ernment steamship line on the Atlantic
after he had asked them 20 bond them
selves 10 finish eargoes.
This kills the chance Of a connecting
steamship line to the Isthmus. In answer
to their telegram to Secretary Dickinson,
Offering to start service al once on the
same terms enjoyed by the Pacific Mail,
providing one-haf the space of the Pana-
ma Steamship Company, both east and
west bound, would be allotted to them.
Bates and Chesbrough received to-day
the following telegram from Secretary
Dickinson:
VIII give you same terms and condi-
tions as Pacific Mail VIII require eff
cient service and sailings from you at
least every two weeks. Can make no ar
rangements relative to cargo space"
Mr. Bates said tonight NO one could
feel justified In putting on three steam
ships to haul cargo down there if he has
not the assurance that it would be re-
ceived"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-08
ASSAULTED BY ARABS.
-Four Americans and an Irish Priest
Beaten and Robbed.

Cairo, April THE Egyptian Gazette
reports a savage assault on an Irish
priest named Mullan and four American
students by Arab boatmen at Haifa, on
the Bay of Alden. The Arabs were row
ing the visitors to a steamship at night.
and demanded treble fare When this
was refused, they attacked the visitors
with knives and a fierce fight followed,
in which the boatmen were worsted.
They continued rowing, but the noise
of the fight had attracted other boatmen
who rowed alongside the visitors boat
and battered the travellers with their
oars. Another struggle ensued.. and the
visitors were overcome. Their pockets
were rifed and their baggage stolen.
The first crew took them to the steamer.
hastily landed them on the gangway. and
then decamped in the darkness. The
travellers were exhausted They had
numerous but not serious wounds The
British and American consuls are inves-
tigating.