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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-08-20

blew across his lips. Suddenly he was
aware of why he knelt there. why
Mazda knelt beside him. why, indeed.
the directress had thrust them forth
together into outer darkness. He lean
ed forward and kissed her-a boys
good, loud kiss.
"Oh" she deprecated. without draw
ing away. "You mustn't do that. Why
they'll hear US in there! We must
we must be quieter. We've got to go
back right now"
Donald took so much of her advice
that, as they scrambled to their feet
preparatory to going in. he kissed her
once more-"quieter."
The boys and girls Of the choir al
ways walked home together: but to-
night chance separated Don and Mazda
from the others-or Don thought 1t
did, quite unaware OF any maneuver-
ing on the girls part.
II want you to promise to think of
me once every hour tomorrow and I'll
do the same for you" she said as they
paused at the gate.
"Once an hourI echoed Don. "A
fellow thinks of his best girl every
minute. doesn't hep" and then he won
dered at his own adroitness.
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BASEBALL ST@RA5GS
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Sixth Inning.
Copyright. 1908. by the S. S.
Mcclure Company.

"HY whose order"-the bass
* caught his breath. looking
savagely at the small, mill
tant choir dIrectress - by
whose order may l ask. was that
little door-clOsed?
The choir was largely juvenile. and
1t smiled delightedly, then settled itself
firmly upon the uncomfortable benches
for the row that must ensue.
Il presume 1t was the vestry; had
nothing to do with It," asserted Miss
Bayley, with her usual monOtonous,
Irritating calm. "Wil you rise while
we try this. please?''
"The vestry" snorted the bass. He
was already on his feet and had no
need to comply with her request. THE
yestry"' he repeated In scorn. Men
that can't sing a note! l see no use
In paying any attention to what they
say or do"
This summary disposal Of their pas
tors and masters because they couldn't
sing struck Mazda as so funny that she
giggled outright, and then tried to turn
1t into a cough. Mazda was plump and
pretty and fourteen. She had n con-
tralto voice. and therefore was placed
at the end OF the line next to the
boys. Donald cioyed giggles. so he
slipped into the chair beside hers.
"Maida" CALCULATED the directrcss.
feeling that her command of the whole
squirming mass was slipping. you
may leave the room until you can be.
have with decorum.
The girl made no movement to rise.
She prolonged her moment of impor
tance.
How can go?" she inquired. round
ing big blue eyes Of innocence at Miss
Bayley. How can | when the vestry
have locked all the DOORS"
The directress said something that
was lost In the half subdued laughter
which greeted this. Don got to his
feet.
"Come on" he whispered. reaching
hand down to his neighbor. You
started the whole push to snickering.
and there's going to be an awful row.
Let's mover'
He pulled her after him by the hand.
not unwilling. out on the stone porch
where 1t was dark and cool and the
night air made one too happy to laugh.
They stood side by side in the dusk.
"Ain't l something awful?" she In
quired softly. leaning close in the shad-
ow. when I get started that way I
Just can't stop myself. What did you
come with me for? Now II Miss Bay
ley expels me. she'll turn you out too"
Huh! They couldn't keep me in
after they'd expelled you" Donald
found himself saying. without any par
ticular volition of his own.
He spoke with boyish gruffness. yet
there was a warmth in his tone which
made the girl catch his arm and pull
him down beside her on the door stone.
crying:
Say. Don. let's peek and see what
they're doing"
She applied bright eye to the key
hole.
"My-just look" cried the girl in a
whispered shrek. turning to him SO
swiftly that their heads almost bump
ed
He could see her eyes shining in the
twilight: her face was within n few
inches OF his own. and a strand of hair
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hate to play with teams that hain't
been weaned. JEFF Hazencamp's just
told me that they're working a dirt
mean trick. They've left their regular
subs at home and brought along
couple Of fellows that have played
with professionals. or course they'll
lame some of their weak men right
away and ring in them big galoots on
us. Gee! We can't put up any fight
against that kind Of n push"
Them subs they've got must be
bum pair" observed Don. No decent
professionals would let an amateur
team ring them in on a crowd half
their size. l don't see what we can
do, though. II we kick. everybody II
say we're not treating our visitors
fair"
Say" broke out Sam, them fellows
must "a been bought; men that have
been bribed once can be bribed again
n we had the money"
There was heavy silence for a mo-
ment as the crowd of hot, dusty boys
trailed disconsolately along: then Don
spoke again slowly, but with finality:
Father paid me OF today for two
months chores-$5. l did intend-but
I'll put up the mon. You send Hank
Dosser back to hunt up them fellows
and buy 'em of"
"Gee!' Good for your Say, Don,
you're the stuff!" the boys whispered
feelingly.
In taking the bills from his pocket
Don dropped out n white square with
a blue pencil attached: as he did so
the clocks in the village below, had
they been audible, might have been
heard to strike II. The boy un-
consciously put broad sole on the
dance program while he counted the
price Of victory into Hanks perspiring
scarlet and umber palm. pouring in
structions meanwhile into his fellow
conspirators windmill ears.
And don't forget to bring our SUITS
he finished mo use going clear home
Just for dinner"
The devoted Hank sped away. The
boys disposed themselves on high.
grassy swell rising from a small gray
blum that jutted out over the valley.
commanding river and town.
MY head feels funny" Donald an
nounced meditatively. IT guess I'll go
out and lie down in the shade there
where it's cool. Maybe I'll sleep a lit
tie. Sometimes 1t kind O. feels that
way"
He flung himself flat In the shadow
of the bowlder, his eyes on the far
blue distance. his thoughts with the
coming struggle. His mouth felt hot.
Even the rock on which he lay was
sun warmed. He crawled farther out
and stuck his head over the edge. Per-
haps IL he stood up he could get
moment, looking down. How far 1t
was below to the heaving shoulders of
green clad trees. the bristling. sharp
toothed stones!
The boys saw him pitch forward
Sam leaped up, ran out on the rocks
and looked down. AS many as twenty
feet below he recognized dark, mo-
tionless shape.
"Run-run" he yelled to the others.
I'VE got to go round and come back
on the side. There's no way to get
down here-only the way he went"
They reached the bench, swerved to
the right crawled along bowlder-and
met boy in the narrow way!
"Hello, fellers" 1t was Donald in
the flesh, limping. but coming on.
Anybody got a match? They all
spilled out OF me when turned up
side down going over the blum" He
fished out pipe from his trousers
pocket and regarded its fractured stem
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-08-20
BELL RUNG ON THE FALSE.
Tho Patent Detoctor That Spotted
Whatever Was Not True.

Whatever was Not iTuo'
." a r last" said the proud nScntor.
"the dream of the ages is sat
isfed." He held up a small
circular device, about as large as a
watch. This" he said as he put 1t
back In his pocket. us the truth de-
tector. AS long as the truth is spoken
the detector is silent. But when the
least departure is made from the truth
q bell rings once. Fame and fortune
will now be mine, and postcrity will
bail me as the greatest benefactor that
the human race has ever known"
Dong" said the bell
He called upon his fancce.
What pretty dress!" he said.
"Ycs," she said-"my new one
was hoping you might drop In to see
me this afternoon"
"Dongr said the bell.
But I've never called before on a
Tuesday" he said. What made you
think mightT'
"Oh, don't know. I just hoped So
"Dongw said the bell.
"And you weren't expecting some
one elseT"
"Why. of course I wasn't!'
"Dongw said the bell.
He met a girl he knew.
when are you going to call on us
again?" she asked. "We're always so
delighted to see you
Dong" said the bell.
He met friend.
Jimmy" no said. "I've just invented
a great piece of work. and | want to
get patent out on 1t and float com
pany l don't know much about busi-
ness, but I've known you long enough
to trust you. Now. II I leave every
thing to you you'll see that I get
square deal, old man, won't you"
"You bet will"
Dong" said the bell.
He met his doctor.
"IIow we'll you're looking" said the
doctor
"Dongw said the bell.
you don't think I'm going to be sick,
then" asked the inventor.
You sick? Certainly not"
"Dongw said the bell.
He went into restaurant.
Have you any fresh eggs that were
laid less than year ago?" he asked.
"Yes, sir-certainly" exclaimed the
waiter.
Dong" said the bell.
On his way home he dropped in at
political caucus, and everybody turned
around and asked "Where's that alarm
clock?'
He met another friend.
"Can you lend me $5?' asked the
friend.
"If the situation were reversed" said
the inventor would you lend me
five"
you bet l would!'
Dong" said the bell.
He went a-walk with another girl
that night. They were watching the
moonlight on the lake in the park.
"Give ME kiss" he pleaded.
mo-" she said; 81 don't like to be
kissed"
"Dongw said the bell.
They walked around the lake to-
gether.
DO you love me?" she asked.
81 love you" he said.
Unobserved he drew the truth de-
tector from his pocket and tossed 1t
into the water and then, and not till
then, he drew deep breath and turn
ed to her, saying fearfully:
"And do you love me?'-New York
Evening Sun.
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tender expressions and meet some one
somewhere, as he wondered whether
affinity was spelled with two rs, he
pushed his way into the Kitchen,
whence emanated appctizing odors Of
steak and onions.
Mother would knOw-mother always
did know things! She stood at the
table making delectable biscuits and
turned a mildly surprised countenance
on her demoralized and disfigured eld
est as he confronted her and inquired
in that husky voice of command which
sho knew covered much trepidation:
Say, ma, do you know which girl
I went home with last night9"
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Her Speciality.

Nodd-Mourn for me, old man. !
married a woman with absolutely no
sense of humor
Todd-Thats nothing to my Cross.
whats that?"
"My wife has ne."-Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-08-20
Millions of Them.

Pudge-I don't think that women
have always been vain. You know
women were made before mirrors
Fudge,-And they've been before
them ever since-Spokane Spokesman
Review.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-08-20

When applied to the newspaper page
they make people think twice.
First people think there's a man who
keeps up with the procession.
Second. they think he must keep
good goods on hand.
Again, II the home paper has enough
drops OF advertising ink on Its surface
to make a proper showing the outsider
thinks this must be pretty lively
town.
Thus a drop OF NEWSPAPER AD-
VERTIsING INK is a good thing for
the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09
Joker" IN INDIAN BILL
IS ONLY MARES NEST
Only Clause of Sort Gives Dis
tinct Advantage to Gov
eminent Prosecutors.

The report ola Joker. in the Indian
appropriation bill. passed at the last
session Of Congress. is an enigma to
officials Of the Department of Justice.
According to press dispatches printed
this morning Solicitor General Bowers
found Joker which permitted the
appeal Of the suits being brought by
the United States against claimants
for certain Indian mineral lands in
Oklahoma to the Supreme Court Of the
United States. enabling claimants to
effect delay Of some eighteen months
in the settlement Of the case and thus
giving them an opportunity to exploit
the lands.
Ohicials OF the Department OF Justice
are not aware Of any clause permitting
such an appeal except one in a minor
bill which was put in at the suggestion
OF Senator Ovens and with the expressed
or tacit consent OF the Attorney General.
This clause does away with further action
Of the lower courts, bringing 1t direct
to the Supreme Court This Is dis
tinct advantage, they say, to the govern
ment.
The cases involve probably three mil
lion acres Of immensely valuable land.
| 1t was stated at the department that a
! receiver would probably be appointed)for
those tracts Of this land where 1t was
deemed advisable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09

deck, and the gushing wound told that
ne had peen hit. AT the same moment
ships guard sprang forward and dealt
the assassin blow on the head with a
billy, telling him to the deck, where of9-
GERS quickly seized him. He was turned
over to the Hoboken police and taken at
once to police headquarters.
There he gave the name Of GALLAGHER
and in response to inquiries as to vhv he
had committed the deed, he replied sui
leniy. He kept me from earning my
bread and butter"
Mayor Calm, But Apprehensive.
Meantime Mayor Gaynor had been car
rled TO stateroom. He remained con-
scious, but breathed heavily. He was
calm, but apparently apprehensive that
the wound was grave. An ambulance was
summoned TO the pier, and the wounded
man was placed on stretcher and car
ried to the ambulance The vehicle was
driven to ST. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken
where the mayor was Immediately taken
to the operating room. He was still con.
scious, and occasionally spoke to those
about him. To the city oficials who ae-
companied him to the hospital he indi-
Gated tie gravity with which he viewed
the shot by remarking, Say good bye "a
the people"
The hospital physicians made a caro-
full examination of the wound. Their
conclusion agreed with that of the
ships surgeon that the injury was not
necessarily serious. 1t was found that
the bullet had entered the mayor $
neck back Of the ear, burying itself in
the region Of the mastoid bone. The
bullet was not located and no effort
was made to probe. 1t vas decided to
await the arrival OF a surgeon from
New York, who was hastily summoned
Meantime the mayor remained calm
and collected. His chief dimculty came
from the gathering of blood in his
throat. After the ministrations OF the
: CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09
ELEVEN {: ARE KILLED
Others May !, Have. Died IN
Northern Pacific Wreck.
FAILED TO OBEY ORDERS
Officials Place Blame on Conductor
Of Freight Train.
TWENTY OTHERS ARE HURT
Death Roll May Be Heavier as Re-
suit Of Collision on Curve.
Conductor in Collapse.
TWENTY OTHERS ARE HURT

| IGNACIO, Cal, August 9.-Disobedi-
ence of orders. according to the rail-
| road officials. on the part OF conduc-
tor was responsible for a head-on col
lision between a passenger and work
train on the Northwestern Pacific last
night that took known toll Of eleven
lives and resulted in the injury Of
about twenty. The unidentified bodies
Of three others are reported to be
under the wreckage.
| The smoking car of the passenger
train was telescoped by the engine Of
the freight and aside from those mem
bers of the train crews who were hurt
all Of the killed and injured occupied
the smoker. With the exception of E.
". Banks Of Rockford. ILL.,, who was
killed outright, all Of the dead and in
jured whose names have been obtained
| were Caiifornians, most Of them resid-
ing in the towns along the railroad
upon which the wreck occurred.
The most seriously injured OF the
wreck victims were taken to San
Francisco.
Conductor Is Frustrated.
George Flaherty, conductor Of the
freight train, who is accused by Cen
eraI Superintendent ". S. Palmer and
other officials Of violating telegraph
Instructions to remain in the Ignacio
yards until the passenger had passed,
thus causing the smash up. is in a
state Of collapse today and is unable
to make statement. 8 F." I''"
The work train consisted Of a caboose
and two fiat cars. Coming down branch
from the Santa Rosa valley it was
switched to the main line here. and con-
tinued toward Sausalfto. whence the pas
senger train was speeding toward Santa
Rosa. Two miles south Of Ignacio, on a
reverse curve. the trains crashed together.
ShuntinR the engine Of the passenger
train aside the work train locomotive
plunged into the smoker and baggage
other cars of the passenger were undam-
aged. and their occupants escaped with a
vigorous shaking UP.
Havoc In the Smoker.
'Ffightful havoc was done in the snok-
er. Passengers scrambling out Of the rear
cars and running forward beheld q fearful
spectacle The headless trunk OF a man
lay beside the tracks. and from the win
dows Of the smoker protruded the lifeless
bodies Of two others.
ne engineer OF tne passenger train,
Robert Reynolds jumped from his cab,
The baggage car sprawled like a husk
atop the smoker. partly enveloping it.
but through the windows the rescue party
could see the shrieking injured and the
silent dead pinned under overturned seats.
For hours it was impossible for those
without to reach them.
Frank A. Meyers Of Petaluma ran to Ig-
nacio to summon aid Wrecking trains
were sent out, and physicians and nurses
from various points up and down the line
hurried to the scene on special trains and
in automobiles.
Many Of the injured are thought to be
in critical condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09
SETTLES WITH VANDERBILT
Non.Suits Entered in Case Of Bilt'
more Forester,

ASHEvILLE, n. c.. August 9.-Formal
entries we're made In the superior court
yesterday Of non.suits in the two cases
brought by DR.. c. A. schenek against
George ". Vanderbilt.
The suits followed the dismissal Of DR..
Schenek from tho position Of forester OF
the BiltmcYe estate. This came immedi.
ately upon the leasing by him to Chi.
cago hunting club Of the hunting and
fishing privileges on the estate. This con-
tract was Yepudiated by Mr.. Vanderbilt
and DR.. 6chenck terminated his connec-
ton with the estate. Besides being the
forester Of the estate he also had charge
Of the BiltmoYe lumber operations.
Suits were then started against Mr..
Vanderbilt for about &s.0Oo alleged to he
due on back salary, and for some 81. an
in addition. said to be due on open ac-
count The second suit had to do With
some insurance policies. These are nov
settled out Of court. but the terms OF
the settlement are not made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09

NEW YORK, August ?-William j.
Gaynor. mayor of New York city. was
shot and dangerously wounded at 9:4o
o'clock this morning he stood on the
deck of the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse at the steamships pier in Ho-
boken, N j., about to start on a month 8
vacation in Europe.
The shooting was done by man who
later gave his name as James ]. Gala
cher, living at 444 Sd avenue, New York.
He was later identified as a former city
empioye who recently had been dis
charged.
Three shots were fred at the mayor.
Two Of them missed. and the third lodged
In the fieshy portion OF the left side Of
the neck Blood gushed from the wound.
and the first hasty examinations led to
the belief of serious and perhaps fatal
consequences. The mayor retained con-
sciousness, and later examination by the
physicians when the mayor was taken to
the hospital gave a more hopeful outlook.
Crowd Sees Shooting.
The shooting occurred under circum-
stances of the most dramatic character
Mayor Gaynor came aboard the steamer
accom- pa MED by number of prominent
city cficiais about to bid him adieu on
his trip abroad. The party proceeded tc
the upper deck and were assembled in a
group giving final greetings. Crowds OF
passengers were about on deck and with
friends waving adieu from the pier. The
mayors party had just formed a grour
preparatory to having their picture taken
and President Montt of Chile and his wife
were standing near.
Suddenly stranger pushed through the
throng from the rear: He approached
the mayor and WITHOUT word began tc
FIRE. The shots rang out in quick success
sion. Instantly there was the greatest
excitement and confusion.
Mayor Gaynor was seen to fall to tn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09
GOVERNOR SIGNS. BILL.
Makes Betting on Elections Illegal
in Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, August e.-Bettins on
elections became illegal in Georgia today
when Gov. Brown signed the anti-bettinR
bill just passed by the legislature
The house passed an anti-Iobbying bill.
which now goes to the senate
The house also passed a drastic white
slave bill making it unlawful to procure
females for immoral purposes The pen
atty is Imprisonment for from one to
twenty years. This measure has yet to
pass the senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09
.LE BLANC. BEATS ABRUN
FROM TROYES TO NANCY
Flags on Church Spires and
Bonfire Smoke Guide Avia-
tors on Their Course.

NANCY, France, August 9.-Alfred lie
Blanc and Abrun again led the van on
todays leg OF the cross-country aero
plane race.
The second cay Of the flight was from
Troyes to Nancy, a distance of f65 kilo-
meters, or approximately I02 $40 miles.
The race between the leaders was excit-
Ing.
Abrun started five minutes earlier than
LIE Blanc. The airmen were within sight
Of each other until they landed here.
lie Blanc's machine proved the swifter.
He gradually overhauled the other, reach
ilrg the goal thirty seconds ahead of his
rival.
Badly Shaken by Eddies.
Both travelled at an average height Of
about 1900 feet. They were badly shaken
in the air eddies over the forest OF Toul
west of this city.
lie Blancs time was two hours, IA min.
utes and 50 seconds. and Aubrun.s was
hours. 70 minutes and ~ sec seconds. % n
testant who arrived here without having
made a stop.
Ia Blanc was today selected 10 repre-
sent France in the international balloon
race in the United States in the fall.
Guided by Steeple Flags.
Roth lie Blanc and Album used Bleriot
monop,anes and steered by compass,
checking their positions from the flags
which had been placed on the church
steeples i'm the villages over which they
nassed and by te smoke of bonfires
that marked Che course over the country
stretches
cover in six stages is ass miles. and ex-
tends from Paris to Troyes, Nancy, Be
zieres, Charleville. Douai. Amiens and
back to Paris. Twenty Thousand dollars
distance In 'the shortest elapsed time.
lie Blanc covered the first leg from the
aviation field at Issy la Moulineaux to
Troyes, about eishty-four miles. IN one
hour. thirty-three minutes and twenty
seconds. Aubrun's time for the distance
was one hour, thirty-seven minutes and
twenty Ave seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09
NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD.
S. S. Peters Was Former Washington
Correspondent.

OMAHA, Neb., August 9.-S. 8. Peters
veteran newspaper man and soldier
died at his home in this city yesterday a,
the age Of sixty-three. He was one of the
escort that rode with Gen. Sheridan on
his famous Winchester ride. SERVING
through the civil war, he continued in
the army service until 1875 and in the
18th Infantry participated In some
Of the Indian campaigns OF the western
plains.
covered the trial and execution OF
Charles Guiteau. He was Washington
correspondent for the Ohio State Journal
during the Hayes administration. His
last work was on the Omaha Bee.