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Remarkable Clocks

A Munich professor has invented a
remarkable sickroom clock. When a
button is pressed an electric lamp be-
hind the dial throws the shadows of
the hours and hands, magnifed, upon
the ceiling, so that invalids can see ii
from bed without craning their necks
or putting themselves to any incon-
venience, relates the London Globe.
The czar is the proud possessor of a
unique clock which records not merely
the passing seconds. minutes and hours,
but the days, weeks, months and years.
The clock was invented and manufac-
tured by two peasants, who presented
il to the emperor as a token of their
loyalty.
In st. Petersburg, too, is to be found
clock having s5 faces, indicating sim
>ultaneously the time at 80 different
spots on the earths surface besides
the movements of the earth and
planets.
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a. l. WYLLIE, an expert in the state hoard .,
ednahzation. IS staying at the Stewart rsvss
tered from stockton
z. W. GILLETT, real estate man ~ t.. a.
geies. is in town on business and is staying A.
the Palace
P. c. THEDE and W. B. Thurman. hn,hsrD,a,
OF MADEIRA. are among the recent arrivaI- -
the Palace.
c. W. AYERS AND WIFE are storn,,y - -.
St James Ayers is prominent Gilman from
Taft. Cal.
G. W. PRICE, mining man with interest. IN
sonora, Mex, is at the ST. Francis with Mrs
Price.
cLAUDIus HARLEY MCBRIDE. secretary -
Governor Fresr Of Hawaii. is staying at the
Slanx.
LEON BLY,. secretary of the Sierra irrigation
company Of Red Blur. is guest at the stew
art.
WILLIAM T. JErER. an attorney of Santa Cruz.
is at the St Francis with Mrs. Jeter,
s. A. GUIBERsoN JR- Of Coalinsa is in town On
business and Is staying at the Palace
MILTON N. DErcH. an attorney Of eoIdse,1
is registered at the St. Francis.
MICHAEL HoFF. capitalist from Baker City
Ore, is staying at the Dale.
MR.. AND MRS F. R. KENYON Of P,ttsnur~
are guests at the Msnx.
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PERSONS IN THE NEWS

PROF. HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN of the
American Museum Of Natural History in New
York and professor OF zoology at Columbia
university is at the Fairmont with Mrs Osborn
He Is visiting the west on a tour Of research
and pleasure.
MR.. AND MRS. +. E. PLATT, Miss Platt. Mr..
and Mrs. George B. Smith and the Misses
Smith Of Scranton and Mr.. and Mrs. Archer j.
Smith Of Waterbury make up party staying
at the Fairmont
DIR. ]. I. THoRNE of Omaha. W. C. Westlake
businessman of San Jose. and II. c. Humph-
rey. cattleman Of Reno. make up a group
of recent arrivals at the Argonaut.
WILLIAM G. LEE, businessman Of Auburn.
and Joseph ID. Biddle. businessman Of Han
ford are among the recent arrivals at the
Stewart.
JOHN w. coNsIDINE, head Of the vaudeville
circuit Of sullivan & Consfdine. arrived from
Seattle yesterday and registered at the 81.
Francis
DIR. AND MRS. j. W. ROBERTSON of Liver
more are guests at the Palace. Dr.. Robertson
is at the head of a sssanatorium at Livermore.
HAROLD H.. UTLEY, lieutenant Of the United
States marine corps, is at the Fairmont. He
is stationed on the South Dakota.
W. D. TILLoTsoN. an attorney Of Redding, is
registered, at the Palace
NJ. HIRsCH, prominent attorney Of Ukiah, is
staying at the Stanford.
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Writer SpOils ~ an
Confidence Game may ..,as Ds -

! Confidence Game / may may a,'..,,an Os -
whether the literature of exposure"
explaining to the public in detail how
all sorts OF crooked games are worked.
does more good than harm, Will Irwin.
who wrote The Confessions of Con
Man." points with pride to one particu-
lar instance wherein his story OF the
inside workings OF crime foiled quar-
tet of sharpers and saved TO some gull
lible citizens a generous roll of cur
rency from which they were about TO
be separated.
While The Confessions OF a Con
Man" were appearing seriaIIy in
weekly periodical four gentlemen who
live-and live well-by the simple exer-
else of their nimble wits and their
knowledge of the cupidity Of men. were
doing business in the smaller towns of
Pennsylvania. They reached a certain
town of the coal mining region and aa-
nounced that they should embark in
business there. They were about to
put in a large stock of goods. they said.
The citizens gave them a welcome due
men who were going to do so much for
the town
All went merrily until the prospective
merchants found that the scope of their
preparations had exceeded their supply
of cash on hand. They needed more
money. Could they borrow some at 10
per cent interest? Yes, If they had gilt
edged security. How would a tray of
diamonds intended as part of their
stock do as security? The diamonds
appeared to be of the first water. A
group of local men of means arranged
to make the full loan requested, taking
the diamonds as ample security. A
local jeweler had guaranteed the quail
ity of the stones after an examination.
They were OF the first water. he said.
and first water stones of their weight
were easily worth more than the
amount OF the loan. And think of the
10 per cent. The would be, lenders
went out to get their money and bring
IL in.
During the morning of this day the
issue for that week of the magazine
containing Irwin's story had been dis
tributed about town. Somebody had
read the installment OF the Con Man"
which detailed a method Of treating
cheap yellow stones with aniIine dyes
and making theA look like first water
diamonds The scheme was clever and
the stones so treated would lose their
yellow tint for whole week The
story was shown to one of the men
who was TO furnish the money to the
quartet on their diamonds. His suspi-
cions were aroused Irwin had sug-
gested how doctored diamonds might
be tested. The diamonds offered as Sc
curity were hurriedly given this test.
The experiment worked marvels. Those
splendid first water diamonds changed
instantly TO yellow 'steenth cxss
stones, whose true sphere of usefaIns
was in the craw of toothless chick n
There was a stampede to get hold Of
the four men who owned the stones.
Were they found? Verify. they were
not. They. too. had been interested
readers of Twins story. and they had
flown
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Aviator Resents
Seoffers' Words

AFlaLOr heseHtS
Seoffers' Words &c X :. irvine pres
cifc aero club. that scoffers, the earth
worms. those that never wish tn rise
above the heights to which an elevator
or scenic railway takes them, are pok-
ing fun at the enthusiastic aviator.
endeavoring TO grow humorous con
corning the birdmen and. adding their
mud clogged brains for witticisms. calf
ing US names.
Il read recently that one of these
confirmed crawlers says that aeronauts
are afflicted ewith skyatica. suffering
with infiewenza and burning with
typhoid fever. This may be. To ac-
eelerate the flow of his wit we might
suggest that he has omitted several
opportunities.
He might say, for instance. that we
have soar eyes. that all of us suffer
from suspendicitis. Better, he could
contend, mentioning first the number
of aviators that have gone up smoothly
and come down with disastrous eject
TO the landscape. that we have the
wreckzema- These, however. are but
suggestions"
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The New York Sun compares the
poems of the mikado of Japan with
those of Alfred Austin. If that doesn't
bring on Captain Hobson's long de-
layed Yank-Jap war. nothing will.
Denver Republican.
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DOdging and
Squirming by the
United Railroads

the immediate duty of the board of supervisors press
Bancroft ordinance directing the United
Railroads connect Sutter
course officials corporation
the customary role of fighting any and Improvement
plea addition of traffic
would congestion lower Market but happens
independent and unbiased testimony this point
prepared and based expert examination conducted by the
Merchants association The report founded this examination
was made last and contains the following:
number % ON thru a se R sf has 5 sssn sHi a 1 the the
street through
There doubt this could putting
switches at sgeE SUIT and Market she extra cars that would run in Market
Three times the number of Market
Going further detail concerning headway
lines terminating the ferry the report says:
From above experiments be than
% s % sF % s m M @ @ s g % T rqs a.i hrT nnn will 5s on
Market Masonic Eddy Market Valencia MeAiste
Market the ferry
crowd s s G1 % Of @ or Ks 6 H bs S8 ss Scud s @ %
s and md would b great m beP @ to ravsng the
number people transferring junction Of Snt and Market o the
officials United Railroads lofty declare that this
report worth the paper which written they
condcend further particulars except General
Manager Black pleads that the contemplated have
been vaguely promised for installation St Tbbs will
so much room the street to congestion by them
selves and without further assistance Mr. Black apparently is
huorst he greatly undertakes the intelligence of the people
of San Francisco His something other which
he have abandoned exposure-he excuse
that would almost bankrupt the corporation to nstaa
switch this point company undertook seize
without OF law the right OF similar
Post and Market this plea connection
has been made look foolish refuge in
the allegation that might
perhaps, build the switch Mr. Black merely rather siy
joker that thing. If he is shy dodger squrmng in
search Of of them tenable thing
This the consistent policy of public obstruction pursued by
the United Railroads These visionary tenders which Black
gbly refusal to put in the switch were
srnuousy fought proposition by Manager Black first
demanded and if the corporation has install
them it the people But only practical ne
has been supply the ingenious manager an excuse for
refusing do something else that travelling public wants
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The Insider

Tells how four swindlers
attempted to raise money
on diamonds, but were
baked by a magazine
article.
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The whole trouble with President
Taft seems to be that he allows his
good intentions TO be edited by bad
advisers--Dallas News
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| Soap
For the
Single Tax

ohe original sufferers but by propaganda the single
doctrine There abandoned people who might think
the remedy than the disease but Mr. Fes
robber the good He would Paul
Mr.. Fes millionaire boiler of Chicago He liberal
that he conesses only his but those of Rockefeller
Morgan and other captains of industry They robbers
the paca galley and the parallel appears hold because
OF them like Mr. Fes getting ready give back
There used be strait and salvation
but this modern development of
road appears have taken The captain
try has invented form OF shunted restitution If the
squeeze through the needles eye why
the We g public libraries institutes the advancement
science and intensive cultivation OF doctors philosophy They
take bread and give back We should disregard
the fact that the confessions of Mr. Fel depart
of the University of Chicago that efficient engine of
publicity Mr. Fel has discovered agent
be that the most important result Of his
more scao
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The Insurgents
| Are Not
Frightened

campaign make their
thenachne will fight and fight hard punish the insurgents
all congressman who insist the right of private judgment
quite but this effort likely hurt its promoters
than the who acting conviction that the
Cannon and Adrch deep seated party disease
The of the embated posmasters inspired by liberal
slush fund.- without amusing features reported this
wise by the Chicago Tribune:
republican the congressional
close the today that nothing
disturbing subject fund publicity would be introduced
"A editors
of $40 week said and if they this
forthcoming would be
avoid discussion OF the congressional Slush funds
abroad
feeling distribution
Some of them regard with jealousy the rival editors who known
have obtained much SIS week from the barrel and
trouble
campaign fund
in
dsafectd of
election purposes.
Among other things the editorial postmaster Illinois
reported doubt whether ringing
introduced their platform dorsng publicity
delberaon that auson this painful however
gratifying might be thoughtess people, would be highly
ndcae coming from body whose members the payroll
the honorarium of $40
publicity might keep editor answering questions for the
of his life.
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they needed he
and
Davis added that the reserved by Banger along
the did properly the sites None OF this
testimony did Mr. Banger attempt his address
ST Paul. did he seek explain his acceptance of employment
for the Cunningham coal land claims Alaska during
the brief period that he of office
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very clear why there should be any shy hay
backing and filling the board of supervisors the permit
electric extension The PROPOSE
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ton is dead and damned, as Mayor Mccarthy
definitely admits, and there is no reason why
the supervisors should not administer the
final quietus without going through the farce oi
postponing the funeral until some time in April
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BaIIinger Sub
stitutes Epithets
for Facts

IN defense of himself did attempt go particulars He
content with general denial
abusive ephets unless might dignity name
OF the allegation that there enough
to last 1000 Apparently the secretary of the
to think that this why the coal should be given
fraudulent enymen financed by powerful People who
think that fair should be exaced for
monopoly far possible excluded ay put by Banger
the category of those who indulge nebuous
sound good to the ear This is all that Mr. Banger in
the conservation said familiar form
OF argument by epthet
Naturally, Mr. Ballinger did not attempt deal with the
testimony of Chief Engineer Davis the given
before the of Mr.. Davis COM
nttee that plain he had
had tended the decentralization the
AS the lands withdrawn Secretary Garfield
and thrown open entry Banger the report Davis
testimony goes to say:
With regard to statement by Mr. Bnger the president that he
had lands Withdrawn Garfield
of from the reclamation service that these lands
needed reclamation Davis declared
made by the reclamation service
Mr. Binger. These he
times but put in writing Director Newell of the
The witness said Secretary Balnger had written letter DR.
Will Of Washington that
been restored the acting director OF the recama
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and rebuke Tor the speaker by majority Of
the house of representatives. 1t appears to
be made clear that the insurgents in congress
not seriously alarmed about the threats
of the party machine and the congressional
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ton which he thinks is at least first cousin to
the Mosaic code. He is robber and is proud
of it. He declares he will continue in the
business. but his booty he is ready to give back
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THE confessions of the ingenious Mr. Fes of Chicago present
example of morality working by indecton While
general validity of the commandments
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I OLLOWING closely the framed up Endorsement OF
Uncle Joe Cannon by the emated editorial
benehciaries of the slush Illinois setback
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CECRETARY BALLINGER declares that his accusers al
suffering from hysteria, and with epitfet
whistles poicies
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are of the finest Sort but to his, practice
which is quite otherwise. This form of argu-
ment by calling names is familiar, but il
settles nothing in particular.
Mr.. Ballinger in his speech at St. Pau
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II n OF e." aid
X. c. Irvine, pres
idar1f nf .ho L.
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CHAPTER Nv.
A LEAP INTO SPACE

A LEAP INTO SPACE.
"A n R. SHAYNE met Carson with
|" something less than the steely
GOODNESS with which he was
wont to freeze the yitals of
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CHAPTER v.

THE FALL THAT FOLLOWED PRIDE.
~UDDENLY Theodore burst from
~ the floor Of the cloud like a
meteOrite and saw Il long pro-
ccssiOn of white and violet
lights speeding past and away into the
distance. the are lights Of Il town set
into apparent flight by the speed OF his
off in the glare Of a locomotive fire
box he could see devilish black fire
man. weirdly stocking.
The town fled away. The roar Of the
wind rose about him. He was whip
ped stingingly by the branches OF a
tall tree; then n lower one bowed him
through its dense top He laid hold
Of a slim birch. and. as IT bent like II
fishing rod under his weight. he let 20
the sheets of his parachute, the wind
spilled from the silken leach. and he
tumbled heavily into Il mattress like
bridal wreath bush. over an aspLalted
walk. and, cased down by the shrub.
berry. he rose unhurt. so far as he
could feel. to find himself by a rustic
seat near dry fountain. On his left
he could make out Il long building
three or four stories high.
A high wall running back from each
end of this structure seemed to him to
bound the garden. for garden he
guessed 1t to be- Back in some crcpus.
cular Jungle lie heard the thro2ty bel
low of a great dog.
Following the wall. he fond it in
tegral with that Of the house. 1t was
blank and high and insurmountabIe.
He rcconnoitcrcd the rear wall to q
brick barn @into which 1t was built.
He returned to the long house and
stole across to one side. where lie
found a door through the wall, tight
shut and impregnable.
Chilling up his scattered courage. he
went with some steadincss up to Il
| long veranda. A shrill whistle sound.
| ing from the top of the porch instantly
commanded his attention. Theodore
saw a man on the roof just in the act
Of swinging himself down over the
cave.
Get under here. old sport" said the
voice. "and give liberty loving class
mate leg down."
Theodore reached up and steadied a
somewhat bony leg and was about to
let his burden down when the liberty
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-07-23
Virginia
of the
Air ] Lanes
A. ROMANCE OF
FLYING
Herbert Quick
Copyright. 1909. by the Bobb,.
Merrill Company

; little black mustache. The fact that
she thought Of this startled her. Was
she growing Eighty with fever? Why
this abnormal hilarity Of spirits. in the
exaltation Of which all anxiety depart
ed?
I She rose and walked out unsteadily
! upon the veranda and saw Mr.. Carson
and the captain sitting idly just be-
yond earshot of the cabin. They came
: to her respectfully.
Il came out to thank you. SIR" said
Virginia TIGHTLY, 'for your heroic be-
havior-heroic. romantic. medieval
behaviour
II beg of you not to mention it,
madam" urged Mr.. Carson. with in
finite solicitude. But may l not in
sist upon your allowing me to escort
you back to your room?"
The girl assented, and she was soon
asleep.
Theodore made broth of one quail,
peeped in to see if his guest were
awake, served the broth to the captain
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DROPPED OFF INTO THE BLACK ABYSS.

dy height from the ground. Beyond
the illumination Of the lights it was
absolutely dark.
you must be going nft?' said she
interrogatively. "lll go with you"
mo-" said he. II shnll never see
you again. but I shall never forget
you. Goodby, Psyche! Goodby"
That instantaneous leave taking the
trembling girl never forgot. Pressing
her hands, he started forward as If to
clasp her In his arms. He turned from
the embrace already half begun. step
ped upon the rail and dropped off into
that black abyss of night and tenn
pest. Like n stone lie fell. lost in the
mists.
The parachute. SO far as she could
see, had not opened in the least when
he vanished. and with pallid face she
stood there pecring over into the I'M
peopled space, her soul filled with hor-
rible visions.
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said silberberg. HE wants to keep
his hold on tho GIRL nnl"-

said silberberg. HE wants to keep
his hold on the girl and
The speech was cut short by blow
from Carson's fat hand delivered with
lightning quickness and with singing
force. AS calmly as though bidding
Silberberg good morning Carson spoke
to him.
BE careful how you speak Of her."
said he. "or I'll throw you over the
side. Mr.. Shayne, permit me to say
that you are a cur. l shall leave this
craft ut once"
He started to 60 on deck, but as if
reconsidering he turned and raped on
the door through which Virginia had
disappeared. The girl opened it and
looked brenthlessly into Theodore's
face
II am about to leave the Roc" said
he. II could not leave without bid
ding you goodby."
"Gotng?" said she. "Have we de-
scended?"
keep away from that man"
screamed Silberberg. Gle struck me,
and he knocked your uncle's money
all over the ship!"
Carson stood aside for her. and they
went out upon the mile high deck.
She halted. aghast to note that they
were still high among the clouds Of
the storm. blowing on through wild
waste of tossing vapor. while the
hoarse growl from the earth was so
distant as to admonisl her of the gid
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in the darkness. The long. straight
beach lay white. cold looking and soil
tary In the pure light. which touched
the great gas holder to silver while
the earth and sea were still in gloom.
Away south in the of1ng were two
steamers. and from the wireless over
head could be heard the discharges by
! which the operator was making a last
despairing effort to obtain news of
the lost girl.
The buzzer from the engine room
was sprung with sharp rattle. Mr..
Shayne went to the speaking tube.
I'VE all think. SIR" said the en-
gipeer. that we've about reached the
place where the young lady went out
to sea-"
"Mr. silberberg thinks 80. too" re-
piled Shoyne But think 1t was
west Of here"
There's man on the beach. SIR
said the engineer "Shali we speak
| him?''
DO" replied shayne. He may
! know something"
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anced In the calm sky. caught 1t and
put it to his ear.
"Oh. Aunt Chloe" cried he. running
in for his hat and coat. Here's some
one above the house asking for me,
and who do you suppose it ISL"
'Mout be the angel Gab'el," replied
Chloe, I'm whah he is an de way
he blow dat hon. but All reckon it's
jes' some trifin' sky hooter. Who is
dey?"
1.-THE greatest luck you ever heard
Of" cried Theodore where's that
new parachute? Never mind. I've
found it,
Mr.. Theodore ran out, stepped into
the lift and was whisked up to the
Roc's polished deck with his new par
achute over his shoulder.