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The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27
CHAPTER XIII.
Jimmy Muns tho Ball.

Jimmy Muffs tho Ball.
1t wirF sometimes happen that
young gentlemen. skipping confident.
even under their lucky star. will get a
fall. Fortune had been too constant
to Jimmy not to be ready to turn her
fickle face away the moment he
wasn't looking. But such is the rash
ness born of success and bounding
heart, that young blood leaps to its
doom. smiting, al 1t were; on the
faithless fady'i back.
Jimmy had no forebodings. but riot
ed gorgeously In returning health. in
whole pack of new emotions, and in
what he supposed to be his lady's IA
vor. Aleck, more philosophical. took
his happiness with a more quiet
gusto, not provoking the frown of the
gods. But for Jim the day of reckon
ing was coming.
One day Aleck Joined him. walking
up and down the porch. Jim was In
cne of his boyfsh, cocksure moods.
II know what you're going to say" )"
he began. before Aleck could spring
his news. You're going to marry the
princess"
Just so," said Aleck. How'd you
know? Clairvoyance?
Nope"
well, you needn't look 30 high and
mighty about it, old man. Why don't
you do the same thing yourself? Then
we'll have double wedding"
i've thought of that" said Jim.
As the two men talked, Agatha and
Melanie. both dressed In white.
strolled side by side down the garden
path toward the wall. They were
deep in conversation, their backs
turned toward the veranda.
81 don't see that they look SO much
alike" announced Jim, who had but
recently learned all the causes and
effects of the Chatelard business.
Alexis eyes cleaned.
Which one. as they stand there
now, do you take to be Miss Red
mond?" he asked.
zone on the left" answered Jimmy
promptly.
Aleck gave a signaling whistle
which caused both the women quick
ly to turn. Agatha was on the right.
Aleck grinned broadly. so that
Yahoo of a Frenchman wasn't SO
stupid after all"
I'D like to get my hands 'on him!"
muttered Jim.
"Frenchman or not, there's going to
te wedding right here in the old
red house on Wednesday" said Aleck.
"Hoopla! knew that was i'll"
And then Melanie and l are going
to cruise back to New York. Awfully
sorry-but you're not invited"
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kInalaks on Port.

Kinglake. the historian. was polite.
yet frank. It is related that, upon one
occasion. while dining with old DR..
Marsham. the warden Of Merton, he
was asked to give his opinion of some
port wine which was supposed to be
remarkably good. Il am no Judge of
port myself. Kinglake." said Dr. Mar
sham: but l know you are. and l
should like your opinion"
We'll" said Kinglake. Il have three
ways of Judging port wine The f1rst
IL by the color. the second is by the
odor. and the third IL by the flavor.
Now. the color Of your wine, Mar
sham"-holding 1t up and looking at It
critically-"is good; the odor"-here
he held the glass to his nose for a
moment, and then added, with some
hesitation-"is far from unpleasant;
the flavor is"-here he tasted 1t. and
put the wineglass down hastily.
Would you be kind enough to pass
me the sherryr-San Francisco Ar
gonaut
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synopsis

for an auto drive in New York. hnd. -. a
she nssa ]: secostsd e 3 sy se .,rsnxer Who climb.
Into the auto and chIoroforms her. James
HambIeton of Lynn. Mas. witnesses the
ton secs Agatha forcibly taken aboard a
yacht: He secures tug and I Wnen near Wsa
hs yacht dTops p
bIeton. he makes call upon friend.. g.
proposes to the latter and is refused. Tho
snsss y.ss sSs e. s sn
on Which il Agatha Redmond. He meets
q man who introduces himself as Mon
;as a.S ss but s Are Afsn;
AFatha are abandoned BY the crew. Who
swim for hours and fn.iiy reach shore
coverinx slightly. the pair nnd Hand. Hand the the
deiirious and on the verge of death; Hand
for vSe help sevlae. Hs % and the
tha's property is located, Van Camp and
Jeanne p'Arc. Aieek nnds Jim on the
verge Of death and Asstha IL % de;Ra,s od
she j. a wonsS ef strong rsiisious s,n, con,
Of her profession She refuses to nurse
Jim. Agatha pleads with her and c,e she
hears Agatha's story and gets on the
track of Chatelard. Hambleton Is nnaily
out Of danger. Chamberlain. friend OF
Van Camp, goes after Chatelard. Agatha
meets Melaine Reynier and both are sur
prised at their remarkable Resemblance; en- siai. =;
10 70 TO ARatha's house. Melaine recog-
nixes Chateiard as the spy of her perse.
cutor. on whose account she left home II
was Melaine Chatelard he thought he was
abducting. Before he can be arrested
Chatelard escapes in an auto. Jim; com,
pletely recovered. tells why he foiioweo
Agatha
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Alaska of Some Account

turned to the United States $4,000.
600 year. Its people now petition
the government to enable them to con.
serve for their own use Its vast and
yet undeveloped resources. They
want to govern themselves. and ulti
mately to achieve statehood. The ma
ton has always taken tribute from
Alaska. while retaining its own wealth
for itself and its individual states
Why not now give Alaska q chance!
New York Times.
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Bo 9 g % ~
STOLEN ~
g g SINGER,
hn MARTINA BuLLN(;ER.
BY MARTHA bLdddNGER.
,2c3seN0W /W M 6odaS S.Ae5eeHk coHeGN/

before Agatha, she was reminded OF
his shamed and cowed appearance In
the cove, on the day OF their rescue,
when he had waited for her anger to
fall on him. She saw that he had
Of manliness and dignity. won during
these weeks of service In her house
And she guessed rightly that 1t was
due to the man whom he had 80 un-
grudgingly nursed."
I'm glad you are going to Lynn. to
| be with Mr.. Hambleton." she said at
last "As long as he is your friend.
shall be your friend, too. and never
uneasy. You may count on that And
now will you do me another kind
ness?"
"I'll put that old racing-car in or
der. II that's what you mean. OF
course"
AS soon as possible. But 1t would
seem that from now on you are &C
countable to no one but Mr.. Handle
ton"
I'm his man." said Mr.. Hand sim
ply. 'I'd do anything for him." He
turned away with his old-time puz-
zins manner. half deferential. half in
different
And 80 Mr.. Straker was ready to de.
part for New York at last. leaving
Agatha. much against his will. to
complete her recovery" at lion. At
least. that was the way he felt In
duty bound to put 1t.
You have found substitute now"
Agatha urged. "It is only fair to let
her have a chance. A week. more or
less. can not make any difference.
now that I've broken SO many engage
ments already. I'll come back later
and make a fresh start"
you stay up here and New Yorkll
forget you're living!" growled Mr.
Straker.
mot If you continue to be my man.
ager." said Agatha.
"If I'm to be your manager. 1 ought
never to let you out of my sight for a
minute. It's too dangerous"
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Retain Their Emploxe..

More than two thousand active EN-
ployes have been on an eastern rail
roads pay roll more than forty years
and over one thousand five hundred
men who served forts years or more
are now receiving pensions. 1t ha,
more than four thousand active EN-
ployes between the ages OF sixty ant
seventy years. There are on the pay
roll or pension list of the railroad
nearly five hundred men who have
been with the road over ffty yn.--
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cuAPrER xxII-contInued.


"Why? Hand stopped a moment,
as IL, banned at the difnculty Of put
ting such obvious philosophy into
words. "Why7 Because that's the
way people are-never satisfied till
they uncover and root up every
blamed thing in mans life. Yes.
Mademoiselle. you know it's true.
They'll always be uneasy with me
around"
Agatha was aware that when a man
utters what he considers to be gen.
eral truth, 1t Ia useless to enter the
field Of argument
Suppose you do have AN hours
start as you express 1t. Where would
you Eo!"
"Oh, I'll look about for q while
After that I'm going to Mt. HANDLE
ton In Lynn. He's going to have a
new car"
"Ah!" Agatha suddenly saw light.
Then there's only one thing. Mr..
Hambleton must know the truth. 1t
can concern no one else. VIII you
tell him?'
Mr.. Hand produced his dry smile.
Nobody has to tell Mr.. Hambleton
anything. He looked straight into
my face that day on the hill. as we
were leaving the park"
"And he remembersf"
Something strange in Hands ex-
preston arrested Agatha's attention.
long before he found tongue to an
.swer. It was look Of happiness and
pride, as II he owned treasure. HE
10
"And what"
'You can't help but be square with
him, Mademoiselle. But as for these
gentlemen of style"
Hand paused In his oratory. his
slow anger again burning on the sur
face. Before Agatha knew what he
was about he had picked up the hand
kerchief from her lap between thumb
and foreflnger. and was holding 1t at
arms length.
"You can't squeeze a mans history
out of him. as you squeeze water out
of handkerchief, Mademoiselle," he
hared out. "And you can't drop him
and pick him up again. nor throw
him down. You can't do that with a
man, Mademoiselle!"
LObSCQ IlC Ahhh4oJ AAAoA 6dSh iueo
her lap. And don't want any deal
ings with your Strakers-nor gentle
men Of that stamp"
Nor Chatelards?"
Hes sllck-slick as they make 'em.
But he isn't an inquisitive meddler." I"
Agatha laughed outright: and some
how, by the blessed alchemy of
amusement, the air was cleared and
Mr.. Hands trouble faded out of i'm
portance. But Agatha could not let
him go without one further word
She met his gaze with a straightfor-
ward look, as she asked: Tell me,
have failed to treat you as friend,
Mr. Hand7"
"Ah, Mademoiselle!" he cried; and
there was a touch OF shame and COM
junction in his voice. As he stood
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castoffs Making Good.

White Sox castoffs are finding the
pitching to their liking in the Western
league. Zwilling. Who failed to show
sufficient speed in the Sox outfield. is
playing first for ST Joseph and hitting
at a 400 clip. Tex Jones, first sacker
of the Des Moines team. is just under
the 800 class with a -299.
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There is nothing in the complaint to
tell what the trouble was. The man
agement refused to let Hageman play.
and Therefore broke its contract. Also,
the management arbitrarily refused to
release him. Hageman assigned his
rights, as far as the suit is concerned,
to the fraternity.
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Pitcher Iame.siooks Good

Pitcher James of Boston is spit
ball artist. He is as big as JEFF Tes-
reau. and Stallings think he will be a
sensation.
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prescribing the habit-forming drugs
and must be qualified to deal with the
results of their misuse
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27

Pitcher Jim Scott of the White Sox
has Gut out the spitball and seems to
be doing quite well.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27

The hard hitting of Gravy Cravath
has created one Of the sensations OF
the National League campaign.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27

Manager McGraw says Joe Tinker
is the best man he ever saw for tag
ging base runners.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-07
FIVE THOUSAND
ARE KILLED
LACK OF MONEY WILL FORCE
TURKEY AND ALLIES 10 BRING
WAR To A CLOSE.
fBy I.n,ted Press,

LONDON, Feb. Important among
the war developments c! today were
reports of 5000 killed and wounded in
the Turkish ranks in Gallcpollt.
The dispatch OF Italian cruisers to
the Bosrhorus, Rouman!a's demand OF
immediate settlement of the Bulgar.
ian-Roumanian boundary trouble, leads
to the belief here that lack of money
will force both Turks and Allies to
bring the war to close.
Constantlnople dispatches reported
the Bulgarians holding all OF the terri.
tory which they had won in Gallopolli.
The Turks are hard pressed, having
lost more than $4,000 men in "a
hours.
The Italian cruisers ordered 10 tho
Bosphcrus, are said to have authority
to offer refuge TO Sultan Mohamad the
Fifth, If he deems it advisable to leave
the city.
Believing that 1t would be fatal to
the peace of Europe for the Powers
to intervene, diplomats today suggest
ed to the various countries that they
refuse to loan money to the warrins
countries.
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But one more day ,remains in the
greatest vote getting period OF the
West virginian's great s2.5OO automo
bile and prize contest. Tomorrow
night and the schedule OF votes allow.
ed during the first period ends. Moro
votes will be allowed on subscriptions
turned in or mailed up to that time
than it will be possible to obtain at
any later date in this contest This is
positive. Every possible order should
be turned in at once SO as 10 gain the
benefit of the largest schedule Of
votes.
Tomorrow night also marks the
close of the $4,000 EXTRA vote offer
by means Of which candidates will be
given $4,000 EXTRA votes on each
and every set Of five yearly subscrip
tons turned in or mailed. This is the
biggest chance OF the contest to Sc.
cure votes and must not be overlook.
ed by candidates who are intent on.
winning
All Subscription the are mailed Iilp
to tomorrow night viii apbly on the
afst period schedule q votes and
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The Interview.

"CITARLEsTON, Feb. Sin a
conversation by phone with See
rotary Evans, of the Fairmont
Chamber Of Commerce tonight, II
prominent member Of the Fair
mont committee here stated that
there was a sentiment here in ia
vor of the charter bill containing
provisions for the bipartisan plan.
Mr.. Evans replied that there was
a general sentiment in favor of
that plan expressed in Fairmont
to-day and thai the committee i'll
Charleston would violate no
pledges or agreement by comply
ing with this desire on the part OF
the people here. Mr.. Evans stat
cd that, anticipating such a move,
be had supplied one of the mem
bers with copies of a bill rrovid-
ing for the partisan plan and that
there would be no objections to il
in Fairmont. ="
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-07

CHARITIES
KEPT BUSY
COLD WEATHER CAUSES MUCH
suFFERINe AMONG THE NEEDY
OF cITY.
ACTIVE
CLOTHING AND PROVISIONS PRO-
Y VlDEo FOR DESERVING PER-
SONS.

The present cold weather has caus'
Cd intense suffering among the poor
people in and near this CITY, and Sec
retaFy Sherwood OF the Associated
Charities is being kept very busy at
present looking after the worst of the
cases.
In many homes around this city the
deserving poor are suffering greatly
from lack of food and proper clothing,
the cold snap having caught them un-
expectedly.
Grippe is very common among the
sufferers, and once. the head OF the
family becomes III, the iamily's in
come steps and their credit automati-
cally does the same thing. Thus the
family is left helpless, and the Asso-
ciated Charities are kept busy con,
tinually looking after these cases.
Ile lullus OF tue AssU-l"ISu Shai
tics are being drawn on considerably
Mt present and contributions Of all
lttndsaFe acceptable. Food and cloth.
ing, as well as money, are needed,
and any one wishing to make any
small contribution to the Association
may do SO by notifying Secretary
Sherwood at his office in the Jacobs
building, or by sending the money to
H. w. Showalter or Rev. Probst CT
this city. The two latter named gen
ttlemen are respectively treasurer and
chairman OF the finance committee of
tho Association, and all funds sent to
them should. be plainly marked.
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those that are for a year or longst
will also apply toward completing aeta.
Do not be content Until you hate
gotten in every possible Subscription
that you can. Votes are what is
going to take to win any one Of the
fourteen prizes offered and you Bill
receive more Of these on the stbs tttiis
tions that you turn In or mai up 70
tomorrow night than it viii eyer Be
possible for you to obtain tans later
date. Make the last day be big
booster by getting all your trienas @
subscribe in your faYoE
Monday, the schedule ot votes fp pc
allowed during the second period ct
the contest goes into eRec and WIN
be in force for two week.. Then there
viii be another decrease n the vote
schedule.
Now Is the dme to buiId sup an ill-
,pregnabie reserve You ean turn Ia
your subscriptions 70 apply on the
Ifirst be lod schednle Of Sotes and ue
ssiil issue tas certlacates lor the mum.
sber ci votes due on each and these
r.iti ase 81 can hold in reserve
tccrtlruea on Page Two
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maintenauce-of.way men fc~ the work
OF the past four weeks. The force of
the railroad has been cut during the
winter weather to the smallest pos.
s.ble number, and will not be increas.
ed until spring, or until the operation
OF the road for freight and passenger.
traffic is opened. The pay to be dis.
tributed at tn:s tine is the smallest
in the history OF the road, since the
actual beginning of construction.
So far, the line has "wi1tered" we'll
There have been surprisingly few
slips, and no serious trouble with the
roadsbed, which is said to be Of I'M.
usual excellence. The sixty men, EN-.
ployed between the Pennsylvania
West Virginia State, line ard Fairmont
are sufficient for allnecessary repairs,
tcoatIrueu Cd rage FouE'
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The Facts.

The Facts.
The only reply necessary to re-
fute these statements completely
is the resolutions of the Chamber
of Commerce. MI. Evans being
secretary of this organization, was
present and saw these resolutions
adopted by a practically unani-
nous vote, at one Of the largest
meetings the Chamber of Com
merce ever had. The section Of
the Resolutions bearing on this
question reads as follows:
RESOLVED, That our repre-
sentatvies in the legislature be re-
quested to>prevent, as far as it is
within their power and by their
votes to do SO, o,-any amendments or
alterations being made to said bill
which would in any manner rem
der nugatory the effect of or re-
move from it the provisions for
NON-PARTIsAN ELECTIONS,
the Initiative, Referendum and
Recall"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-07
JUDGE MASON'S CHANCES
CONSIDERED VERY GOOD
WELL INFORMED POLITICIANS
SAY NONE OF PRESENT LEAD.
ERs CAN WIN LOCAL MAN
MOST LIKELY COMPROMISE
CANDIDATE.
(By United Press,

CHARLESTON, Feb. We'll in
formed politicians hero today express
ed the opinion that none OF the pres
cnt leaders in the Senatorial election
fight can win, and dark horse seems
n certainty.
Elk. Cox. A. B. White and Judge John
W. Mason are mentioned as the most
likely compromise candidates.
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oEEeRlNa ro II4E plIaEIc

A limited number ot shafes cf lhe
new Issue or increase oE pie capll4l
Stock Of The National Bank 81 Fait,
mont will be offered 70 the publs
For particulars address, Of appls y
any OF the ofleers Of the EaH Ads
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KILLED
DANIEL SAMPSON sLAYs HIS
BROTHER IN LAW WHO OPEN
FIRE.

CANNoNsBURG, Pa, Feb. 7.-Dan-
lei Sampson, who shot and killed his
brother-in.law, William Nicolette,
when Nicolette broke down the door
Of his father.in.law, Steve, SIMPSONS
home, and opened fire with revolver
on the entire family last night, had
not been arrested early today, pena,
ing inquiries this afternoon by the
coroner. Ntcolette attacked the fam
lily Of his father.in.law with revolver
after two days quarrel with his wife,
which had resulted in her leaving
home. Nlcholette who was a miner,
had trouble with the union and after
which he became drunk.
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Do You Really Know
What You Are Buying?
tcontIDueu Cd rage Fgar.'

a an Judge of crosses" said the peasant, when he was
eating hemock Many would be apt to eat hemock un
der the impression If we relied upo! our own
Judgment
In the same way yur seltreance may you to buy
poor values the belief that ycu recognize high quality Blind
buying germ dissatisfaction may also ne one Of the
many reasons for the Increased cost of living
avoid dissaA aAsfaton lower to some extent your
cost Of living and gain truer familiarity with the values Ct
the things you purchase BY relying the word Of the man who
is not in business for dsythe merchant who adyesesn
THE WEST VlRelNlAN,
ltwrepay you rad the rents INT WEST
VIRGINIA. N closely and eonstanty every day.
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TO EXAMINE
ROCKEFELLER
.PuJo's COMMITTEE WILL GET
WHAT OIL MAeNATE KNOWS
ABOUT MONEY TRUST.
{tsy United Press.l

BRUNSWICK. Ca, Feb. 7.-On
Jekyl island, about dozen miles out
in the Atlantic, the examination Of
William Rockefeller by Chairman Pujo
and Attorney untenmyer, CT the None
tary TrGst investigating committee
was to begin about noon today. Puio
,End Untenmyer, accompanied by Sec'
Tetary McDermott, OF the banking
committee, two expert stenographers,
and q group of Washington and New
York newspaper men, arrived here
shortly after 10 O'clock A large part
ct Brunswick's two thousand inhabt-
1ants were at the station and report
ers and photographers sought permis.
zion to accompany tho party but ac'
cording to Chairman Puio no newspa.
rer men are to be admitted when
Rockefeller Is quizzed. The examina'
ition will last from 10 to 30 minutes,
according to the oil magnate's physi'
cal condition. The examiners will re.
turn here today and Untermycr will
soto Palm Beach, Florida.
William, Rockefeller gave orders 20
/, admit all newspaper men to Jekyl Isl.
and for the hearing. Whether the
press representatives should be. admit
ted was left to the decision of Chair
man puio after his arrival.
Instead OF showing nervousness to
tisy Rockefellc' was in excellent spir
Us.
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Write to Senators Hood Phil.
lips and John |. Hatfield and tell
them you want them to give the
people Of FaIrmont a chance to
vote on the new charter bill. The /.
bill will pass the house, but there
I will be a big fight made upon i
In the senate BY powerful forces.
Write your senators to-day. Withs
e6tfatE
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As he stood in the middle of the
floor reloading his revolver, Daniel
Sampson picked up shot gun and
fired both barrels, killing Nicolette in
stantIy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-07

Believing his wife to have taken
refuge at her fathers house, he crash.
ed through the door and opened fire.
sending bullets through the room.
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knowing that the bill could not be killed by fighting in the
open the the Frmol Special Charter Bill have gone
to Charleston kill the bill by amending it the Senate No soon
e had the special delegations arranged for the passage of tho bill
through the House than this crowd took the train TO Charleston
hoping to slip in at the bck door of the Senate blow ont the
lights and sla this under thinking that their action
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II is claimed by this interview
that the committee sent to Charles
ton would have "violated no
pledge or agreement" by comply
ing with this desire. The resolu-
tions of the Chamber of Commerce
endorse explicitly the NON-PAR:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-07
THAT 6. W. EVANS INTERVIEW.

The following interview published in the Times Tuesday
morning prportng to authorized by w Evans Secretary OF
the Chamber of Commerce. and it presumed to he authentic since
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-07
LITTLE CHANGE
IN VOTE TODAY
EDWARDS AND MANN MAKE GAIN.
JUDGE MASON HOLDS HIS VOTE
OF YESTERDAY.
fsneelal 10 West vlrglnian.l

Especial 70 WesI VIT6NlIaH'I
CHARLESTON, w, Va, Feb. =
There was little change in the vote
fer United states Senator to-day.
The vote for Republican candidates
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