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CAPITAL NEWS


CHARLESTON. w. Va. March ID
Governor john j. r'uruW ell to-day nh"i-
iShci the Offices ot field agent for tho COL
rrcd orphans h"m" near huntington. He
directed u letter 10 II. II. Rntl"y. who nc-
CupicS the position. Ia tn" cfirci ihht ho-
ginning with March 20. the Office Will IL"
considered rs abolished. ard his duties
Will hc term mated that day.
Tn" governor said III tho letter 20
Eail"y:
"Innsmuch "a Section : Of Chapter 81.
acts of the lnll Legislature" provides thai
Tho board Of control shall appoint ami
nx tho salaries Of such officers rs II
may deem EHC"SSary' | nm of the opinion
the creation 81 your Office AMI Your APP
puintIrrnt 10 il ny thr governor was
without warrant nf law.
Tho appointment WAS made a short
time before his retirement by Governor
Hatfield. Tho work which developed upon
the ii"ld agent will h" don" from this
time by The superintendent of the home.
cases from the Tenth Judicial Circuit
will have the attention Uf the supreme
court Of appeals III It's regular session
tlmOrrow. This circuit comprises Tie
counties of kanawha and Clay. One OF
tn" most notable cases on the docket Is
that Of State against ,'inlIdc HUFF. who
appealed after second conviction for
Violating the prohihtnry laws. \ NUM-
Der ug iiuc points Of law are involved.
Governor John J. Cornwcii left Char
lesion today for the first time since his
inau guratiJn. He went TO Huntington
u review the Second West Virginia In
faniry. which arrived in that cit Sunday
from the Texas border. Ito returned late
today in time TO make nm address at tho
d!splaymcn'S annual dinner on the nC-
CaSi"n of "drcss-up week. i'll Charlcsto ton.
He was the guest Of honor and principal
speaker Walter l.. Clark. newspaper
owner and editor. former governor Of
Alaska, was t0nStmHSt"r. State. county
and city officials and leading business
nlrn nart iCipni1I
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ARRANGING FOR BASEBALL

Managers Of Philadelphia, Mounds
lille gainesville Bridgeport Elm Grove.
Welisburg ard Union High schools are
arrsneins attractive baseball schedules
which viii be announced soon; BasenaIl
has been given UP by St ClairsT1iIr.
Martins Ferry and Rellaire. and II is
i;ke1v that it viii be Abandoned by
Wbec1ing High,
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Rr1,I.ArRE CHALLENGED

The fast going Island Schoastics Is
sue challenge TO the Bellaire Explorars
for q game of basketball Tor any night
tbia werk, ut Bellaire The game can
be arranged by answering through this
paper or by calling 1431-M on tho Nat.
phone and ask for Emmett or Bud.
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EAI.TlMORt:. Md. Mar. l?.~~--\ll en-
bargors placed by tho Ia tin'"Te on!9
ra,I-oad ON account OF the threatened
strike were lifted today.
While operations on this road naa
been :ully resumed AZ points where ul9
employees in tbs freight train ana EarH
service temporarily left the service ia@'
Saturday night. it was stated at me
general offices here today that It VIII
ha rwo or three days before conditions
will be normal as the suspension al
freight and yard service In the "ast, , -"
sections az the system.
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No Further Action.

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 1.-THE ralt-
road strike having beef! nNer'ca ~; ~
innrtion proceedings brought in tho FED
eral court here Saturday by indtyldual
members or the four brotherhooos
against officers of those oTsani;zatlo..Ss
resident In Pennsylvania Feoerh.
narshals today ceased serving ho'i1e'
IN the case.
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pa,,sv,vandn Railroad Embargo Of.

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. IL,
pnnnsylyania railroad company iohaE
raIsed the feright embargo on itF own
and affiliated lines. but will continue
To- refuse to receive certain freight. en-
harpoed last Friday night from o!1Sr
roads until they agree 70 t'lAe
from the Pennsylvania.
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Another
Record Broken IN the
American Bowling Con-
gress Tourney.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Mar. l9--
Another ,rnrId'c rarnrd Sbowph m in
.: 7, .i;,, rr,,,.r,.,,... ro,,r,
iNP american boM ms Ho"S %" tHu.
ralHent here today al noon WIFI!
Rudi Never and Louis WaldOckeT, OF
81 LouiS shot al in their oneping
o,,,G in rho JonbIac En, .ven thp
S"ntE IA "a. u"""'.' =, 1900
IcTilic start or Suou Se'oliu Eau,
OF Az proved enough to tumbl" thr
leaders ppaChpY and MCCauChdn, OF
90.
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KRAUS QUALITY
SUITS

-unc Of the SIinl-cut, youth
giving modcls--hc would not
have shown his embonpoint.
These models are 50 skill
fully cut that they bring ont
your good points, give YOU
long lines. and at least send
YOU Il slender look that saves
YOU from being designated
as a fiat friend"
Fat or slim, there's Kraus
Suit ia lit you, at price TO fit
.your pocket-book, between SIS
and $50.
Weather for today--Ealr.
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LIrTLE INTEREST.

lie knows. send 10 Splng &: Son. ST.
Louis. for a-3opy Of this booklet.
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u o. Embarroes Off.

Tine '.:liiU;la! C0niersNCe CUUII'INtve VI
railways b. ,.,;.o
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XXI.


Alaire began the mockery of playing
hostess with extreme distdsts, and as
the meal progressed she experienced
a growing uneasiness. Longorio's bear
ing had changed since his arrival. He
vas still extrayagantly courteous,
beautifully attentive; he maintained
a flow Of conversation that relieved her
OF any effort, and yet I've displayed a
repressed excitement that was disturb
ing. In his eyes there was a gloating
look Of possession hard to endure. De-
spite her icy formality. he appeared
to be holding himself within the
bounds of propriety only by an effort
OF the viii. and she was not surprised
when. at the conclusion OF the meal,
he cast restraint aside.
She did not let him go far with his
wooing before warning him II won't
listen to you. You are q man of taste;
you must realize how offensive this Is"
Let us not deceive each other" he
insisted. "We are alone. Let us be
honest. Do not ask me to put faith in
your grief. I find my excuse in the
extraordinary nature of this situation"
Nothing can excuse i~ndelicacy." she
answered, evenly. "You transgress the
commonest rules Of decency."
But he was inpatient. "What SEN
tfmentl You did not love your hus-
band. You We're for years his pris-
0nsr. Through the bars OF your prison
I saw and loved you. DiosI The first
sight Of your face altered the current
0f my life. / saw heaven in your eyes,
and l have dreamed of nothing else
ever since. Well. Providence opened
the doors and set you free; God gave
Need TO my prayers and delivered you
- me-. Now you pretend to grieve at
your deliverance; you ask me to re-
spect the memory Of your taileri De
eency2s Delicacy7 What are they ex-
espt artifcialities, which vanish IL
fhmes Of ssyess7 Alexander the Great,
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Geranium Plant
Was Looking
Very Bright.

as everyone else. Neither can plants
all be the same. Vegetables can't be
plants and plants can't be vegetables.
But we all have our own reasons for
being here"
"T don't see" said n Of the on
ions. They were very small but were
also coming up In a box of their own.
And after the onion had said that, 1t
kept quite still just as If it had COM
pletely finished talking.
"You commenced to say something"
said the lettuce. "Why not finish?"
Sometimes l get too discouraged to
finish" said the onion. "We all feel
that way at times"
"And why?' asked the lettuce.
"For you it is different, little lettuce
leaves" said the onion. "You are q
salad when you grow up. You are con-
sidered a luxury and a treat"
Don't people enjoy eating your"
asked the lettuce.
"Yes." said the onion, "they often
enjoy eating us. But they won't give
us any praise for it. They eat US
when they're off by themselves as If
they were a little ashamed of eating
US.
ST have often heard folks say" CON
tinued the onion, "'Oh, / am ashamed
to admit it, but 1 do like fried onions
Then another will say, Just imagine
little, Freddy likes to eat raw onions
when they are small Oh, things like
that cut us So" said the onion. "We
like to be eaten. All vegetables dc.
but we would like to be appreciated"
eff -ou weren't appreciated and
liked" said the lettuce politely, 'you
wouldn't be planted and grown. They
use you all the time-to season food
and to make things have a nice taste"
"Ah," said the onion, which was do
ing all the talking for the family, that
is true. But listen to what they al
ways say. They explain that they like
to put a little onion in the soup-not
so the soup will taste of Onion-oh,
mercy, po-but just to give it a little
flavor. That is what we do. We fla
vOr many a dish, but we don't get the
credit. Folks won't say:
"'Onions are so necessary and good
"No, they will even talk about our
rare onion perfume. 1t hurts us sadly
at times"
Don't you think they like onion per-
fume?" asked the lettuce.
Were sure they DON'T" said the on
ions mournfully.
SWELL" said the lettuce, ''you're far
more useful than the geranium plant.
1t isn't used for flavoring. It's not
used to give people food. It's utterly
useless"
Just then the Queen of the Fairies
came along. 'Do I hear quarreling?'
she asked. And the lettuce tried TO
hide and the onions tried to hide also.
The geranium plant was looking
very bright and cheerful. It's red
blossoms were happy and gay looking.
"For shame" continued the Fairy
Queen. "You should not boast so
much. Just because lettuce and n
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dress! I warned him, but he was like
u tiger. Benito will kill him when he
learns"
Calm yourself. Speak sensrbly.
Tell me what happened"
"One Of those miserable soldiers
who came today-pig" Dolores was
shaking, her voice was shrill. HE fol.
lowed me about like q cat, purring and
grinning and saying the most horribls
things. Just now, when / went to your
room, he was waiting in the darkness.
and he seized me-. My money!"
"A soldier? One of my men?" Lon
gorio was in%credulous.
Alaire turned upon him with a biaz.
Ing anger in her face. SIS this more
of your projections" she stormed. 81
give you and your men the freedom of
my ranch, and you insult me while
they rob my women"
He ignored her accusation. inquirins
of the elder woman, who was the Eel.
iowT''
How do / know" Dolores sobbed.
HE is IA thick, black fellow with q
scar on his lip, like a snarl."
"Felipe!"
Eyes, Felipel I believe they callss
him that"
Longorio strobe to the end of the
living room, flung open the wooden
shutters of a window, and, leaning far
out, whistled sharply on his fingers.
"Oiga! Teniente! Ho, you feb
lows" he shouted.
From the darkness a voice an
swered; a man, evidently on guard,
came running.
Call old Pancho," the general d.
reeted. Tell him to bring me black
Felipe, the fellow with the torn lip.
Quick"
"Yes, general" came the voice; then
the metallic rattle Of spurs and &C
coutrements as the sentry trotted
away.
Dolores had completely broken down
now, and Alaire was trying to comfort
her. Their guest remained by the win
dow, frowning. After a time there
sounded a murmur of voices, then q
shutting Of feet in the hall Alaire's
friend, the old lieutenant, appeared in
the doorway, saluting. Behind him
were several others.
Here Is Felipe" he announced.
Bring him In"
A sullen, frowning man in soiled uni
form was pushed forward, and Dolores
hid her face against her mistrest
shoulder.
'Is this the fellow?" Longorio In.
Quired.
Dolores nodded.
swell. what have you to say for
yourseif?" The general transfixed his
trooper with a stare; then, as the lat
ter seemed bereft of his voice, why
did you enter this house?r
Felipe moistened his Scared lips
THAT woman has rings of gold. Shss
not so old. either, when you come to
look at her." He grinned ut his com
rades, who had crowded in behind "a
Pancho.
(ro BE CONTINUED,
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laughed in their hair as they tore at
my arms, but y%ou--you will be my
wife. and all Mexico shall bow at your
feet" He checked her denial with a
gesture. swat until / tell you the
vision I have see during these days
OF despair. I see Mexico made whole
by my hands: a land of peace and
plenty; q people With M name upon
their lips-the name Of Longoro the
Deliverer; and you as the first lady
OF them all. You know me for a man
OF tremendous ability TN every lnc.
Well. I know myself. too. I have meas
ured myself carefully. and I have no
weakness. There Is no other like me.
Pancho Gomez?. Bahi he is a red
handed bandit of no culture. Can
delesia, his chiefa The idol Of the ig-
norant and a dreamer Of no force.
Potosi? He is president today. but
what Of tomorrow? Those who sur
round him are weaklings. and he
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CHAPTER xx--continued.

20
"No, mol" He made a gesture Of de-
NAL. "How ridiculous! / merely keep
you from certain destruction. You can
not go by train, because the railroad
has suspended public service, o can
you ride or drive. I tell you, sonora,
the people are aroused. For the mo-
ment you must accept my protection,
whether you wish to or not. Tomor-
row"-Longorio smiled warmly, mean
ingly-"perhaps you will not be in such
haste to refuse it, or to leave La Feria.
Wait until you understand me better.
Then But enough of this. You are
your thoughts, and what l have to say
can wait for a few hours. In the mean
time, may I beg the hospitality of your
ranch for myself and my men?"
Alaire acqulesced mechanically. Lon
gorio saluted her fingers in his GUS
tomary manner, and then, with u look
eloquent of things unsaid, he went out
to see to the comfort of his command.
Alaire sank into the nearest chair,
her nerves quivering, her mind In a tur-
MOL. This Mexican was detestable,
and he was far from being the mere
maker OF audaciously gallant speeches,
the POLITICALLY fervent wooer of every
pretty woman, she had bllndly sup
posed him. His was no sham ardor ;
the man was holly, horribly In earnest.
nNha~n had kann Al clint 30 pnndnnG I'm
his eyes. And he actually seemed to
think that she shared his infatuation.
II was intolerable. Yet Longorio, she
was sure, had an abundance of discre-
ton; he would not dare to offer her
violence. He had pride, too; and in
his way he was something Of a gen
tleman. SO far, she had avoided Civ
ing him offense. But IL once she made
plain TO him how utterly loathsome to
her was his pursuit. she was sure that
he would cease to annoy her. Alaire
was self-confident, strong-willed: she
took courage.
Her thoughts turned from her fears
TO the amazing reality of her widow
hood. Even yet she could not wholly
credit the fact that Eds wasted life
had come to an end and that she was
free to make the most of her own.
Alaire remembered her husband now
with more tenderness, more charity,
than she would have believed possible,
and 1t seemed to her pitlful that n so
blessed with opportunity should have
---fal ~.,oH hnxran rrfth hfunCntf nnH
with those neal to him.
Doubtless 1t vas all a part of some
providentsal scheme, too blind for her
to solve. Perhaps, indeed, his own
trials had been designed to the end
that her greater. truer love, when 1t
did come, would find her ripe, respon-
sive, ready. As for this Mexican gen.
eral, she would put him In his place.
Alalre was still walking the floor
of her chamber when Dolores entered,
at dusk, to say that supper was ready
and that General Longorio was wait
Ing.
"Ask him to excuse me-" she told
her servant.
But Longorio himself spoke from the
next room, saying: "Senora, | beg OF
you TO honor me. 1 have much OF inn
portance 60 say, and time presses. Con-
troll your grief and give me the pleas
Are of yeur company"
After an instant's consideration,
Alaire yielded. 1t was best to have
the matter over with, once for all.
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My strength is gone" lmpuIn rely be
half encircled her with his thin arms,
but she seemed armorcd with ice. and
he dropped them. She could hear him
grind his teeth. II dare not lay hands
upon you," he chartered. "Angel OF
my dreams, l am faint with longing.
To love you and yet to be denied; to
feel myself afiame and yet to see you
cold; to be halted at the very doors
Of Paradise! What tortured"
The fellows seif-control in ths
midst Of his frenzy frightened Alairs
more than did his widest avowsls; 1t
was In something of 4 panic that she
said:
"One moment you tell me I nm safe,
the next you threaten me. You say I
am free, and yet you eoerce me. Prove
your love. Let me 60"
"No! No! I shall call the priest"
Longorio turned toward the door,
but halfway across the floor he was
halted by a woman's shrek which is
sued from somewhere inside the house.
Ii was repeated. There was an out
burst in a masculine voice, then the
patter Of footsteps approaching down
the tiled hallway. Dolores burst into
her mistress presence, her face
blanched, her hair disordered. She
flung herself into Alaire's arms. cry
ing:
"Senoral Save mel Gods curse
On the ruffian. Oh"
Dolores! !" Alaire exclaimed. "What
has happened?"
Longorio demanded, irritably: "Yen.
Why are you yelling like this?"
"A man See! One of those dirty
peladors. Look where he tore my
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Almost Human.

A few days after the arrival of a
family of kittens ut Il neighbor's, little
f~our-year.old Isabel was invited to pay
them a visit. Delighted with what she
had seen, she returned in ecstasies TO
her mother.
"Oh. mamma" she rapturously ex-
claimed, "they have the dearest little
pussy cats next door! But do you
know that their papa has gone away
on a long holiday and left their MAN.
ma alone to take care of them? Isn't
1t a shameY'-Sioux City Tribune.
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Every Woman Wants
But She Didn't.

She was a very newly tiedged bar
Oness or duchess or something like
that, and, somehow or other, she be-
came thick with a professor, as the
classical blokes would have it, and he
invited her to come to his observatory
10 see the eclipse, says London Ideas.
I've come to see the eclipse" she
told the professors assistant. "Profes-
sor SQuashnoodle invited me TO come"
I'm sorry, but the whole thing was
I'VE an hour ago." said the assistant,
contritely.
Then" said the dignifed dame, II
will wait for the next"
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1t can't be eaten and isn't useful"
they added.
Il am glad to hear It," said the Fairy
Queen. 'To be sure lettuce and onions
are very useful and they are also very
good to eat-quite delicious in fact"
The lettuce and onions looked very
much pleased.
But / don't want to hear you be-
come ~conceited," she added, because
we wouldn't care to eat and grow
strong if the world wasn't such a
lovely, beautiful place. And It's the
geranium's place to add to the beauty
not to the food" And they knew
that the Fairy Queen was right.
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Caesar, Napoleon, Porfirio Diaz-they
were strong. purposeful men; they
lived as I live. Sonora, you daily with
love-"
Alaire's face was white with anger
as she replied: you cause me to for
get that you are my guest. Are you
the man / considered you or the nan
you are reported to beT"
"Ehr"
"Are you the gentleman, the friend,
you pretended to be, or-the vandal
whom no woman can trust? You treat
me as IL you were my jailer. What do
you mean? What kind of man are you
to take advantage Of my bereave-
ment?"
After a moments consideration, Lon
gorio began haltingly: ~ don't know
what kind Of a nan / am, for you have
changed me so. There was a time
I'll have done things l have scorned
all restraint, all laws except those Of
my desires, and so, perhaps, i am q
vandal. Make sure of this, however,
| shall not injure you. Mexico is no
more sacred to me than you, my hearts
treasure. You accuse me of indelicacy
because / lack the strength to smother
my admiration. / adore you; my be-
ing d~issolves, my veins are afire with
longing for you; ] am mad with the
knowledge that you are mine. Mad?
Caramba ! am insane; my mind tot
ters; l grope my way like q man
blinded by a dazzling light; l suffer
~agonies. But see! / refuse to touch
you. / am n giant In my restraint.
The strength of heroes Is mine, and
l strange my impulses as they are
born, although the effort kills me. Sc
nora, / await the moment of your vol
untary surrender. / wait for you" He
extended his arms, and Alaire saw
that his olive features were distorted
with emotion; that his hands, his
whole thin, high-strung body were
shaking unc~ontrollably.
She could summon no coherent
words.
"You believed I was a hawk and
would seize you, eh?" he queried. rs
that why you continue to shrink? Well,
let me tell you something, If my tongue
will frame the thoughts In my mind.
My passion Is so deep and so sacred
that l would not be content with less
than all of you. l must have you all,
and so l wait, trembling. 1 say this
so badly that / doubt If you under
stand. Listen, then: TO possess you
by force would be-well, as If / sacked
n cathedral of It's golden images and
expected to gain heaven by clutching
the cross In my arms. Sonora, In
you I see the priceless Jewel of my
love, which / shall wear to dazzle the
world, and without which / shall de-
stroy myself. Now let me tell you
what I can offer you, what setting l
can build for this treasure. Marriage
with Luis Longorio-"
Alaire could not control a start.
As If quickened by his intensity, the
man read her thought. "You did not
imagine that / offered you anything
less?"
"What was I to think? Your repu-
tation-'
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VI Course

mo, Willie, s%upposing you accidental
ly stepped on a gentleman's foot; what
would you sayY
g" would say, Beg your pardon.
SIR"
"And II the gentleman gave You .
dine for being polite. what would you
do?r
Il would step on tho other and say
Beg pardon agntnsr.
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ADhS van OC
you should not
abuse the gerani-
um because it is
not food.
sand the onions
were naughty to
want more praise.
Oh, dear, oh, dear"
and the Fairy
Queen sighed.
"We will eve
be naughty again."
said the onions
from their box and
the lettuce from
the lettuce box.
"And Wen never
abuse the gerani-
UNI plant because
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which were just
peeping above the
ground In a box,
showing their lit
tie green heads.
They were in a
s~choolroom.
IL can't h clip
that" said the ge-
ranium plant. II
was never meant
to be useful. / try
to be bright and
cheerful. l wish I
could be useful,
but everyone can't
be just the same
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Some Information.

"Sedentary work" said the lecturer
IN physical torture, "tends to lessen
the endurance"
I'm other words" butted In the
smart Aleck, "the more one sits the
less one can stand"
Exactly" retorted the lecturer, "and
If n lies a great deal ones standing
Is lost completely Judge.
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A quiet wedding is often the prelude
to a noisy divorce.
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This world Is willing to tolerate 4
lazy man who has money.
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corn between the toes, as well as pain
full %calluses on bottom of your feet. 1t
never disappoints and never burns,
bites or inflames. If your druggist
hasn't any f%reezone yet, tell him to
get a little bottle for you from his
wholesale house.-ady.
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(To BE coNTINUED)

The only time two women ars n
perfect accord Il when they hate -
ame people.