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THE RICIOIOXD PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 190S.

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conventions. But here again we see the fine hand of Arthur Brisbane, the journalist. It was like a puppet show when Hearst made the speech, calling the democratic party "Imitators of Sordid Sisters. None but the brainy Brisbane, bulging with intellectual bumps of brawn in alliterative phrases could have drilled Hearst. The Independence League is the creature or one man. That man is not Hearst the poseur, but Brisbane, the "pencil pusher and puller of puppets."

CRIME IN THE SOUTH. To those who have followed the wave of prohibition In the south, the fabled haunt of the mint julep and the whisky cocktail, there has come a feeling of respect to the men who have enacted those drastic laws. The Northerner can not appreciate until he sees the terrible proposition the South is up against in the matter of illiteracy and crime. Kentucky heads the list in Illiteracy. This is not confined to the negroes either for there are five thousand school 'trustees, we are informed, who can neither read nor write. A drunken educated man is bad enough in the damage he does to society, imagine what the ignorant black and white does when he gets oft on a spree. There is something the matter when so many lynchlngs and shootings occur and the illiterate must be protected against themselves (to say nothing of the protection of the white woman). That is the cause of the prohibition In the South. There is a grave responsibility resting upon those liquor dealers who are in the habit of pasting suggestive and obscene labels on their products of gin. Case after case of outrage on women of both the races has been traced directly to the doors of the saloon. But another case was shown in this morning's dispatches of the pandering to the brute In the negro when a moving picture show displayed a white woman in a negro's arms. That show and a little gin would have cost the lives of many white women. It is the lawless and ignorant who are doing the harm to the liquor business of the country. And the cheap saloon Is promoting lawlessness and illiteracy In the south. It is no wonder that the intelligent men of both races have declared war against crime and the saloon in that section of the country. GOVERNOR HUGHES. Hughes of New York has stopped the race track gambling and has done away with petty graft by his inauguration of the commission government. Not content with that he has come into conflict at every turn with the machine politicians of both parties. He has advocated a law which will make nominations directly by primaries, "so that the will of the party in the choice of candidates may be expressed, and not be defeated by a perversion of party machinery." Now comes good politics on the part of the governor. He has announced that while formerly he has refused renominatlon on personal grounds, that now he will accept a renomination if the party wishes him to run. This is practically notice given to the machine politicians that he is prepared to give battle. Now they can not go before the people and say that they would have liked to nominate him, but learned it too late to do it. They must either take Hughes and his record or else repudiate him. In the lack of a direct primary system, Hughes puts it up squarely to the people of New York to turn down him and his campaign of reform. It has caused no little trepidation already in political quarters and it will be interesting to see whether the people will support the reform they have clamored for. PONCE DE LEON MAY HMN.0ST COIN Peculiar Piece Is Found in Illinois. Princeton, Ind., July 2S. While visiting on the farm of a relative near Creal Springs. 111., last week Thomas J. Cooper, of this city, witnessed the finding of an aged coin, which is believed to have been lost by Ponce de Leon in his search for the "fountain of youth." The coin is of silver, seemingly, and is somewhat larger than a United States silver dollar. It is believed to be an old Spanish coin, and the theory is advanced that it was lost by Ponce de Leon, who, it is thought, believed that Creal Springs was the perpetual youth fountain. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. We. the undersigrned. have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Waldinsr. KInnan & Marvin. Wholesale DruRgists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c, per bottle. Sold by all Prtig-R-Ists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

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Will See That Railroads Do Not Increase Rates in Illegal Manner. TAKES A SLAP AT KNAPP. MEMBER OF COMMERCE COMMISSION HOLDS THAT BODY HAS NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE, BUT ROOSEVELT TELLS IT TO. Washington, July 2S. President Roosevelt has met the threat of the railroads that, they intend to increase freight rates by having the Interstate Commerce Commission issue a statement conveying by implication the announcement that if there is any general raising of their tariffs an investigation looking to prosecutions by the Department of Justice may be expected. The statement does not bear upon its face the official seal of Mr. Roosevelt, but it is known that instructions came from Oyster Bay that it be made public. It is regarded as the President's answer to the appeal sent to him some days ago by the shippers of the middle West against the proposed increase. Incidentally the fact that the President injected his personality into the game on behalf of the shippers is Interpreted as al rebuff to Chairman Knapp of the committee, who has expressed himself in recent interviews as of the opinion that the commission had no warrant to interfere in the plan of the roads. Mr. Roosevelt's dissent from this view is emphatic, if the language of the statement is to be regarded as embodying his Ideas. The statement issued by the commission is to the effect that, without waiting for the filing of formal complaints, it will institute an investigation of its own for the purpoes of determining whether or not advances in freight rates are justified. No Competition. There's not a manufactured article in existence that is without competition except one Easy Task soap. It is white and pure and sweet and makes everything it touches the same. Use it for woodwork, windows, kitchen or laundry and you'll never use any other. Try two five cent cakes; If you're dissatisfied the Hewitt Bros. Soap Co., Dayton, O., will return your money. HAZEL DREW MAY HAVE SUICIDED Theory Given Added Strength By Testimony. Troy, N. Y., July 28. In the dance hall of Wager's Hotel, accommodating about 200 persons, the Hazel Drew inquest was begun yesterday afternoon. A crowd of curious persons, augmented by f0 witnesses, filled the room long before the time set for the start. The theory of suicide as the cause of death of Hazel Drew received a new lease of life through Dr. C. B. Herrick, of Troy, who gave as his opinion that if the published reports of the condition of the body when found were correct it would be impossible accurately to determine if death was caused by drowning. If a reasonable probability of this can be proved, the fact that the girl had been disappointed in love, had lost her place and had no money, will be used as arguments in favor of suicide. REV. I. W. WILLIAMS TESTIFIES Rev. I. W. Williams, Huntington, W. Va., testifies as follows: "This is to certify that I used Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble, and am free to say that Foley's Kidney Remedy will do all that you claim for it." A. G. Luken & Co. DEWEY'S CHIEF GUNNER KILLED Was Shocked to Death in a New York Manhole. New York, July 2S. Shocked to death in a manhole was the fate of James O'Connell, who is said to have been Admiral Dewey's chief gunner on the Olympia when the flagship opened the fight in Manila Bay. O'Connell was lying on his back making repairs to the channel rail under the trolley tracks on Sixth avenue. After he had descended to his work he was heard to cry as if in distress and was dead when a fellow workman reached him. War Against Consumption. All nations are endeavoring to check the ravages of consumption, the "white plague" that claims so many victims each year. Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly and you are in no danger of consumption. Do not risk your health by taking some unknown preparation when Foley's Honey and Tar is safe and certain in results. A. G. Luken & Co. . Tussah Pongee, 27 inches wide, regular $1.25 grade, sale price. 68a.

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Copyright. 1906. by it occurred Xo him at this juncture that the young woman was not particularly distressed. Instead, her rather pretty face was full of eagerness, and there was a certain lightness in her manner that puzzled him for the momenta Her companion was the older of the two and quite as prepossessing. Both were neatly dressed, and both looked as though they were or had been breadwinners. If they had a secret it was now quite evident to this shrewd, quick thinker that It was not a dark one. In truth, he was beginning to feel that something mischievous lurked in the attitude of the two visitors. "I want to ask how a person has to proceed to adopt a baby," was the "I want to ask how a person has to proceed to adopt a haby." blunt and surprising remark that came from the one who held the infant. Bansemer felt himself getting angry. "Who wants to adopt it?" he asked shortly. "I do, of course," she answered, so readily that the lawyer stared. He scanned her from head to foot critically; her face reddened perceptibly. It surprised him to find that she was more than merely good looking. She was positively attractive! "Are you a married woman?" he demanded. "Yes," she answered, with a furtive glance at her companion. "This is my sister," she added. "I see. Where is your husband?" "He is at home, or, rather, at his mother's home. We are living there now." "I thought you said you were a governess?" "That doesn't prevent me from having a home, does it?" she explained easily. "I'm not a nurse, you know." "This isn't your child, then?" ha asked impatiently. "I don't know whose child it is." There was a new softness in her voice that made him look hard at her while she passed a hand tenderly over the sleeping babe. "She comes from a foundlings' home, sir." "You cannot adopt a child unless supported by some authority," he said. "How does she happen to be in your possession, and what papers have you from the foundlings' home to show that the authorities are willing that you should have her? There Is a lot of red tape about such matters, madam." "I thought perhaps you could manage it for me, Mr. Bansemer," she said plaintively. "They say you never fall at anything you undertake." He was not sure there was a compliment in her remark, so he treated it with indifference. "I'm afraid I can't help you." The tone was final. "Can't you tell me how I'll have to proceed? I must adopt the child, sir, one way or another." Her manner was more subdued, and there was a touch of supplication in her voice. "Oh, you go into the proper court and make application, that's all," he volunteered carelessly. "The judge will do the rest. Does your husband approve of the plans?" "He doesn't know anything about lt.n "What's that?" "I can't tell blm. It would spoil everything." "My dear madam, I don't believe I understand you quite clearly. You want to adopt the child and keep the matter dark so far as your husband is concerned? May I inquire the reason?" Bansemer naturally was interested by this time. "If you have time to listen, I'd like to tell you how it all comes about. It won't take long. I want some one to tell me Just what to do, and 111 pay for the advice, if it Isn't too expensive. I'm very poor, Mr. Bansemer. Perhaps you won't care to help me after you know that I can't afford to pay very much." "We'll see about that later," he said brusquely. "Go ahead with the story." The young woman hesitated, glanced nervously at her sister as if for support and finally faced, the expectant lawyer with a flash of determination in her dark eyes. As she proceeded Bansemer silently and somewhat disdainfully made a study of the speaker. He concluded that she was scarcely of common origin and was the possessor of a superficial education that had been enlarged by conceitedness. Furthermore, she was a person of selfish instincts, but without the usual cruel impulses. There was little, if any, sign of true refinement in the features, and yet there was a strange strength of purpose that puzzled him. As her story progressed he solved the puzzle. She had -the strength to carry out a purpose that might further her own personal Interests, but not the will to endure sacrifice for the sake of another. Her sister was larger and possessed a reserve that might have been mistaken for deepness. He felt that she was hardly la sympathy with the motives of the younger, more volatile woman. "My husband Is a railroad engineer and is tea years older than I." the narfife hoHcvii?. I wasn't

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able "Dodd. Mead StS. Company quite niheteen when We were marrieil, two years ago. For some time we got along all right; thea we began to quarrel. He commenced to" "Mr. Bansemer Is In a hurry. Fan," broke in the older sister sharply, and then, repeating the lawyer's words, "Be as brief as possible." There wa a world of reproach in the look which greeted the speaker. Evidently it was a grievous disappointment not to be allowed to linger over the details. "Well," she continued half pettishly, "it all ended by his leaving home, job and everything. I had told him that I was going to apply for a divorce. For three months I never heard from him." "Did you apply for a divorce?" asked the lawyer, stifling a yawn. "No, sir, I did not, although he did nothing toward my support." The woman could not resist a slightly coquettish attempt to enlist Banaemer's sympathy. "I obtained work at St Luke's ITotinitfll Pnr FnnnrlHnrw nnrl I mini i Liu i us a. jjujeruras. tiui once a week I went back to the asylum to see the little ones. One day they brought in a beautifully dressed baby a girl. She was found on a doorstep, and in the basket was a note asking that she be well cared for. With it was a hundred dollar bill. The moment I saw the little thing I fell in love with her. I made application, and they gave me the child with the understanding that I was to adopt it. You 6ee, I was lonely. I had been living alone for nine or ten months. The authorities knew nothing of my trouble with Mr. Cable that's my husband, David Cable. The child was about a month old when I took her to his mother, whom I hadn't seen in months. I told Mrs. Cable that she was mine. The dear old lady believed me; half the battle was won." She paused out of breath, her face full of excitement. "And then?" he asked, once more Interested. "We both wrote to David asking him to come home to his wife and baby." She looked away guiltily. For a full minute Bansemer did not speak. "The result?" he demanded. "He came back last month." "Does he know the truth?" "No, and with God's help he never shall! It's my only salvation!" she exclaimed emotionally. "He thinks she is his baby and and" The tears , were on her cheeks now. "I worship him, Mr. Bansemer! Oh, how good and sweet he has been to me since he ! came back! Now, don't you see why I must adopt this child and why he must never know? If he learned that I had deceived him in this way be would hate me to my dying day." The infant was awake and staring at him with wide blue eyes. "And you want me to handle this matter so that your husband will be none the wiser?" "Oh. Mr. Bansemer," she cried, "It means everything to me! All depends on this baby. I must adopt her or the asylum people won't let me 'keep her. Can't It be done so quickly that he'll never find it out?" "IIow many people know that the child is not yours?" "My sister and the authorities at the asylum; not another soul." "It is possible to arrange the adoption, Mrs. Cable, but I can't guarantee that Mr. Cable will not find it out The records will show the fact, you know. There is but one way to avoid discovery." "And that please T' "Leave New York and make your home in some distant city. That's the ! safe way. If you remain here there; is always a chance that he may find ! out I see the position you're in, and I'll help you. It can be done quite regularly, and there is only one thing youH have to fear your own tongue," he concluded pointedly. "I hate New York, Mr. Bansemer. David likes the west and I'll go anywhere on earth if it will keep him from finding out. Oh, If you knew how he. adores her!" she cried, regret and ec-i stasy mingling in her voice. "I'd give my soul if she were only mine!" Banse-! mer's heart was too roughly calloused to be touched by the wistful longing in i these words. j Before the end of the week the adoption of the foandllng babe was a mat-; ter of record, and the unsuspecting Da- j vid Cable was awaiting a reply from ' the trainmaster of a big western rail-1 road to whom, at the earnest even eager solicitation of his wife, he had ap plied for work. Ellas Droom made a note of the fee in the daybook at the office, bat asked no questions. Bansemer had told him nothing of the transaction, but he was confident that the unspeakable Droom know all about it even though he had not been nearer than the outer office during any of the consultations. CHAPTER V. WENTY long years had yosaw 1UJT7 Asa , 1U BUU Frances Cable took their hasty departure, virtually Seeing from New York city, their migrations finally ending in that thriving western city Denver. Then the grime of the engine was on Cable's hands and deep beneath his skin; the roar of Iron and steel and the rush of wind were ever in his . ears, .hs aoesl .of flir.Tr to. blj

-By George Ban McCuicheon MB Author of "Beverly of GriasUrk," Etc

d eve." Dut tlii-'re Jere i'otp": "h'fliTk' new ambition In his heart. Now. In 1SOS, David Cable's hands were white! and strong; the grime was gone; the! engineer's cap had given way to the I silk tile of the magnate, and the shovel w-as a memory. I But his case was not unique in that ' day and age of pluck and luck. Many j another man had gone from the bottom ' to the top with the speed and security , of the elevator car in the lofty ky- j scrapers. In the heartless revolution ' of a few years he lecame the sue- ( cessor of his western benefactor. The j turn that had been kind to him was i unkind to his friend and predecessor. The path that led upward for David Cable ran the other way for the trainmaster, who years afterward died in his greasy overalls and the close fitting cap of an engineer. One night Cable read the news of the wreck with all the Joy gone from his heart. From the cheap, squalid section of town known as "Itallrond End" Cable's rising influence carried him to the well earned luxury. The lines of care and toll mellowed in the face of his pretty wife as the years rolled by. Her come ly figure shed the cheap raiment of j "hard old duys" and took on the plumage of prosperity. Trouble, resentment and worry disappeared as If by magic, smoothed out by the satiny touch of comfort's fingers. She went upward much faster than her husband, for her ambitions were less exacting. She longed to shine socially. He loathed the thought of it. But Cable was proud of his wife. He enjoyed the transition that lifted her up with steady strength to the plane which fittod her best, as he regarded it. She had stuck by him nobly and uncomplainingly through the vicissitudes; it delighted him to give her the pleasures. Frances Cable was proud, but she had not been too proud to stand beside the man with the greasy overalls and to bend her fine young strength to work in unison with his. Together, facing the task, cheerfully they had battled and won. There were days when it was hard to smile, but the next day always brought with It a fresh sign of hope. The rough, hard days in the far west culminated in his elevation to the office of general manager of the great railroad system, whose headquarters and home were in the city of Chicago. Attaining this high place two years prior to the opening of this narrative, he was regarded now as one of the brainiest railroad men and slated to be president of the road at the next meeting. Barely past fifty years of age, David Cable was In the prime of life and usefulness. Age and prosperity had improved him greatly. The Iron gray of his hair, the keen brightness of his face, the erect and soldierly carriage of his person, made him a striking figure. His wife, ten years his Junior, was one of the most attractive women in Chicago. Her girlish beauty had refined under the blasts of adversity. Years had not been unkind to her. In a way she was the leader of a certain set, but her social ambitions were not content. There was a higher altitude In fashIon's realm. Money, Influence and perseverance were her allies, social despotism her only adversary. The tall, beautiful and accomplished daughter of the Cables was worshiped by her father with all the warmth and ardor of his soul. Times there were when he looked in wonder upon this arbiter of not a few manly destinies and for his life could not help asking himself bow the Creator bad given him such a being for a child, commenting on the fact that she bore resemblance to neither parent For years Mrs. Cable bad lived in no little terror of some day being found out As the child grew to womanhood the fears gradually diminished, and a sense of security that would not be disturbed replaced them. Then Just as she was reaching out for the chief prizes of her ambition she came face to face with a man whose visage she never had forgotten Ellas Droom! And Frances Cable looked again into the old and terrifying shadows. It was late in the afternoon, and she was crossing the sidewalk to her carriage, waiting near Field's, when a man brushed against her. She was conscious of a strange oppressiveness. Before she turned to look at blm she knew that a pair of staring eyes were upon her face. Something seemed to have closed relentlessly upon her heart One glance was sufficient' The tall, angular form stood almost over her; the two wide blue eyes looked down in feigned surprise; the never to be forgotten voice greeted her hoarsely: "Good afternoon. Mrs. Cable! And how is the baby?" "The baby!" she faltered. Struggle sgainst it as she would, a sort of fascination drew her gaze toward the remarkable face of the ok! clerk. "Why why she's very well, thank yon," she finally stammered. Her face was as white as a ghost With a shudder she started to pass him. Droom blocked the way. 'She was such a pretty little thing. I remember." and then insinuatingly, "Where is her father nowr "He Mr. Cable," answered MrsCable, feeling very much as a bird feels when it is charmed by a snake, "why, he's at home, of course. "Indeed T was all that Elias Droom said, for she had Ced to escape the grin that writhed in and out among the wrinkles of bis face. As her carriage struggled through Washington street aa irresistible something compelled Frances Cable ' to glance back. Droom stood on the curb, his eyes following her almost hungrily. Half an hour later when she reached home she was in a state of collapse. Although there was no physical proof of the fact, she was positive that Ellas Droom had followed her to the very doorstep.

for "Hays "befbiS thre was a 25eond ' manifestation of Droom. There was rarely a daj -when she did not expect 1 her husband to standi before her an4 ask her to explain the story that had been carried to him by a demon In the form of man. But Droom did not go to David Cable. He went to James Bansemer with the news. James Bansemer's law and loan offices were not far from the river and. it is sufficient to. say, not much farther from State street He who know Chicago well cannot miss the location more than three blocks either way If he takes city ball as a focal point. The ofllce building in which they were located is not a pretentious structure, but its tenants were then and still are regarded as desirable. It may be well to announce that Bansemer on reacning Chicago was clover enough to turn over a new leaf and begin work on a clear white page, but it is scarcely necessary to add that the black, besmirched llr.es on the opposite side of the htuet could be traced through every eutry that went down ou the fresh white surface. Bansemer was Just as nefarious in his transactions, but he was a thousandfold more cautious. Drooru sarcastically reminded him that he had a reputation to protect ia his new field, and, besides, as his son was "going in society" through the influence of a coterie of Yale men. it would be worse than criminal to deteriorate. Bansemer loathed Droom. but he also feared him. He was the oulr living creature that inspired feur in the heart of this bold schemer. It is true that he feared the effect au exposure might have on the mind of his stalwart sou, the boy with his mother's eyes, but be had succeeded bo well in blinding the youth in the years gone by that the prospects of discovery now seemed too remote for concern. The erstwhile New York shark was now an eel, wily and elusive, but he was sn eel with a shark's teeth and a shark's voraciousness. He had grown old in the study of this particular branch of natural history. Ijanaeuier was Ufty-tiTe year Id in this year of 19S. He was thinner than in the old New York days, but the bull-like vigor had given way to the wiry strength of the leopard. The once black hair was almost white'

and grew low and thick on his forebead. Immaculately dressed, ever straight aud aggressive in carriage, he soon became a figure of whom all eyes took notice even in the most crowned of Chicago thoroughfares. Graydon Bansemer. on leaving Yale with a diploma and some of the honor of his class, urged his father to take "Good afternoon, Mrs. Cablet And how is the babyf him into his ofllce and ultimately to make him a partner in the business. James Bansemer never forgot the malicious grin that crossed the face of Ellas Droom when the young fellow made the proposition not more than a fortnight before the Bansemer establishment picked itself up and hastily deserted New York. That grin spoke plainer than all the words in language. Take him into the office? Make tbl4 honest, gray eyed boy a partner? It was no wonder that Droom grinned, and it is no wonder that be forgot to cover his mouth with his huge hand, as was his custom. The proposition, while sincere and earnest, was too Impossible for words. For once in his life James Bansemer. was at a loss for subterfuge. He stammered, flushed and writhed In the effort to show the young man that the step would be unprofitable, and he was sorely conscious that be had not convinced the eager applicant lie even urged him to abandon the thourjit of becoming a lawyer and was abl seconded by Elias Droom. whose opinion of the law, as he bad come to know It, was far from flattering. Just at this tlr.se Bansemer wa engaged in the most daring as well as the most prodigious "deal" of hla long career. With luck It was bound to enrich him to the extent of $50,000. The plans had been so well prepared and the execution had been so faultless that there seemed to be no possibility of failure. To take his fair minded eon. with the mother's eyes, into the game would be suicidal. The young fellow would turn from blm forever. Bansemer never went so far as to wonder whence came the honest blood In the toys veins nor to speculate on the orijrin of the unquestioned integrity. lie had but to recall the woman who bore him, the woman whose love was the only good thing he ever knew, the wife he had worshiped while he sinned. For years and years he bad plied, hla unwholesome trade In reputations, sometimes evading exposure by the narrowest . of margins, and he had come to believe that he was secure for all time to come. Bat It was the "big job" that brought disaster. Jnst when It looked as though success was assured the crash came He barely had time to cover his tracks,' throw the fig urative pepper Into the eyes of his enemies and get away from the scene of danger. But be had been clever and resourceful enough to avoid the penalty that looked Inevitable and came off with colors trailing, but oncaptured. (Continued.) Fit Hamrlsc OfUfto. Infants and efcfldreo are constantly wesrllrsr a -sxstiTe. It ia Important to m what to fftvo (hem. Their Motuek and bowels ere not strongeooccb for salts, portative w stars or cathartic pOia. powders or t-Llota. Otro them a mfld. pteaaaat. eeaue. Uxatrra tools !0te Dr. Cai6-. well's Syrup Pepsin, wbfcb eons at the smaTl anm oi SO cents or $1 at droer stores. It la tat. ooe great remedy for yoa to bav tm tbe bouse to calleVrea wbea their seed ItCob delia: Gold Medal Flour ta cheapest It's beet, too more loaves to the sack. Ecraxaua.