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I TFTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FIMbAY. OCTOHKR 11. 1007 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES,'Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) 8y THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 2S West Alabama St.. Atlanta. Ga. Subscription Rates: foe Tear KM Sli Mentha Three Month >>nr Month " By Carrier. Per Week Telepbenea ronneeflnx all depart- men-a Long dlilaucs termlnsla Smith A Thompaon, advertising rep- reaentatlrea for all territory outside of If yon hare any trouble getting THE nMOnaiAS AND SbwK telephone the circulation dcrartnirnt and bare K promptly remedied. Telephones: Pell 4527 main; Atlanta 4401. Rttliai-rlliers dealrln* their Oeorflan Olraontlniird most noTlfy this office on tli- date of explratkni: otherwise. It will be roiitinueil st the malar tub- - rlptlon rates until uotlca to stop Is received. In ordering a change of address, please give the old as well as the new addrese. It Is desirable that all eomtnanlra- fleas In—' de.l for publication In THB ■mountAN AND Stirs lie limited to S» words In length. It la Imperative that they Ik algnrd. aa an evidence of good faith. Dejected inanoacrlpte will not lie returned unless stamps are tent tor the purpoie. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints 11‘i unclean or objectionable ndvertls- lug. Neither doee It print whisky or any liquor ads. plants, aa It now owns Its wan „ GEOIUIUX AND believes that If street railways can be operated successfully by European cities, ss they are. there la no good reason why they can not lie so oper- ated here. But we do not believe thla can be dooe now. and It may be aome years before we ere ready for an hi* an undertaking. Still Atlnntn should tet Its face In that direction KOW. Editor Graves used a double column editorial In The Georgian to say that a reaction haa set in against the reform wave that swept the state last year, and to beseech the brethren to keep stiff knees and stand firm.—Dawson News. . i Well, what do you think' of It? Aro you for us or against usT Two Atlanta papers are alluding to each other aa "our craty con temporaries.” The two older pa pers are old enough to kuow bet ter. The younger paiier. The Georgian, la behaving Itself very well.—Savannah Press. The Georgian always behaves well. We do not Indulge In quarrels, and we do not permit ourselves to hate. In the row between The Atlanta Constitution and The Atlanta Journal the esteemed Atlanta Georgian gets first on one side the fence and then on the other.— Rome Tribune. Just obliged to do so. In order to "shoo" the "contentious contempora ries” awgy from forbidden ground. The Atlanta Georgian says there are 134)00 gas stoves In Atlanta, and The Dalton Cltlsen asks the embarrassing question: How many gas bags are there In the Gate City? It would take a man expert In higher mathematics to count them.—Rome Tribune. * Can't answer the question offhnnd. Will send a careful estimate after the next excursion from Rome. Colonel John Temple Graves of fer* to bet The Austin Statesman that two-thirds ot Its readers be lieve Tom Watson is a good Dem ocrat. We hate to butt Into some other fellow’s row, but we are willing to bet Houston against At lanta that they are not, and when we offer such overwhelming odds as these Colonel Graves will have to toe the scratch If he Isn't a piker.—Houston Poet. If The Post wilt "throw in” Galves ton, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas, we will consider the gage approxi mately even enough to call for Jim Kevin, of The Washington Herald, as stakeholder. The Atlanta Georgian declares that m wrangle over a certain matter In that state "la not worth the time and paper that It con sumes,” and then forthwith. In fact In the same article In which It makes the statement we quote, proceeds to deliver Itself of con siderably more than a full double column editorial on the subject of that same wrangle. — Austin Statesman. This Is a fair sample of the careless yeader and the Irresponsible para- grapher. The matter which we de clared "not worth the wrangle" was entirely dismissed, and the subsequent comment wts on tho real Issue at ■take. But papers like The Statesman probably write In a jgreat hurry and must be excused. * IMMIGRANTS AND WAGE8. When one i-ora-s to tblak of It, It Is a «• .lerfal thing that America baa absorbed her mimosa of Immigrants without bringing «ssi-a down with a ran. Htncr the t’lvll vs r owr UJOO.KB immigrants have entered our ports, the majority of them talwrers. \a«t a umbers have Juiced returned ila the Inc right year* nlou*- over.one.tenth of the »b"le U.IOO.OOO) and iluiiisnnria more bare ■l ad here. Vet Jo WOO the number of ores- "*■ —lar orer 10 ream old ami ot foreign 10 wav over Emily tlwiie • <’b«rltlrs and Tbs Common* for HOW FEW TELL THE FARMER THE TRUTH. ft la a blessed thing that the farmers of thla country are constantly growing In Intelligence and In Independence. It la a happy thing for the tiller of the soli that he Is learning to think for himself. • Because there are so few people who tell the farmer the truth. The politician will never do It because the politician Is much too anxious to get In line with what the farmer wishes him to say than to think bravely and manfully , what Is the best for tho farmer, and to tell the truth, even If he does not agree with him at the time. The curse of history among the farmers of the South has been the smooth concurrence of the politician In every view that the farmer enter tains. There was a touch of It In the great convention which haa _ Just adjourned. The politician exhibits an extensive and furious energy of regard for the farmer’s Interests, but beneath his flamboyant protects- tlon* utterly falls to cover up his much more eager anxiety for the farm er's vote. Fortunately, the farmer Is learning to think for himself. The newspaper does not always tell the farmer the truth, because the newspaper, too, Is eagerly Intent upon the swelling of Its subscription lists, and Its chief concern Is rather to keep In touch with the farmer's prejudices than to lead the farmer through courage and heroic Intelligence to’the best results. It Is uothlng less than sheer necessity which has driven the farmer of the South to study,-to Investigation and to resolute Independence of thought. This great and essential class of our citizenship has had more In Its jmst history to becloud and to befog from outside sources than all the other callings and professions of the world. Carrying, as they do, such tremendous Interests of our prosperity, holding In their hands the development ot the material industries of the country, and carrying In the numerical might and Independence of ttaejr ballots at last the balance of power In all the groat questions of the world, the farmers peculiarly have been In all time the object of the newspapers’ artful tickling and of tbs politicians'.subtle wiles. There Is a pathetic line drawn by this spirit through the agricultural history of the New South. Those of us who live and wutch It can catch to this day the echoes of the flattery, the cajolery and the eager concur rence of Interested writers and speakers before this vast and vital audi ence. The farmers have come to think for themselves. Necessity and ed ucation have taught them that their own Importance and that their own power Is a temptation to men to flatter them rather than to give them faithful counsel and fearless loadeisblp. But there never was a more mistaken man In all the world than he who feels in this better day that the Intelligent farmer falls to pierce the thin coat of hypocrisy which covers the utterances Of the artful politi cian or the designing newspaper. The farmer's Judgments In this re spect are as keen as a woman's Intuitions, and the man who really ex pects to catch and to hold the ear of thla mighty auditory might as well make up his mind now that he must be honest. The farmer would rather have from any man his honest criticism than his truckling flattery. It Is a good thing for the cotton farmer and the cotton spinner to have met together. For In the Interchange each of these, great callings has told each other the truth, and the truth will do much to make each wise, and, In so doing, to make them free. THE GIST OF THE GREAT CONVENTION. As the greatest convention that Atlanta has ever known passes Into hlitory. Us best results may be summarized In a single sentence. The cotton planter and the cotton eplnner of the world hnvc met to gether ahd, dropping their mutual delusions, have come to know each other better and to respect each other more. This Is, at least, and In a nutshell, the result of the great conven tion of the present week. Faco to face at last have met the growers and spinners of the great staple which Is the common Interest of each— the cause of struggle and the cause of contest. The leaders of each great calling have learned more than they ever know before of the power, of the policy and of the Just demands of the other aide. There Is no doubt bqt that tho spinners of America aud of Europe will go back to their homes with aa added ienae of the-Increased intelligence and the ever-lncrcaalng power of the cotton farmer of the South. They will regard him no longer a helpless rustic, struggling In the mazes of his own Innocence, the easy prey ot any shrewd sharper who seeks to fleece him ot his Imperial product. It Is just as true and Just as wholesome that the cotton farmer will go back to hla quiet home with a new conception of tho cotton aplnner ot the world. He will reflect as he observes that the cotton spinner Is not a horned monster, but an Intelligent human being like himself, seeking profit upon the products of his looms, and reachable by a fair argument and a legitimate compulsion of trade. The farmer will carry back to his horfSe the conception that the spin- tier has rights which he has the power to exact, aud there can be no doubt but that the deliberations of both bodies In the future will be characterised by greater wisdom, greater intelligence and a larger con sideration than haa over been given them before. So that for this reason the convention which met In Atlanta on Mon- day and adjourned on Thursday will ho written down In history aa not only one of the most Interesting, but one of the moat wholesome and beneficent that hat Illustrated the history of the world's trade. LAKEWOOD FOR A CEMETERY. The proposition of Alderman Curtis to utilize Lakewood aa a city cemetery teems to be founded In common seme and In the necessities of the local situation. Tho single statement of Alderman Curtis covers the case. “It costs too much to die In Atlanta." And this remark receives further emphn- sls from the statement of Mayor Pro Tern. Qullllan that "It would coit him, under present conditions, $1,000 In funeral expenses It a member of hla family should die.” The matter advocated seems so clear and conclusive In 111 common sense and necessity that there should be very little hesitation or delay In putting Into execution the plan. The Georgian feels an especial freedom In advocating thla measure, because some time ago we gave concurrence to a practically similar meas ure suggested by Alderman Taylor, and we quite agree with the comment ot Aldermtn Key to Dr. Curtis upon his motion; "It Is the best thing you have ever done.” Tbe surprising statement that the mor tality of thr young lis* Incrotssil. mul os- peelslly during tin school ago. rrqulrr* tho roost serious suil thoughtful consideration. This apparently new fnet mny not lie duo to an luerense of the disease hut to n ills- eovery. The technique of diagnosis hns Ini proved, the mind of man Is more itlrrt lo l ie whole iineatlnn. Ideas of Hie pathology of the disease, eapeelally ns far as the lym- ybatte system la enneernrd. have changed, sad ronaequently (he disease Is detected with mueh greater iireelalun. All this, trim though It may lie. does nevertheless unt In validate entirely the position mat the dau- ger of eoutraetlng tnto-renlosla Inereaae* with the age of the ehlld aud eonstttntaa a peenllnr and ettraordlnary luenuee during (he arboot age. The great majority of ohlldrrn. aaya Gran. her. who emn* In au topsy la the hospital* atiow inliorenloal* of the hmnelilat glands not recognised during life. Naegell. of Zurich, found that >3 per rent of children had tnlien-iilosla nf the gland* and 4'omli.r that *7 per rent were WHY THE BOY PLAY8 "HOOKIE.” A ehlld play* truant either lieeattse the aebool has too llttl* Interest for him. or aloe because the parent ran not proiierly control him. Probably In moat rases Imtb etrenmatancea affect bla eoudnet. If the subjects taught ami the teacher* themselves were In nil reapecia what they should lie and If tho fairents had full cnulml of their children, there would lie little heard of trnaney or Its effect*. There are three eanaea of trimury, therefore, which deserve attention: III a narrow curriculum widen falls lo meet the need* nr latereats of all the pupils: ifi Inefficient tesj-hera who by AN ENTHUSIASTIC SECOND TO MAJ. HEMPHILL’S NOMINATION. i From The I’ordfle Rambler.) Thla lime t'olnnel Graves haa nominated a gentleman, aurli aa waa meant by the old black mammy from the South. *\ Iking tn her white host In the North, who had Inrlted her to tea. and who asked her If aho had over eaten at her master's table, replied, ‘'Indeed, I Iman't. My ole ntarster waa a gentleman, and aho - wouldn't cat at ile table with no nigger." I'olonel Gravra nontlnaira for president of these I’nlted States, t'olnnel J. p. Hemphill, uf The t'harleston News and Courier. Wo would like to see the pres* of the Mouth make—what la Intended liy t'olnnel Grare* a* mere Idesaentry-thls nomination unanlmooe. ftitpposc that a Houthern man ban no chance, tas the Western ttoclallsts any! Auil would It uot lie hotter to run n Honthern uian aud have the lee lirokeu, and who would lie better to repreaent the tjouth than thla oonaervatlre gentleman of the old school? It would mean the beginning of another virile Democratic party with thr •orlaHsm of the windy Went rlliulaatnl. It would mark the reinvestment of .South ern leadership and would ahow “where we are at" lit national politics. The mere nomination would mean mole for the Mouth than aueeeaa wonhl mean with n Northern man a* our candidate. Ret Colonel Grave* and the twlanro get busy on thle llue and cave Meant. Bryan and the rest of that Ilk to aehlaiiiallc*. political foly gatherer* and "holy Jump-— S ■ .,i..—-i- Thr Mouth a Houthern matt. mwws m sr .. _ _ reason of n lack nf skill, tart ami srni|Ki John T. Prince In th.. Meptemlier Charities thy-fall to resell aome of the paplfa; tfl and The t'oninions. Growth and Progress of the New South nrglnn tiejv records each day ?onom!c fact Id reference to Yard progress of the South. JOSEPH B. LIVELY Incorporated, to laVeatlgate the fecent oil Helds neiu* Argyle. In flinch county. Georgia. A quiet and rarafnl survey and estimation lnm been conducted during the pait few month!, during which time expert oil mm from Pmumrlrmnla, Ohio. Louisiana and Texan have einmlned the territory and anmplea of oil. and they nil agree that the Indication* are the beat, ami the quality No. 1 petroleum. Theae experts declare unhesitatingly that development will eonHrm their rlewe. ami open for thla section of Georgia the largest and grandest development era ever known In the atate. The course or atrlke of the oil Indications have been gone orer thoroughly, and on the strength of aoeh favorable showings ample funds for Ihe derelopinent of the held* hnve lieen guaranteed Dr. H. M. Lniflum, one of the promoter*, by Pennsylvania capitalist*. It Tina lieen derided, however, to let the matter remain with the home people, hence the organisation I* composed mostly ot Ware aud flinch county renrenentutive hiinliies* men. ...... The Incorporators of the Month Georgia Oil and Gn* Company are M. 8, Lud- lunt. Wnrren roll. George W. Deen. of ware county: Walter T. Dickerson. It. C. Dicker non, It. M. Pelgler nnd Jeaae R. Hooih, of Clinch roiiuty. The money which linn been received on stock subscription* to (lute will he need to put down the first wella, nnil Iir. Luillum will go North within the next few days to arrange con tracts with the men for the work, and to purehnoo the neeeoaary machinery. This oil development near Argyle will 1h> one of the inoat Important step* yet taken In the Iniluitrlnl sdranceatent of eonth Georgln. when the oil will aottle once mul forerer the fuel question. Humors of oil deposits In this section of the state have been circulated freely for several year*, nml the fields buve only been waiting outride nhl and ex|ierlence to lie developed. VOICE FOR THE SHERIFFS. To tho Editor of The Georgian: While thera in a wave of reform ■weeping thla country of oura from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the gulf to the Great Lakes and while the people have been aroused to a sad real ization of the fart that there Is some thing wrong somewhere or somehow with the great bulk ot our food and drink by reason of adulteration, there are other things Just as Important and essential to the public'welfare and the common good of the people which ought not to be overlooked In our great light for needed reforms. I am proud of our congress, which passed the pure-food law, making It unlawful for anyone to sell Inferior or adulterated food or drink, claiming It genuine: also^our legislature that swept old Georgtu dry seemed to have the people's Interest at heart, a Yet they seem to have lost sight of the fact that there are other great evils and abuses which stand aa a bar to Justice, which the American people, and particularly Georgians, should, with one accord, de mand abolished. One of our greatest evils Is the fee bill of the different officers of court. Our laws were made principally by lawyers whom we selected ns the beat and bralnleat man in our country. But aloe, they seem to have loat sight of the fact that there are others who want pay for what they do as welt as lawyers, and that there are other tnlents as de serving of reward. Let us take, for Inetance. the solicitor general and Ihe ahertfiT. or any other executive officer In the state or United States and observe the difference In pay In common misdemeanor cape*. The crlntlnnl commits some crime and either leaves or hides out In the swamps—very often heavily nrmed and defying arrest. The arresting officer haa to hunt him like he would hunt a rabbit, and very often has serious trou ble In arresting hint. When the arrest Is made the officer Is entitled lo a fee of one dollar and twenty-live cents for his time and ex pense after the prisoner Is delivered in the common jail of the county. The solicitor general comes to the court house and draws hla accusation, and sometimes makes a little speech, and Is entitled to a fee of ten dollars for satne. In gambling cases the arresting of ficer gets one dollar and twenty-live cents, or If a bench warrant be Issued ARMY-NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS Army Orders. WaHhlnjtton, Oct. II.—Cnplnln 8. II. Wwl* hnm*. a**l*tnut tvrgeon, from Fort Mlocum to Fort Him ft or. Honolulu, relieving Cap* tutu Robert M. Blanchard, iiMslatant *tir- (eon. who will proem! to 8hii Frnuelaco. Colonel Franelii W. Mnnsfleld, fcfecond In* fnntrr, ttti<l Major Colville I*. Terrett. Right h Infantry. Iiefore retiring bon if I nf Mnulln for cxitmlnatlnu. Major. A. H. Rowiiiml. Fifteenth Infan try, from remitting station nt Coney Inland to Fort Dunalae. Captain Edwin M. Uunpjee. paymaster from Uepartmegt ct California to Chlllp- pllie*. Flint Lieutenant Kriicut II. Agnew. Sixth Infantry, to general recruiting nervier, re- Moving Captain Lawrence HnUtcuil. Sixth Infantry, who will proceed to hla regiment. Major Lorenzo I*. iMrldeon. retired trow organised mtlltln. Idaho, home. Cnptnlii Louli II. Bash, commissary, from Hnn Franclsm to training school for bakers and cooks. Fort Riley. Nr-- Orders. Rear Admiral C*. II. Stockton, detached naval examining aud retiring boards. Wash ington. hotne. Rear Admiral 8. M. Ackley, to be trans ferred to retired list October 11 Rear Ail ml ml A. R. Cotuleu. additional duty ns president naval examining nnd retiring Itnards. Washington. Lieutenant K. Woods, detached Whipple to command Hull. Llentcunnt J. II. Tomb, detached Hull; home, wait orders. Movements of Vessels. Arrived—October 8: Rocket nt Washing ton. Vorktown at 8nu Francisco. K on marge nt League Island. Colorado nnd Maryland at Mure Maud. October k: Adams at Hites. Hailed—October 7: Chatham. St. Louis aud Preble, at San Francisco, for Mugdnln Bay. Oetolier 8: Culgon, from Colon for New York: Colorado nnd Maryland, from Hnn Frnuelaco for Mare Island. Rear Admiral Uriel Hebree hoisted tine Oetobcr 8 on Tennessee, assuming command special service Miundrcn, consisting of Ten' Wnahl—*— BCSSM aud ngton. THE LOWER PASSENGER RATES. To the Kditor of The Georglnu: If I read one of your recent editorials cor rectly. you expected to |»e on the lookout as to how the present passenger nnd freight new rate laws and reductions In Alabama. tleargln and .North Carolina would affect earning capacity of our railroads. Passenger rates In Alabama of cents h.hs. to hoof end emnvevthe I 2 «»<• * W w55 he has to hunt, arrest and ™" vc > “J* In North t'nrollnn hnvo been In effect (with gambler to Jail, all for the pitiful com-1 tho exception of Jbe Lonlsrllli> mul Nash- pensatlon of two tlollara. Yet, for hln service*, the nollcltoc general geta thir ty dollars. For a felony cane the sheriff gct« one dollar and twenty-Dve centa to two dollar* to moke the capture and convey the prisoner to the county Jail, and aometlmes he getn nothing for hln serv ices. Yet. for the prosecution, the so licitor general getn fifty dollar*. t am frank to admit that It take* able talent to be a solicitor general. It also take* able talent tn make n suc- cenful nherlff. The sheriff’* talent I* different from that of the prosecuting attorney, for the simple roaion hla talent enable* him lo nutplan. outwit, outdare nnd outrun the criminal, and to he a bettor shot with firearm*. In addition lo thl*. he hns to endure hard ship*. many and «evere. I* *ubjeet*d to much exposure, and. tn ract, under our present law*, the nherlff I* supposed to be an Iron man—he never get* hungry, tired nr sleepy, though he goei. mnny dny* ami night* without a meal; though he til* In a buggy chasing home thieve* or other criminal* day after day without a moment'* re*t, even hir ing fresh team* mnny time* In order to continue In rapid pursuit, or though he I* on such hot trail he geta not so much n» five hour*' sleep In a whole week, and thla he ha* to snatch by moment* while riding along In order not to lo«e time. I know by experience I am dealing with actual fact* nnd speak the truth. In addition to nil thl*. a nurceasful sher iff must need* haxe the brain of a net- ural born detective, muat be wise and speedy In laying hi* plan* and awrlft and certain In the execution thereof. He must know no fear, though cautious, even on entering n ilen of outlaws or assembly of professional gambler*.' sin gle-handed or In company with one or two deputies, at the same time know ing full well that they arc all going to show fight and some one has got to be killed before they will surrender. Then he muat guard them, watching each one of the twelve or fifteen des perate characters a* a hawk would watch a chicken, to prevent any unfair Southern nnllwn,v..,.$l.5z:,ail.00 Central of Georgln... t33.Wn.00 Jo * .V. Rallwnv LMUgiM Mobile A Ohio Hr.... 33S.i37.nl) vllle rallwnv nnd Central of Oeorgl* rail wny nml nllleil Intereal* In Alnlmirtn) PV some week*. With these rnhU'tloUB In effect, the dif ferent Honthern rnllmml pmperltle*. men tioned lielow, reported the fiunnetul Inter- yets In New York, grans cnrtilugn for tlu> fourth week of Heptomlwr, 1*07, on compor* ed with the corresponding period uf last year—IPOS: Increase. UW.fi87.0O 13.300.0.) 109.204.00 28.493.00 You will note timt this luerense of arose earnings for the f'uirtk week of Meptemlier, 1007, occurred whit the rmlis'isl rates In ef fect, over th.' fourth week In 1900. when the rales were ml t cents per mile. President Finley of the Houthern railway. In n itntcnient tn the press, wild tlmt the only rinsou r. inrge number of employees ■ ml Inlsirere nl Atlnntn, mriiiluglintn. Knox ville ( hnttotinogn, etc.. In offices nml shops, hml Ish-ii dlwliargeil. nml conleuinlntcd nml begun Improvements In Id* property hull abandoned, wn* simply on nccuuut of loss In earning power nnd Inch of money on tbo Southern rallwny. Does It not Rppcnr ns If President Finley • nmklng one klml of report to the flimnrlnl Interest* In New York nml nil entirely dif ferent oue to tbo I'tiatnnier* of bis rood? Yours very truly. H. MAY8 BALL SELF-fTeLpTn POVERTY. There nrc no general hml rlmmotorlitlra of the poor—neither shlftlcssnc**, hor Intem perance. nor crlmliml Inrlhmlloii. nor n preference for aqnnlor. I'ntll tho oo tlon that the* poor nro of pcctill*r elny Is nhnndnned no umlerslnmllng of imverty Is ptwilhlo. Sometime*, then..when there la no Inherent poverty of ebnraetor. relief Is the path onto Hint same rxerllent highway of self-help which other* on their own ne- enuut dud It so profltnble lo explore. Ami aome, finally, have no sufficient cn- pnelty for self-help, even though tliolr Ini- tinl obstacles be swept nway. Not only must tholr burden be tilted, tb*y nin*t Is* given new strength. They mny tired relief lint they also need treatment. It I* tic- cause there are tunny of whom this I* true that the rontraversle* about material relief have nrlaeu. If nil in*y division of *11 the ilepemteut poor Into the two elnases of thofle who need help nml those who eim help themselves were possible, nnd if those who litdong In the first elnss needed until- lug but money, the problem of charity The Bracebridge . .. Diamonds.. . A ‘Shrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure. Synopsis of Yesterday's Installment. Frank Ilrarebrhlw meet* n mysterJ person who |g disguised ns fl waiter. 1 man offers hltu $5,000 for n certain uo meat, and when Frank learns that the “waiter” is eooneoted with the diamonds case he gives him the paper without price, lie agrees to dine that evening at the “waiter**’* table. CHAPTER XCIV. v The Cabby's News. Frank dined excellently at table. No, 27. The mynterloufc Russian proved to be the very paragon of waiters. Not a single look of Intelligence passed be tween them. It was only at the con elusion of the meal that In handing Frank his hat he said In a whisper: “Cent deja en trafn monsieur,"- and there was an «^cultant look In his eyes which Frank thought boded very ill for the Baron Siavlnsky. A little later on lie had paid his bill and was quietly smoking a cigarette In the vestibule when the porter stepped up to him. “There Is a cabman outside, sir, who wishes to see you,” he said. “Oh. Indeed!” and Frank followed him out. As he expected, It was Vail. “As I supposed you would be going home tonight,” he said, "I thought I would come and see you.” “Good Idea,” Fran»t replied. “What Is the latest news? Drive me to the Grand Central station and tell me on the way,” and he leaped Into the cab. There was a flick of a whip and away they bowled. They had not gone very far down Broadway when the cabman .half-faced round and said: •*! have had a talk with my sister.' “Well?" "It Is all arranged.” “Good—and you^ know the man’s name?” “Yes; It Is Max Kauffman, who comes from Vienna, and Is a musician by profession.” “Did your sister tell you this?” Frank “Certainly. He so described himself when he engaged rooms there only yes terday. This morning he received a letter." 'Addressed to Max Kaufmann? 'Yes: and posted In New' York. The address on the envelope waa In a wom an’s handwriting. He threw away the envelo'po. Here It Is,” and the cabman handed it down to him. “Bravo!" Frank said. “This Is quick work, Vail." “That Is my way." said Vail with an other flick of the wjhlp. As Frank held up the envelope be neath the glare of an electric lamp and read the superscription he received a shock of surprise, for It was unmistak ably In the handwriting of “Suzanne." and had been posted In New York. The cabman faced around again. “Is that of any use to you, sir? he asked. A I' can not tell at present.’ Frank said. “I, will have a look at It in the train. Anything more?" . . “Yes," he said, “there waa # a fight In his rooms last night." “Between the two men? He nodded. “It was over that missing paper. I suppose. It was hot while It lasted. My brother-in-law separated them. He could do that easily. He Irf a powerful chap. He thought It better than send ing for tho police. He threw the VoVjSui? pygifinffl !?. MKSRi, a 1!:; TteaSTT! supplement to relief, sometime* * ■ulistl- luti' for II. sometime* ' - - death while uundlnc at his post of du ty, but would turn loose upon society to run rampant a mob of villain* al ready stamped dangerous and hurtful 11 the community nnd state. A sheriff is further supposed to travel without money, and to subsist on gran nnd dew. and must not Ineur any ex pense to the county lest eomeoite, even the county commissioner* through whom he receive* his pay, howl* "ex travagance" and "bankruptcy to the county." The faithful sheriff never enjoy* the sweet repose of a night's sleep by vir tue of the fact that he la a "minute- man,” subject to be calltd to arm* on a moment’s notice, even by telegram or horseback messenger, t» go and pro tect or defend tlw property or lives of ail other cltixen*; How much blessing and comfort and security the public reap* from his tow. Ing: but. alas! how little of his Juat reward doee he enjoy. A sheriff* life ts one long continued warfare against crime, and he la often exposed to Imminent danger, dread dis ease and foul weather. Storm or eun- ehlnc. heat or enow, he muat Imme diately respond, even at the hour of midnight, to each and every call for help, for protection, or for Justice, from the thousands of whom he I* protector. He must nrrest, guuril and protect tile vilest criminal, be he murderer or rapist fiend; and for this service per haps get. at some Indefinite time in the future, the pitiful sum of one dollar twenty-five. I* this a wise law? If the sheriffs ■luring self-help, or making It possible.— Kilwnnl T. Derlne, tn tbe tfeptemlter Chart, lie* nml The Conniuui*. get enough pay. the other officer* get too mueh. A Justice of the peace geta the same fee to fill tn a blank piece of paper, can sit In hla office- -exposed to no danger at all—and ran do the work In five minutes, a* the arresting officer get* to execute the warrant, nml It very often take* many days to find the gull, ty party, and then haa to run the risk of having him to shoot to keep from being Instantly killed, and spend* from five tn ten time* the amount he get* for his service. In the way of horae hire, hotel bills, and other expense* too numerous to mention. I* it right? Let's hope the lawma ker* will take the matter in hand and enact such legislation aa will protect our down-trodden and often despised sheriff*, who hold the most responsible, the most dangerous and the most un thankful office In the state or the Unit ed States (considering there are many offloe* of higher rank than the office of sheriff. , People—voters, awake to a speedy knowledge ot existing conditions, and demand that your well-paid lawmaker* give sente attention to and take some definite action on thla important sub- Jett—the honest pay of the officer* who hare in their hands the protection of your lives and property. W. B. LYEXS. Jrxup, fix threw Vtninge man into the etreet/' "You certainly Are earhlng your money," Frank said, with a laugh. "My way," hfc replied, with another flick of the whip. There was a moment * pause, and then Frank tapped him with hi* Anger. "Nothing more to tell me, I «uppo»e?" Again he half-faced about. "Oh. ye»; Just one thing more. I drove a young woman early thl* even ing to a cafe nt No. C29 Broadway." Frank pricked up lit* ear* at that. "Young woman with a red parasol?" “Yes." aald he. evidently astonished at the question. "Picked her up Just opposite the Flatiron and drove down Broadway." "Do you know who site tva*?' , •'No. though I hnve seen her." "Did she meet anybody at tho cafe?" ••Yes, this Max Kaufmann." “The deuce! Remember the name of the cafe?" Ye*, t.'afe Brewster. Thanks. I* that all?" 'Ought to be for one night, sir," and he grinned. "8o It ought. You ate a wonderful man.” He shrugged his shoulders. "My way, said he. as he drove tatu the station and putted up short. Frank paid him hi* fare, when he ndded, "I'll write tomorrow, as agreed. Always keep a promise: that's my way, sir." "All right. Vail." Frank said with a laugh, "i can trust you;" nnd with that he went off In senrch of his bag gage. He found it duly awaiting hts arrival, and within a very few minutes It was checked to Cleveland, Upon this occasion he sought a smoker. He was lucky enough to And an emp ty seat. Into this he promptly snug gled. lighted a cigar and gave himself up to a strange set’of reflections. A good deal had happened within twenty- four hours, but Instead of arriving at some elucidation of the mystery It ■eemed to have become more compli cated than ever. A few things, how ever, seemed to have been clear'*• es tablished. One was—and this uf great Impor tance—that "8uxanne” was up to a re cent period Tho baroness' maid. The second, that Siavlnsky was In reality her hueband. the assumption then being that the Buffalo telegram wn* absolutely genuine. The name hud been to promptly recognised by the Russian waiter that he possessed an absolute conviction on that point. Be yond any possible doubt Max was an assumed name. Up to this point Frank was on solid ground. It was equally clear that Regi nald had been in hot pursuit of the bar oness. All the evidence he had gath ered went to corroborate his own writ- ten confession to that effect. Very strong evidence also went to show that the night before tbe baroness' departure and at her Invitation he visited her rooms, leaving the hotel hurriedly about half past eleven. But this evidence was neutralised to some extent by that of another man, who stated In the most cotegorlcal manner that the baroness had been out all the evening and only returned about 1 o'clock. From thl* point all was confusion. There was no way of piecing various curious circumstances together so as to arrive at nny tangible conclusion, so tie gave It up, when he Suddenly thought of the envelope the cab-.nan had given him. He took thl* out of his pocket, exam ined it critically and then compared it with the two undoubted specimens of Suzanne's handwriting already In his possession. The merest tyro would have seen at once that the same hand bad traced them all. However, here was fresh food for conjecture. . It was quite understandable that 8u- xnnne would be- well known to the baron, but that she would be familiar with his alias and address anil wrlto giving him a rtyviorvo'i- at rc'h’btv y OUNG men will do well to investigate the advantages offered them by this bank in financing their business. The management will be glad to talk over with them any plan of co-op eration looking to the advancement of their interests. , ^ ; ^ MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. some obscure cafe was simply amazing. There was no doubting the fact, how ever. and that tt meant mischief of some Bort wus equally certain. If Suzanne were In league with Must, ler, then Mueller must li^vo the dia mond necklace. CHAPTER XCV. Home Again. Tills was Frank's first visit to the house on the sound for many days, but lie found everything In good shape and early In the morning he went back to New York and put In an appearanc* at his office, where he astonished Bar-' ker, the managing clerk, when be told him he was going back by the next train to h(a cousin Reginald's to take possession of the estate. "But," said he, all agape with won der, “that at present ts Impossible. You have not yet received the coroner's per mit, nor do you even know the final re sult of the autopsy or what the ultimate verdict of the Jury will be." "Oh. os for that, Barker, my coueln'a body is already In the undertaker's hands, and I shall make arrangements for the funeral today.” “I—1 really fall to grasp your mean ing. sir.” "Of course you do; but, you see. It Is Just this: We were all wrong, utterly wrong, about the man In the trunk at Cleveland, it was not Reginald at all. The telegram you brought me waa quite correct. Reginald was killed In a motor nccldent In Boston." Whereupon Frank related alt that had occurred. Frank then rapidly related the be wildering aeries of Incidents that had followed the receipt of the Boston tele, gram. He merely told the fact* that were relevant to the^second Identification of Roglnald Bracebrldge'a body, omitting references to Mme. Siavlnsky and Mueller. Then he spoke of his determination of devoting' his time to the solution of the baffling affair. Out of Business. "Now, Barker," he concluded, "I am going to retire from business, and upon thinking the matter over carefully I have decided that I could not transfer it to a more worthy and capable man than yourself." ~ Thla waa Indeed a surprise for Bar ker. A great gulp came up Into hi* throat and for a second he coutd not speak, and when he did tt waa only to gasp: •Oh. air! oh, sir! Thla ts Indeed "Unexpected, I dare say. You see. Barker, I have now a big estate on my hands, and Us proper management wilt require all my time and attention. I am not going to make you a present of the butsness—that wouldn't be busi ness-like: but my price will be n rea sonable one, and the period of payment will'extend, let us say. over five years. Now, not another blessed word. Wo will discuss particulars some other day, when this trouble Is over.” Frank add ed, looking at his watch. "I've Just about time to catch my train, unit that's a!!.'' A few minutes later he was being whirled In a swiftly moving hansom In the direction of the station. He had Just reached hotne when a messenger hurried to him on ths grounds with a telegram. "For Frank Bracebridge," he said. "Hand It over. Why didn't you tak* It up to the house?" “I was going to do so. sir, only’’— "That will do," He tore open the telegram and found that It was front Banker. "Juat aa you If ft," It said, "letter ar rived from Grand Hotel. Boston. In closing telegram from Baltimore to R a* follows (Ihe rest was In French: 'Don’t come here: too hot. Atso ndvlse leaving Boston at once. Ptpl. Thought It better to let you know. Bar- "Well, I'm hanged!” exclaimed Frank. Dick, his faithful servant, who stood near by, looked up Inquiringly. "Anything wrong, sir?” "A bit puzzled; that’s all." Frank’s thoughts rambled on, wlt’t thnt curious telegram from Baltimore persistently obtruding Itself at every point In Ills reflections. What could It mean? Who was Plpl? First there was Hlbl—that, of course, wa» Beglnald— but Pipl? Was Plpl a man or woman, and why should Reginald have be«n warned away from Baltimore and told to leave Boston at once? He was tired of the whole affair, and yet felt It to be his duty to sift tt to the very bottom—and there, too. was the baroness. It was a curious dreum- stnnce, pcrliups, but he could not exor cise that lovely creature from hte thoughts for a dozen consecutive min utes. try as he would. It was plain, nfter all, that for a few weeks or »o, at least, lie should not suffer over-much from ennui. < CHAPTER XCVI. Freed. Frank's muslnga lasted until late at night. Finally he dropped to sleep, only lo be awakened by a knock at the door. „ , He shouted "come In!” and Hudson entered with Mr. Jawse, the undertaker. "I* hadn't the pleasure of seeing you last night." aald he. "No,” Frank answored. "I was » bit done up and went to bed early. -Be sides. you didn't require me.” "Very true. sir. I didn't, after re ceiving your Instructions. What I was going to euy waa 1 didn't screw the cof fin dovra—wasn't.in the least necessary, and such warm weather the last few days. too. It Is realty quite wonder ful, and 1 noticed a pinkish tint, too, on the face of the corpse. It struck me as a bit curious." "Is that something new In your ex perience?” Frank asked. "Well, ft has happened before, but very seldom." "What. then, are your Inferences? That the man ts not dead?” C-*tirt—-4 In T-irc-r-v't ft.,—:»•*.