Chicago, J u , 7,—What mi looked
apon u an m l t is i vaatkav drama,
when ,th# present stressful «old waa
la prdeeee of sweeping eaetward from
the Booklet and from >Cedieiae Hnt to
the Atlantic eeeboard, la fact ssanmiag
an aspect o f dire tragedy. Tbe sltua-
tioa U fa ll o f dire poaaibilitles of ex-
poaure and suffering. Already the
blight o f the severe cold haa been felt
la many Western cities.
F ifty 6r more persona, a aeors Of
whom are ia hospital* with injoriea
that may prove fatal, were the vie time
o f accident* ia Washington today as a
result o f the sleet and saow which con
verted the c ity ’s sidewalks and thor
oughfares into a bests o f ice.
In many parts o f Iowa the fuel situ
ation ia so grave as to call for the of-
at army post ex-
army transports, bat
‘ ns distilled nor ardent
lold/’ U provided by a bill
» tito henee by Representa-
ehairman of the judiciary
r
By C H A R L E 8 F R E O E RI 0 Q 0 8 B
threatened with the out ting off o f Be
water supply, due td ice does slogging
the cribe ia the lake.
Ia the far Northwest and oa the
ranges o f Colorado, Nebraska and
Wyoming huadrods o f cattle have per*
lafaed o f oxpeoure, star vatio a and tack
»# water.
'■ '
— For the first time ia the memory o f
moot persons living, the Mississippi
predicted oa# might skate oa th
from St. Paul to Memphis. Cin
reports that iee gorges have si
loss o f #40,MO, and that a wave i
water and iee is coming down th.
carrying destruction in its path.
Pittsburg, Jan. 7.—The stremarne life
o f PMteburgore ia their desire to emam
millions as quiekly as peesihls Is thia-
sing the Iraaks o f the big captains o f
industry aad depleting the swell clubs
which hones the millionaires. Heart
disease has recently taken very promi
nent men, all worth militons, including:
Frank B. Smith, president o f the Cru
cible Steel company o f America.
James W. Friend, vicepreeident of
Preened Steel Car company. ,
wtUiam Clark Magee, who made mil
lions in coke.
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William Metcalf, president o f the
Braeburn Steel company.
;
John Caldwell, treasurer o f the greet
Weetinghoeee Electrical A Airbrake
works, who died at his dssk. _
Jamas W. Brown, ex-congressman aad
millionaire stesi magnato, died at a
hunting club, where he had gone to re-
O'Donnell, vice-president
nsaager of the Union 8
«.4 7 6 ,
Twenty-five other men have died sud
denly this winter, their wealth ranging
from $100,000 to $500,000. Heart dis
ease was the cause ia nearly every ease.
aooraximatelv S700 000.000. aauhmt
Sam Francisco, Jan. fl.—The w ill of
n T i ^ ovw ¿ 0 6 ,OoioOO to 190S and the tote George W. McNeur, the mil-
$686,000,000 in 1007, the high w ooed lionnlre millowner, who died here tost
year prior to 1909. Dutiable imports week, has been filed for probate. Tbe
w ill amount to about $780,000,000,
consists o f only twouty-oae words,
and w ill be larger thaa day preeediag
By the terms of the Instrument hie
widow, Mrs. /unanda MeNear, to be
queathed his líta te, amounting to $4,-
000,000, and made sole executrix with
out banda
No mention was made ia the w ill for
the six children o f MeNear, whs ara
Mm. A. Bo wies, Joha A. MeNear, Fred
W. MeNear, George W. MeNear, Jr.,
Sewwid MeNear aad 8. Elisabeth Me
Near, as tbe tote millienaire put ab##»
lute trust 4m the ability of hie w ife te
carry out an adjustmoat of hin ostate
équitable te alL
e in the power and jurisdiction
commission itself, aad the sa
it of e federal incorporation act,
as a moans for permitting thoeo combi
nation* which exist legitimately te eon-
tints to do business
Patrick Henry’s Body to Mr Moved.
Washington, Jeu. 7.—President Taft
today sent to the sénats nominations
for justices e f the new court o f eustome
appeals tiuuted uader the prévisions e f
tes Payne-Aldrich tariff MB:
Jadge Alfred C. Cox, o f Utica, N. Y.,
is mode preeldiag jadge, wHk tbe fol-
lowiag es the justices fW iBtom H. Huât,
e f Montana; General James F. Smith,
of San Francisco, former goveraor gen
eral o f the Philippines, and O. M. Bar
ber, o f Vermoat.
•
A t the aame time President T aft sent
in the nnme o f Marion De Yriaa, o f San
Francisée, at the new ehaimaa e f the
board of general appratoeie o f enstoms
at New York.
Richmond, Jan. 6.—It has practical
ly been determined to moro tbe body
of fhitrick Henry tom Red Hill, Char
lotto county, to title efty for reburial
in thd churchyard e f the old St Jofan'a
ebarefa in which Henry^mde hin fsmotrn thin city w ill be opened to tbe public
revolutionary «peach.
The present by tbe middle of [February. One sec
tion of the mammoth building has boon
that the Roosevelt collection
IU mammals w ill be exhibited.
Werh agten, Jan. 6,— Representative
Mean haa introduced in the hones a
bill that would make »weeping changes
in the interstate commerce tow tor the
regulation of railroads. Tt B In accord-
anct with «he administration bill, bed it
a dto.iointura
court.
It provides tor the ostablish-
traveler dropped him a coin: by bto
aide, iooklnc up oapaalonally into his
unresponsive eyee, wee a little tenter,
his solitary companion aad guide to a
world of perpetual night.
The fUee of the man waa a remark
able one. Judged by aim oat any stand
ard. It waa large In alee, strong in
outline, and although he wag a bag*
o f Independence and resolutton like
that of another Bellearlua But the
feature which first arrested and long
est held attention, was an eoprmoue
moustache. It oould not have besa
lees than fourteen Inches from tip to
tip. waa carefully trimmed end train
ed. and although the asen himself true
etili ooesparettvely young, was white
T a ft Ceasing Waal Again.
Washington, Jan. 7.—President Taft
to still looking forward to a trip to
Alaska tote ia th# eomiag spring. He
plane to go to tke far northwestern tee-
ritory Immediately after the adjourn-
asant o f roagrsa* In nnnonndng to a
committee of New Tork congressmen to
day that he could not definitely accept
their invitation to visit New York ea
May »0, the President said ke might be
Seeing this. Mantel took him by the
oe us way to Alaska at tkat time, or
that congress might be in its dosing arm. -What to the matter f~ he asked.
"It la he!" cried David, drawing his
days. In the totter event, he would
hand ever hie eyes like a man awak
not care to leave Washington.
ening from a dream; "It to he!"
“It to who? Are you mad! C oom
Fire Destroys Palace.
away! People are observing you. If
Athens, Jaa. T.—The royal palace at there la anything wrong, we must
Tatei caught fire at 10 o'clock tonight move or get Into trouble."
the royal fam ily were gathered
"Let me alone!" David replied, shad
around n Christmas tree. The flames ing off hie hand. "I would rather die
spread, rapidly rising to n great height, thaa looe eight of that man."
and ooon the right wing or the palace
“Then com# Into this doorway where
was practically destroyed. The fire ia you can watch him unobserved, for you
believed te have been due to ilium ¡na are making a spectacle of yourself.
tions on the tree.
Come, or I shall drag you."
The royal fam ily escaped. So far as
With his eyes still rtvetod on that
to kaowa ne one was injured. The strange countenance. David yielded to
king, who was aot in the palace at the pressure of his friend's hand and
the time, hastened home in a motor ear. they retired to e hallway whence be
eould watch the beggar unobserved.
Hie whole frame was quivering with
Washington, Jaa. 7.—Senator Jona excitement and he kept murmuring to
than Bourne introduced a bill eelliag himself: ’I t Is he. It Is he! I cannot
for $860,000 for relief of Sherman coun be mistaken! Nature never made his
ty setilers who lost their claims be double! But how he haa changed!
cause «he court decided that their lends Hew old and white be to! It cannot
belonged to The Dalles M ilitary Wagon be his ghost, can ItT If It were night
Road company. Senator Bourne’s bill I might think so, but It Is broad day
bases ail claims by settlers en T. B. light! This man Is living flesh aad
Mood and my hand le not. after all.
Maw Tork l»«»g k to n F
Now York, Jan. 7.—Hail in.
‘eery an honorary member. /,
gone! Oo la. Mental, and make sure
that we shall find htm here to-mor
row. Oo, aad while you find out all
you aaa about him. I will begin to
•«arch tor such a plaoe as I want to
put him in. We win part tor the
precant; but when we meet to-night
we shall have much to talk about. I
will tell you the whole of this long and
bitter story. I am so happy, Mantel.
You can’t understand! I have some
thing to live for now. I win work, oh.
lai It to music to my ears. Atone
ment!"
And ee In the lexicon of human cat-
peiienoe he had at last discovered the
meaning of one of the great words of
our language. After all. experience la
the only exhaustive dlctloimry, aad the
definitions It contains are tbe only
ones which really burn themselves In
to the mind or fully Interpret the sig
nificances ef Ufa
CHAPTER XVIL • '
Th* next few «reeks were passed In
devoted efforts to make th* blind man
comfortable and happy. David sought
and found a place to work, and after
reserving enough of hie wages to sup
ply the tow necessities of his dally
life, dedicated the rest to the porch*ss
“Hush !" cried Mantel; "you are of comforts tor tbe poor Invalid.
Mantel acted as hla almoner, aad
talking aloud!”
"Toe. I am talking aloud." he an by hla delicate tact and gentle man
swered. "and I mean to talk louder ner* persuaded th* proud and revenge
ful old man to accept th* mysterious
a murderer, e murderer? Do you un charity. Th* moment the strata ef
perpetual beggary was taken tram
derstandî I am going to rush ov’ In
the second head of his discoure*. when
the ehureh doer was cautiously opened
and a head appeared followed by a
beckoning finger. The parson either
did not eee, or he would not hood the
intruder, who thon guvs a loud oough.
The preacher stopped in his preaob-
lng in the middle of a bob tones aad
excitedly naked: “Whet ia it, John7“
“ Cocks to coom,” replied John.
The parson hurriedly dosed hie ser
mon caes. “ Shut the door and lock
t t r ho ertod to the dark. -Keep the
people ta church till I’ve got my sur
plice off. Let’s nil have a fair
-N o." answered the barber. *T was
merely trying my raso re ont to sea
which of ’em wants honing."—Wash
ington Star.
"Died in poverty!" cried
osopher scornfully.
"Died in poverty, did he,
expect mo to sympathise?
there la dying la poverty?
to live In It."—The Sporting
the phil
end yon
What to
Tve got
Time«.
"Do yon know ber wolir
"T o the contrary. T v* aerar known
bor well a elogi* day alaos she learned
It was fashionable to be operated on."
—S t Louis Star.