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MAN'S
FREEDOM
9
Br JEANNE O. LOIZEAUX
(Coprngtil, igii, bf Aasocuied LHaury Hrei.)
When John Sherwln was thlrty-H ve
freedom cumu to him like a shock.
Nellie, tho crippled HlHlcr lio hnd
supported since Ills f;il tier's deuth,
v hen ho was thirteen, died. Three
months later the weuk, pretty, in
competent mother, who had hIho i'o-(K-ndi'd
on him, went out like a breath
cif summer wind. The tiny house,
nlono, wns left, and Annie Martin
was putting It to rights and wonder
Inn when tills big, dark, self-sacrM-dug
man would wake tu the fart that
he had had a right to the normal life
of other men when he would discover
that he loved her.
I'.ul he did not see It, From child
lined she hnd lived there hegide hlni
with her mother, helping whore she
could, never fulling him. Duty hnd
tnitde a slave of him. A boy who sup
ports n mother and sister nt thirteen,
who studies at night urn! sits at an
office desk all day, who Is nurse to
an invalid nnd the payer of bills, Is
old before his tlmo.
Annie had heroine to him like the
sky and the green grass ho failed
really to see her. Years were show
ing with Annie, too, but gently, for
her great sweetness was an Inner
thing. She was tall anil fair and
itilrl. nnd would have died for hltn
bail he needed It.
When his mother had been dead a
year and most of the hills were paid,
Mmiothlng happened. Ills old friend
Mortis ciune Into the office ut closing
time, and walked home with him.
"Iiok here, Sherwln," ho said:
"you've been studying mechanics on
the quiet for the last twenty years I
knew you had to stay here while oth
ers were depending on you. Now,
throw it up and come over to tho
shop. It will bo work you want to
do, und If you get on, as I know you
will, I'll take you Into partnership In
a few years. You've got tho scrimp
ing habit with yourself you allow
yourself no pleasure, no time, noth
ing but drudgery. Can't you see
you're getting to be an office fixture,
man? Just a machine? Think about
my offer no, don't think accept!"
John Sherwln stopped short on the
street and looked at his friend.
'Morris, I believe you aro right
1 11 resign Saturday, nnd come over
Monday. It's what I've always want
ed, and now I dare to change."
"That's the ticket and since your
house Is pnld for, get married, live a
Her Deep Eyes Were Very Serious.
Christian, John! The woods are full
of nice girls!"
The men talked on, Morris wishing
he dared give him a hint about An
nie Martin, but was too sincerely
fond of the girl to seem to champion
ler cause; and then their ways
Muted, and John walked home with
wiuethlng new In his heart Joy,
freedom from care, a thing that sang
' ''I'" and lifted the stoop in his
shoulders and put a light In his
yes.
Monday he went to the machine
'Hops, rejoicing In the change, the
T'edoin, the action; he loved every
''eel, the movement and strain, the
mn who worked beside him, dirty.
I'ersplrlng, who smoked and some
t n.es swore, who loved and hated
"flit humanly. H began to live.
' ien he began to see that he had
Bussed Bomethlnor mil f 1,1..
The fresh gprlng seemed to make the
"sue loneliness worse, and he
'; gut be wanted his mother and
-iiu.
"e night when hn fowl
town on an errand aud was walking
"onie through a little wood In the
"'"omigtit. the truth reached him
",K a corner ne came suddenly
uPn a man and girl In each others'
"". Neither saw him. and he stole
"way, leaving them standing In their
--iu 01 love. It was love that he
flal niissed.
He went to bed, but his sleep was
""b ed, and 1 the gray of the
"wnlng he waked suddenly, with a
nw. a face, in his heart. Then he
Mew he hud always wanted Annie
'Win-he knew why she was still
4y and he slept like a child.
hLV lat8, and Sut"lay morning,
in ue woke and remembered. He
dow 1 a monumt anl at the wln-snrin-i
' had toen the promptest
r 1 !, ,,he worlu. d the first faint
ued , gra8B anJ I1Iow had deep
anA J!d B)rt'a!l- Orchards were pink
and uu,.. ' .'. u"
th- . ' ttntl "own on his own walk
the
bird,
u"ss ran Ilka i.ina n,
The
were half mad with their
long.
tn.... . l" wina was a soft in-
nn.l ... .
aM Joyoug Jhn fBlt tra,'s"el' "Uht
lth ia8he1, dre88el and shaved
arank 1 e,lt ca,e' ha8t"y 'ade and
the , ,!, co(ree' antl out Into
briar 1, J ,lrst bud8 of nls weet
nd h! Were S'oninK to unfold,
o th" ed thBm 811 and went
douse h 8reen gra" t0 Annie's
' ""ere her motner 8t00lj iraw.
Mill u
...ri uu ner giuv'es and preparing '.o
Join the demure stream of church
goers that flowed paBt.
"Where Is Annie?" ho asked, toss
ing his soft hat to the porch floor
and shaking his heavy dark hair In
tho sun. "Is she going to church?"
The old lady stared nt him wist
fully, wondering at his new look of
youth, thinking of her daughter's
happiness.
"Annie? Going to church?" she
said, but not meaning half she said.
"Young folks must worship trees
nowadays, I believe. They seem to
think God Is only outdoors if they
think of religion at all! What do
you want with Annie?"
Mo laughed, but an Impulse of fool
ishness came over hltn, a memory of
the time when his father died, and
he, n rough-haired . little boy, hnd
played with the golden-haired girl
child named Annie.
"I enmo over to play with Annie."
ho said, with i serious face. "Can't
sho come out? Won't you let her?"
Tho mother caught his mood.
"You'll have to find her, John. She
ran away. I saw her go up the hill
and Into the woods a whllo back.
She "
Hut ho was gone, bareheaded,
swinging over the grass toward the
hill.
Then he came to where she stood,
leaning against a tree, her heavy fair
hair blight against the trunk, her
blue dress falling away from her
whlto arms nnd neck. As he camo
closer, still silently over tho grass,
he saw that her deep eyes were very
serious too serious for a pretty wom
an's eyes on a Sunday In -May. Sud
denly he was afraid. What If she
would not listen to him? What If,
after all, she did tiot care as he did?
His whole look was a plea, a cry for
her tenderness.
She heard him nnd turned nnd met
that look, giving n startled, almost
pitiful llttlo cry. lie had Intended
to speak of something else first, but
now It seemed to him that even an
Instant was longer than he could wait
to know his fate with this dear wom
an, who had so long been near him
nnd still so far from him. He came
to stand beside her.
Annie." he said, haltingly, "I have
come to Bay that I love you. I have
always loved you, but I didn't know it
consciously till lust night. You
know 1 have always been a little stu
pid and slow, and was bending
under my family burden, and had no
life of my own that 1 could have
asked you to share, even hnd I
thought of It. Hut I have always
loved you how could I help It?"
Still she looked straight nt htm,
her eyes very sweet nnd her cheeks
pale. He went on:
"Annie, you don't know how I want
yiu need you! If you could marry
me love me."
Something unresisting In her atti
tude made him tako both her hands,
draw her to him, hold her closer and
yet closer. "Will you. Annie?"
She took a quick, deep breath and
nodded her head ngalnst his shoul
der, nnd he stooped and kissed het
soft cheek.
Then, with a quick gesture, sho
broke away from him and searched
his face the good, kind fnce, with
Its few weary lines, and Its dark
eyes full of hope and love. Her own
eyes filled with tears.
"What Is It?" ho nsked, quickly,
com'ng to put his ami around her. .
"You stupid, blind, slow dulling!"
she murmured. "Cau't you see that
though I love you now that you aro
free and happy, that It almost killed
me to have you bearing that burden
alone so long? Didn't you see that
I have wanted all the time to help
you? Hut I'll forgive you, now that
you have nt last asked me!"
Treasures From Rubbish Heaps.
Rev. Professor Mjlllgan, D. D Iec
luring before tho Glasgow branch ol
the Kgyptlan Research Students' asso
ciation, referred to the papyrus frag
ments recently recovered from ruins
of houses and temples, and especial!)
from the rubbish heaps on the out
skirts of old towns and villages In
Kgypt. Thanks to the dry climate,
these bad. remained uninjured, and th
result as that we had now a very
large number of original documents
or papers extending from several hun
dred years before Christ far dowi
Into Byzantine times. It was proved
conclusively, the lecturer said, thai
the Greek In which our New Testa
mont was originally written was th
"common" language or vernacular 01
the day.
Apples In British Markets.
The apple Is the most Important
fruit coming to the Ilrltlsh market.
American apples are very popular, led
by such varieties as the Newtown Pin
pin nnd the Hood River. The only oh
jectlon urged Is that of size. The
most popular sizes are those ranging
from 120 to 130 a crate, whereas some
of tb,e arrivals from Oregon and Cal-
1101 uiu run as large as 70 or 80 a
crate. The English retail trade does
not want the extra large apple. Fruit
is sold by the pound, and the number
of a fruit that can be contained In
fixed weight plays a large part lu Its
sale.
Tried on Biscuits.
wny does a player pick tip two
outs uerore he goes to the plate?"
"It makes one bat seem lighter
Don't you see?"
"I see. It's a fine scheme. I think
I'll try It on the biscuits at our board
Ing house."
The Diagnosis.
"I can't Imagine whut is tho matter
with my daughter, doctor. She mopes
around all day and seems to be eating
lu r heart out "
"Katlng-ter heart out, eh? If that's
the case, she evidently has ludiges
tlon."
Triumph of Ratiocination.
Damocles saw the sword suspended
by the hair. "Since It can't cut tho
hair, I Judge your wife has been
sharpening her pencil," he remarked
to the king.
Dangerous Combination.
While he was shooting at rats a Cl.
ciunatt man killed a woman. A foo
and a revolver coutlnue to constitute
a dangerous combination. Chicago
Record-Herald.
TIP FROM FAN IS VALUABLE
Instances Are Many In Which Star
Heeds Suggestions From Bleach
erlte Ewlng Took One.
Almost every ball player, In either
tho major or thy minor leagues, Is
able to tell of some occasion when his
Immedlnto action was Influenced by
lome suggestion from the fans before
whom ho wus playing nt the time.
Ordinarily .the players have a sort of
contempt for the people In the stnnds,
but once In a long whllo the latter
come across for u greut measuro of
appreciation.
One of the most lllumlnnilng Illus
trations of the susceptibility of the
player to the people sitting behind
him was afforded one day when, In a
close gnme, "Hiiek" Kwlng, the great
rst catcher of all history, wns try
ing to hold a runner on second. There
wns also n runner on first nnd a hnrd
hitter Jake Stenzel by name was at
bat.
After Fwlng had thrown the ball
down to second three or four times n
fan up Is the stnnds yelled to him:
"Why don't you get that man nt first
he's half way down to second ull
the time?"
Kwlng took tho tip. Malting a bluff
to heave the ball to second, he sud
denly turned and hurled It to first,
getting the runner thero by three or
four yards.
"A tip from the fans Is worth two
from the conchers," snld F.wlng, as
the umpire declared the man on first
out, and the game was over.
"Chief" Zlmtner, one of the greatest
backstops of his day, or, Indeed, of
nny other day, tells of a time when
ho was catching a game for the old
St. I.ouls club In New York. The
score In the ninth Inning was I to 1
In favor of St. I.ouls, but In the last
half of the last Inning the Giants got
a ninn nrotind to third base, with only
one man out.
Tho hntter lifted a foul fly way over l
beyond the left field) r's reach. 7.1m-J
mer set sail for It and easily could
have made the catch. As he wns put- ,
ting out his hnnds for the ball a man '
In the 50-cent seats yelled: j
"Let It go, Zlm; If you catch It the ;
man on third will score." I
Zlinnier, In telling the story, said: j
"I let the hall go and It was only
reckoned ns a foul. On tho next pitch
tho batter hnd struck out, nnd tho
next man filed out.
"So thero was one occasion when i
the advice of the fans was better '
than was the judgment of our co.vh j
or the ndvlce of our captain." j
John Clarkson, after his transfer
from Chicago to Boston, used to tell :
of a time when a Hub fan came to his !
relief In an emergency. Clarkson wns '
pitching ngalnst his 'd teammates, j
The score wns 2 to 1 In Boston's
favor, but every base wns occupied
with a White Stocking and the count
on "Top" Anson at bat, was Just
"three und two."
Aim one nt his head. John," shout
ed a Chicago man In the grand stnnd.
"lie's mad enough now to lilt nt any
thing." Without n second's hesitation,
Clarkson aimed the ball nt the left
temple of the White Stockings' leader,
nnd let It go. Swinging madly nt the
ball, Anson missed It by a foot, nnd
the gamo was over.
I
FRED CLARKE MAKES RECORD
;
Although Handicapped by Injured
Leg Manager of Pittsburg Pi
rates Cets Ten Putouts.
While a larger number of putnuts
have been reported made during a
single game In minor leagues. It re
mained for Fred Clarke, one of the
"old men" of the Pittsburg club, to
establish a record for major league
ball.
Fred's ten putnuts during the Cardl
nal-Plrnto game the other day estab
lished a mark that bus never been
equaled In the "big show," and the
probabilities are that It will stand
for some time to come.
Only twice, so far as known, has
Manager Clarke's performance been
equaled In any kind of a league. On
September 10, 1S9H, Dick Harley.
playing center Held for the Spring
field (Mass.) club, camo through with
eleven putouts. On August 17, 1S97,
Shorty Single, playing with Grand
Rapids, chalked up an even dozen
putouts.
When President Dreyfus was In
formed of Clurke's work, also that be
Fred Clarke.
had Injured one of his legs prior to
the game, he said:
"I wonder what Fred would have
done had he Injured both legs!"
Training Date Too Early.
"It seems a waste of time and
money for teams to take long and
expensive trips lu the spring only to
return home to meet with weather
that prevents the players from let
ting themselves out."
' This is the opinion of President
Ran Johnson of the American league.
"Next year I think all the teams
will content themselves by leaving
for the south toward the end of
March and return Just In time to be
gin the championship season."
Mr. Johnson thinks April 12, the
opening date this -ear, far too early.
"Phlllie" Quartette.
Manager Charley Dooln, who Is
baseball's sweetest singer, Is thinking
of organizing a Phlllie quartette of
himself, Earl Moore, Dode Paskert aud
Jack Rowan and going on the road at
the end of the baseball season. Dooln
believes that such a stunt would prove
a big attraction.
V." v & V 1
AMERICAN POLO
t Jbuvygr.
Preparing for
The Illustration given above shows
two member of the American polo
team practicing at I.akewood. N. J.,
for the purpose of gttlng themselves
MILLERS ARE RUNNING AWAY
Joe Cantillon's American Association
Team Starts Out With Rush
All Teams Look Alike.
Joe Cantllhm'8 merry Millers are
converting the American association
pennant raco Into a merry scramble
for second place and answering the
question nfrirmallvely that they can
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;A-v v. . k'
;..'-lS',
Manager Joe Cantillon.
get along without "Daredevil" Davo
Alllzer and "Long Tom" Hughes. If
I the Millers had not won the pennant
I so decisively last year. It Is quite
! possible thero would not be go much
! concern In other camps. Philadelphia
I In the National league nnd Detroit in
the American league amassed quite
i,s margin, nnd yet critics ex-
ci'pt in those two cities du Hot expect
Holno Zimmerman rapidly 1b show
Ing "ho Is there."
Fred Merkle smashed out a long
distance home run at New York.
Ilatie Adams appears to be pitching
the brand of 1909 ball this season.
Teams may win and teams may
lose, but the Tigers growl on forever.
Young Wheat of Urooklyn prom
ises to give Frank Schulto a race for
slugging honors this season.
"Tho White Sox made nearly as
many hits this year as they did In
the whole season of 1906." said one
fan.
Johnson, tho Highlanders' shortstop.
who has been shy on the batting end,
woke up and batted out a home run
off Hall of Doslon.
Scout Fred Lake of the Drowns Is
gum-shoeing 1 around tho Eastern
league at present, but he has nut dug
up any players as yet.
The Philadelphia fans say that
Hans Lohert Is a much better third
sacker than Eddie Grunt. It doeB
seem that way In the score so far.
Del Galnor, the new first baseman
of the Tlgere. seems to be a real ball
player. He baa made good with the
Detroit fans and Manager Jennings.
Altlzer, who was such a phenom In
the American association, has been
unable to fathom the wiles of the
major leaguers. Downey Is now on the
Job.
&n Amherst collegian who knew
Hctiry as a catcher says that If It were
not for the fact tfcat Henry would
grow too fat waiting for a chance to
replace Street the youngster would be
a worthy performer In his old position.
Red Dooln Is the real leader of the
leaders. The Phillies' manager Is
heading the batting list of the Nation
al league, and the Phillies are at the
head of the percentage column.
The passing of Freddie Purent frort
the big league was somewhat unex
pected, but he has not dropped out of
sight, for the Eastern league Is only
a notch below the big leagues.
Clarke Griffith Is eager to demon
strate he did not get so much the
worst of that trade with the Phillies.
Some person has discovered that
the new cork centered ball is respon
sible for the long distance hits this
season.
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PLAYERS AT WORK
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Big Games.
Into condition for the big games with
the Kngllsh team The champion
ship games will start nt Mineola on
May 31.
the present leaders to land tlielr re
spective pennants. Hut always there
Is wonderful respect for a previous
winner nnd the hard-hitting Millers
with their pitchers going fairly well
nre a tough proposition. Several of
the games won by the Twin City out
fit might utmost ns easily have been
captured by the opposition, but It's a
habit of stronger clubs to win the
close games. If the Millers continue
their present gait for another month
much of the Interest In the ultimate
disposition of the pennant will be
dissipated In advance.
PLAYERS D0N7 GET CHANCE
Manager Tenney Says Many Young
sters Not Given Opportunity to
Prove Their Worth.
"Many young ball players do not
have n chnnce to prove their worth
with tho big teams," says Manager
Tenney of the lloston Nationals.
"They show enough ability In the
minors to warrant scouts recommend
ing them for purchaso or draft, but
when they report for duty they find
there Is so much competition that
they must sit on tho bench rather
thun display their skill. Soon they nre
turned back to the minors without a
trial, and in many cases they become
discouraged. Those nre the very men
I want to build up my team. We
haven't had a chance to do much
scouting, but we aro willing to profit
by lue otlior nuns researcli. I can
prove what 1 say by pointing to Gnodo
nnd Clarke of my team. They have
been with other big clubs but have
never had a chance to play regularly
until now. Constant practice, and In
creased confidence In themselves have
developed them Into first-class ball
players, and I would not displace
them If I could. ICxperleneo Is a big
factor In the success of youngsters.'
DIAMOND
Trying to kill the ball doesn't kill It
as often as it kills batting averages.
Goode has a finished style In the
outfield, Judging fly balls well and ma
king no fuss about getting under them.
Thus far all the heavy hltlluf ol
New York teams has been done away
from home mostly In southern train
ing. "Trls" Speaker, the Red Sox run
maker, believes that the best kind of
a batting average Is one that Is built
while team mates are on the sacks.
Nushvllle, Tenn., Is crowing over
the fact that Sunday ball can bo
played there now. It is twenty-eight
years since such a thing was posslblo
before.
The unconditional release handed
Sum I.eevor by the Pittsburg club
marks the end of the big league ca
reer of one of the veterans who has
done much for tho Pirates.
Autl-fat producers have been trying
for years to reach Clyde Engle, but
the handy man of the Red Sox has a
treutment of his own. His eurly sea
son speed Is a testimonial.
At least Fred Parent left Chicago
something by which to remember him.
His last game with the White Sox
was:
A 13. R. H. SB. SH. P. A. E.
Parent, ss.. 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0
Suggestion for the baseball players'
brotherhood: As long as the White
Rats refuse to appear on the stage
with baseball players, why not get out
Injunctions preventing vaudeville ar
tists from producing alleged baseball
plays and other sketches supposedly
bused on out of door sixtrts?
'Beat the Giants to win the' pen-
nant!" Is the cry of the Cubs this
season.
George Mullln, the big Tiger pitch
er, is to be oerated on If he follows
the advice given him by the doctors.
Ty Cobb says he likes to step up to
thd plate when the bases are filled.
Most batters like to come up without
any one on so they are not blamed so
much If they fall down.
Pitcher Joe Crisp, taken last season
from the Newark Eastern league club
by the St. Louis Browns, Insists that
he has retired, from baseball. Crisp
was released to the Topeka club, but
refused to report.
I THE
Information and Gossip
Harrisburg.
DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Brief Mention of Mattora as Thev
Occur at the State Capital
Official and Other
wise. School 1 1 in tl Code Slnisl.
Uovcrnor Tciht approved the
school code and it took effect at once
except where otherwise provided.
Tho Information that It had been
signed wus communicated to tho
Ilouso whllo lu session, and received
with applause. The Governor used
several pens In signing the bill nnd
they will bo presented to Senator K.
I.. TuBtln, who presented the meas
ure lu the Senate, State Superinten
dent of Public Instruction Schaen'r
and Dr. (J. M, j-aillps, of West
Chester, a member of th- Sehool
Code Commission. Dr. 1'lillips wus
present when the code uas sinned.
SiiuilM'ox Am
oug I ocs Of
Vaccinal ion.
The State lleul'li Department re
ceived Information that smallnox
had broken out n.nr Waynesboro,
Franklin county. This town bus I n
u stronghold of the an'i-vaei lnat ion-
lsts and Commissioners of Health
Dixon has recommended general vac
cination. Two rases of smullnox
wore diagnose! as chicken-pox bv a
local physician and tho reports to the.
department show that n number of
peoplo have been In contact with
them.
More Money Voted lly House.
The House passed finally the fol
lowing appropriation bills:
St. Vincent's Maternity II. s-
pitai, l'hlladelpliia
?S.OD').0(
(ji),OIII).ll(
2'.ni).(ic
G.uo't.nc
s.onii.ai
St. Joseph's Hospital. I'hila-
phla
Salvation Army Home, llel-
levue
Catholic Home f,ir Children,
riHiadeiphia
St. Vincent's Home, I'll l!aill-
phia
House of Refuge 240.IMIH 11C
1 m p ro ve m e it t Children's
Home, I'ittshurg 5.000. Oi
Sprlngdale General Hospital,
'ittshurg 1.S00.OC
Institution for Hllnd. Pitts
burg mo. ooo. or,
Cheyney Institute lo.ono.uf,
Glen Mills Sehool "1.1,0001)0
State College Soo.OOO.OU
I'nlverslty of Pittsburg 27."..ooo.ui
I'niverslty of Pennsylvania. !n.", 000. 00
Monument to John Morton,
Chester
.",000.00
2.000 oc
l.OOO.lK
2S,000.0(
Crittenden Home. Philadel
phia
Sisters of Chnrlty, St. Cath
arine's Home, Rending
Pennsylvania Hume for
Mllnd, Philadelphia
German Hospital. Phlladel-
phla 20.000. Of
Glen Mills Hospital 2.",.oou of
hrrantnn State Hospital 12S.213.20
Packer Hospital, Sunhury... 14.Ooo.ut
Semite Pimes Important Measure.
Among the more Important bills
passed by the Senate were these:
The House bill requiring that tho
payment of wages shall be semi
monthly and providing penalties for
tho violation of the act.
Appropriating S0,.i00 to Ceorgo
Gray Barnard, the sculptor.
House bill providing that all build
Ings Insldelngs Inside of coal mines
shall be constructed of Incombustible
material.
House bill amending Section 19 of
the act of Juno 10, 1893, so as to au
thorize County Commissioners of
each county to construct a perman
ent election room or election house
and for that purpose to purchase
such real estate as they deem neces
sary.
House bill requiring fire drills In
factories and Industrial establish
nicnts-whero women or girls aro em
ployed.
House bill creating the ofllco ol
Are marshal to ho attached to the
Philadelphia Department of Public
Safety.
Tho Senate passed a Joint resolu
tion which has already been adopted
by tho House, stating that It Is the
earnest wish and desire of the people
of Pennsylvania that the Pnnama
Canal be so fortified by the National
Government as to Insure Its con
tlnued freedom from nny danger of
Injury, destruction or capture.
uouse mil permitting corpora
tions manufacturing electrical ma
chlnery to own real estate In Penn
sylvania.
House bill permitting boxing
mntches In Schulyklll, Luzerne and
Montgomery counties.
House bill exempting savings ac
counts of less than $1,000 from taxa
tion for State purposes.
House bill providing for the pay
ment for the maintenance and sup
port of culldreu or minors who have
been sentenced by Pennsylvania
courts i.nd committed to Institutions
outside the State.
House bill making it unlawful for
unauthorized persons to Interfere
with electrical meters or other elec
trical appliances.
House bill proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution so as to per
mit special legislation regulating
labor.
Ilouso bill regulating the lending
of money upon personal property,
salaries and wages. Providing for
the liquidation, distribution of assets
and dissolution of corporations under
the supervision of tho Commissioner
of Banking.
Appropriating $20,000 to the Phil
adelphia Jewish Sanatorium for con
sumptives, located at Eaglesvllle,
Montgomery county.
Regulating the purchase or con
demnation of real estate by bor
oughs for the purpose of construct
ing wharves, landing places, etc.
FRO
STATE CAPITAL
at
Isabe.
By Jacques Futrelle
A Mystery Romance
of the Diplomatic
Set In Washington
Political intrigue
is the theme of this
fascinating and inter
esting Serial, the first
chapter of which will
appear in our next
issue.
The plot is origi
nal and daring and
is woven around the
United States Secret
Service. It is not a
blood and burglar
tale, but a story of a
very clever man and
a still more clever
woman.
The peace of the
world is threatened
by a meditated Latin
compact and with
the fate of nations
in the balance, comes
a battle of wits be
tween the man and
the woman.
How they both
win out is best learn
ed by following the
story through the
succeeding install
ments in this paper.