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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20

Fisk and his friends had feasts At for
Lucullus and poker games filled In the
nights.
1t was at one OF these feasts that Fisk,
boasting OF his power. his control Of the
city or state. declared:
Il have this city or state In tho hollow
Of my hand. think I'll have an act OF the
legislature passed changing the name of
the city to FIskville."
With carmine lips close to his ear. and
with softly sweet voice, Josie-Mansfieid.
Lawler whispered:
''Why not name New York after me?'
by - he exclaimed. you're beau
tfful enough to Aave this town wear your
name. But what should It be? Josie Is
not quite dignified enough. is II? Oh.
to be sure. Helen. You're as fair as Hell
en- OF Troy. I'll bet railroad I might
have New York called Helena"
Sitting at the table at the time was a
young man. dark-haired. with the excep-
ton OF a snow-white lock. like feather.
with dark eyes, classic features. nerce
mouth and sinewy build. He was Edward
g. Stokes.
At this time ladies wore the Mansfield
bonnet the Mansfield wrap or had their
hair braided in the Mansfield coiffure. At
the zenith Of her fame. Fisk. supplied with
information from detectives, threw ASIDE
tNe WuHsau TAU IhiSSo 10 HE eIlIiSHCc.
Her gray eyes flashed. She had letters
from him. and prepared to spit him before
the public. Fisk secured an Injunction
againsl their publication, and In this year.
ISL .egal battles ragged between the two.
Fisk also pitfed his million against
Stokes $3.50 00o In order 10 ruin the man
whom he accused Of transplant.ng him in
the heart Of Josie Mansfield. Fisk had re-
marked:
Stokes wants night with me: tell
you my touch In cold and ciammy."
Fisk crushed Josie Mansfield in the
courts Stokes was there and saw Il.
too. saw that his adversary was strong
enough 10 crush him as he had the wom-
an.
II at East came 10 the only finish that
could he foreseen. II was on the after
noon Of January S. 1877 The two men met
on the stairs OF the Grand Central hotel.
A pistol shot rang out. and after some
few hours OF struggle with death and
morphine sleep. Jim F.sk's prediction
came true. mis- touch was clammy--he
was dead.
Josie Mansfield sued Frsk's widow for
Sa.0o which she claimed to have loaned
the dead man. The case was thrown out
OF court.
She went 10 Boston. where she was
hoote,- on the streets. She next tried
Paris Here she awaited her ruin. Her
beauty grew In luster. and finally Robert
l.. Reade a New York lawyer and man
aeou, town. son OF a millionaire from MIN
neapols. hu; q resident OF Paris. met the
siren. He fell before the wftehery OF her
glanees. and ON October IL. 1901. In ST.
Georges church. In London. Josie Mans
field became Mrs. Robert l. Reade at the
age Of 20.
As In her previous career. TIRE husband
soon found his mistake. A gentleman by
instinct ard breeding. he would not stig-
mAt,xe the woman nor zee her Ia want.
and since that time he saw that she need
ed nothing Denver Times.
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An EFvECTUAL EFFORT.
ThFee-Finger saa's Eloauenee Was
Not "a BE W1thst0Oa.

ThRee-FingeP sans EloQuence Was
Not "a BE witAstooa.
"Talkin about oratory." said Broncho
Bob. YOU ought 10 have been out to
Crimson Gulch last fall, 20 AZ to hear some
of the real thing
I'VE have some pretty luminous speci-
mems in congress- ventured the man who
felt IL incumbent on him to show a little
local pride.
mot q circumstance. I've read some Of
them kind o. speeches. I've heard 'em,
too. A felier come from the East and
started In 10 tell Crimson Guich what IL
orfer do. Some Of the boys allowed things
was gettin ruther slack. an they says
Anythin' fur change: 10 they took his
advice an blaxed away an organised q
city council"
II see. You had an election"
Mary. We didn't want any bloodshed.
We Jes' passed the word around that the
city council was goin' to he held. an made
II an open game. Everybody was there
except Nevada Bill. an he didn't dare
show up because he was under suspicion
OF sist.n' n a poker game with private
stock OF blue chips which he had bought
unbcknownst from store in San Antonio.
1t wasn't long until. under the instructions
OF the tenderfoot We had the city council
goin' In good shape. Only officers was al
lowed TO wear their weapons durin' the
debate. The FIRST business we took up was
the case OF Nevada Bill We reckoned
that II wouldn't be no more than decent
local pride 10 prevent the importation OF
any poker chips except the duly reco mixed
authorities fur said importation. Rattle
snake Pete said the only way TO make the
law bindin' was 10 pervidc that anybody
hreakin IL should be shot at least once
The tenderfoot got riled In a minute. He
jumped TO his feet, an got OK the most
long-winded talk about. constitutionatity
an the rights OF citizenship, an where
as an therefore I ever heard. He talked
hard. an he showed he had read books.
But you ortcr have heard Three Finger
Sans historic reply. IL les showed how
quick man who has the gift Of genuine
elcauence kin end an argument Crimson
Gulch has not got through taikin' about Il
yet Three Finger sam drawed hisseif UP
70 his fun hight and p'in,ed bis finger at
the tenderfoos. L don't desire to use no
harsher words than h necessary says he
but I'D like to know what YOU mean. YOU
iowdown, iop-eared jack rabbit By comm
into this town an srysn' TO tell US whether
. man MEDIA shooria' or MT. Have We
get tn wait fur some lantern ia wed coyote
To come wandern' In of the prairie an
tell IA what's good fur u.s. Bewarer says
Three-Ftnger Sam. stiil p'intn' his finger
an CROWN more eloquent every minute
Beware. You eow-icGged hurro Don't
you think you come here an overawe peo-
pie because you wear specs. Have care.
or the fust thing you know youli he ,rav-
ellis Out o this town with a bunch Of
patriotic citizens on your traIl every one
OF whom IL dead snxlous 10 shoot freckIe
oY'n the back Of your neckr The tender
foot didn't have another word 10 say. an
he left town the next mornin' '.-Wasn-
sugton Star.
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there elephant Ne an sary Ann jest
stood an looked 1T that there crftter for
mighty nigh m hour. And then the way
that little bit o. man could make them
big varmints prance around an do what
he told EN- to. II was wonderful. SIR
wonderful"
Supper had meantime come to IN end.
and We arose from the table.
Maria" said John. turning to one OF
his daughters. don't forget to feed the
dog"
At these words . most unsightly little
dog Of no especial color. and Of very In
definite breed. came forward.
That's . fine animal. sir" said John.
patting him on the head. He's % spry.
! tell you, he's plum peert."
Maria came forward to do her fathers
bidding, and noticed that she was much
the best looking OF the family. The chill
dren we're q pitiful looking set Of young
sters, dirty and unkempt, whose patched
clothes reminded one OF Joseph's coat Of
many colors. But Maria seemed much
more intelligent and sprightly than the
others.
That's a nice looking girl Of yours" I
said, turning to Sary Ann; so healthy and
wholesome looking"
YES said Sary: she's pretty stout
The other night, though. she taken
hard cold, but the next mornin she taken
q dose O. Quinine and was better. Then
last night gin her . dose o. boneset tea
and throwed her in a sweat, and she's
right spry today. She's q heap peerter
than she was yistlddy.''
Chatting thus. We moved out and sat
down In front Of the cabin. spent the
evening with them, and at parting received
q cordial invitation to come again. John
saying that they was poor. but would try
to treat me as hostile as possible"
This was our hrst meeting. not our last.
As student am most interested in that
region. for 1t possesses treasures for the
gsologist. botanist and mineralogist. and
make frequent trips there to study. At
such times I never fail to call upon my
friend John and his family. and they al
ways greet me with a hearty welcome and
wholesouled hospitality. I love to Sit In
front Of their little cabin in the evening.
feeling the breath Of the soft. country air.
enjoying the almost solemn stiffness, which
Is broken only by the distant lowing of
cattle and the drowsy hum OF bees.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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to declare that her name was Helen Jo-
sephine Mansfield. although others claimed
that Warren was her family name, and
her folks were very decent people. This
was denied some years ago by Frank
Iawler. the actor who claimed tina, she
appealed 10 him TO save her from being
used by her parents for purpose Of black.
mail.
She was Just Is possessed a strange, dark
beauty. and Iswler married her In San
Francisco I'm 1859 This union lasted for
one year The actor did his meager best
10 reform her. but this modern Mana. hav-
ing seen LAWYER go broke" over her ex-
travagance, disappeared out OF his HE.
From 1851 10 Iss, her location has never
been satisfactorily explained. Ignorant
and unpublished as LAWYERS wife she ap-
peared again before the calcium OF public
gaze and was seen In the company Of
Annie Woods an actress who knew good
lions and men who went the pace ="
Among the latter was Col. Jim" Fisk. 3r
Josie Msnsfeid-she had dropped the
LAWYER through the medium Of an easy
afvorce-eoon had Fisk under her Circe-
like enchansment
The beautiful. uncut. unpublished gem OF
iSsa was now. by a;tritson. A brilliant.
flashing. polished woman % the world.
When sire met Fisk her last dollar was
gone and she was arraved in her last
gown.
She occupies whole house In isS. had
servants. Jewels an! equi9ases, and Fisk
was credited with paying the biiis
At this time those wao hasked under her
smiles described her 81 fair skin. with
broad white hrcws. covered by masses -
silky black hair. like clusters 81 rich
grapes, fruit Of the vine from the garden
OF Racchu.. Long gold hoops. xyrsy-hke.
hung from her tiny. pink-;frfs1. shesl-!ske
ears. Small, plump hands. with absolutely
fsuItiess nails and figure % ravishing
curves. finished by tiny foot. conspaeted
her ensemble. with he exception OF her
eyes Gray eyes they were !uH Of SOP
Gerry asfssl as .rnptsai sea. with gaos-
pherTscsnf CLEANS
Thss was ,hs queen that reixnes IN 'ne
'"srowBstcns froat' a. I'D West twenty
shasa ntrooG New YAsk ety. Wn9o in
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that my sins had been forgiven, Tor Jesus
washed me white - snow"
Kaeels In Prayer.
r knee1ed down by the stde Of the ma
chine and mingled my words Of prayer
with The music OF the hymn. spent the
remainder Of the night prAislng God
realized how wicked had been. and II -
preyed on my mind for days that was
violently III. When II was nOised about
and Jeered at me, and said Il was just re-
sr1buts0n and my illness the result Of
guilty conscience. I have united with the
United Brethren church. and have already
done much work IN the surrounding towns
IN winning souls to Christ. / viii devote
the rest Of my life to serving my God and
Master win endeavor to make amends
FOR my wickedness and atone foF my Gins"
Marshall o. Waggoner n Is years old.
and for years was one Of the most noted
fnndels tn the United States. He ID
brainy lawyer. . co,iege-bred man, and .
fofdble writer He has had much news
paper experience. He has written some Of
the most scafhing denunciaftons Of the
Bible ever printed. and had considerable
Of following. He was frequently visited
BY agnostics with more than . local repu-
tation. and always found time TO argue
He was IN intimate friend OF the late Col.
IngersolI, and /; was through his influence
that the noted agnostic visited Toledo sew
eral times. He has the most complete H.
brary Of iufidelity ever published II was
his boast that he read every book that had
been written along that line. He said many
Of his books had been loaned TO friends,
and he never expected their return.
Pshlishes m Ode.
Several years ago Mr. Waggoner publish
cd what he chose to call IAN Ode to Rea-
son." The text was Believe Nothing
Without Reason" few lines from the
ode will serve to show the extreme hatred
Of the man for all things pertaining to the
Christian religion:
AN ODE TO REASON.
Let rule the land,
With reason IN command
An Army grand.
March AFmly in the fight,
stand proudly for the right:
Let reason rule.
Cruah superstiiion out.
And hypocrftss devout
Completely rout.
Away With prisstly sod.
And incuisition rods:
Let reason rule.
Away with old church bells
And all birthstone heIls.
And psiesfiy yells
W VII sas' old ID Peter Peters psncs.
Or smoking hot incense.
Let rule.
I always proudly tell
! inhdel
No church. he'll
Place common high.
Depend brain and eye.
On this you rely
In every land.
This ode. as he chose to call II, was
printed by the thousands and scattered
broadcast throughout the country. and
many requests for the poem have come to
him within the last few months He has
already destroyed every copy he can find
Chicago Tribune
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CULTIVATION OF RUBBER.
Succeas Of Experiment Hetnr
Tried Ira France

The growing diffen;y 81 obtaining large
quantities Of gasia perchs necessary tor
euslfiing submarine cables has caus-Ad the
various European governments to under.
take tia cultivation Of this precious gum,
NJ Henrt l~eomte has Just published hts
report 20 the French ssaAanial minister upon
a mission on which he was an, las; year
10 the Freach colony in the West lnsfies
and Guiana He took with hlrn 81. or 80
small plants. and they were distributed In
Gaadalassps and Martinique and in the
sotsnicsl xsrsen< near Cayenns. Tn. lat
ess Information from Guadalupe and Mar
Unique says tssi q considerable number OF
tse plants are tn nowrisaiag condition
ga; they will require careful attention far
many years before they reacA maturity
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among them. to learn the q
looked-for stop. Z
The work Of sympathetie =
brought Mrs Allen to ~ -
ply 10 Engineer Nernar6e
tion az to why she had seeo
she Gasped: MY child =
nosha. must get on n 9
well, get aboard" said ~
neer. II guess I can csoWo =
steam to make up for Lost -
Silently and swiftly TIE -.
ried back 10 their seao, 49,
len to a comfortable piace
car. The engine bell claeQDA i
bent his back to his To- 9
double quantities Of coal 49, !
ers. Engineer MernArd pve 9
twists to hts apparatus. 49, :
Green Bay express spea noes re-.
rate Of speed seldom eQunSse =
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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HELIcoLAxD Is sEnxAm!
English Seldom Heard -
where Bismasek Get -


where Bisnasek Get -
Alsace and Lorraine are ~
provinces In which the process
ixing an allen race has - y>
rapidly. Nine years ago 0esu
little island Of He.igoiand -
an African deal with EnGiaee
time the people Of the .siand 49,
in their sympathies and Izneeee
the English tongue WAS G.
and the place was known -
place, celebrated for TT loba'n
ing Else. Since the time Of
great fortificasions have spsune 49,.
sides. and IL has become . o.
small scale. Furthermore, the
guaxe :. never heard ard ~
TO remind one Of the Old tims =
STEERS. which are a. good -
marck was passionsseiy fiona g
ticuiar beast. and for year, an
hardinge Maxse. who Was Govef
island. kept his table supplies
H.a one comment when ths u
came known n said 70 have oe
shall get no more iohsfess
York Observation-Disclosures.
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JOSIE MANSFIELD.

~ LffTLE while ago all London
IN went to benefit to Lydia
M Thompson. on whose stage Josie
Mansfeld's charms shone in this
country. Now Josie Mansfield Is at her sis
ter's house In Philadelphia, there probably
to end her life-a life that has known both
poverty and the br:lliance Of doubtful pros
perity
Miss Mansfield. who has lived In Bos-
ton for three years under the name Of Mrs.
Josie WeIton. has been an invalid nearly
all the time. suffering her first stroke
shortly after her arrival. Strangely
enough. paralysis has not dimmed the in
tensely keen and sensitive brain. Her
eyes are as observant and sympathetic as
Of old. She understands what is said just
as readily as she ever did. Mental dis
turbance Is evidenced, however. in her
tendency toward maudlin laughter or .
half-ch!ldish exultation over trivial things.
Hour after hour she huns over snatches
OF the operas or the songs OF Paris. To-
day she presents one oa the most affecting
spectacles one could look upon.
Josie Mansfeld's pedigree appears to be
hidden In a veil Of mystery. Boston u
credited with her birth. and she was wont
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An.srnla.is.. Rabbit shsnment..

Sine XXI Australasia has shipped M az
an Msa;ts, They -eem 20 Do Increasing
TIE average from New Zealand IN Is. so, an
\ year. Canning rssh.i meat fer export
Is a great industry. In Australia they Al
present latest an AREA equal to TexaA
California an! Montana
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The nTis@Arw x fa5soa rcass presents
bouquets Of aoseTs IL lady passengers On
fexv 0. the :aroesh srAins e,wo each wAyb
ever cAy q Oceca:A. y. Y.
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Take Time n
the fofe

And secure proper treatnone Peg
fore Il Is too late. betose ~ ~
beyond medical and huno1 ~ g.
you are suffering iron u
OF this terrible disease. M
from early indiscretjona e
and unnatural Losses, &C.,
the blood Of its richneao r.
body of It's animating 6
which enfeeble the .ccnskltI7
SIS and INSANITY: u yoa -
mented with morbid fear, oI
days are passed with 6l1
thoughts of your dts1aso
aside all false modeety e.
yourself under the caSp
noted specialist. His exlo
treating such cases hAs -
wide-he has cured thOuo1T
others and he CAN CUNn
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Eight hundred japanese workmen are
now emplayed IN track work on railways
III Washington and Oregon. and they are
said TO give better ard more constant s<r-
vice skAA Watto iAbAs.
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Doctor
Reeves

s,I ins successful Physaulnna -
S os. surgeon! The Eu1nS.A
claiist; Your Best 49,
Morid's Benefactor. Per~e-
located Consult him this 2.-. ii
lures Rupture. Ptlea-
rlstute and Rectal Ulcera -
kniIe. itgAtufe or caustlc' -
OUT pain or detention 49, 49, g.
ness. He also cures al 80 Il
diseases. Loss Of Power. ..[
torrnea. Syphilis Pimplee -
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CHRONIC
DISEASE

or the THROAT. KIp1l
STOMACH and LIVER
nently cured. so t1o&
will be no fear Of . yol1
the future.
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Lost manhood r ressore sis0' Varico-
cele. weak and undeveloped parts fully
restored.
nAinc who suffer from apathy, In
A0OlVC difference. nervous debility
or diseases peculiar to women can consult
Dr. Reeves with perfect confidence.
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Men Wllc Az
Wasting Avn,
- vOu kp

That fully % per cent q =, - ss;
happy and forlcrn Nm r. ss!!
MAD HOUSES are ylnatns 4
SEMINAL WEAKNE19 VSil5 (
oUS DEBILlTY and thok ~
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PEnsoNAL MENTIoS.

4 . e..
| Prof ?. u Pitts Of ST. Louis Is in the city.
Mr. George q. Brazlctsn Of Waco registered
| at tho Lawlor Yesterday,
| DR.; J. y. McClane OF Columbia. Mo-. 4
Visiting relatives in the city.
| Mr. w G. Croms.ock of Cleyeland. Ohio
was registered at the Bristol yesterday.
Mr. John j. Knight, prominent Texas
tray cling man, wasfn Houston yesterday.
w. w Lipscomb and two children of Lii-
| ing were guests NJ the Lawlor yesterday.
Mus 9. X. Bullock and daughter, Alma.
OF Dallas arc visiting Mrs. n II. Lawrence.
Judge N. w. Garnet. who has been away
day.
sir: George Nltherspcon. business manager
Tor TIM Murphy aud The Carpetbagger"
company, was here yesterday.
Mrs, y. r. Fobes. Miss H. Beownson and
MISS >. duncan Of Victoria. Texas. wsre reg
istercd at the Bristol yesterday.
August Schrader. who STYLES himself the
divine healer, Is In tho city stopping at the
corner Of Franklin aud SAN Jacinto.
Mics Maude Patrick and Miss &C. r. Patrick
OF Austin and Miss Frances Porter of Mon
terey were guests at the Lawlor yesterday,
Mr.. w Il. Farley Of Columbia. Mo. was In
Houston yesterday. MIR. Farley was SCHOOL,
mate CT Mr. Homer r. Mitchell Of this city
and was his guest while here.
Jack Riley OF Galveston who eni.sted with
battery A. First light artillery OF Colorado
and saw service with this command on Cupan
SOL. but was mustered out last October. was
In the city yesterday ON his way home TO
alvoaton.
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Centry Omen. r,Iondny.

Monday night the famous Gentry COM
pany Of educated and performing animals
win open three days engagement on
Bromond square, On Monday morning,
starting promptly ut II O'Clock, a most
unique parade. consisting of beautiful dogs,
dainty ponies. cats and cunning monkeys.
the tiny elephant Pinto, together with
many fairylke charlots. cages. tabeauX
cars and miniature vehicles OF all kinds,
will be seen upon he principal streets
The entertainment this year is said to
surpnss all previous efforts in this drec-
ton; to be full of noToity and variety
all the time honored animal acts that our
forefathers applauded years ago have been
carefully eliminated from the programme.
a new dril OF the military order by six
teen handsome ponies Ia a prominent fen-
turc. Three night performances viii be
given. with matinees on Tuesday and
Wednesday at ~. m.