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Otis Patton's Wife
}sy ANcELA MORGAN = OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cpsrieh. 1871. By v. R. H..1.,}

Since his arrival at Lake View Beach
Fred Lawson had done little else than
expatiate on the beauty of his young
wife, who would come from Chicago to
join him in two weeks time.
Naturally there was some disappoint-
rnent at first over the fact of Lawson
not being an eligible man.
several pretty maidens had already
begun casting eyes at him. However,
their disappointment soon gave place
to an eager curiosity concerning the
purportedly beautiful Mrs. Lawson, a
WI anxiety to see this fair woman
of whom so many extravagant boasts
had been made.
Before the two weeks were UP, how
ever, there came to the hotel Otis Pat
ton-young, quiet and unassuming. AL
though in some ways he vas fully as up
to date as Lawson, his style was not SO
aggressive. He made only an indiffer-
ent impression by contrast.
When 1t was learned, furthermore,
that Patton named as his home an ex-
ceedingly obscure Indiana village, the
contrast seemed greater still. Such is
the weakness Of human nature in it's
judgment of men.
But 1t soon developed that there was
one point on which Patton could be as
sertive enough. He could and did sing
the praises OF his wife-his young and
handsome wife, whose arrival at the
beach he expected n day.
Even in the face of Lawson's contin-
ued boasting, the man from Indiana did
not desist. He maintained, quietly yet
firmly, that his wife possessed a beauty
which would be difficult to match any,
where.
so it's to be rivalry!" cried the In
terested ones, duly excited over this
new phase of the affair.
They We're inclined to look upon Pat
TONS claim as rather absurd, however.
Men are peculiarly constituted about
such things" remarked one youne
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CHAPTER VII.
THE ANSWER TO BURGUNDY.

II ANSWER TO BURGUNDY.
A touch on the shoulder reused Viqlon
from his houeyed meditaHens. m he
turned with a start to find the sable
figure of the king at hts side n the
sinister visage smiling upon him,
Good afternoon. Lord Contable,"
Louis said amiably, and as Villon
dropped respectfully on his knee, he
questioned:
Does power taste well?'
"Eobly, sire. On my knees let me
thank your majesty"
Nonsense, man; I'm pleasing myself.
You sang yourself into splendor. If
Francois were the king of France
eh?"
villon rose with voice and gesture of
apologize entreaty.
Your majesty will understands"
Louis brushed his apologies aside
blandly.
Perfectly. My good friend, you cap
tivated me. With what a flashing eve.
with what q radiant forehead, with
what a lofty carriage you Numbered
your verses at me. There 1 said to
myself. is a real man, a man with a
mission, a man who may serve
France"
Sire that has been my hunger's
dream Of plenty"
Louis cfasped his thin arms across his
chest and Rugged himself af~fectionate-
ly.
We'll, I couldn't very well make you
king, you know. and I wouldn't If 7
could, for l have a fancy for the task
and your own words prompted the pay
lent This poor devil shall taste
power I said. I will make him my
grand constable"
Villon's JOY was so great thai he was
unable to hear the king out, but inter
rupted him with enthusiastic promises.
Sire. / will serve you as never king
was served"
Louis went on unheeding, and his
quiet, m~onotonous words fell on the hot
brain OF the poet and chilled it.
L VIII make him my grand constable
for a week"
II Louis had jerked a dagger into
Vhlon's side. he could not have more
surely hurt hts victim.
"a week. st-e7" V1llen gasped. almost
unable to realize the meaning Of the
kings words.
Louis turned upon him and snarled at
him:
Good Lord, did your vanity credit a
permanent appointment? Come, friend,
come. That would be pushing the joke
too far!"
An the sunlight seemed to have gone
OUT OF the world. all the scent out of the
roses. Villon could only repeat to him.
self: "a wreck" and stare vacantiy
at the king. The king emphasized his
offer. lingering over it lovingly.
Even so. One wonderful week, seven
delirious days" He paused for an in
slant as he counted. "One hundred and
axty-eisht heavenly hours. It's the
chance of a lifetime. The world was
made in seven days. Seven days Of
power. seven days Of splendor, seven
days of love-"
Vfloa gave a groan of despair for
his golden hopes.
And then go back to the garnet and
the Kennel. the tavern n the brothel!"
Louis malign smile d%eepened. He
carae closer to the poet and tapped him
on h chest with hrs lean forehnger.
He was enjoying himself immensely.
NC. no, not exactly" he hummed.
You don't taste the fun force Of the
joke yet. In a weeks time you will
bHf7d me a big gibbet In the Place de
Crews. and there your last task az
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A TRIUMPH OF MEDICINE.
DR.. Barrows' Discovery Likely to Prove
a Boon to Mankind.

Or. 6arrows' Discovery Likely to Prove
a Boon to Mankind.
New York SUM-: The value of the
discovery Of a remedy for septicaemia
or blood poisoning, by an eminent local
physician, Or. Charles c.. BarrcWs. Is
indicated by the fact Of the recovery
OF the patient on whom it was tried
after other physicians had pronounce
her past medical aid. Her ternpera-
ture a gone up to 10S degrees. her
pulse to 160, and, says a report Of the
case, never in the history of the med
zeal profession was a patient known to
recover from this disease with such a
rise Of pulse and temperature" Form
ain, which is 40 per cent OF formalde-
hyde gas diluted in water, was the
agent employed by Dr.. Barrows to re-
duce and Danish the septic conditions.
into one Of the veins Of the arm he in
jected 800 cubic centimeters Of q solu-
ton of 1 to 5000 of formalin. While
formalin has been used in the treatment
OF sept1caemia, 1t vas never introduced
In he veins of a patient before. The
first effects are said to have been in
stantaneous The patient, a oma
rallied at once, her temperature and
pulse going down. There was a rise of
temperature from 101 to 1872 degrees the
second day, when G. sscond injection,
$50 cubic centi1neters, was made. with
~ Ne. - Ae" AlouiS the tenn
perature became normal and the pulse
declined to Sc. The patient is now said
to be convalescent.
Medical men are slow to hail the trial
OF a new remedy, no matter how sue
cessfui it may be in one case. But DIR.
Egbert Grandin, president of the New
York Obstetrical society, does not hes
ltate to say of the use of formalin by
injection in ~septicaemia: Without
further trial, taking this case as II
stands, I consider DR.. Barrows' dis
covery as the most Important contrihu-
ton to medical science of this genera
ton" Septicaem!a is one of the most
terrible n,aladies that medicine has TO
deal with, and al 1t generally proves
fatal after a certain stage is reached,
the boon to mankind of such a Giscov-
cry as that OF DR.. Barrows. If it stands
further test. Is incalculable.
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Ions eyes glowed questions. her voice
rang out like the call of a clarion. Save
~france!' she trumpeted.
Villon caught fire from both her
moods.
N mere?" he said, and though the
sound of his voice Tested, the look in
his eyes was earnest.
The girl responded to jest and earn
est royalty.
mo less. Are you not grand con-
stable, chief Of the kings army? There
is an enemy at the gates of Paris, and
none or the kings men car brighten him
away She pointed out where, in the
L~distance, beyond the walls of Paris, the
pitched tents Of the enemy fluttered
their hostile flags. Her bosom heaved
with great desire. ooh, that a man
would come to court! For the mar
who shall trail the banners Of Burgundy
IN the dust for the king Of France to
walk on, l may perhaps have fayors."
Villon ooked at her as men must
nave looked at Joan Of Arc when she
bade them rise up n strike for
France.
'You are hard to please" he said.
but his heart was full of joy at the
thought Of trying to please her. If
lie could do this thing!
The girl answered his words and not
his thoughts.
MY hero must have every virtu, for
LIS "lc1ll every courage Tor MS cor
onet. Farewell"
BY this time she had reached the ter
race and she made to enter the palace.
F1llon called to her longingly:
stay! 1 have a thousand things to
say to you"
The girl smiled denial.
II have but one" she said, and I
have said it long since. Farewell"
V1llcn made a dash for audacity.
Il will follow you," he said, and he !
moved to do SO, u the girls lifted
finger stayed him.
You may not" she said peremptor-
IT go to the queen" And SO with
a swift s~alutation, gracious as the dip
or a dancing wave, she entered the PAL
ace and left him standing there, dazed
and ardent, as a mar might be who
had Just been vouchsafed the vision of
angel. He murmured to himself her
words as he slowly descended the steps
the ground,
"Oh, that a man would come to
court and on that text he wove the
commentary of his thoughts.
Why should I not deserve her? Last
l was only a o devil with a
rusty sword and a single suit. Today
different. I am the kings friend,
It would seem, a court potentate, a man
mark. What may I not accomplish?
This fnery smiles like sunlight and the
world VIII warm its hands at me-"
He was eGquisitely pleased with him
'ef, eSqufsitely pleased With the world
hat held him and Katherine. He for
got, as lovers always will forget, that
here was any one else in the world
ave himself and his beloved, and he
vas SO wrapped in his sweet contem-
that he did not hear the tower
ioor gently open, did not heal the soft,
footsteps Of The king as he
anne out Of his hiding place and
across the soft grass toward his
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If Were a Millionaire.

II I were q millionaire,
And lived in a mansion and drove a pair,
And you were the common herd,
And lived in a howell or back suite, third
And | a all,
And you had none,
And you had trouble
And ! had fun
If I were as rich as Sage,
Or Morgan, or Drexel, and you were
poor
II you were all bent with age
And I were young, at my fair primes
If I were happy
And you were sad
If I had dollars
For cents you had
If I were loaded
With yellow wealth,
Got, Eayhap, boldly
Or won by stealth
And you had a paltry gift
OF getting along Qf you had a lift)
Why, I'd be a millionaire
And live in a mansion and drive q pair
And you'd be the common herd
And live In a howell or back suite, third
L'ENyOI,
This world loves along
In Its settled way
It's the same world :omorroN
AS yesterday.
Baltimore Newa
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The Cocktail in Sulu.

New York Sun: American humor Is
abundant in examples wherein drinks
of all styles are a~postrophized, but the
latest is in the libretto which George
AIDE has written for his opera, ..The
Sultan Of Sulu." The humorist has
passed by all trite subjects and for the
first time on record has given the Amer
lean cocktail a niche in poesy with the
Brown October Ales," the pernicious
u~squebaugh and the red, red wine.
Sultan Ki-ram, the polygamous poten-
tate of Sulu. whose benevolent assimil-
alton furnished Mr.. AIDE the theme for
his opera, is introduced to the insidious
cocktail by the pompous colonel Budd
Of the comic opera military expedition
to Suiu, after which the sultan deliv-
ers the following:
The colonel told me
That the constitution
and the cocktail
Follow
The flag.
He gave me
An amber-colored beverage,
With q roguish little cherry
Nesting at the bottom:
And, oh!
Little friend,
When / felt
That delicious liquid
Trickle
Down the corridors
OF my innermost being,
All
The incandescent lights
Were turned on
And the birds
Began to sing.
Felt myself
Bursting
Into full bloom,
Like
A timid little flower
Kissed
BY the morning sunlight;
So
I ordered two more.
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Scan 1t be he act,,o
the differenceyn aAy doesnt, I

arar u, -1~
the d~ifference?" aiiy doesnt /.
.n Mrs s. fatton wore a strinss
brown sk,rt q uncertain ' cut singhas
Hsr nn't tnat sagged in nut and
front. Her mas anything b,t eae bach
She smi,aa as.,.,oh. the miss,ss .traigh,
h,sitN wh alaea with embarrassassy of ii
ana than ata me presentations s u amia,
very much eona - q hesitatins ypa ,plas
hands. VI her unp1aaNuel
Patton's whisper seemed .
sm;,a sha Viii another emb, renlaa
rs, Turned accomnanairrasse
lis 1t possible the maa
queried one Of the ama,as is blinda
founded group. ea and dun
They say that love is ~
observed Mrs. Lawson ,ins afflicted
flash OF her pretty teeth Ashty, with,
They who had CRITICISED A
mon,ant tba WIN the new arriv eeauh
aMra pa.+ao .Iner was u Of hsa. u.
they declared. "Of colYree Guy lovely
style, but IL she were drasshe has ID
Lawson is she would evan as NH
her" eVen outshin,
Impossible"
promptly. She's q rsa .he other,
dowdy. You couldn't suiar county
else of her IL you tried fan anything
And SO they had it bar h Ears"
There was to be a dance ana forth.
that night. Speculation wss me hotel
tend. eAohs would at.
How do you suppose che
herself out? I'm lust dv;nn VIII rig
lin epfisged mus.
With pink sash ribbons ora
anium In her hair. 3na a GER
So ran the facetious conect,ro
The dance was well advance es.
MI. and Mrs. Patton had not aa YET
peared. hot ap.
Perhaps her trunk hasn't ,rr;
Dear me, that would he = aia !
with q burst of laughter. y!
Mrs. Lawson, complacent en-
ored chiffon, smiled with a condeseocoi
ing sweetness. Poor little tbinn, , ~
you know, I really feel sorry for 10
Such people always awaken nv s rss'
pathy." NY sym.
They were still discussing the s,b4o,.
when some one said, Why, there's BE-.
ton now!" rat
Chances were turning his way.
He looks quite stunning this ave,,,.
has changed him. Oh H. hs
dress-very correct. He has a ditrsra my
air. too. Where can she be?"
Why, there's some n COMING l.,
now-but no, it. isn't she. Look g;r, -,
Who can 1t be? Isn't she beautifaIM"
What gown-simply exquisite,
she'd just turn her face this wav-"
She did after a moment. And at that
instant half a dozen women forgot good
breeding and stared with wide. increS.
ulous eyes.
It was Mrs. Otis Patton, disguised m
longer. No n In the room comnaraG
with her. Mrs. Lawson's pink chiffon
gown faded into nothingness beside the
ilmy white creation that caressed the
lines of the other woman's fig
ure, bilowing about her feet In iounces
Of siiken foam.
Perfect in her grace; radiant. charm.
Ing, irresistible, she was the magne,
to which all eyes and all thorehts
that night.
Gracious toward the discounted
women who had laughed at her that
morning, she betrayed a social ease and
tact which the most assured OF them
could but envy.
AS for Patton himself-well, his wife
him afterward, when they had in
aulged In a good long laugh over the
affair, that he had been inst a
bit too triumphant.
Patton smiled as he dried his m,rth-
wet eyes. ut was only natural thai T
should be triumphant under the cir
he said.
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Better Here.

Better Here.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Mrs. Snitcher-
I wish we could go south for the winter,
John.
Mr.. Snitcher-Go south for the win
ter? Rubbish! We have twice as much,
winter right here as they do in thr/
south.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
Free list positively suspended
during this engagement.

For the laughing hit of the COM
ing theatrical season, don't miss
"An American Hustler" at Swishers
Theatre April 1st headed by the
man you all know, George F. Hall.
"An American Hustler" the new
farcical comedy selected by George
F. Hall for his fourth annual star
ring tour, has proven the biggest
success That the popular comedian
has ever had. The play is built on
farcical lines, and at the same time
there is a consistent well defined
plot To hold the interest throughout.
Mr.. Hall VIII DE surrounded by a
first class company in every respect,
and the specialties will all be new
and up-to-date. At Swishers Theatre
April 1st.
One OF the chief attractions in
the thrilling melo comedy drama
''Man to Man" which comes to
Swishers Theatre for an engagement
March 80 is its Mealth of new, novel
and elaborate scenery. The entire
production is carried Log Lake Inn
in the Adirondachs at sunrise with
q view of Schroon Lake in the dis
lance and the Robbers Roost pre-
presumably under the Brooklyn
Bridge are both works of art and
natural in the extreme and it is hard
to say which is entitled to the most
praise.
FREDERICK PAULDING, the eminent
actor and authority on stage matters,
Is responsible for the beautiful staging
and manner OF acting that . At Cozy
Corners Is said to reveal. Miss AIDE
laide Thurston will be seen in that
play at Swisher's Theatre, Friday
night, April Sd. Shortly after Miss
Thurston sent NJ. Paulding the man
uscript OF "At Cozy Corners" to study,
he wrote her his opinion OF the new
play. Among the things he said was
the following: 81 am really delight
ed with this play. 1t is so wholesome
and quaint, and its story is Of strong,
sustained interest and treated in an
unconventional wavn 1t is said that
Mr. Paulding's ideas, and he is one Of
the best OF stage managers, have made
"At Cozy Corners" play that causes
people to talk OF 1t for days after see
ing 1t.
At the close of the present theat
rical season there will be two
Shakespearean reviyals of note.
Last season Nat Goodwin and
Maxine Elliott made most success.
full tour in "The Merchant of Ven
;ce.,' This season Ernest Shipman
will present Miss Alberta Gallatin
in "As You Like It." and Liehler q
Company will make grand revival
of Romeo and Juliet?" Manager
Swisher is going to endeavor to
secure one of these attractions to
visit Morgantown.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
Coffee Chewing.

Coffee chewing" says doctor. s'is
a habit easily contracted, for the taste
of the crisp roasted berries is not I'M
pleasant, and the exhilaration, the slim
ulus that the berries give is quite as
marked as that which would be obtain
ed from glass or two of beer or from
a drink of whisky.
1T is this exhilaTation, am convinc-
ed, that causes the habit to be formed
and that makes it hard habit to break
away from. 1t should be broken away
from. It's effects are highly injurious.
They are more injurious than those of
tobacco chewing.
"The coffee chewing habit wrecks the
nerves, it makes the skin sallow and 1t
destroys the appetite. | have had oc-
casien to treat a number of men for 1t.
l always advise such men to break off
by impereeptible degrees; to give three
or four months to the task Some sue
coed and some do not Men who work
in coffee plants find it almost impossi-
BILE to succeed. New York Tribune.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
Notice.

j. L. Smith has moved his office
from the Post Office building to the
MADEIRA Block on Chestnut street.
He is now ready to show any of the
people any of the valuable property
that he has in Morgantowu. He
has property in all parts of town.
Last year he sold about three hun
dred building lots and wants to sell
more this year. Every lot sold last
year that has been sold since was
sold for good advance.
II YOU want to buy lots for good
investments or to build, don't fail to
consult him, before buying. The
title is absolutely clear OF all inclm
berance on all the property that you
buy from j. L. smith.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
When Ice Covered Europe.

During the long tertiary epoch, when
opossums disported themselves on the
site of Paris and mastodons tramped
along the valley of the Thames. the
earth was in the throes of mountain
making. The Alps, the Himalayas,
the Alleghanies, the Andes, attest the
power of her activity in those days. At
their termination our continents stood
greatly higher than they do now, and
this aided their glaciation. although 1t
does not fully account for it.
But as they became loaded with ice
Europe and America gradually, and we
may venture to say contemporaneously
sank. This was inevitable. Owing to
the extreme heat and pressure prevail
ing in its interior the earth is an en-
inently elastic body Its surface ac-
tually bulges in or out with very
slight increase or decrease of the load
upon Edinburgh Review.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
The TARTAR CUE.
said to he worn Out of Gratitude
to the Horse.


Herbert Allen Giles in 'Thina and
the Chinese" says that there are
strange misconceptions as to the mean
ing OF the Chinese cue, which has
really been worn by that nation for
only about $50 years.
1t was imposed by the Mantchoo Tar
tars. the present rulers of China, as
badge of conquest. Previous to 1644
the Chinese clothed themselves and
dressed their hair like the modern Jap
anese-that is, like the Japanese who
still wear what is incorrectly known
as the beautiful native dress Of ia
pam" AS a matter of fact, the Japan
csc borrowed their dress as well as
their literature, philosophy and early
art from the Chinese. The japanese
dress is that of the Ming period in
China, 1868 20 1914.
But where did the Mantchoo Tar
tars get the cue? They depended as a
race almost Tor their existence upon
the horse. The accepted theory is that
out of gratitude and respect for his
noble ally the Tartar, so far as he
could, took on himself the equine form
and grew a cue in imitation of
horses tail. This somewhat grotesaue
theory might fall TO the ground save
that 1t is supported by striking evi.
dence.
Official coats as seen in China at the
present day are made with peculiar
sleeves, shaped like a horses leg and
ending in an unmistakable hoof, COW
ering the hand. which are known as
horseshoe sleeves" Incased therein
a Chinamans arms look much like a
horses fore legs The tail completes
the picture
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
Effect of chlorosorm ON Cinnamon.

1t takes very large dose of chic
reform to anasthetize the Chinaman.
He passes under its influence more
slowly and rarely shows the excitement
often characteristic of the initial stage
of anasthesia. Still more rarely does
he suffer from sickness ON his return to
consciousness. This greater apathy of
nature helps to recovery from severe
accidents and operations.-Lond Hos
pital
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
yot In His Seat.

A certain congressman was very busy
at his desk in the house one morning
when Il page announced, "a gentleman
in the lobby to see you, sir" ''Tell him
I'm not in my seat" said the congress
man after looking at the card. The
boy, a sturdy looking chap, did not
move. But you are in your seat, sir"
be answered in matter of fact tones,
And l can't say you are not" The
congressman looked at the lad angrily,
but, seeing that he was in earnest,
moved into the vacant chair of his
neighbour Now tell him I'm not in my
seat Yes, sir" said the boy briskly
and went to deliver the message.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
A New FIRM of Architects.

Messrs. Chas. G. Badgley and Lon .,
Smith who have established quite a
reputation 10 Fairmont for doing a
high class OF work, have opened an
office in Morgan own opposite the
postoffice in the Wade Brock building.
Mr.. Smith has practiced several years
in Fairmont and Mr. Badgley has had
Paris and Boston Technology train
ing, as we'll as ten wears In the best
New York City offices.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
A Horned snake.

A very handsome species of snake is
the rhinoceros viper. which bears, as
its name suggests, horns on its nose.
1t is most beautifully colored when
freshly emerging from its cast skin, but
It's form is by no means elegant, being
very thick in body, with a bulldoglike
head 1t may attain length of more
than six feet and is very deadly anil
mal.-Quarterly Review.