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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
CHAPTER TX.
Gordon Wakes and Finds Himself
Famous.

Gordon Wakes and Finds Himself
Famous.
The sharp jostle Of the pavement; the
rattle of the crossings; the this way,
m'lordr' Of lodging linkboys and the
hoarse warning of the parochial watch
to reckless drivers; street lamps far
ing redly in the raw and heavy night;
the steaming tap-rooms along the
Thames; the, cut-throat darkness and
the dank smell of the slow turgid cur
rent under London bridge. Still Gordon
walked while the hour dragged till the
traffic ebbed to midnights lull-on and
on, without purpose or direction. 1t
was dawn before he entered his lodg-
ings, tagged and unstrung, with blood
pumping and quivering in his veins
like quicksilver.
He let himself in with his own key.
The door of the antechamber which
his valet occupied was ajar. Fletcher
had been waiting for his master: he
was dressed and seated in chair, but
his good natured, olea agfnous face was
smoothed in slumber.
Gordon went into his sittfng-room,
poured out half goblet Of cognac and
drank it to the last drop. feeling CRATE
fully it's dull glow and grudging release
from nervous tension.
His memory OF his speech was
sort Of rough-drawn composite I'M
preston whose salient points were color
and movement: the wide groined roof.
the peaked and gilded throne, the GRIM
son woolsack. the long, red morocco
sofas set thickly, the rustic in the
packed galleries and peers leaning in
their seats to speak in low tones with
their neighbors.
The majority there had not known
him, but his paleness. his beauty. his
curling hair, and most Of all his lame
ness. told his name to the few. The
few whispered 1t to the many, they IN
turn gaZed and whispered. too, and al
most before he had uttered a word the
entire assemblage knew that the speak
er was the notorious writer Of the IA
nous Satire, whose winged Apollonian
shafts had stung the whole poetic cult
of England-the 24-year-old lord whose
name was coupled In the newspapers
with unlOvely tales Of bacchanals In
Madrid, duellos in Malta and Gibral-
tar, and harem intrigues in Constanti-
nople; tales half-believed even by those
who best knew what enemies his Wit
riolic pen had made and their oppor-
tunities for slander.
Gordon had acted In a mental world
created by excitement. His pride had
spurred him. in moment OF humilia-
tion, TO thrust himself into the place
he Of right should occupy. Mere ac-
cident had chosen the debate: the cas-
ual circumstance OF visit to the Fleet
Prison had determined his position in
it. Given these. his mind had respond
ed clearly. spontaneously, with a grasp
and brilliancy OF which he himself had
been scarcely conscious He remem-
bered, with curious impersonal won
der as he walked, the sharp. strain
ing. mental effort before that battery
Of glances coldly formal at first. then
surprised into approval and at length
warmed TO enthusiastic applause; the
momentary hush as he sat downs the
buzz of undammed talk crisped by the
tap Of the gavel; the press OF congrat-
ulations which followed him to the out
er air.
Continued Next Sunday
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12

smoke great deal, and presume
that it is through them to great ex-
tent that the women of other countries
have taken up the practice. They
have an excellent tobacco that they
use, and which is difficult to find,
though it is to be had in London in
some of the Russian shops.
Turkish women, Of course, smoke
constantly, and they use a very good
tobacco. French women I know less
about than those of other nationali.
ties, and they vary, some using tobac.
co and others Directing to it. German
women smoke, also the Italians. A
women of the upper class, Roman,
would be surprised not to be offered
cigarette after dinner.
"But in speaking Of smoking the
women who smoke most of all are the
Austrian women. They smoke cigars.
shall never forget dinner that was
given to the Prince of Wales by the
British Embassy in Vienna. Sir Hen
ry Elliott was the ambassador, and
my husband was secretary of the en-
bassy. The guests for this dinner had
been selected with great care; they
were distinguished people, and all the
most beautiful women had been
brought together. The Viennese
women are charming, and they wear
exquisite gowns. The dinner passed
off as it should, and at its close Sir
Henry rose to conduct the Prince to
the smoking room, when, to our sur
prise, every woman at the table rose
and trouped after them. Those beau
tiful women in their comely low-cut
gowns and covered with diamonds dis.
appeared into the smoking room to
finish their dinners with cigars.
Objections In Maryland.
Lady Elliot and 1 said that there
was nothing for us to do but to sit
down and have little friendly chat
together, for we could not possibly
stand the smoke of that room.
Il have seen fine old white.haired
ladies' in Vienna sitting tired out in
ball room waiting to take home the
daughters they were chaperoning,
each with great cigar in her mouth.
IAN Austrian woman is never ex.
pected to smoke until she is married,
though 1 suppose the young girls do
it in their own apartments. There
was one little Austrian duchess, whose
name have never forgotten, who was
burned to death while attempting to
hide a cigarette in the pocket of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
KILLS HER HUSBAND,
DAUGHTER AND SELF.
Indiana Woman Shoots Him In Bed
and browns Girl in 5athtub.

NEW ALBANY, Ind, Aug. 49,
Mrs. Emma Wlndstandley, wife Of
Chested windstanley, drowned her
eight.year-old daughter, Ruth, in a
bathtub, walked into the adjoining
room and shot her husband, who was
confined in bed from an attack Of ty.
phold fever and ran into her own bed
room and swallowed carbolic acid.
She died within an hour.
Windstandley was shot in the side,
the bullet passing through his lung,
but he may recover. It is believed
that the girl was drowned an hour be.
fore the woman shot her husband,
and killed herself Mrs. Winstandley
was III several months ago and since
then had been Respondent at times
but was not considered mentally I'M.
balanced She was thirty,four Years
old, Mr. ana Mrs. Winstandley we're
members Of prominent families
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
WOMEN WHO
SMOKE IN PUBLIC.
ii Is a Custom In Some of the
Countries.
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
Mrs. Hugh Fraser, the authoress,
sister Of Marion Crawford and niece
i Of Julia Warde Howe, who sailed last
week for Japan, in talk about her
{ life abroad, told of the universally of
5 the custom OF smoking among upper
: class women of all nationalities.
Strange as 1t may seem, though"
she said, among the Japanese women
/ have never seen one of the nobility
smoke. No Japanese woman Of the
mobility, in fact, has ever admitted to
me that she smoked. presume that
they do in their own homes. They
may not have spoken of it, feeling
that a Western woman would object
and it would not be courteous to do
$50.
GBut If the upper class women are
not seen smoking, the middle and
lower class women smoke constantly.
ron long railroad journeys you will al
ways see the women smoking. They
smoke the three whiffs of tobacco
that the little pipe contains, and then
I'LL and light 1t again. They have
told me that they smoke in this way
because it is the first Whit of the to-
bacco which is agreeable. For my
part / think their tobacco is very bad.
1 believe it is home grown, and it is
not at all agreeable.
Japanese Maids.
"My little Japanese maids always
smoked, though never in my presence.
They used to sit on their steps and
smoke, but that was in their own
quarters. 1 once raised the wages of
my personal maid, and the first thing
she did was to engage a maid for her
self, and the duties of this little girl
were chiefly to prepare her tea and
make ready her pipe.
"All the upper class women abroad
smoke English, French, German, Ital-
ians and Russians. In many circles
in England 1t is expected that cigar
cites shall be passed to the women
after dinner, and we have a peculiar
rule there about smoking in public.
At after-theater suppers one always
smokes.
an Russian women smoke and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
Stories Of a Crown Prince.

Leslie's Weekly.l
Several good anecdotes are current
in the foreign press concerning the
German crown prince as boy. Ac-
cording to one of these, shortly after
Prince Bismarck was dismissed, the
little boy was talking to his father,
and In the course of conversation said,
with childish naivete: Father, they
say that now you will be able to tell
the people what to do all by yourself,
You'll enjoy that, won't you?" Tn.
fortunately, history has not yet re-
corded the Kaiser's reply; or, II 1t
has, not for publication. Every one
knows the remarkable close intimacy
and affection which have always exist
ed between the kalserln and her chill
dren, and how fully the feeling is re-
ciprocated was shown one day when
the Crown Prince was told that all
people were sinners. my father
may be a sinner" he replied holly,
"but know my mother is not!"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
Some More Comparisons.

The other day the News made q
comparison of the assessments Of Nc
Dowell and Hampshire counties as
proving the truth of the contention
that tax revision was necessary be-
cause the agricultural counties under
the old system were paying more than
their share of taxes and the mineral
counties were escaping their Just
share. Further reports on assess
ments add to the burden of proof.
Wyoming county, which has vast
mineral wealth, was assessed under
the old system at S1,O74,7S7. Under
the assessment at its true and actual
value 1t is assessed at s1O,497, 466, or
about 900 per cent more. Berkeley
county, almost entirely agricultural,
was assessed under the old system at
$4,5S1 ,9S9. Under the true and actual
value 1t is assessed at $6,610,266, an
increase of about so per cent,
The News repeatedly called atten-
ton to the fact that agricultural
lands were being assessed at one.half
to two.thirds their value, while min
eral lands were assessed at one.twen-
tleth to one.tenth their value. Conse-
quently the agricultural lands were
paying about ten or twelve times as
much taxes as the mineral owners.
Now, that all are assessed on the
same basis, the defect has been cured.
At every point the contention has
been sustained. The increases in the
agricultural counties, like Hardy,
Grant, Jackson, Preston, Writ, Nor.
gan, Monroe and Jefferson, shows in.
creases from % per cent. to 100 per
cent. They have been paying taxes
in the past on almost their full value.
Counties like Mcdowell, Wyoming,
Webster and Braxton, with their coal
and lumber, show increases from 300
to LOO per cent
is 1t not apparent with a proper,
tionate reduction in the levy the far.
mer will find his taxes reduced and
the whole system equalized, every
man to his share.-Wheeling News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
HECK BROKEN IN
AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Wealthy Young Texan Loses His Life
BY His Machine Striking
Wagon.

HOUSTON, Texas, August 12,-The
neck of James L, Darragh, a wealthy
young man, was broken in an automo,
bile wreck on the Harrisburg speed
way, two miles from this city BY
his side in the automobile at the time
of the accident sat Miss Bessie White,
of St. Louis. BY a previous mIshap
they had been belated in a ride of
twenty miles in the country.
The automobile was being driven
by Mr.. Darragh at the rate of forty
miles an hour when in the haze of
the early morning milk wagon loom.
ed up just in front. Mr.. Darragh
threw the gear of the machine in an
effort to pass, but his machine struck
one side of the vehicle, which so
turned the steering apparatus as to
reverse 1t. The machine appeared to
leap into the air, and turned COM
pletely over endways. and then bound
ed forward on the wheels.
In the somersault Mr.. Darragh's
neck was broken and he died in a few
moments. Miss White was thrown
twenty feet and seriously bruised.
The occupant of the milk wagon, o. N.
Matthewson. was hurled over his
horse upon the pavement, His leg
was fractured.
The accident was not discovered
for a half hour, when the dairy horses,
which had broken loose and run down
the road, attracted attention.
Mr.. Darragh was dead and Miss
White and the milkman unconscious
when aid arrived. The escape of Miss
White is regarded as remarkable.
She recently came to Houston from
St. Louis.
Mr.. Darragh was an enthusiast auto
mobilist and daring driver. He had
been fined several times for speeding
in the city limits. He was a son of
John L. Darragh, of Galveston, who
is very wealthy and chief owner of
the Galveston Wharf Company.
The automobile was purchased ten
days ago from the factory and had a
speed register of fifty miles.
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light frock when her governess came
Unexpectedly into the room when she
was smoking.
"In America have found that
women who have travelled often
smoke, and otherwise there has been
very little objection, and no one
minds II l open my cigarette case
after dinner where they are not &C.
customed to using them. The most
rigid objections l have found in Mary
land and Virginia. There people are
Mortified by the custom"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
OF
MRS. PAXTON
Continued from Second pagsl

way. Payton said he was better when
she got home, Asked him II he want
ed some milk and he said no, that he
had the loclsjaw, Not long after that
Payton died.
"What kind of actions did he have
before he died?"
He jerked around and said his
heart hurt"
did he throw back his head?"
Eyes"
Did he have any fever"
NO"
"who went after DR., vance?"
my sister Lena"
Where was the alcohol bottle
them"
Upstairs"
"How did it get sthere?"
81 took 1t up to show to the doc
tor"
did you give him anything hot
while he was sick?"
NO"
"Dld you ever see your husband
have any poison?"
Sunday he had some white pow
der and he said he would square ac-
counts with me before morning, and
that would be sorry for not doing
what he asked me to-
What did he ask you to do?"
'Blackmall a man here in town
and wouldn't do It. He said he
would kill me If l didn't. He had the
white powder in the watch pocket of
his trousers. The trousers hung on
the wall by the side Of the bed when
he died. When the powder was look.
ed for it could not be found. He
smoked opium three times a day;
smoked it Sunday before breakfast"
Where did he get the wood alco-
hol%
81 never could find out"
Where did he get the opium?"
"He said at the Chinese laundry"
did Payton and Wright get along
well together?"
"They only had trouble once"
what kind of trouble?'
"Payton had counterfeit molds to
make counterfeit money and l threw
them into the creek. He called to
Ethel and she didn't answer and he
went out looking for her He met
Wright and Wright told him Ethel
was home. He came back and under.
took to whip Ethel and | stopped him
and then he pitched into me. Then
Mr., Wright took my part That's the
only trouble they ever had"
Wasn't Payton Directing to Wright
staying there?"
mo, he coaxed him to stay"
How many kinds Of molds did he
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have for making counterfeit money
Three
Ibid he ever make any counterfeit
money!"
Eyes, silver dollars and paper blll
"Dld he pass it?e
Eyes, lots Of the paper moaey bpt
I only know Of three silver dollar
that he passed"
do you know Mrs. Kate slNiman
eyes,
"You remember Of talking q hes
Saturday before you went tp EaiE
month
mo"
do you know Mr.. Mcdonald
Eyes. he was at our house viii
Payton one night
do you remember Of talking lt
him when Ethel went for ice cream
Eyes"
"Your two sisters, Dora ttalallsQn
and Lena Phillips testified tha oa
told them you sent Ethel iog
that Sunday night and you aud
ton drank the cofee, Is That
II cant remember Of telling lal
so; they must have misunderstood
me"
did you tell John Payton the same
thing on Monday July i7g'S
yes. remember now. Jake dram
half and took Il away from him and
drank the rest"
"How did Wright care fol Pagon
when he was sick that nlghtl
"He sat on his legs they would
draw up SO"
what time was the cotIes br9a
up to your"
Just as was getting into bed
"How much did yousdrinlsl
Half Of II; It was too hot TOT hin
did Ethel turn on the gas G da
1t hotg
II think not.
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soFTNEss 81 sEAtskilI
liz Rivnled ~ Hannn Hat
DanaruR q EfnSio

Il Rivaled ~ Hanan Halt
DandFuR Z Elails
sealskIn 10 admired the vol Over
its softness and sio1ainass md
human hair % equally IS Sofl ana u
when healthy; and haradicai cauas
hair trouble q daudfuG, which q ce.
by q pestlferous parasite that
vitality OF the haiF q o. root NeN1
Herpicide Is the only prtparatiou fbat
fatal to the daudruR germ. Without an
drum there Is no falling halI, int
uriant growth Of glossy. toll hair =
tain. Securing the scalp Wont cure On
drum. XIII the dandruif germ
Rnds Of women owe their bsautiili
Of hair to NeWbro'g Hsrpicide ol1
leading druggists. Send i0o. a
TO The Herpicido Co., Detroit lllc
E. A. BIlllngslea B Col special
Agents, ..4t1a
A. l.. Lawshe, auditor for the
ippines, having completed his o1ieIdi
and personal visit to this copni
has returned to his post d duty
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G. A. R. NATIONAL ENcAMPMENT
Denver, Col, Sept. 47-Very Low
Rates, Baltimore & Ohio R. r.

Tickets on sale August Goth to Sep
TENDER Sd, and valid for return pas.
sage to reach original starting point
prior to midnight Of September 18th
1905.
For details as to rates, routes and
extension of final return limit, call
on any ticket agent, B. & o. R. R.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
Joseph sehuster.

!. Contractor for Cement Sidewalks,
Cellar Floors, Yards, Retaining Walls
and Steps. Stable Floors and Cellars
made water tight, a specially.
Residence-spence street, near Ma.
pie avenue. F. & NJ. Phone 5S4. P.
o. Box, 476. Fairmont, W. Va.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-19
WRESTLING
WHO WILL WIN
Cronan and Roach Are Trained to the Hour and Are Ready to
 Do Their Mat Work.

Every body will flock over to the fBrooklyn Athletic club on Thursday evening to see the wrestling tourna- lment that has been arranged for that evening. The members of the com
 mittee in charge of the sport have done everything to make the matches interesting and exciting. Each lad that is opposed to the other will strug-
 gle for the supremacy every minute he is on the mat. There will not he ian idle second once the wrestlers start
 in to work. Of course the most inter-
 est will center in the match between Dave Cronan of the Brooklyn club and lJack Roach. Roach by his victory.
 over Smith down in Simonsville the other evening demonstrated one thing
 and that was that he is faster strong
 CT and more clever than ever. Cronan ds known as strong, husky boy and he has been trained faithfully by good
 coachers and has been in couple of
 private matches getting himself ready
 for his opponent The winner of this imatch will be entitled to be called the champion of this city, with good pros
 poets of being called the champion of the state at the weight. It will he a tournament worth travelling far to see | and the Brooklyn club rooms should | be crowded on Thursday evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-19
RAsERAIL NOTES.

Fred Mitchell had a talk with Nan ager Ed Barrow of the Toronto club recently. and has about decided to sign with Toronto. Before he can do 90 Barrow will have to obtain his release from Brooklyn. Mitchell pitched and played first base for the Dodgers until late in the season. when he quit the club because of differences with the management.
 Johnny Evers. the dimInutive sec- ond haseman of the Chicago club. came down from Troy to see that Charley Murphy obtained a good start n league politics.
 I. Ed GriIlO of the Toledo club is one of the several minor league own CTS who stand willing to take Mike Grady if his releasYfrcm St Louis can be obtained.
 Fred Penney of he Boston club has put Harry Woivf ffton. third baseman. and Boots CanhelL center fielder. on the market. but there is no wild rush fo the bargain cS1unter by the mana gers Of other cIuts.
 Stanley Rohfson of St Louis said yesterday that the St Louis team would Ike veTy much to have Prank Selee for manager if Seiee's health will permit him to resume active base bail work. Robson expects to know definitely about the matter in a few days.
 Tsm Walker. the Cincinnati pitcher. has heeu soid tn the Columbus club of the American association
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-19
BITS OF SPORT.
Culled From Various Sources and
 Places.

Places.
 California baseball experts say that the New York Americans have secured a great pitcher in Bobby Keefe, of the Tacoma club, who in their estimation is sure toSmake good in the big league. But they are inclined to the belief that Roy Hit, the iefthander, and Jimmy Whalen, both of the san Fran cisco team, also drafted by Griffith, will not come up to eastern expecta- tions.
 Joseph Cans, the lightweight pugil. ist, who is one of the most competent judges in the profession, after looking Robert Fitzsimmons over at his train ing quarters, has informe Philadel- phia Jack 0'Brien that the Cornish- man will win the coming fight in Frls- co. Gans's opinion will carry weight with many sporting men who. intend to bet on the battle.
 The treasurer iof the Athletic asso- ciation of the University of Pennsyl. vania in his annual report shows thai the total receipts from football, minus expenses, and also dues for member ship amounted this year to $55,Si2. From this has been paid S26.4T2, COW ering the losses incurred by the base ball team, the crew, the track team and other organizations. together with $5,0S9 for clerical work and S1S,SJ0 improvements in the gymnasium and at Franklin field, leaving a balance of S5.431.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-19
SHOT srRuoK pEER,s HoRN.

"I had a chance this year of seeing what effect a bullet striking a deer's horn would have on the animal itself" said r. P. Wilder at the St Louis.
 My path led along an old logging road. over a rolling country. had traversed perhaps half the distance when. greatly to my surprise on look ing ahead. I saw large buck walking along the road toward me. He was about 225 yards distant. was just coming over the brow of hill. and as yet the animal had failed to see me. I quickly dropped back behind the rise of ground. and got In readiness ts shoot. expecting the deer to come quite a lot nearer. Probably 1t wasn't more than fifteen seconds. or possibly ten before I cautiously raised by head over the knoll. My game had disappeared.
 T started on a run down the road in his direction. The trail was soft. and l wore rubbers, making scarcely a sound. had nearly reached the place where I saw him when there was a great crashing of to the right. There was the buck. running at full speed. not more than fifty or sixty yards away Only a little brush was be- tween us. I got in two shots and at the second be stopped almost dead stilI. and then began moving forward as a snaiIs pace. barely being able to
 drag himself along. It was just as II something vas hodinx him back In der these coalitions I was able to land the Bext bullet iu a vital spot and the huck dropped In hIs track On exam ming the body I found that the secogsl buIlet he'd str0ck near the base of tie horn almost shatteFinE if- The shock stunned the animal % fiat lt eouE scarcely more--Duluth Herzh