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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

New York.-"From the Glare of the
Footlights to the Gloom of Cell in the
Tombs would be fitting title to a story
of the life of Nan Patterson, the former
show girl, charged with the murder of
Caesar Young, the well-known horse
man and bookmaker
Only a short step and few brief mo-
ments fromthe stage with the plaudits of
hundreds still ringing in her ears as she
gaily danced in the famous "Floradora"
seXtettein the glare of the calcium. to the
dismal depths of the prison, to be brand
ed as a murderer by thousands and to
hear the bitter and cutting words of the
stern prosecutor as he laid bare the Sc
crets of her past life.
Such, in brief. has been the experience
of Nan Patterson, and it has turned her
from a beautiful and care-free girl to
q prematurely aged woman.
There are those who declare her inno-
cent of the crime charged to her; say
she is only an unfortunate victim of cir
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
HE DID THE TALKING.
And His Self Importance Blinded
Him to the Possibility of
a Mistake.

A lively-Iooking porter stood on tho
rear platform Of a sleeping ear in the
Pennsylvania station, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, when a tussy and choleric
old man cIambered up the steps. He
stopped at the door, putfed for Il moment
and then turned to the young man in
uniform.
Porter" he. said, "I'm going to st.
Louis, to the fair | want to be well
taken care OF. | pay for it, DO you un-
derstand"
Yes, sir, but"
Never mind any butts You listen
to what | say. Keep the train boys away
from me. Dust me off whenever | want
you to- Give me an extra blanket, and
if there is anyone in the berth over me,
slide him into another. | want YOU to"
But, say boss, =
"Y Young man, when I'm giving nstruc-
tions | prefer to do the talking myself.
You do as / say. Here is a twodollar
bill. | want to get the good of 1t. Not a
word, SIR
The train was starting The porter
pocketed the bill with a grin and swung
himself TO the ground.
"All right, boss" he shouted. "You
can do the talking if you want to. Pm
powerful sorry you wouldn't let me tell
you-but | amt going out on that train"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

alton was too strong or his will power
too weak, for he never succeeded, ana
she was his friend and companion to,the
day of his death.
Young began his career on the Pacific
coast as a foot racer, and was said TO
have been one Of the fastest runners that
the world has ever known. From the
cinder path he drifted to the race track,
and his luck from the beginning was
phenominal.
Her Fatal Beauty.
Nan Pattersons beauty has been the
cause of other troubles in which lives
have been forfeited An actor in another
who had proposed to her became insane
over her refusal and committed suicide
in her presence. Another admirer of
hers killed himself on the coast.
Nan Patterson remained in the west
with Young until last spring. They Wis
tied the tracks at Los Angeles, Oakland
and other prominent racing centers on
the coast, and returned east in March
for the first time since their meeting.
Young returned to the coast the fol-
lpN ms HlOllll' anu II w DIS DuL IL lew NdN .
before she was speeding westward in re-
sponse to a telegram from him.
All this was brought out in the testi-
mony at the celebrated trial. Seldom
were they separated by very great dis
tance and then only when it was un-
ayoidable
During all this time he tried to hide
his relations with the Patterson girl
from his wife. His friends and relatives
pleaded with him to give up the show
girl, and finally induced him to agree to
take a trip to Europe, where they hoped
she could orwould not follow, and where
he might forget her.
The Fatal Shooting.
1t was on the morning that he was
about to leave, on Saturday, June T.
that the tragedy occurred He had seen
her the evening previous, told her of his
proposed trip and, according to her
story, had asked her 10 follow and meet
him in London. She had given him an
indefinite answer, but had agreed to meet
him the next morning and see him off
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
Shouting Their Praises.

Kirkland, H., Jan. 2nd.-( (SpeciaD-
Cured of the terrible Rheumatic pains
that made him a cripple for years, Mr.
Richard Il. Greenhou, an old and respect
ed resident of this place, is shouting the
praises of the remedy that cured him.
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Il had the rheumatism in my left limb
so that | could not walk over ten to ff.
teen rods at a time, and that by the use
of t.o canes" Mr.. Greenhon says. Il
would have to sit or lie down on the
ground when | was out trying to walk
and the sweat would run down my face
with so much pain. | could not sleep at
night for about five or six weeks
II tried different doctors medicines, but
they were all no good Then ! sent for
Dodd's Kidney Pills and almost from the
first they brought relief. BY the time
| had taken fourteen boxes of them my
rheumatism was all gone and | can truly
say feel better than | have in the last
twenty-five years"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

cumstances who is reaping the reward
of life generally and generously known
as fast"
Whether she is guilty or innocent of
the murder of Young will probably never
be positively known to any but her and
her Maker. She has been brought be-
fore the earthly bar of Justice, where
crafty and skillful lawyers have tried
TO fasten the crime on her while others
have tried to free her, and the II men
have been unable to agree.
Adopts Life of Stage.
Nan Randolph Patterson was quite
well known along Broadway among the
atriCal people for several years before
she so suddenly took the center of the
stage. Among the profession though it
was simply Nan Randolph.
She was born in Washington, D. c..
Ghe daughter of a minister, and was
raised amid the religious surroundings
of Christian home.
Always of wild and wilful dispost.,
fion, the simple life did not appeal to her.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

They had sent night of carousal and
drinking, and Young was considerably
under the influence of the liquor when he
finally left her at her sisters home and
returned to his.
1t was early next morning when they
met again. After Young had several
more drinks they entered a cab and
started for the pier, where Young's wife
was awaiting him. 1t was at an hour
when the streets were not very crowded
There was a pistol shot, and Young fell
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

case has served to point moral to 9th
ers that the snares and pitfalls of the
innocent maiden behind the footlights
are many, and more than one, unable
to stand the temptations offered, has
partaken of the fatal apple.
To the uninitiated, the Primrose Path
means life of pleasure, of ease and
gaiety, strewn with roses red, but to
Nan Patterson the glamour has been
removed, and it is streaked with the
life blood of Caesar Young.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
ULCERS FOR THIRTY YEARS.
Painful EruptionS from Knees to
Feet Seemed IncurabIe Until
He Used Cuticura.

Another of those remarkable cures by
Cuticura, after doctors and all else had
Of Gainesville, Texas, in the following
letter: For over thirty years | sut-
fered from painful ulcers and an erup-
ton from my knees to feet, and could
find neither doctors nor medicine to help
me- until l used Cutcura Soap, Oint-
ment and Pills, which cured me in six
months. They helped me the very
frst time | used them, and l am glad
| did may be saved from misery"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
Suffers Excess of Mother-in-Law.

Detroit-"Too much mother-in-Iaw"
is Alfred j. Ashton's claim in answering
the second bill for divorce filed by Julia
b. Ashton. He denies his wife's as
sertion that September he deserted her,
but explains he left the house for few
days to prevent Julia Pfannenschmidt
his mother-in-law, from 'fnflicting great
bodily injury" on him, "as she did on
and before that day." On another occa-
sion when his mother-in was abus-
ing him" with a broomstick, Ashton
says his wife upheld her mother and
declared she would get a divorce"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
Are You Going to Florida or New
Orleans?

Tickets on sale via Queen q Crescent
Route and Southern Railway to Florida,
New Orleans and other points south at
greatly reduced rates, good returning May
3lst, 1905
Also variable route tickets good going to
points in Florida and Cuba via Atlanta, and
returning via Asheville. For rates and
other information address -
W. A. Becker, n. p A, l13 Adams Street,
Chicago, Ill.
D. p. Brown y. Z. P. n, Ii Fort Street, W.,
Detroit, Mich.
W. c. Rinearson, G. T. a, Cincinnati Ohio.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
Relies on Courts Protection.

The Louisiana Mo- Press-Journal tells
"joshed' in a barber shop the other day.
IF the grand jury had got at YOU SAID
man, 'it would have made you tell all
about your crap shooting mo dey
wouldn't" replied the bootblack, cause
de court done held dat a man doan' hab
to tell nothin' dat cremates hisself. =
Kansas City journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

1t is interesting to learn that the United
States navy cost last year a little moro
than one dollar apiece for every man,
woman and child in the country. This
Information comes from the secretary of
considerable pride in the patriotic IA
theirs of large families.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
FINDS HER HUSBANDS BODY ON
A COLLEGE D1SSECTING TABLE.

When the bodies are turned over to
us We are instructed to hold them awhile
to see if relatives or claimants appear.
In this instance we held the body abo
two months"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
Truly Wild and Woollv

Portland, Ore Visitors to the Lewis
and Clark exposition in Portland next
year will not take in the Midway" nor
go down the pike" They will "hit the
trail"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

\ Michigan editor has had a streak Of
bad luck. He was just about TO step into
his new $4,000 automobile the other
night when three bed rails gave way and
he awuke.-Auto Era.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

forward. his head in the girls lap. He
was dead, and bullet had fulfilled its
mission.
For some days an absolute silence pre-
vailed. Then a food of alleged eyewit-
nesses turned up. Their stories, how
ever, could not stand Investigation, and
one after another they were cast aside
as sensation seekers.
But there was one exception; an old
man. Martin Hazleton, of Oneonta, N.
Y. He saw the man and woman, their
hands clasped and held face high, then
flash a puff of smoke and the report
of revolver broke the stiffness of the
morning
Hazleton was the most important wit
ness placed on the stand by the defense,
and the efforts of theprosecutor to shake
his brief but vital testimony ended in
failure.
Then the defendant herself went to
the witness chair and told the whole
story of her relations with Young. 1t
was trying oTdeal-befOre the curious
crowd in the courtroom-as she repeat
she met the man who was to turn her
life in tragedy path to the fatal moment
in the cab
Finally the trial was completed, and
the jury, after deliberating for "a hours,
declared they were unable to agree as
to her guilt or innocence
Story with a Moral.
This, in brief, is the story of the life
Of Nan Patterson, or that part Of it that
had an ultimate bearing on the death
of Caesar Young, and the trial that has
been a three times nine-days'- talk in
New York and probably throughout the
country.
Little did she suspect when she en-
barked upon her theatrical career and
her life of pleasure and gaiety of the trag-
ic ending and the accompanying sorrow
and pain in store for her, or she would
have undoubtedly reconsidered the mat
ter.
Although one young and wayward girl
has dearly paid the price of her folly, tho
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
For a Bible, So. $50

London.-Robert Burns family Bible,
containing interesting family entries,
was sold at auction here for $3.50. The
purchaser was a London dealer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
Fine POliteness

Newrch-IIow'd you get along at the
dinner?
pie with fork, | done it, too, so as not
to let 'em see their break.-N. y. sun.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Your druggist wiH refund money ii FAzo
OINTMENT fails to cure in 8 to ii days. SOC.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

All the fun of having a bank account is
destroyed for woman because the CASH
ier knows how much money she hasn t
got.-N. Y. Press
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

She was an uncommonly beautiful child,
and the praise called forth by her good
looks. as she grew older, turned her
thoughts in directions wholly opposed
to that intended for her bv her parents,
and before she was many years in her
teens she went to New York and OBJ
tained place in the chorus.
Stage life caused her to forget the re-
ligious training she had received. The
glitter of the spangles and the gay life
Of the actor folk appealed to her. and she
decided to become a great actress.
Surely there was nothing harmful
behind the foOtlights, she thought.
Fine clothes and good time" were
to her liking.
She was handsome in face and form
and it was not long before young scions
of wealthy families and elderly men Of
means who haunt the bald head" row
began to haunt the stage door and make
her acquaintance.
The flowers and champagne suppers
they furnished were also not amiss
Jewels and gems were showered on her
and more than one, smitten with her
beauty, laid their hearts at her feet
and begged her hand in marriage.
But she refused them all, and finally
married a young man in the profession
named Martin.
Her Meeting with Young.
The confning bonds of matrimony
were evidently not to her liking, and
when "FlOradora,' q musical comedy
which had gained great popularity in
London mainly through the famous
seXtette, was imported, she applied for
and obtained position in the front row.
The company was organized to tour
the country, and was to extend to the
Pacific coast. This gave her an oppor-
tunity to visit California, something she
had always longed for.
1t was on this trip that she met Young,
whose tragic death has caused her so
much misery and sorrow.
Young was prominent and success
full horseman and bookmaker He had
horses running on nearly all of the prom
inent tracks of the country, and was re-
puted to be worth half a million dollars.
Although married man, he immedi-
ately fell victim to the charms of the
beautiful and vivacious show girl. On
their arrival in San Francisco he in
stalled her in a handsome fiat in Oak
land across the bay, and for some
months led a dual existence. Anything
she wished for was at her command.
During the trial it was shown that dur
ing their acquaintance he had given her
thousands of dollars.
Leaves Stage for Young.
While on the coast she sued for a di-
vorce from her husband at his sugges-
tion, and also deserted the stage.
With all his faults, Young maintained
an outward show of respectability, liv-
ing in pretentious home in an exclu-
sive section of San Francisco. He had
certain respect for his wife, and when
she discovered the double existence he
had been leading, he was driven almost
crazy by the exposure. With the reck-
lessness of man insane, he entered up
on long debauch, and lost fortune on
the block before he recovered himself,
According to his racing partner, he re-
peatedly tried to sever his unholy reIa-
tions with the chorus girl, but his infatu-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

| am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-MrS. ThoS,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

The world could worry along with a
good deal less smartness in stock if only
1t might carry heavier line of sympathy
and simple neighborliness.- Chicago
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take laxative BrCmo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
Z. w Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

Some people think they have fallen from
grace if they forget to grumble.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12

Many boy is sent to college because
he doesn't seem to be good for anything
else
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-02
Drawing the Net, "

Among our fathers IN the min
istry there was phrase current
drawing the net which referred
to an invitation t2 the uncOuycrtrd
after the sermon, 10 accept Christ.
Formerly such IN cNhortation was
an invarlable rule with the minister.
He had it in mind during his ser.
mon, and worked mp to il rs his
climax. When hr east his net and
drew it in he was grlrvouSly diSap.
poiuted if there were no fish in
closed. Many an old saint to-day
is unable TO understand why his
pastor should preach SO earnestly
aud convinclngly, employing argu.
ment and pathos alike to show the
reasOnahlenrSS and necessity OF the
religious life, and then close the
service and dismiss the worShipers
without giving anyone II chance to
act in answer to his appeal. We
often had to meet their wondering
and sOrrOwful inquiries ourselves,
in former days, until we uwoke to
the incongruity and absurdity of
the practice of presenting impaS-
stoned truths and then giving no
opportunity for any to take advant-
age of their emotions and pledge
themselves at the altar. We then
determined that at every service We
would east the net '-Selected.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-02
The Grace Of PIoddlng

The Bible puts great premium
on ploddlng. BE not weary in
well doing - We have need ol
patience. 'Go to the ant, thou
sIuggard; consider her ways and
be wise - let patience have her
perfect work. 80 There is need IN
these days for these >ohrr cuusrl>
for we live amid uu atmosphere of
rush and hurry. Speed is more r>-
reemed than safety, and the very
word slow is often Il term iur re-
proach. This rage for rapid money.
getting, rapid social advancement,
aud fast living Is very drmorall2-
ing. People will sit mp till mid
night at n concert or a play or u
party; but an Instructive gospel
discourse must be cut down 10 the
minute, Religion catches too Of
ten this prevailing ferYor. There
is an unwhOlrsome demand for puI.
pit sensations, hasty methods, su-
perfcial church-g golmgS, which end
in halfway, haItlng and feeble
piety My friends, lovingly warn
YOU against all this rallroading of
our holy religion -thlStau En-.
deavor World.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-02
The World Saved BY Faith.

Last of all, let us ask in faith.
nothing doubling. This cXhorta.
ton has hccome trite. Men have
been urged to have faith until they
have come to think there is very
little to be had. 1t is u false idea.
Faith in greator or less degree is
universal. The world is truly saved
by faith. There is not Il sphere or
segment of life in which faith is
not the saving principle. 1t is the
source of human happiness, il is
the handspring of human activity.
II moves more than half the ma
chinery of the world. II binds to-
gether the home, holds in perfect
harmony all social relations, and
makes possible great nation. We
do not need new feet ~ turn from
the place of danger to safety, hut
simply that we should turn the feet
we already have in another direc-
ton. So the faith that We exercise
i'm our fellow men and the laws of
nature should be exercised with as
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-02
QUIET SUNDAY IN CHICAGO
Nothing Developed Looking To-
wards Strike Settlement.
Fede ration of Labor to- Hold Hig
Demonstration July &, tni.ss
Peace Comes Before Then.

Chicago May 29.--There was moth
Ing developed Sunday that would indi.
cate an immediate settlement uf the
teamstcrs' strike, which has been In
progress for nearly TWO months. That
the labor unions are OF the belief that
the fight will be long one was dem
onstrated at the meeting VI the ChiCa-
SO Federation OF Labor. when arrange
ments were made for holding u strike
demonstration On july ) According
70 the present plans. 1t Is the intention
TO hold monster parade Of the sirik.
srs and he affiliated unions unless the
controversy iSIs been ended before that
tate.
At The meeting, Sunday, each union
affiliated with the central body was
represented by three delegates at the
rrqurst VI President Dold The strike
situation waa discussed in all its de-
ads and the sentiment of the meeting
waa Dhat the leamsters should continue
he night until the seven express com
panirs should offer some sOrt Or a com
companies are still ubdurate In their
declaration that no concessions need he
looked for from their side, so the mat.
ter of settlement through this channel
teens rs remote as ever
with over T.OOb policemen and dep.
Ity shrrifis detailed on strike duty. the
employers declare that during the pres.
'n1 week they will be able 10 demon
,tra'r 10 the strikers that any further
continuation Of the fight will be sui
'lda 10 the Transfers union.
In he next few days We will have
uI TIN help needed to get business back
% norma! basis, said Superintendent
Reed OF the Employers Teumins asso.
station
During last week We secured over
,5uu drivers from cities and towns
outside ut Chicago. and there are sew
.Tal hundred more eu route Three
hundred Ot these men are expected 10
arrive here this morning from the
aOrtaern part ut Wisconsin and Min
nesula They are principally lumber
men and river drivers. and will be as
.lgncd 10 the LumbermenS association.
With the 100 drivers already engaged
by the lumbermen. this additional forcs
vii! put the lumbermen in fairly good
shape again"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-02
Can Be q Man II He Will

\ hoy ut seventeen can practIr-
ally determine for himself whether
hr will br Il simple burden bearer
for others as long as he lives.
lcrch ou society, or whether he will
be- broad minded, useful aud sue
cesStul man. II Il boy at this age
has no ambition 10 he anybody aud
is content to let things flicker ana
take his chance with others Just
like him, frltteriug away his 0ppor.
tunitlrs to acquire knowledge, aud
caring only for the trivlatieS of
life, he can make mp his mind to
carry n hOd, ride the break beam
Of Il freight car. or dodge the police
rs long rs long as he lives; or he
can resolve to be a man in the high.
sense, seek every means for physIr-
I'll. mental and moral growth aud
development, and most surely grad.
nate into the ever. widening field of
utility and success. II matters lit
tie what his hOvhOod environment
may he, If he but has the ambition
aud weIlgrOmdcd purpose he will
climb out of it.-Selected.