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Boiled Down Classics

Nydid brought him a cup Of diluted
wine cooled with suow-and into
which she had poured the philtre.
The Athenian raised the cup to his
lips bus. ere he had swallowed a
fourth OF its contents his attention
was arrested by Nydia. who was lean
ing for support against the wall fer
face. before so flushed. as white as
snow
why, Nydia, Nydis! What ais
thee. childc Art thou in or i'm pain?
exclaimed he. putting down the cup.
But as he arose from his seat a sud
den panE shot through him. and a
strange. wild sensation surged over
him and ne began 10 give utterance
to the rawlings and gabble Of mad
man.
oh speak to me speak, DO not
hate me" cried Nydia. wild with ter
ror; but. with a wild laugh. Glaucus
broke from her and ran out OF the
garden.
As the young man hurried through
the streets the people wagged their
heads and said. Too much wine to-
night" The spectacle of a drunoen
man in the streets OF PompeH was
too common 10 command other than
amused or sarcastic attention. So.
still wildly 5dvins. GIaucus passed 20
a remote part OF the city where
temple OF Cybclc peeped from q lone
some grove of ancient trees
Before he reached the place. however.
Arbaces impatient to see how the drug
had worked upon the Athcnidn. had
started 10 visit Julia to find out. and
had met Apaecides before the grove.
High words passed between the two
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men on account OF the attack upon
lone. and the young priest. renounciug
tho power Of Arbaces forever. anuounc-
ed himself as a member OF the now
sect of Nazarenes. and declared THAI
the next day he would expose. from
the altar Of isis. the trickeries or her
priests and the corrupt life Of the
Egyptian
Arbaces glanced carefully around.
Not Il soul was I'm sight Die then.
fool,' he muttered. and. is Apaecides
turned to leave him he reached over
the young mans left shoulder and
plunged a dagger twice into his heart
Apaecidcs fell without n groau.
Hearing the sound of footsteps Ar
baces hid himself i'm the trees. GIaucus
came hurryins along in the moonlight.
wildly singing and shouting.
What. Endymion, Slcepest thou
thus cried he. bending over the pros
trate body. Springing from his hiding
place the Egyptian dealt the Athcniau
a blow behind the ear. telling him over
the body of the dead Christian. Then
he lifted up his voice in shouts of
Help, Murder" and drawing the sti-
lus Of GIaucus from his GirdIc ne
steepod il in the blood of Apaccides
and laid IL beside the corpse.
4 crowd of citizens soon collected
and centurion appearing. Glaucus.
who had recovered his consciousness
but stil raved. was taken into Gus
tody. charged with the murder of
Apaecides. Arbaces said he had seen.
from the shelter Of the grove the two
young men meet: that ApaccidcS had
objected TO the attentions Of Glaucus
to lone and that the Athenian. becom-
ing angry had stabbed the young
priest with his stilus
At this Olinthus. the leader Of the
Nazarenes, appeared and claimed the
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
Tragedy Centered in Culpeper.

Tragedy Centered in Culpeper.
The killing Of Bywaters occurred a
few miles from the town of Culpeper,
but the town was the scene Of all the
talk and the subsequent events Of the
drama. and It was the scene that saw
Bywaters and Viola Strother every
day prior 20 the tragedy. II was in
the town hall or in some cousins
parlors that they danced. The girl
often spent the night in town. Her
friends were Bywaters' friends. They
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she found il locked. To add 20 her
terror she heard voices In converse
tfon in the slrub5ery-the voice Of Ar
uaees ana oC certain low-browed
priest OF Isis. CalenUs. Feeling with
her hands along the walls Of the house
ior way of escape. she came 70 the
entrance OF passage leading down 10
the vaults under the mansion This
passage she descended. but was horri-
fed 20 hnd that the voices came nearer.
the two men apparently following her
down the dark tunnel Finally she
came to "a locked door and. unable 10
proceed further. concealed her slight
form h-hiTI a projecting bUttress-
Caleuus mad sought Arbaces that
night with purpose Concealed in the
grove before the temple Of Cybele, he
mad been n witness OF the murder OF
ADaecides. and. waiting until the
Egyptian mad So committed himself
To the charges against GIaucus as 10
he unable to withdraw them. he now
came 10 reveal his knowledge 10 the
murderer and 20 claim as r reward for
lis continued silence a share of the
vast wealth which Arbaces was known
To possess.
The wi!v Egyptian pretended 20 yield
10 the demands Of CaIeuus. expatiated
upon the regard in which he had al
wavs held him and bade him come
TO the treasure chamber i'm the vaults
Of the house that he might select for
himself the reward OF his faithfuIness.
Thus they descended the passage which
had just beer. trdversed by Nydia.
r-1arn 40
cealed the light which Arbaces bore
ShOne ON a door thiCkly bound with
iron Taking a key from his cirdle,
the Egyptian unlocked IL. and. as he
pushed il open, said Enter. my
Continued on Ninth PaSe)
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silence. or mending a heart by a lift
OF the lashes."
Back Of the merriment and the
laughter rests the solemn cOnvic-
tiOn of every Southern man. that
any man who ruins an innocent
woman or diSruptS a home should
be shot down like a dog.
This is not a view entertained iu
silence and put into practice with
secrecy and caution.
it is one OF the principles OF South
ern life. a principle so accepted and
so regarded that. the relative of an
outraged woman may go to the Of
fender on the street. shoot him To
death and then be liberated by a jury
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about Cousin John" or Aunt Kate"
and so on indefinitely
II IS more Ike a big family than
big county.
Obviously. the trend OF thought on
big. general subjects must be nearly
unanimous when there IS such fire.
quent interchange Of views and ideas.
There is one view that tops all
the others. Ii is that innocent
women must he protected from the
Seducer and the OutraSer. and that
death 10 the offending men Is the
only Just punishment for the crime.
They believe i'm keeping that pal
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By JAMES HAY, i.

II CuIPeper county, Virginia, at
the very doors of the Dis
trict of Columbia. there has
just been concluded one more
chapter in the history of 'the
unwritten law"
James and Philip Strother were
tried for having shot to death Will
lam F. Bywaters an hour after he
had married their sister, Viola.
The Strothers claimed that By
waters tried to desert his bride.
with the ultimate design of get
ting a divorce because they had
compelled him, at the pistol point,
to marry her. They rested their
defense on the simple ground that
such conduct was infamous. as
they knew Bywaters had ruined
their sister.
That Culpeper county and the
town of Culpeper sympathized with
them, and gave them all moral sup
port possible, is not surprising.
In CuIpeper the boys learn. in
the very beginning. to admire and
respect the girls. In the summer
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The Palace Of the Unwritten Law

the South the of have bulded splendid palace,
whose gigantic strength sheautied and enobed by the
tives of its builders
The imagery its walls and The tracery in its acades
vera6e dreams Of the poetry of life and against the gloeS of the
architecture there plays always the light that from high ideals
And in the palace these of have put their
Men may not go r,- it and live.
he name of the palace is THE UNWRIT TEN LAW, and
from its threshold Death strikes any who violates the supreme
edo protecting the purity of woman.
IS sharp contTaSt-nde the walls with civarv as sentinel
there heard the happy song of who fear nothing out
side the deahae in the throat the who attempting to set
loot in the holy OF holes not allowed time for fear
In the South the courts of law and the ues stand awed in the
shadow OF this palace and Hbete who shoot down other
to allow Of ro cessation in the song of the women
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OK his peers. 1t IS an action that. al
most invariably. IS commended and
stamped with the approval OF all the
community.
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"Women Made to BE Loved"

women Made TO BE Loved"
AS for the young women. whether
they sit in the moonlight or dance
to the tunes Of "A darl1y fiddler. they
expect TO be admired. In them there
Is ingralned the knowledge that wom-
en- are made 10 be loved, just as In
the men # is an instinct TO convince
them that their knowledge is entirely
the Southern girl has no superior. and
IN the science Of being hirted with
the Southern man admits no competi-
tors. BY Irritation" is meant what
a Southern woman once said:
The art OF breaking a heart by a
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mingled.

judge OF the court and the county.s
prosecuting attorney were barred from
the case by blood relationships 20. one
or the other Of the families. and
jury had TO be selected from another
county.
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AS Illustrated In
manifold CuLpeper,
Where Romance
y andTragedy Inter-
ace, "thc UHUritten law in in
enable beauty.

ace. "lhc unWrulen iaW.' IN IN
eiiable beauty.
Whether tile men gather iu the court
house or in the church. they never get
away from that idea of protecting
their women should the occasion arise.
But were IL not for the alteration
which is given ro tae women. they
would not entertain such strict Ideas
OF what should be accorded to the
women From the very fact that they
place women on "a pedestal that they
are Thoroughly convinced OF her super
iority To- anything else on earth. that
she is the dominating factor in their
lives. comes .he other side or the pic
ture. the fact that death and mourning
must follow a violation Of the respect
they entertain for women.
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everyone knows Everyone Else"

. E.'''| " = = ' = T = WV NsI"'s
Naturally. IN such circumstances.
every one knows every one else in CuI-
peper- The men gather IN law offices
or a, the court house. The women. old
and young. thanks 10 the beautiful
hospitality that prevails in the South.
are continually going 10 dinners and
dances. BuEgies meet on the road and
stop. while the occupants Of one in
guire Of the occupants OF the other
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U ''9 -NtIItII T u-t-I
March 10, 1907

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
King Carlos Escapes
ASSaSsin'S Plot
Explosion of Bomb Reveals
Plan to Seize Government
of Portugal
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to The Call

LISBON, Portugal, Aug. 21.-A plot
by republican conspirators to assassi-
nate King Carlos and Premier Franco
and seize the government of Portugal
was revealed today through the ex-
plosion of bomb, that killed two per-
sons and fatally injured two others.
The police have eonfseated a great
mass of letters and other discriminating
documents. showing the assassination
plot to have been carefully developed
and just on the point of being carried
out. King Carlos was saved by a mar
row margin. The 80 republicans al
ready seized have been taken secretly
aboard the cruiser Adamastor in the
Tagus river. where they are confined.
They will be given a secret trial. and
it is predicted all will be exiled to
Timor. if, indeed, the leaders are not
executed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
FACES.
A GLOOMY
OUTLOOK
In Danger of Losing
the Bulk of It's
Revenues
Settlement of Strike
Said TO Be at Hand
Tveitnoe Says That
Labor Day Will
See the End
Cornelius Assured of
Support of His Men
Settlement of Strike
Said TO Be at Hand
Cornelius Assured of
Support of His Men

The building trades council. at
a meeting to be held tonight, will
take action on the proposal that
it withdraw its representatives
from the committee in charge Of
the Garments strike. The senti-
ment of the building trades coun-
Gil is said to favor such action
This would entail the withdrawal
of financial support and cast the
entire burden of the strike upon
the labor council, many of whose
leaders are opposed to a prolonga-
ton of the contest. In connection
with these facts, the statement
made last night by O. A Tveit-
moe, of the campaign committee,
to the effect that a settlement of
the strike was at hand, is Of great
significance.
In view of the fact that three
quarters Of the revenue for carry
ing on the strike came from the build
ing trades council. 1t is said that It
would be almost impossible for the
labor council to finance the strike. even
If it were Inclined TO do so.
President p. H. Mccarthy OF the
building trades council said frankly
last night that the question of with
drawing from the strike management
would come before the building trades
council tonight. Mccarthy AMI Tveit-
moe, who are at the head OF the dele
cation which represents the building
trades council on the campaign commits
tee. will make a report at the meeting
tonight This report viii be placed be-
fore the building trades council and the
question OF further cooperation with
the strike committee will be voted
upon
Among labor leaders the statement
was made last night that. the building
trades council would cut loose. To
support this statement 1t was pointed
out that although the carmen were az
hliated with the labor council and not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
SLAYER ESCAPES

REDDING. Aug. 2f.-DanieI Arthur.
a halfbrecd, wanted for the murder of
All Chong at Hawkins Bar, Trinity
county. escaped Sunday when officers
appeared. Arthur stole a boat and
went down the Trinity river and is be-
licvcd to be in Humboldt county.
Arthurs victim was cook on the i'll
fated steamer Jeanette, which was cap-
tained by Lieutenant de bong. who
was lost in the arctic chong was one
of the few who were rescued. Since
his return he had been mining in Trim
ity county until Arthur killed him for
his money.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
Syrians Suffer From
Eye Disease
Special bp Gable and Leased Wire
10 The Cali

BERLIN, Aug. 81 = Congressman
William S. Bennett OF New York. a
member OF the United States immigra-
tion commission, in an interview in the
Tageblatt today regarding the result
of his Investigations N the near east,
is quoted as saving he found 80 per
cent of the population of Syria to be
suffering from Egyptian eye disease.
The situation of the Jews in Ronmania,
he added. was simply Internal The
Roumanian government gave Bennett
every opportunity to study the situa-
ton. king Charles received the com
missioner and invited him to dinner.
Bennet was also received in audience
by the sultan OF Turkey, who gave
him a special message to President
Roosevelt. expressing the sultans high
personal esteem for the president.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
Fire Causes Panic on
Ocean Greyhound
Blaze in Ships Laundry Is. Fol-
lowed by Wild Stampede
of Passengers
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Special BY Leased Wire TO The Call
NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-Fifteen hum
dred passengers on the big ocean grey
hound Friedrich der Crosse, which
reached New York today. were thrown
into a state of panic when a brisk
fire broke out in the ships laundry.
The ships 200 first class passengers,
who were in the dining saloon at the
time, rushed pellmell to the main deck
in great confusion. while the members
of the crew fought back the 1000 men
and women in the steerage. who at
tempted to stampede to the main deck.
Three hundred second class .passen-
gers made their way to the quarters of
the saloons complement and began to
adjust the life preservers. while some
of the minor officers lowered the life
boats.
After Is minutes work the flames
were extinguished and the passengers
excitement was calmed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
Wireless Connection
With Siberia
Special By Gable and Leased Wire
10 The Call

BERLIN. Aug. 21.-Japan and Russia
are planning the establishment of wire
less connection with Siberia. Japan
is connecting the shores of Vladivostok
and Tsuruga on .the western side of
the island of Hondo. 1t is proposed to
lay the plans before the various cham
hers OF commerce interested and also
before the International telegraph con-
ference next April for Endorsement
The new line is expected to cut in two
the present telegraphic rates between
Europe and Japan.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
ATTACKS wrrE. THEN SUICIDES

WILLOWS. Aug 2l.--Iosepl Beath
died here today from poison he took
after an unsuccessful attempt to mnr-
der his wife with a knife Monday
night. When found Yesterday lie said
he was pleased that his wife was alive.
lie soon became unconscious and re-
mained SO until death.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
MINING
Safe After Ascent Of
Mont Blanc
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10 The Call

LONDON, Aug. PA rumor was
current last night to tho effect that
Francis Mcmillan. the American vfo-
linist, had started three days ago for
an ascent Of Mont Blanc and that he
had not been heard from since. Hence
it was believed that some serious acci-
dent must have happened to him. A
dispatch from Berne today. said that
Mcmillan was safe and that no acci-
dent had happened.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
Case Against Science
Leader Collapses
Suddenly

Special BY Leased U<He 10 The Cal
CONCORD. n. H, Aug. 21.-The suit
in equity brought BY SO called next
friends for an accounting of the prop
erty of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy.
head of the Christian. Science church.
was withdrawn today. AS a result OF
this faction Mrs. Eddy will not have
to appear before the alienists. as sug-
gested by the masters appointed to
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY SO
THURSDAY. AUGUST %. 1907
WEATHER CONDITToNs
NEWS TODAY

YEsTERDAY-CIoudy; maximum temperature
IS; minimum. 50.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-cloudy; fresh ives
wind. Page Il
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Building Trades Council May Withdraw Support From Carmen
Suit to Declare Mrs. Eddy Incompeten
to Manage Her Estate Is Dropped

Of the in Boston, Mrs in
her ahomeat
md
CLva.h or o. head of Sdncechm
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-22
Impairment Question No. Is
What Would You Most Like TO Know7

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ton-and the briefer the better-The, Call will pay
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IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
women-whss7
prize J. J deu
Women-because they deserve
to consanc ndeu
NIan-n saloons and cigar stands signify anything.
prize t r. " Turner J-. Iooms cal
collect the life insur
Oakland cal
Womenbecause it's make the believe we don't
prize % r. II.
Womenheir enjoyment of life is minus that brown taste
puzc 10 Nerta g vvfsadeo
Women-hey laugh we'll as with him.
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Only once in p years has swimmer
succeeded in crossing San Francisco bay.
The athlete who achieved this feat tells
how he did it in
THE SUNDAY CALL
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN

Activity Of government agents indicates that
criminsl prosecutions of wealthy malefactorst
are soon TO be begun. Page 1
]. Pierpont Morgan returns from Europe and
fatty refuses to discuss the financial situa-
tion. Page
Next friends" withdraw suit to declare Mrs
Eddy incompetent and to gain control of her
property. Page
Fifteen hundred passengers on big ocean grey
hound thrown into panic by FIRE in ships
laundry Page
Man hidden in nat kills pretty young New
York widow Page
Je1erson-Tammany clubs picnic on Long
island ends in fierce riot, in which $50 persons
injured. Page 3
FOREIGN
Plot TO assassinate King Carlos of Portugal IS
revealed by the explosion Of a bomb. Page /
Sultan Of Morocco leads Is, 600 men marching
on Casa Blanca and people Of France show
alarm over peril OF troops in the besieged
town. Page
COAST
State Printer Shannon becomes anxious about
legislative inquiry and hires a lawyer; San Fran
eiseans subpenaed to give testimony to-
day. Page g
twenty-five thousand persons expected to at
tend the national irrigation congress at sacra-
mento. Page
and lawyer, dies suddenly. Page 6
Mayor Hudson OF Stockton and chamber Of
commerce in a quarrel. Page 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-11-15
10y United prs..l

JUNEAU. Alaska, Nov IS
shortly after 2 O'Clock this after.
noon the permanent organization u
the Alaska republican convention
vas taken up and the various com
mittess made their reports Il Is
a foregons conclusion ttat the FOL.
lowing delegates 10 the national
convention will be- elected before
night g. q Reynolds % Ketchi
kan. from the First division: W 7.
Perkins. Dick Ryan and Capt r W
Johnson. from the Second division.
and Judge Frank Wichcraham, Of
Fairbanks. and p. " Hallalne of
Seward. from the Third division.
Yesterday afternoon the Douglas.
skagway. Ketchikan. Cleary. Forty
Mile and several other small sec
lions walked out when n resolution
tons that proxies be not voted
was turned down. hose who went
out we're the H0ggattltea This ait.
ernoon they are trying 20 effect q
compromise and return. but there
seems 20 be nothing for them 20
do. but 90 continue to stay out W
r. Perkins was elected the tempo.
rary chairman
The platform committee viii rec.
ommond that Taft be endorsed and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-11-15

NEW YORK, Nov ih-Ihe
friends Of Charles p. Barney for
mer president OF the Kniokerbooker
Trust company. insist that the
shooting of Barney yesterday was
accidental Barney told Dr. Dixon,
the first physician 10 arrive after
the shooting that he had shot him.
self accidentally but Coroner iar
burger declares that he committed
suicide The inquest viii not be
held for several days, pending a
fuller investigation II develops
that bis wife has been thinking
of securing "a divorce and that an.
other women had won Barnoy's az
loctlons. aud had deserted him I'm
hls trouble His frionds say That
he left an estate worth s2000.000
After a careful investigation Of
Barueys friends. they are convinced
that domestic rather than financial
trouble was the cause for HIS sui
eide. Though barney WIS known
las a daring pmngor no could have
rebuilt his fortune. II was his inner
life that WAS hopelo8sly wrecked
Tho moral debt ne could not meet
ne was the .remorse. growing out
Of the nsgloci of his wife that was
BnaNing az hka 1oort The peauu