The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Paris. at the Raleigh last evening. He IS
a manufacturer OF fans, and sends many
thousands Of dollars worth to this coun-
try every year.
/ have a collection 0f antique fans.
and these originals are often used in my
business 10 make designs for the accom-
modation Of the women Of to-day. we
manufacture these articles. which are
sold regularly for 800 These. Of course.
are beautiful pieces If workmanship In
fact they are works o. art They are Of
the finest lace, hand painted, and are
really beautiful"
Little incidents Of human nature that
one sees occasionally are sometimes hard
TO get out Of ones thoughts said Rich
ard D Taylor. of Minneapolis Yesterday
at the New Willard. Several weeks ago
l witnessed little tragedy in real life
that l have been thinking about ever
since. II was near Moundsvile ". Va.
Where Is located the penitentiary to which
/ prisoners from Washington are taken.
"On the train I noticed a man who sat
| almost motionless. and gazing constantly
]
face was unusual, and it was apparent
that there was a great load on his mind.
| In his lap was a newspaper. which COW
creed the mans hands II looked as
though the sheet had fallen In its place
/ just carelessly. Beside the silent one
was larger man, who said nothing. but
watched the other at all times.
A.
man approached the one who had been
looking out of the car window Over
/ there, he said. IS the penitentiary Think
/ OF the hundreds Of poor creatures exist
/ ing there, and their thoughts of freedom,
and their suffering. The enc spoken
TO did not answer.
AT this juncture the train came 10 a
stop at the depot The man who had
not spoken stood up at the command Of
I his companion. The newspaper dropped
/ to the floor. A glistening pair Of hand
cuffs were exposed. tightly clasping the
mans hands. He followed the Dig officer
/ Of the law down the aisle
The man was soon q know exactly
where the prison was located.
/ Capt Charles Vivian. Of New York. a
soldier Of fortune, retired. is a guest at
the Raleigh Hotel He is now in the
dredging business. but when q young man
travelled ali over the world
About thirty years ago ] happened to
drop into Uruguay while revolution vas
/ in progress" Capt Vivian said to d
Washington Herald reporter last night.
There was just one boat in the navy.
a rear admiral was in caarse of the yes-
sci. and eventually / entered the service.
I was after experience and amusement. I
got it.
ave sailed around and had numerous
/ engagements. which. while they were N
earnest. and a Let of powder was used.
produced no particularly serious results.
I didn't know the enemy when I saw IL,
half the time. and have come 10 TIE con-
clusion that we were bombarding those
on our side about as frequently as va
were attacking the opposition.
This is where I got the title Of cap
tain. and 1t has remained with me all
these years. For gallant services. shoot
ing az our own men, as well as the
others, I was made an 'eI captain Whea
finally left Uruguay I was the p,s=ess3r
Of enough medals-gold, brass. and 9TH
erwise-to cover not only my breast, but
my back. with several 70 spare.
From there I went TO South Africa.
and. stlI longing for excitement, got
mixed up with the Zulus- The natives
were at war. I organized a band Of
Americans. about sixty OF them. and we
went into service as dispatch carriers.
Twenty-Five OF the white men were
eventually killed or died of disease. and
when the war lost interes; We all left.
I don't long for excitement any more.
however. When a boy / was afraid 10
go 10 bed for fear something woIld hap
pen.
Bryan is popular n the Wet ard par
ticularly among the Democrats Of Ne
braska and the other States for the uom-
ination for President mex. year." slid
Louis J. Patti. of Omaha as the Ebbitt
House. yesterday. He was delegate 10
the convention in 1880 which roI.2 ted
Mr.. Bryan. Mr Piat.i is o-e Of The pr So
cutting attorneys Of DoUg.as Co-nty. His
brother. P. G Patti of New YORK,
playwright. is also at the E6b.--
There is a feeling, however. taat even
should the honor be offered him. he might
not accept. continued Mr.. Patti 3ut
the people all have great confidence f. the
Bryan boom. and are trusting that ne viii
not only be nominated and WI ACCEPT. but
that he also will be e.eCted Wc-tcrn
Democrats do not believe government
ownership viii be the platform To- the
campaign next year
Yes. my name is Williams. and / am
from Mississippi. but I am not related TO
John Sharp Williams. am here on busi-
ness, not politics" This was said by z.
s Williams. of Natchez. Miss, last night
at the New Willard He is a wholesale
grocer.
"The business people and the substantial
element of all Mississippi are particularly
happy at what is taken 20 be the victory
Of Representative Williams over Gov.
Vardaman for the 6enatorship. He is
well thought of, I'll tell you, and every
one is glad ne has won. And furthermore.
John Sharp is going to make good. He'll
do even more than that, too.
Hamilton Bird, q war correspondent Of
Manchester, England, is a guest at the
Arlington Hotel. making his first visit to
Washington. Mr. Bird was in the field
for g London newspaper during the Boer
war and has Travelled all over the world
He is now engaged in writing a series OF
articles for the English papers about af-
fairs in the United States.
4 Steady Fire.