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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-20
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other street was pleasaunce trim.
med to leaf, and the garage and
stables. The Scotch pup had ravished
the ragdoll from the nursery, drag.
Ged 1t to corner OF the lawn. dug
hole. and buried It after the manner
OF careless undertakers. There you
have the mystery solved, and no
checks to write for the hypodermical
wizard or fl.pun notes to toss to the
sergeant. Then let's get down to the
heart OF the thing, tiresome readers
the Christmas heart Of the thing.
Fuzzy was drunk. Not riotously or
helplessly or loquaciously, as you or
! might get. but decently, appropriate
ly. and inoffensively. as becomes
gentleman down on his luck.
Fuzzy was a soldier of misfortune.
The road, the haystack, the park
bench. the kitchen door, the bitter
round OF eleemosynary beds.with.
Observation-Disclosures. the petty
pickIngs and ignobly garnered larg'
esse OF great cititcs-these formed
She chapters OF his history.
Fuzzy walked toward the river,
down the street that bounded one
side Ct the Milllonaire's house and
grounds. He saw leg of Betsy, the
lost rag.doll, protruding, lie the clue
to a LilIput.an murder mystery, from
its untimely grave in corner Of tho
fence. lie dragged forth the maltreat.
ed infant, tucked II under his arm, and
went on his wCy grooming song OF
lis brethren thai no doll that has
been brought up to the sheltered life
should hear. Well for Betsy that she
had no ears. And well that she had
TO eyes save unsee!ng circles OF
black; for the faces of Fuzzy and the
Scotch terrier were those Of brothers,
and the heart OF no rag,doll could
withstand twice to become the prey
| OF such feArsome monsters.
Though you may not know It. Gro
CANS saloon stands near the river and
rear the foot of the street down
which Fuzzy Travelled. In Grogans
Christmas cheer was already rampant
Fuzzy entered with his doll He fan
cled that as a hummer at the feast oi
Saturn no might earn few drop:
from the wassa!l cup.
He set Betsy on the bar and ad
dressed her loudly and humorously
seasoning Ills speech with eXaggerat
ed compliments and endearments, u!
one entertaining his lady friend The
loafers AMI bibbcrs around caught thu
farce Of it. and reared. the barten
der gave Fuzzy drink. oh, many
of US carry rag.dolls.
"ono for the LADY," suggested Fuz
zy impudently, ana tucked anothe,
contribution to Art beneath his waist
coat.
lie began TO see possibilities ii
Eetsy. His lrst.night had been sue
cess. Visions OF a vaudeville clrcui
about town dawned upon him.
In group near the stove sat "Pig
con" Mccarthy, Black Riley, ant
"One.ear" Mike, well and unfayorabl!
known In the tough shoestring distrlc
that bluckened the left bank Of tn,
river. They passed newspaper bacl
and forth among themselves. TIL
item that each solid and blunt for
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eigner pointed out was an advertise.
ment headed Zone Hundred Dollars
Reward" To earn 1t, one must re-
turn the rag.doll lost, strayed, or
stolen from the Milllonaire's man
sion. It seemed that grief still raw
aged, unchecked. in the bosom OF the
too faithful Child. Flip. the terrier.
capereI and shook his absurd whIs.
kers before her. powerless to distract.
She walled for her Betsy In the faces
OF walking. talking. ma-ma.ing:s and
eye.closing French Mabeles and Vic
lettes. The advertisement was last
resort.
Black Riley came from behind the
stove and approached Fuzzy in his
one.slded. parabollc way.
The Christmas hummer, flushed
with success, had tucked Betsy under
his arm, and was about to depart to
the filling OF impromptu dates else
where.
"sny, 3D." said Black Riley to him,
where did you cop out dat doll?"
This doll?" asked Fuzzy. touching
Betsy with his forefinger to be sure
that she was the one referred to.
Why, this doll was presented to me
by tic Emperor Of Beloochlstan. l
have seven hundred others in my
country home in Newport. This
doll"
Cheese the funny business" said
Riley. you swiped 1t or picked It up
at de house on de hill whcre-but
never mind dat. You want to take
fifty cents for de rags. and take It
quick. Me brothers. kid at homo
might be wantin' to play wild 1t. Hey
-what?"
He produced the coin.
Fuzzy laughed a gurgling, insolent,
alcoholic laugh in his face. Go to the
Office Of Sarah Bernhardts manager
and propose TO him that she be re-
leased from nights performance to
entertain the Tackytown Lyceum and
Literary Coterie. You viii hear the
duplicate OF Fuzzy's laugh.
Black Riley gagged Fuzzy quickly
with his BURBERRY eye as n wrestler
does. His hand was itching TO play
the Roman and wrest the rag Sabine
from the extemporaneous merry.an
drew who was entertaining an ange
unaware. But he refrained. Fuzzy
was fat and solid and big. Three
inches of well.nourished corporeity
defended from the winter winds By
dlngy linen, interviewed between hi.
vest and trousers. Countless small
circular wrinkles running around hi!
coat.sleeves and knees guaranteed
the quality of his bone and muscle
His small, blue eyes. bathed in thu
moisture Of altruism and wooziness
looked upon you kindly yet wlthou
abashment. He was whlskerly, whis
kyly. fesh!ly formidable. So. Blacl
Riley temporized.
"Wot'll you take for IT, den?" HI
asked.
Money" said Fuzzy. with husk.
firmness. Cannot buy her."
He was intoxicated with the artist
| first sweet cup Of attainment. To Sc
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Fuzzy Entered the Mllllonaire's Cato
and zlszaased Toward the Softly
Glowing Evidence Of tho Mansion.

less and the deficiencies OF the day
might not be supplied by the morrow.
"a cool hundred" said Fuzzy
thoughtfully and 'mushily.
Boys" said he, you arc true
friends. I'll go up and claim the re.
ward. The show business Is not what
1t used to be-"
Night was falling more surely. The
three tagged at his sides to the foot
of the rise on which stood the Mil
iionaire's house. There Fuzzy turned
upon them acrlmoniously.
"You are a pack of putty.faced
bcagle.hounds." he roared. Go away"
They went away-a little way.
In Pigeon McCarthy's pocket was
q section OF two.inch gas.pipc eight
inches long. In one end OF II and In
the middle of 1t was lead plug. One.
half of 1t was packed tight with solder.
Black Riley carried slnng.shot, being
u conventional thug. "one.ear" Mike
relied upon a pair Of brass knucks-
an heirloom in the family.
why fetch and carry" said Black
Riley, when some one will do it for
"? Let him bring 1t out to US. Hey
what"
I'VE can chuck him in the river"
said pigeon" Mccarthy. with a
stone tied TO his feet"
"Youse guys make me tired" said
"one.ear" Mike sadly. "Ain't prog
ress ever appealed to none OF yez?
Sprinkle a little gasoline on I'm, and
drop i'm on the Drlve-well?"
Fuzzy entered the Millionaire's
gate and zigzngged toward the softly
glowing entrance OF the mansion. The
three COLLINS came up to tho gate and
lingercd-one on each side Of 1t, OBS
beyond the roadway. They fingered
their cold metal and leather, cent
dent.
Fuzzy rang the ioor.bell, smiling
foollshly aud dresmlly. An atavistic
instinct prompted him to reach for the
button Of his right glove. But he
wore no gloves; SO his left hand drop
ped, embarrassed.
The particular mental whose duty
1t was to open doors to silks and lace.
shiod at FIRST sight OF Fuzzy. But 6
second glance took In his passport
his card OF admission. his surety o.
welcome-the lost rag.doll OF TIT
daughter OF the house dangling under
his arm.
Fuzzy was admitted into q grea
hall. dim with the glow from unseet
lights. The hIreling went away an:
returned with maid and the Child
The doll was restored to the mourn
ing one. She clasped her lost darllnl
to her breast; and then, with the In
ordinate selfishness and candor o.
childhood, stamped her foot ant
whIned hatred and fear OF the odlou
being who had rescued her from tn,
depths OF sorrow and despair Fnzz.
wrlggled himself into an ingratiator,
attitude and essayed the idlotic smil
and blattering small talk that is SUP
posed to charm the budding intellee
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Z AAANAhAN hAV AZ AhOtC NLiAob-
< mas stories to write. Fic.
W ton is exhausted; and
SAy1gK newspaper items, the next
- a best, are manufactured by
KS clever young Journalists
who have married early and have an
ongagIngly pessinilstic view Of life.
Therefore, for 'seasonable diversion,
we are reduced 10 two very question.
able sonrcep-facts and philosophy.
We Will begin with-whicheve you
choose to. call It.
Children are pestilentlal little ami.
mails with which we have TO cope un.
der bewildering variety OF condi.
lions. Especially when childish sor.
rows oyerwhelm them are we put to
our wits end. We exhaust our paltry
store Of consolation; and then beat
them. sobblng, to sleep Then we
groyel In the dust OF million y.ars,
and ask God why. Thus we call out
OF the rattrap. AS for the children.
no one understands them except old
maids, hunchbacks, and shepherd
dogs.
Now come the facts in the case of
the Rag-Doll, the Tatterdcmalion, and
the Twenty:fifth Of December.
On the tenth of that month the
Child OF the Millionaire lost her rag
doll. There were many servants In
the MilllonaIre's palace on the Ilud.
son, and these ransackcd the house
/, and grounds, but without finding the
lost treasure. The Child was a girl
five, and one OF those perverse 1T.
tie beasts that often wound the sensi
, bilities> Of wealthy parents by fixing
their affections upon some vulgar, In.
expensive toy instead OF upon dia.
mond.studded automobiles and pony
I phaetons.
The Child grleved sorely and truly,
a thing inexpllcable to the Million.
aire, to whom the rag.doll market was
about as Interesting as Bay State Gas;
and 10 the Lady, the Childs mother,
who was all for form-that is, nearly
all, as you shall SEQ.
The Child cried inconsolably, and
grew hollow.eged, knock.kneed, spin.
ding, and corykllverty in inany other
respects. The Millionaire smiled and
tapped his Golfers confidently. The
pick of the output Of the French and
German toymakers was rushed by spe-
cial delivery to the mansion, but IA.
,seher Sfefused TO be comforted, She;
iwas weeping for her rag child, and
was for a high protective tariff
{ against all foreign foolIshness. Then
= .doctors with the finest bedside man
.ners and stop-watches were called in.
lone by one they chartered futilely
isabout peptomanganate OF iron and
esea voyages and hypophosphites until
latheir stop.watches showed that Bill
ShRendered was under the wire for show
tor place. Then, as men, they advised
that the rag-doll be found as soon as
possible and restored to its mourning
parent. The Child shifted at thera.
peutics, chewed thumb. and waited
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Of the young. The Child bawled. and
WIS dragged away, huggIng her Betsy
close.
There came the Secretary, pale,
poised. polished. gliding in pumps,
and worshIpplnS pomp and ceremony.
He counted out Into Fizzy's hand ten
ten.dollar bills; then dropped his eye
upon the door. transferred 1t to James.
Its custodian, indicated the obnoxious
Garner of the reward with the other,
and allowed his pumps to watt him
away TO secretarial regions.
When the money touched Fuzzy's
dingy palm his first instinct was to
take to his heels: but second
thought restrained him from that
blunder OF etiquette. 1t was his; 1t
had been given him. lt-and. oh,
what an elysium It opened TO the gaze
OF hi" minds eye! lie had tumbled to
the foot OF the ladder: he was hun.
cry. homeless. friendless. ragged. cold,
drifting; and he held In his hand the
key TO paradise OF the mud.honey
that he craved. The fairy doll had
waved wand with her rag.stuffed
hand and now wherever he might go
the enchanted palaces with shining
footrests and magic red fluids In
cleaning glassware would be open to
him.
He followed James to the door.
He paused there as the nunhy drew
open the great mahogany portal for
him to pass into the vestlbule.
Beyond the wrought.iron gates In
the dark highway Black Riley and his
two pals casually strolled, lingering
under their coats the inevitably fatal
weapons that were 10 make the re.
ward Of the rag.doll theirs.
Fuzzy stopped at the Millionaire's
door and betl ought himself. Like lit.
tie spr!gs of mistletoe on dead tree,
certain living green thoughts and
memories began TO decorate his enr,
fused mind. lie was quite drum.
mind you, and the present was begin.
ming to fade. Those wreaths and fes.
toons OF holly with their scarlet bel
ries making the great hall gay
where had he seen such things be,
fore? Somewhere he had known pol,
ished floors and odors OF fresh flowers
in winter, and-and some one was
, singing a song in the house that he
thought he had heard before. Some
lone singing and playing Q harp. OF
course 1t was Christmus.:fuzz7
thought he must have been pretty
drunk to have overlooked that.
And then he went out Of the pres
emit, and there came back to him out
OF some impossible. vanished and ir
revocable past little, pure.whlte
transient. forgotten ghost-tbe spirit
OF noblesse oblige. Upon gentleman
certain things deyolye.
James opened the outer door.
stream OF light went down the gray
eled walk to the iron gate. Black
Riley. Mccarthy and One,ear Mike
saw, and carelessly drew their sinister
Gordon closer about the gate.
With a more imperious gesture thar
James master had ever used or coult
ever use. Fuzzy compelled the menIa
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to close the door. Upon q gentleman
certain things devolve. Especially at
the Christmas season.
ut is cust-customary." he said to
James, the austered, when gentle
man calls on Christmas eve to pass
the compliments Of the season with
the lady Of the touse, You und'stand?
l shall not move shtep till pass COM
pl'ments season with lady the house.
Und'stand?" t
There was an argument. James
lost. Fuzzy raised his voice and sent
1t through the house unpleasantly. l
did not say he was gentleman. He
was simply q tramp being visited by q
ghost.
/, A sterling silver bell rang. James
went back to answer II. leaving Fuzzy
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for her Betsy. And all this time ca.
Diagrams were coming from Santa
Claus saying that he would soon be
here and enioIning us to show Il true
Christian spirit and let up on the
poolrooms and tonlire policies and
platoon systems long enough to give
him welcome. Everywhere the sTlr.
It OF Christmas was dINuslng itself
The banks were refusing loans, the
pawnbrokers had doubled their gang
OF helpers, people bumped your sh!ns
on the streets with red sleds, Thomas
and Jeremiah 'bubbled before you on
the bars while YOU waited on one foot,
holly-wreaths of hospitality were hung
in windows OF the stores, they who
had 'em were getting out their furs.
You hardly knew which was the best
bet In balls--threc. high, moth, or
snow. It was no time at which to lose
the rag.doll of your heart
II Doctor Watsons investigating
friend had been called In to solve this
mysterious disappearance he might
have observed on the MIllIonaire's
wall a copy Of "The Vampire" That
f. q
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AN uN7lMELY rEMpTA1loN..

A well known Scottish architect
was travelling in Palestine recently,
when news reached him OF an addl.
ton to his family circle. hTe HAPPY
father Immediately .privided himself
with some water from the Jordon To-
carry home for the christening ofsthej
infant and returned TO Scotland!
On the Sunday appointed for the
ceremony he duly presented himself
at the church and sought out the
beadle in order to hand over the pres
clous water to his care. He pulled
the flask from his pocket, but tho
beadle held up warning hand and
came nearer TO whisper:
mo the moo, sir; no the nool May
be after the kinks oot!s-st Paul
Dispatch. i
The dealer when he stands upon tllG
scales to weigh his hay Il
Is doing nothing wrong, Of course1
it's Just HIS little weigh:
Dallas News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02
PREPARATORY WORK BEGUN.
Ground Broken for Columbus Memo
rial in Front Of Union Station.

Work preparatory to the erection OF the
Columbus memorial on the plaza III front
of the main entrance OF the Inicn sta
ton was begun tn : morning. The ground
was broken. and carpenters. who have
been busy for the past few days erect nS
q high board fence about the place TO
keep persons from crowding about the
workmen finished their work.
1t is probable that tho actual work OF
laying the con rete base for the me-
mortal will be in order the latter part Of
the week. All parts of the memorial
have been prepared and Will be rushed TO
the site in order that the memorial may
be completed by May |, the time speci-
tied in the contract.
The memorial, which will cost about
$4,000. is 10 be of pure whit marble. IL
OF the scuiptural work, which includes
the statue of Columbus. two figures OF
an ient and modern American inhabt-
ants. two eagles which surmount the
shaft forming the background: the globe
and the two lions which are 10 de crate
the ends of the semi-crcalar fountain
basin. are all TO be of marble
The memorial! was designed by D. H.
Burnham of Chicago. while the contract
work Is being done by J. c. Robinson IL
Sons, of New York. 1t is expected the
unwilling exercises will be held shortly
after the completion in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02
The Winners of Prizes.
6 awards were as follows

The awards were as folloNS:
The Secretary of War match. Won by
boy making best aggregate in the inter
school and interclub team matches. won
by +. Gibson, Mckinley Manual Training
School: silver loving cup, from cx-Secre-
taly of War Dickinson.
Gen. Oliver match, won by boy making
highest individual score. won b. Il. =.
Ransom, Central High School; champion
ship medal. from assistant secretary OF
war, Gen. Robert s. Oliver.
Interschool team match. won BY Central
High Schoo! team. composed of -. IL.
Blakclock T.. &. Babcock. IL. l.. Gordon.
r. &. Martin, j. y. Mark. II. u. Nuber.
X g. Ransom. j. ". Reeves. X. l.. Sex
ton and j. .. Walton; championship Du
Pont silver cup and medals TO individual
members OF team.
Chamber Of Commerce match. with gold
enamel medal from that organization. with
silver cup from the Times to school repre-
sented won by W. q. Wells. -Mchiney
Manual Training School.
Interclub match, won by Mckinley
Manual Training School team, consist
ing Of T. NJ Baker. +. l.. Baldwin. i.
Gibson and W. s. Wells; trophy from
National Rifle Association and medals
to each member of winning team. pre-
scented by Brig. Gen. William Crozier.
chief of ordnance. L. s A.
Medals from National Rifle Associa-
ton To members Of each club making
highest score. awarded as follows: r.
O. Rice. Eastern High School: w. K.
Seltman. business high Scnooi; X. -.
Ransom. Central High School; W. Wells.
Mckinley Manual Training School. ana
T. Jones, Western High School.
Company team match, won by company
q business High School, consisting OF
r. McAleer j. II. Molineau, 9. \. Robin
son and ". r. Sel,man: silver cup from
William X. Iiibbs esd. and silver medals
10 individual members Of winning team.
Junior marksman's match, medals 10
those. making fixed score. Won by r.. &.
Rice Eastern High School; ". X S"h-
man. Business High School: Is. III. Blake
lock. S. G. Dixon. \. w. Payne. }. NJ.
Marx. f. 4. Martin. K. y. Ransom ana
X L. Sexton Of Central High Schooi
H. 5 Baker. ", Braahs. j. Darnail, a.
Pierce. J. 4 Holmes and +. Jones 81
Western High s. ool i. l.. Baldwin. +.
NJ Baker +. Il. DeFoe. r. FuHkhausei
j. A. Furbesiaw, J.. Gibson. {. {. Haugh,
L 4 Miller Ri. Putnam. l.. Sergeant
and W. Wells of Mckinley School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02
Rubber Goods.

RuDDef' QIOOQSo
MI New Stock and Guaranteed.
SI.oo Fountain Syringe>.
3-qt. :. 49c
SI.oo Water Bags, 2-qt.. .ooc
$500 Fountain Syringes.
red rubber SI.oo
500 Water Bags, 2-qt. SIG
$50 Whirlpool Spray
Syringe ........ ST 10
sc Magic Oil Atomizers. .4oc
$500 Combination Syringe and
Water Bag 81 90
An,i-colic Nipples, medium,
3 for Ioc.
/
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02
Want Obsolete Rifles.

Lieut. Albert S. Jones secretary Of the
National Rifle Association, expressed
desire for military organizations such az
the District high school regiment in every
part of the land. We have :Hn,sa OBJ
solete rifles today with which many mill
tary organizations could he equipped II
Congress would allow il. We have asked
Congress for the use Of them Tor eight
years. but it has refused. We VIII
ask again this year. however. hoping this
time for the consent. America today has
the finest rifles Of any country in the
world both for accuracy and mechanism.
Capt. James +. oyster, Emory NJ. Will
son. principal of the Central High School,
c. j. Bayne of the Washington Times.
Lieut.. John &. Bates, t. 5. A., presi-
dent OF the National Rifle Association,
and Ernest l.. Thurston, presiding officer
also spoke. Others seated on the plat
form were Miss Edith l. Wes;cott.
principal Of Western High School; Frank
c. Daniels. principal of the Mckinley
Manual Training School: Claus j.
Schwartz of Eastern High School, Allen
Davis. principal OF Business High School.
Maj. Thomas S. King, y. G.. -. g.. and
John A. Chamberlain, director of manual
Il aiming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02
WAS NOT SELECTED RABBI.
Report Regarding Mr.. Glushak's Sc
lection Is Denied.

\ published report that j. Glushak had
been selected a. rabbi Of the Adas Israel
Synagogue to succeed Rabbi Egelson,
who failed of recollection last winter, was
denied by $. Oppenhemer, president of
Tie congregation. today.
Nothing has been done in regard to
the selection OF rabbi" said Mr.. Open
heimer and nothing will be done until
the first of next year Mr.. GluShak Is
the reader at the synagogue at present.
Since Rabbi Egelson left there has been
no rabbi in charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02
ORDERED TO PAY ALIMONY.
Action by Justice Wright in Case
of John A. Cooler.

John \. Good er. the War Department
clerk whose wife accused him Of re-
ceivlng q love letter from his grandniece
in which he was called baby mine"
and other endearing terms. was today
ordered 10y Justice Wright to pay his
wife. Louise A. Goodier, temporary ali
mony of $50 a month
Good er and the grandniece both denied
the authenticity Of the letter
Attorney W. NJ. Levin appeared for
the wife.