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CIRCUS MANS VIEW.

The plans for booking the big cir.
cuses hereafter is to play only dry
towns, with the exception of the large
cities. The manager of the Hagen
beck-Wallace circus says, as reported
by William Allen White in the Empo-
ria (Kan.l Gazette: I'VE do better
business in dry town than in wet
one. We noticed the difference in
Missouri; always the days receipts
were better in a town that had gone
dry under local option than in town
where saloons were open. And busi-
ness is better in Kansas than It was In
Missouri.
81 have seen this whole game up
and down and backward and across.
and want to tell you that all this talk
about town needing saloons or gam
bling houses to stimulate business is
the purest ! *"
Here is al amusement mans point
of view on BOOZE" comments Mr..
White. "Once again the verdict is
thumbs down for John Barleycorn.
Poor old John! He cant mix with re-
ligion or politics or business. IL he
can't mix with the amusements where
does he get In? And the answer ia
that national prohibition is Just around
the corner"
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distress not to her friend and COM
panion Betsy Barbara, but to this
strange woman. AS bruised child
runs to its mother. she ran to Rosalie
Le Grange and bowed weary head
upon her shoulder. Rosalie took her
to the bosom on Wilhelm her own
queer way-she had borne the bur.
dens of thousands for thirty years
long.
"You poor lamb!" she exclaimed;
you poor lamb! Now It's going to
be all right. dearie-and you're comm
home with met"
"And that" said Rosalie lie Grange
as she retold this tale to the only per-
son who ever enjoyed her full conf.
dence, was the queerest way that
ever I saw of solicitin' custom for a
boardin-house."
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AUTHOR OF THE CITY THAI WAS, ETC.
erHarryR.G .Grissin6e1'
UPRIGHT 1914 BOBBS-MERRILL CO

he pinched him in Boston and told
him what 1t was for? He said: I
didn't kill him, but by God I'd like to
shake hands with the man who did! ="
In the Inspectors voice there was an
air of finality and triumph.
"Did he say that?" asked Rosalie;
did he say that?" She mused for a
moment, revolving many principles OF
human conduct drawn from her large
I experience.
Martin McGee," she said at length,
Il told you a while ago l wasn't going
to monkey with this thing. But Pm
an old fool-and I'm in Tiny own
way, as l always worked"
MCGEE laughed
81 thought you couldn't keep out. "
he said, but you'll run against Law.
renee Wade at the end"
As the two strange women came
through the door. they found Rosalie
LIE Grange waiting. Constance looked
her full in the eye; and suddenly her
hands went up to her own face and
she surrendered herself to her misery.
And oddly enough, she turned in her
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must have been stabbed standing. II
SO, the thrust came from the front"
OF the murderer's hand-a fencer's
blow. And there was no doubt that
Wade was a fencer.
The putative defendant. although \
lawyer himself, admitted all these
facts except touching upon his rela-
tions with Mrs. Hanska. He volun-
teered the opinion that such man de-
served killing. On the night of the
murder. he said, they had quarreled
again. Hanska had refused all pro-
posals. Thereupon he had taken that
consignment Of small possessions out
of the bag. and had departed. On
one point alone was he vague. He
did not tell fully why he had started
SO suddenly for Europe. II was afraid
to stay" he said once. His attorneys
inrimated that he would explain this,
also. II there were further proceed
ings. On this point, Constance COM
mitted her only indiscretion. 1t was
that very afternoon when the feminine
sympathy writer" succeeded in reach
ing her. 81 know why he did that"
Constance told her, land I'll tell you.
II ne wont. f1e COulu uo ms ho iui
ther good and he was afraid of what
he might do to Captain Hanska. He
said before he left for New York that
II he failed might not see him for a
long time"
And so the Coroner's jury found that
John H. Hanska came to his death
from a knife wound at the hand OF
Lawrence Wade or persons unknown,
and recommended that the said Law.
renee Wade be held to await action
of the Grand Jury. He went back to
the Tombs under guard.
Here and now, the corporeal pres
ence of Lawrence Wade shall fade for
a time from this story. You have. OF
course, concluded by this time that he
Is innocent. Perhaps you are right;
the unfolding of this tale will tell.
Leave him now in the Tombs. to play
his own native resolution against the
forces of darkness and to gather what
consolation he may from the visits OF
his Lady of Sorrows and OF her little
golden girl-comrade.
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CHAPTER ~.
A Man Who Laughs.

What will become of me?" walled
Mrs Moore to Rosalie Le Grange
And Rosalie forebore at first to an
swer, for the ultimate destiny of Mrs
Moore appeared, indeed, black and
uncertain. The police. having ran
sacked, measured. and photographed
the Moore clearinghouse to the limit
of their Imagination. announced after
four days that Mrs. Moore might bring
her establishment back. But when
Mrs. Moore notified the boarders. she
met-the expected. They would not
come.
Rosalie LIE Grange pulled out chair
and gently pushed Mrs. Moore into 1t.
Now let's talk this over sensible. ''
she said. ''It certainly does look as
II I'd played 1t low on you. gettin' your
boarders away. You can't blame me
for offerin' my place that night. Meth
er can you blame me II they want to
stay. haven't asked them to. 1t
hasn't occurred to you, I guess. that
l own this house and furniture. I
haven't got any rent to pay. More
over, with this Mrs. Hanska and Miss
Lane, who came in unexpected. an
some particular personal friends that
are comm next week. I'll be full up.
Guess you can see how | make 1t
pay"
Mrs. Moore Topped. What will be-
come of mel" she walled.
"Now. Mrs. Moore" said Rosalie.
with the high rent they charged you
for the old place, there was no future
for you. You were bound to fail. I've
got a better way. I'm go busy. an I'm
goin' to be buster. You see this house
well. It amt my only interest. An
Jest at present I'm rushed to death.
Goodness knows. standin' off reporters
the way I've had to do this last week.
is one woman's Job. I've got to hire a
housekeeper to look after things an
tend front door an help out with the
cleaning. How would you like that!
Over there. you were carryin' the
whole thing an wo-kin' for your board.
Here, you'll git thirty-five a month. an
I'll do the worryin'"
"Ob, Mrs. Le Grange!" walled Mrs.
Moore; and this time the moving emo
tion was gratitude.
So. ut the end OF q mighty anxious
and perturbing week. the old Moore
household settled down on Rosalie
Le Orange. shook itself together again.
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CHAPTER v.
Tommy North.

Tommy North, after the first day.
was pawn in this game-a captured
pawn. laid to one side of the board.
The police held him. 1t is true. until
after the coroner's verdict; then with
out apology. the turnkey cast him
loose. His first concern was for his
mother in the village of White Horse.
Conn. Only by false assurances and
by the assistance of an aunt, who hid
the newspapers from her. did he sue
ceed in keeping her away from New
York He hurried to her. and in two
days Modified her anger-not at his
being accused OF murder, but at his be-
ing drunk. He returned to find his
job gone. Tommy North took such
catastrophies more philosophically
than most. He had filed and lost a
dozen jobs In three years of New York
Easy come. easy CO." was his motto
as he told Rosalie LIE Orange when
he called to take away his possessions,
removed by her from the Moore house.
Tell me-" said Rosalie pausing from
folding coats and regarding him. arms
akimbo, do you really like the stuff?"
Tommy North, unaccustomed to self
analysis, turned this over in his mind
for several seconds.
well, no." he said at length. cant
say do. / suppose everybody loathes
the demon when he's going down. No.
/ don't like the taste of it. Anyhow,
I've got SO that no one suspects my
maiden emotions. don't make a face
or choke any longer"
ITO RE, CONTINJIED1
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SYNOPSIS.

Tommy North, returning to his room in
Mrs. Moores boarding house at 2:30 a. m.
another roomer. with a knife wound on
his breast. Suspicion rests upon a man
had called on Hanska in the evening and
had been heard quarreling with Hanska-
During the excitement a strange woman
appears and takes into her own home
across the street all of Mrs. Moore's
boarders. including Miss Estrilla, an In
valid. who was confined to the room she
occupied and whose brother was favor
lite among the other boarders. Wade is
arrested as he is about to leave the coun-
try. Mrs. LeGrange. who. while plying
w.. trade as a trance medium. had aided
Police Inspector Martin MCGEE several
times. calls at his office to tell what she
knows of the crime. While she Is there.
Constance Hanska, widow of the murder
ed man. whose existence had been un-
known. appears.
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SWEEPING VICTORIES.

When in March the province OF
Manitoba. Canada, voted dry (by
majority OF more than two to one).
It added 251.S32 square miles to the
prohibition territory of North Amer
lea. The dominion of Canada is rap
idly going dry. Alberta, Prince Ed
ward island. Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia with the exception OF Halliday
have outlawed the liquor traffic; Sas-
katchewan has abolished all bar and
club licenses until after the war. the
residue of the traffic being under con-
troll Of the provincial government;
New Brunswick has prohibition in
ten out of fifteen counties: about two
thirds of the territory Of Quebec is
dry; in Ontario and in British Column
bia plebiscite will be taken this year.
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Virginia Was Fifth kInadom.

Virginia is known as the Old Do
minion because 1t was sometimes rec
ognized as a separate dominion. Spen.
ser. in 1890. dedicated his "Faeris
Queen to Elizabeth, queen of Eng
land. France. Ireland and Virginia
When James VI-of Scotland came to
the English throne Scotland was add.
ed and Virginia was called in COM
pliment the fifth kingdom. And az
Virginia stood firm for Charles II. aft
or the execution of bis father. Charles.
in gratitude. caused the arms of vir-
ginia to be quartered with those of
England, Scotland and ireland. as
an Independent member of the king
dom.
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Temperance
lssNOteS@ Is
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
EXPERT TESTIMONY.

EXPERT TESTIMONY.
DR.. John Dill Robertson, Chicago's
health commissioner, has this to say
about alcohol:
in the city 81 Chicago. where the
death rate is approximately 100 day.
it is safe to say that at least 25 per
cent of these deaths are caused direct
y or indirectly by alcohol.
"Sir William Osler. late of Johns
Hopkins. professor of medicine at Ok
ford. McGill and Pennsylvania uni
versities and one of the worlds great
est physicians, says of alcohol that 1t
produces acute inflammation of the
stomach. hemorrhage of the pancreaa,
heart disease, cancer of the stomach.
Brights disease, fatty liver, hardened
liver. inflammation of the nerves, cpl
Iepsy, hardening of the arteries and
multitude Of other aflictions of the
body.
Those are known medical facts.
Alcohol is truly poison. 1t is not
only the causatiye factor in the dis
eases and afllictions ] have mentioned
above, but it invades the mental man
and produces insanity.
alcoholic pneumonia is known to
cry practitioner. In the past twen-
ty years in Chicago the death rate
from pneumonia was just twice what
It was the preceding twenty years.
Alcohol is without doubt to blame for
a part of these deaths, for in alcoholic
pneumonia the death rate is tre-
mendous.
mo one can estimate the large mum.
ber of people whose death certificates
are marked by a diagnosis which
seems to have no connection with al
coho!. Still. II the truth were known
1t was the predisposing factor in the
death of them.
when I say that 25 per cent OF the
death rate is directly or indirectly due
to alcohol, ] do not eNaggerate. Twen-
ty per cent of the mortality among in
fants is caused by their having alco'
holic parents. Alcoholic poverty--and
believe this phrase needs no expla-
nation--is one of the great indirect
| causes"
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CHAPTER III-contInued.

Il had to-" replied Mrs. Hanska- 1T
came to the point where l must leave
him or turn criminal myself. I got
funds from home and sailed for
America as soon as I could. went
straight to my mother in Boston.
resumed my maiden name. called
myself Mrs. Wharton-and I got a
situation at the seminary at Arden
where Miss Lane teaches also. Then
my mother died. At the end she made
me promise that ! would never go
back to Captain Hanska as long as he
led that-that kind of life. Somehow
he learned, though. that was in Ar
den. l wanted a separation. I need.
ed 1t for myA own protection. You
see. there was the property-mother
had left a little money. Captain
Hanska -,wouldn't consent 20 a d.
vorce.-
NO." said Betsy-Barbara In a tone
of superhuman sapience. "of course
not! He wanted that money"
And there were no real grounds
that knew. had deserted him, not
he me Afterward he went away-to
Holland. think. At least he was in
Antwerp three months go. Then he
returned to New York. He sent me
q letter. He said that he would never
give me up. Then | put the whole
matter into the hands of Mr.. Wade
Mr.. Lawrence Wade"
"Ah!" Tho exclamation broke from
the immobility of Inspector Martin
MCGEE. For the first time since
Rosalie took the reins, Constance Han.
ska seemed aware of his existence.
YES" she said. "the young man
whom you have arrested for this muir.
der. I know. Inspector McGee. that
my opinion will carry little weight
with you. But must say this" she
paused. and seemed to struggle with
an emotion which. hitherto carefully
repressed. now beat Itself to the sur
face-"Lawrence Wade did not com.
NIT that murder. He couldn't have
done 1t. He isn't that kind OF a
man. He Is my friend and attorney.
He lives in Arden. I have known him
ever since I went there. He visited
New York three times to attempt some
legal settlement with Captain Hanska-
He wanted me to get divorce.
wasn't quite ready to do that, even
II could have found grounds. But
was willing to have a legal separation
something which would have rid me
of Captain Hanska and let me go my
own way. / authorized Mr.. Wade to of.
Ier part of my mothers property, II that
would do any good. The Captain re-
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fused everything. He told Mr.. Wade
that as soon as he had arranged some
thing-he didn't say what-he would
find me and compel me to go with him.
/ realized that must get farther from
New York. had few possessions
of Captain Hanska's. l wanted to re-
turn them and close with him forever.
Mr.. Wade had an idea of making one
last appeal; and l asked him IL he
would deliver those things at the same
time. Yesterday morning Mr.. Wade
came down to New York. That's all
I know-until saw the newspaper"
She stopped here. Her color faded;
her hands fell apart with a gesture of
despair
Now the Inspector took up the ex-
animation, for Rosalie sat musing, her
eyes on Constance Hanska.
What were the things you sent?"
ae asked.
Let me see-what were theyY Bet
Sy-Barbara, you helped pack them. An
"a miniature Of the Captain"
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TO REAL ESTATE MEN.

A suggestion made by Duncan G.
Miner in Chicago Daily News is we'll
worth passing on. Real estate men,"
he says, who lay out new additions
to the city could do much for the fu-
ture well-doing of those who buy their
lots by making provisions in the
deeds against the introduction of
saloons. This plan has been often
carried out to the great gain of the
owner of the land. People who buy
lots on which to build their homes gem
orally prefer q saloonless neighbor
hood
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The one marked characteristic Of
the criminal classes is a low order of
physique, frequently associated with
a poor intelligence. Such defects as
these. however. are too common out
side the ranks OF the criminals to af.
ford any guide in the criminal before
he commits crime. And with that
broad fact the entire structure OF
pseudo-science comes toppling to the
ground.-Westminste Gazette.
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nARrENpER,s FUTURE.

There are about 100000 bartenders
in the United States. What will be-
come of them when the saloon is
abolished? What is 1t that makes q
successful bartender? 1t is his ability
as a salesman, and a man who is
good bartender will make a good
clerk or salesman in practically any
other kind of business. Furthermore.
II requires many more people to sell
5000, 900, 900 worth of bread and cloth
ing. for example, than 1t does to sell
liquor of the same value. And 1t is
more than likely that at least as many
salaried employees. such as travelling
statesmen, bookkeepers and stenog-
raphers. will be employed.-Charles
Sickle.
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Twenty-nine United States railroad,
have 1895 stockholders
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FAIRVIEW.

J. c. Yost and W. D. Yost were Fair
mont visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Cora Meredith. OF Fairmont
was the guest OF Mrs. MCnroe Hamilton
and Miss Ruby Snodgrass Wednesday
Clarence DOdd entertained the Sen
Tor High school Monday night at his
home in honor of George Pleny Tooth
man.
J. L. Tenant is a business visitor
at Cambridge, Ohio. this week.
Miss Lizzie Wise. of Ohio, who has
been visiting relatives at Wadestown,
was the guest Of Mrs. Sam Barr a few
days this week at her home on Main
street.
Mrs. Rosa Eakin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bell, Of Pennington, were Pittsburgh
visitors this week.
Mrs. c. o. Wilt was at Fairmont Fri
day afternoon shopping.
Mrs. Gladys Walls delightfully."- en-.
tertained the Dorcas Sewing club at
her home on Orchard Hill Thursday
afternoon.
DR.. C. N. Clelland was a business
visitor at Fairmont Friday afternoon.
The Pythian Sisters will have box
supper Friday evening, November II,
everybody invited.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11

Jane Addams, founder OF Hull house
in Chicago. the greatest social settle
ment in the United States. and one OF
the foremost women in America. is
reported seriously i'll of Bright's dis
case.
All her life Miss Adams has led
movements TO help the poor Hull
house. her greatest monument is Il
center of education, charity. religions
and hope for ChicagO's poor.
Miss Adams was born ut Cedar
vile. ILL.,. September L. 1860. daugh.
ter of John II. addams. for &c years
a power in the Illinois senate. She
was graduated from Rockford college
nj 81. and entered the WOman's Mcdi
cal college at Philadelphia. believing
she could aid the poor best by medi
cal knowledge.
In 1889 Miss Adams and Miss Ellen
Gates Starr opened Huli homre.
III" institution has grOwn from one
ilDor in an old rc5it.ucc TO c1lUry %
l., bui!Giu-s. II became nc con.Ir ~
art, morals aHI li,-g4,G.L aa.U.y Ca.
Cages pu"r.
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RUFF STUFF
teY coNoo.)
BY RED.

Was grand parade but The Times
made no mention OF the lone Alabama
niger" parading.
He missed the train when That
Midnight Choo Choo Left for Alabama"
carrying the rest OF the olliboms.
And Tom Buckley says he never
saw crooked deal pulled at the polls
by either party.
AS the old Pittsburgh Leader once
said after the defeat OF Roosevelt in
1912: We'll get 'em next time. The
Democrats have no man worth while
Tor 1920"
They do say "Thc other fellows sis.
ter" Will be n the Grand SUNDAY. Shes
some Cheeild.
And Nose IIigginbotham and his
gang will see that you do not speak
loud on the streets against the powers
Tor The next few years.
As 4 rum hound East Slider says:
The cars will run special TO all
POINTS, after the SHOW.
But the Points will be cleaned out
NOW tma, election is over
@~l The gowa.y wiped OIL the map.
,.as 40, .---"u 81. .l- "ga.I."cs %
j.. .e.H 90. a. --A. .llT =-.@. Via
-a-iH i,.ae..s -'i.-r.-a"a.'
-. var IN Europe did not Stop III
.- .---..l-E.1.
a., i NY by tie time Two years
have ,urnc. DtvN.
News Item.
Charley Gctiings and Abbaticchio
argued Tor several hours last night as
20 what pcttilosScr is.
Then Charley sent up balloon.
And the next thing we knew Walter
F.l.ason had been heard from and an
other balloon was sent up for him.
Not having any father or son we
were unable to eat with Tom Buckley
at the Y. NJ. c. A. last evening.
And Nicely last night said: II didn't
know the roots were in so far"
But he was talking Of teeth.
And not OF the hold the Alabamas
had on Fairmont for few days.
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DAVIS RIDGE

The box supper held at Davis Ridge
was great success. The money TAX
en- In will be spent for Victrola. The
greater part OF the program was rem.
dered by Miss Josephine Haggerty, of
Pennington, Misses Roxie and Sarah
Downs, of Davis Ridge.
Ray Jenkins was calling on Char.
ley Davis family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher. of Farmington,
were over to the Davis Ridge GENE.
terry Sunday locating the graves Of
friends.
Emory Morgan is sick at the pres.
ent time. We hope to see him around
soon.
Oney Jones entertained he Alta
Glee club Tuesday night. Those pres.
ent were Brock Davis. Frank Brand.
Herbert Brand. Lynn Bowman, Oney
Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hughes,
Sylvia Jones, Nora Davis and Belle
Jones.
Last Sunday Misses Ora Stewart,
Mary Stewart. Rosa and Irma Quenon
Jesse Stewart were sight seeing on Da.
Wis Ridge.
Charley Davis raised the best pota.
toes this year that he has had for
many seasons. He is now spreading
lime on his potato ground.
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
RESTORING SIGHT FREE.

From the Pittsburgh Post.
The story from Williamson. w. Va,
Of the sight Of several persons who
have been blind for years being re.
stored at free clinics conducted In that
place by cooperation Of the Federal
health service and the state depart.
ment Of health illustrates not only the
advance in medical or surgical sci.
ence, but the Increasing activity today
in the effort. 10 see chat no one 10 al.
lowed to suffer II a remedy can be
found. To be sure. we are still far
from the millennium, and some may
refer to the days when Christ and His
disciples went about healing the sick;
but give our age any credit that 10
due II. In the instance under discus.
sion. Federal and state officers are
travelling over West Virginia showing
how to combat the common eye dis
ease. trachona. or grarulated eye,ld,
which frequently causes loss Of sight,
. or partial blindrI"s. b. irritation If
the eyeball. The disease is contagious
and has been found 10 he prevalent In
the mountain districts OF West vir.
ginia. II can be checked with compar.
ativcly little difficulty. by moder.i
! methods. This is what is being don.
. now. In addition. the reports tell Vi
operations by which The sigh, or pos.
sons blind In some intancc lcf MAJ:
; years, have been rest3-cl H.. VpS.a.
items. In such cases. OF cOL:se, y
defects must :iase EeS.i U. i. al. 1
character. As th3rc Gic LII. > I..D.i I.f
whom no remedy CHI u. .-..I. kbc
the disposition of the pune 20 40
through It's Officers eve. y.....,. pps Il.
BILE to relieve physical su. L. 40, re.
gardless OF the cost, 1; Srdl.y.ls TO
contemplate. For chiiarcn uJiu p.ind
or losing their sight beyond recovery,
there are institutions Gor their uauca.
iiCn ana training In how to earn ".
ing. There also are establishments
whore the adult blind are able TO earn
something toward their support and
put in the time under conditions that
prevent or reduce monotony.
society today has its faults, but, az
is frequently said OF some Individual
~ the same connection, its heart is on
.hc right side. Let is be hoped that
. its clinics 10 save and restore sight
will be conducted throughout the
country.