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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

House at Washington. President Nc
Kinley touched the button, and, as
the band played Hail Columbia the
machinery was set in motion and the
Tennessee Centennial exposition was
opened to the world.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

destinies of men and nations and whose bless
ing we invoke upon DUR exposition, our state,
ou- country end upon the nations of the earth
From pole to pole, from zone to zone, over
trackleSS ocean, from land to land, may the
angelic anthem reverberate:
GLORY to God in the highest, an1 on earth
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
Congressional Salaries.

1t is impossible to find member of either
house of congress who will confess that
his official salary enables him to more than
cover expenses. What is it that they are
all to enjoy after they have won the goal?
First of all, the annual salary of So, ,OOO
For representatives add 81 200, allowed
yearly for clerical services, but whose ex-
penditurc need not be accounted for to any
one. For members of both houses add
$125 year, allowed for stationery. the
balance to be drawn at the end of each
session II not all used. 1t seldom happens
that more than $50 of this allowance Is
expended.
There Is no reason why thrifty man
should not save 81 900 or $1,000 during
each term in the house. 1t Is hardly pos
siblc for senator to save, however, since
he has to spend n great deal of money to
keep up with his greater social duties. To
the millionaire member of congress tho
ynnual salary Is merely ornamental 1t is
The heavy swell thing for the legislator Of
this brand to turn over his t5, 900 year TO
his private secretary, who generally has
his employers private interests to attend
to In addition.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
A Strong Defense of the French Stage.

Fanny Davenport Is an ardent admirer
of the French stage. 1.-THE most enlight-
ened stage today is that of France" asserts
the American tragedienne, because in
that country dramatists have been in most
instances allowed to write without other
than political restrictions. In all that per-
tains to social life, in the uses and abuses
of all social pleasures, in treatment of
dramatic evils and public social vices, the
French dramatists have not found their
pens sheathed either by those in open au-
thority or by the more influential but less
straightforward Mrs. Grundy. This being
true, it appears to me the more strange that
America, which Is usually keen to keep
pace with the swiftest in the race for
achievement, should, even in desultory
fashion, give ear to silly TRADES against
the French drama. Thanks to the ener-
getic literary prudes, who as rule mo-
nopolize public utterance, anything from
the French is now Immediately stamped as
being horribly immoral, and very large,
unthinking class accept this stigma as just.
Moreover, the cry is sent up that the public
taste in this country is rapidly declining,
and the claim is made that sooner or later
the American public will be rs loose in
its morals as the whole French people arc
supposed to be by the circulation of this
foolish talk. And all this is charged
against the stage because Frcnchmen write
good plays and Americans produce them
What a sermon on frivolity is Frou- Frou,
what a warning against "a moral misstep Is
'Odette, what an eloquent exhortation to
the young is 'Camillep
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
What One Song Will Do.

The favorite song of Jessie Bartlett Da-
Wis Is "Sweet Genevieve." II can sing 1t
better than anything else, says the charm
ing contralto, "and 1 love it better than
everything else. 1t got me every good en-
gagement ever had. went TO see Mr.
Will j. Davis when he was manager Of the
Chicago Choir company. i wanted more
money than was getting and applied
for an engagement. i sang Sweet Gene.
vieve,' and got the part of Little Butter
cup. i frequently sang IL 10y request and
Mr.. Davis fell in love with the song and
married the singer. When the American
Opera company was getting into shape /
went tn see Theodore Thomas, and when
he said he would like to hear something /
knew how TO sing gave him Sweet Gene
We've We'll, he said, amy girl that can
sing love song like that can sing Ameri-
can opera, and he engaged me. When
applied for an engagement In the Mapleson
Grand Opera company, Mr.. Mapleson made
an appointment for me To meet Nine.
Patti, and gave her Sweet Genevieve. ,
She heard me through the whole song and
npplaudcd by clapping my face between
her two hands Mr.. Barnabce admitted
me to my present position in the Bosto-
mans on the strength Of the lameDted Gene
We've, and he pays me the mischievous
compliment Of getting out his handker-
chief every time i sing 1t. or course he
only does IL to break me up, but shall
sing sweet Genevievc' till my voice
cracks"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
Thrown Upon the World"

A visitor to one of the government offices
where women are employed in one of our
cities desires to give an exact account Of
what he saw and heard there. Ho was
conducted by the superintendent, al old
man of large experience. The last room
inspected was filled with women at work.
The visitor remarked: "This is higher
class Of women than that employed at the
same work I'm some other kinds of bust
ness These women have been educated,
and have refined faces and voices should
judge they are not used to manual labor of
any kind"
"They are not" was the reply. "In al
most every case the y are the widows or
daughters Of men whose income died with
them, but who, while living, gave to their
families luxuries beyond their means.
"That young girl by the window was in
fashionable society in New York two years
ago. Her father, with salary Of So, 000
lived far beyond his means The woman
in mourning is the widow of a physician
whose income averaged $4,000. He prob
ably spent Ss, 900.
THAT pale girl is the daughter of u
master builder who lived comfortably
among his old friends until ho was seized
with political ambition. He moved into n
fine house, had his carriage, servants and
gave balls. He died, and his daughter
earns $12 a week, on which she supports
her mother. There is hardly woman
here who is not the victim of the vulgar
ambition which makes family ape its
wealthier neighbors in its outlay"
THAT is an ambition not peculiar to
us Americans, said the visitor.
1T is more common among us because
in other countries social position depends
upon birth, while here it Is usually fixed
by money. How many families i'm every
class do you know who are pretending to
u larger pecuniary wealth than they have?"
The visitor passes on the question TO the
reader.-Youth's Companion.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13

At a Luton school the other day, Q
teacher. having asked most ofhis pupils
the difference between an island and a
peninsula without receiving satisfac-
tory answer, came to the last boy.
81 can explain 1t, sir" said the bright
youth First, get two glasses; fill one
with water and the other with milk
Then catch a fly and place it in the
glass of water. That fly is an island,
because 1t is entirely surrounded by
water. But now place the fly in the
glass Of milk, and IL will be a peninsula,
because it Is nearly surrounded by wa
ter"
The boy went to the top of the class.
London Answers.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13

Mabel has a younger sister Edith, who has
been "a member of James A. Hearne's s
ashore Acres" company for the last two
seasons, and who bids fair to become as
fine little artist as Mabel.
Mabel Is not by any means child who
Is able to play only one part. She has ap-
peared in any number of roles of varying
degrees of strength. Some of them have
required great emotional power, while 9TH
ers were of character calling for the ex-
hibition of comedy work. In all Of them
Mabel more than came up TO expectations,
and the result is that her services are now
almost constantly in demand. She has re-
Gently concluded an engagement with
Chauncey Olcott, and Manager Pitou of
that company declares that she is one of
the cleyerest child actresses this country
has ever produced. Perhaps the greatest
hit Of Mabel's career was as the blind child
in that not oyergood melodrama, "A Ride
For Life," in which she was the most at
tractive feature of the production. She has
played other girls and boys parts, and she
has wonderful command of dialect for
one of such tender years.
There have been many child stars in the
United States, and most of them have pos
sessed a good deal of ability, but in most
cases their work gave evidence of careful
coaching and therefore lacked spontaneity.
With Mabel this is not true. There is
scarcely performance at which she does
not put in some little delicate touch of
business which had not occurred to
those intrusted with the staging of the
piece. She has marvellous magnetism, as
is evidenced by the fact that she has never
failed to secure and hold the attention of
her audiences. In appearance, Mabel is a
beautiful child Of rather delicate and ethe-
real mold. This fact has often caused her
annoyance at the hands of that society
which assumes to look after the welfare Of
the children of the stage as well as some
others She has been prevented from play
ing because of her apparently delicate
health, and some other child has been per-
mitted to take the part, when, in reality,
Mabel is as healthy as possible, and is, her
mother declares, "as tough as a pine knot,
and has never had u days sickness in her
life.''
A good many offers have been made to
Mabel by managers who believe that there
is about to be q revival of interest in plays
in which the child Is the central figure, to
star her, but her mother has sensibly con-
cluded that large and certain salary Is
preferable to large type and pictures and
possibly no salary at all.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
ABOUT STARVING.
Different Kinds and Different Stages OF
the Fearful Process.

sne h-Ioct6S.
In club up town the subject of con-
versation was starvation. The man who
told the story is far removed from the con-
dition of want, but he has rocollections.
Il came near starving to death once
perhaps twice." he said "The first time
l felt hunger i was In a country that
would have given goat the blues. 1t
was the most barren land ever saw. OF
course when a man Is In such country
he doesn't care whether he starves or not,
but to starve in the midst of plenty--that
Is q most excruciating existence.
My second starving experience was In
New York. You do not believe It? We
won't argue that now. At the end of the
fourth day was without food. had u
sensation Of coldness In the body, although
1t was midsummer. This sensation was
followed by dull pain, afterward acute, In
the pit Of tho stomach. 1t was unlike any
pain had ever experienced. Itculminat-
ed In what can describe only as the sink
ing sensation, which has been described
by those who have come upon great ca
lamity, or has been experienced when In a
dream person totters on a projection
overhanging an abyss. Then came the
sensation Of thirst and my inability to
slake that thirst. Yes, there were foun-
tains, but not for me- While In this tor
ture staggered before mirror in the
room and took a look at myself. shall
always regret it. My eyes stared. The first
thought was that was going crazy.
was emaciated. had a cadaverous coun-
tenance. concluded to speak to myself
My voice was hollow and dry. Then camo
the sensation Of inability to make any ex-
ertion whatever. saw the light going
out as have seen 1t go out in the sky long
after sunset. groped In darkness. Then
there was the sensation of delirium. There
Is no way In which that can be described.
"Some months after my recovery from
this condition 1 explained to a specialist
what have told you. The specialist asked
me II at any time had desire to eat
anybody saw. l confessed that i had
not. The specialist said that celebrated
French scholar had asserted that the hog
Is in every man and that 1t only required
condition Of starvation to develop the
animal. The same specialist gave me some
data on starvation, disclaiming any orig
inality but that does not detract from its
interest. 1t may come handy to you some
day, and will give It to you.
Man in starving process, he said
would die in eight TO II days. The period
depends upon his condition at the start.
In the process of the disease 40 per cent Of
the weight OK the body is consumed.
Ninety three per cent of the weight of fat
disappears; of the blood, 75 per cent; of
the spleen, II; of the liver, 52; of the
heart, "A; Of the bowels and muscles, AZ I;
of the bones, IS; Of the eye, 10; of the
skin, 33; Of the lungs, %. OF the nervous
system only 2 per cent is wasted.
From this he concluded that, i'm starv-
ing the brain died last. New York Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
Remark betrayed Him.

He sat in the smoking compartment
Of the parlor car complacently putting a
perfecto. His easy manner and his pol
tshed language proclaimed him to be a
man of the world.
"Of one thing am certain" he said,
"and that is that understand women
thoroughly and completely"
His fellow-passengers looked at each
other uneasily and made various ex-
:uses to leave the compartment.
Two keepers boarded the train at the
next station and took the solitary
smoker into custody. He had escaped
from an insane asylum that morning.
n Y Herald
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
Little Eicanor's Franlsncss.

Eleanor had been sent down TO enter
tain the young man until her big sis
ter was ready.
You cerkenly has VERY wed nose
Mr.. Nicolls," she said, among other
startling things; 'it's awkful wed-des
like sisters cheeks-does you paint il
wifi a wed wose leaf or des' pinch? Sis
ter does both. IN. Y. World.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
There L. q Glass Of People

Who are injured by the use OF coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed In all the gro.
Gerry stores new preparation called GRAIN.
o, made of pure grains. that takes the place
OF coffee. The most delicate stomach re
ceives IL without distress. and but few can
tell IL from coffee. II does not cost over q
as much. Children may drink IL with great
benefit. 15c and 25c per package. Try II. Ask
for GHAIN.O.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13

In 1892, the Japanese entered into tho
pearl fishing enterprise with some enthu.
siasm, and these people now hold fully
one-fifth Of the trade, having some 40
boats, out Of total Of goo, engaged In tho
industry.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
Too Trnnsparent,

Dairyman's Wife-Thc COWS gave
more milk than usual tonight.
Dairyman-Yes; but can explain
that. It's kind of funny, but actually
forgot to milk them this morning nj
oil until had gone over the whole route
1 noticed the people seemed to grumble
more than usual when L filed their
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13

She-TIhe thing that surprises me is
that didn't discover how hopeless n
fool you were before we were mar
ried.
He-Well, you have only yourself to
blame for it. 1 asked you in plain Eng
lish to be my wife.-Cleveland Leader.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13

Miss Strucl<ile--Ma, what is vulgar
,raction?
Mrs. Struckilc (who had married for
noncy)-Your father, my love.-Phila-
lelDbia Press
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
No Hone.

Family Dootor-Nothing more can be
done for you, sir. have exhausted my
resources, and I advise you to make
your will.
Patient-But I have been told that DIR
Blank says he can cure me.
Family Doctor-Huh! I'd just like
to see him try it. I'd have him elected
from the society for breach of etiquette,
N. Y. Weekly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
An Additional Observation.

"Truth crushed to earth will rise
again." quoted the earnest man.
That's true" replied Senator Sor-
yhum. "but, in many cases, not until
after the referee has counted ten."-
Washington Star.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
Scared Away Even the Deadhead..

Here is story which comes from Aus
tralia. The day after the performance Of
"a play In certain large city the manager
Of the theater wrote the following chilling
note TO the leading actor:
MY DEAR SIR-Your performance last night
was so bad that several people have written
demanding that their names be removed from
the free list.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
sb. pineres with p.u,.

A certain old lady was arguing strongly
for woman's rights in tho way Of preach
ing, when some one attempted 10 put her
down with a text from st. Paul. "Ah,"
said she, that's where Paul and difrerl''
Household Words.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13

A child actress whose friends expect that
some day she will be one of the leading
stage figures Of this country Is little Mabel
Taliafero of New York city. This little tot
is only years of age, and yet she has been
before the public for about five years. Dur
ing that time she has established reputa-
tion of which many an adult performer
might well be proud. The dramatic faculty
appears to run In the Taliafero family, for
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13

Some very interesting statistics have
been published which show that Great
Britain's expenditure per head on her navy
Is nearly double that OF any other nation.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
Miuht he Overlooked.

az would not marry n woman who did
not know how TO cook"
"Oh, might overlook a little thing
like that. if she had money enough to
pay my board. d."-Indianapolis Journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13

Pearl SHELLS need to grow three or four
years, but as the possible pearl does not
depend OH the age or size of the shell, tho
small ones are usually ~ ruthlcssly opened
- though no law on the subject existed.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
Too Conservative.

How comes IT," said to the prisoner,
THAT you're I'm such place as this is7''
We'll" he said, I'm a kleptomanac
And only did a retail business"
Chicago Tlmes-Herald.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
An All Embracing Name.

Fuddy-There is good deal In name.
Duddy-Sometimes There's Bobson's
wife's name, for instance. All Of Bobson's
property IN In it.-Boston Transcript.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
At Last u Rival.

Ere long the little busy bee
Will own. with manners meeker.
He is eclipsed In industry
BY the active ofiice-seeker.
Washington Star
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
A Snfe TIN.

(Which direction is that shootin'?"
shouted the policeman as he dashed
around the corner.
Down the street." grinned a news
boy.
'Then I've got 'em," and he sprinted
up the street to make the capture.-De.
troit Free Press.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
"Sonny, what is that ugly brute good

for?'
Good for? Good for? All Use got
to say to her is Sick him, Beauty an
she'd jump at yer t'roat and tear yer
windpipe into n thousant pieces; yen
couldn't beat her away with crowhar
an lighted kerosene lamp. Would
yer like TO see me do it?"--N. Y. Truth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
TRIPLE MURDER
Continued from Page IL

fendant pleads not guilty, your Honor. y.
MONTY made a motion as IL TO stand on
his feet ana repeated, Not guilty. At
torney Loyejoy told the court that be
would like little time for preparation,
and as there was no objection the hearing
was set down for next Wednesday at III
o'clock. Then the town hall was cleared
OF the crowd. Mowry was then
escorted back 10 the lookup from which no
was taken 20 Cranston jan today, for safo
Keeping. lie was placed In the hospital
there.
Previous 60 leaving court Lawyer Love
JOY as much as said that the plea OF in
sanity would be the main part of his de-
fense.
There were three great places of interest
10 thc residents OF tho several villages
yesterday and they were visited by every
one who could walk or ride to the places.
They were the smoking ruins where
Elisha Mathewson's house once stood and
where ~ hours before four apparently
happy and contented persons dwelt in peace
ana harmony SO far as their neighbors
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
THE MINISTER WON.
He Was Sued on Check That Had
Been Altered.
Denied The Stat;ment OF Bank Officials
Thar He Promised 10 Pay II.

Before Judge Wilbur and n Jury was
tried today the suit of tho First National
Bank of Pawtucket against Rev. ]. f.
McBain 10 recover SOB it had paid out on
Rev. MIR. McI3ain's check drawn on Perry
a Co, of this city In favor OF Dr. A. +.
Worth. Rev. Mr. McBain testified TINT
tho check was altered by DR.. Worth who,
about the same time disappeared, and
w ose present whereabouts are unknown I
ne alteration consisted OF making the
check payable at once instead of a month
from the time IL was given. Perry q Co.
returned the check TO tie Pawtuckct
Bank with the statement that Rev. Mr.
McBaln had no funds there Then Mr.
McSaln was requested To call at the bank
he did so and William II. Parks and
another employe OF the bank testified that
hey Mr. McBan said the check had been
altered and for the bank 20 look up
Worth and If he was not found the
speaker would himself pay the check on
his return from "A conference meeting he
was going 10 attend. The defendant
denied ever promising after the check
was altered 10 pay IL.
The jury found for the defendant. j.
"A. Williams was his attorney.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
SPAULDING ASSIGNS.
President OF the Broken Globe Saw
ings Bank Turns Over Property.
Dtpositors VIII Make a Hard Fight
To Keep Bonds From University.

Chicago, April 15-Charles W. Spauld-
ing' ex-prcsident of the Globe Savings
Bank and ex-treasurer of the University
OF Illinois has made voluntary assign
ment TO the University trustees of realty
and bond securities approxmating 500
ZOO some of the bonds conveyed are now
III the hands OF Receiver Leman Of the
Globe Savings Bank and a despernte fight
viii be waged by the depositors of the
bank 10 prevent thom going TO the univer-
slty' Criminal proceedings are now to DO
brought against the former treasurer low
the trustees unless they can be indemnified
Tor the money and bonds used by Spauld-
ing. suits are 10 be brought against
North Western National Bank and tho
Metropolitan Bank 20 recover S243 600 of
bonds hypothccated or sold TO these in
stltuti9ns by Spaulding personally or
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
Miss Caroline Nealley is
Now Mrs. D. A. Hall.
Was Welded Last Night at
Uncle'S Residence.
Last Week She Pleaded Guilty to
RObbing College Students.

Dover, N. H., April 15.-Caroline b.
Nvalley who became notorious last week
through having been arrested on charge
OF larceny from the students Of the college
and who subsequently pleaded guilty to
the charge and Mr.. Daniel A. Hall of
springfield, Mass, wcro married at the
residence of Miss Ncalley's uncle in this
city last evening. The wedding was private
heV. GEORGE Hall, pastor of the First
Parish church, officiating Mr.. Hall who
was among the first Co roach Miss Neallcy
after the grave accusation against her had
bean made, has strongly asserted his belief
In her innocence and his faith in her was
given final and public test by last
nights ceremony. 1t is understood that
Mr.. and Mrs Hall will reside in SPRING
field.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15

FOR SALE -Buttonwoods Cottage. partr
ally furnished. Apply 20 u. Russell Brown.