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ship Of the call became a profound mystic
~. The telegraph officials vowed that the
box could not have gone off automatically.
The policeman asserted that no one could
have been in the building al the time as
The fastenings of windows and doors were
untouched. The superstitious accepted the
strange call as an omen of impending ca
tastrophe, bui the physician examined the
can box and found "A number of elongated
scratches upon its painted surface, and
upon the wall 10 which it was attached.
IpGuiry among the neighbors elected the
story Of the cats imprisonment. The cat
was secured and her claws were compared
with the scratches. 1t was evident the
former had produced the latter, so the gem
eral conclusion was that the sagacious
creature had seen members Of the family
operate the box aud had formed an idea
of its mission and that she had sprung re-
peated1y upon il until the little Indicator
or crank was released and sent spinning
around, thus bringing the fire department,
the physician, the policeman and the mes
seneer boy to her rescue.
Another of Lieutenant Commander Nor
ris' "A. w. Hopper" stories told of the cap
ture of remarkable and unknown am
phibian of gigantic size in an island lake
of Georgia. In this he gave an exhaustive
analytical description of the monster,
adroitly making it tally with features of
the anatomical structures of those rep
tiles supposed to have fourished in the
Mesozoie era. This was his last effort, for
it created interest in quarter where least
eNpected-the Smithsonian Institution, an
official of which requested the editor to in
form him as to the facts of the capture
and what means had been taken to pre-
serve the carcass of the amphibian for
scientific investigation.
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CATARRH CURED.

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and curing eatarrh as Botanic Blood Balm
B. B. b 1t purlhes and enriches the
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Buy the old reliable and long tested rem
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Buy the old reliable Botanic Blood Balm
Price Sl0O per large bottle.
SAYS 1T is GLORIOUS.
cannot refrain from telling you what
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years my mother has suffered with a Sc
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sore throat. She resorted to various rem
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tanic Blood Balm (B. B. b, which cured
her catarrh, and healed her sore throat.
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RAmnoAD coMMIssIoNnns.
Convention of state omcers Receives
Tia Report.

AtA EFBHEAs.
Washington. May 1.-THE morning ses-
sion of the convention. O. state railroad
commissioners. held at the rooms OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission, was de-
voted principally to the reading of the re-
ports Of the various state commissions rep
resented at the meeting.
It was decided to appoint a committee
for the purpose of ascertaining the best
manner Of getting the true valuation Of
railroad property. and another 70 draw a
bill to be submitted to the state legisia-
lures having for its object the elimination
of grade crossings.
The report of the committee on legisla-
ton was read by Secretary AIosely, of the
committee
Az l2;45 the commissioners called in a
body on President Mckinley.
At the afternoon session several interest
ing reports were read.
Edward A. Moseiy, chairman of the
committee on needed legislation, reported
| that The interests of the people were suf-
fering because certain necessary legisla-
| ton was not enacted
1t is expected that The interests of ship
pers and travellers are to be protected yet
tneither the Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners nor the state railroad commission
ers are upheld in their orders by the
courts simply because Congress and The
state legislatures have not conferred upon
them the necessary authority.
The committee on the uniform classifi-
cation of freight rates strongly recommend
the enactment of a bill to be known as
the national freight classification bill
The convention, by a unanimous vote,
endorsed the Cullom bill, which was drawn
by the Interstate Commerce Commission to
meet objections raised by the Supreme
Court to the present interstate commerce
| law.
| II was decided that the eleventh annual
convention of the commissioners should be
held i'm Denver, Col, on the second Tues
| day of August, 1899.
Commissioner c. J. Lindley of Illinois
was elected chairman of the next conven-
ton
Commissioner w. D. Evans of South Car
DINA was chosen vice chairman of the
| eleventh convention.
Secretary Mosely of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, was chosen secretary,
and Martin 7. Decker assistant secretary.
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Pope Leo. although he was not young
when elected TO the pontificate-for he
was 81 at the time-has already held 10
for longer time than the great majority
Of his long line OF 252 predecessors. only
eleven popes in all have regined mors
than twenty years, and Leo XIII has al
ready reigred twelty-one years. Longe-
witty Is traditional in his family. During
his pontihcate ne has already seen II
cardinals die, and of the council which
elected him in 1878 there are only two sur.
vivors. Cardinal Martel born in 1906, anu
Cardinal canassa, born In 1893.
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sci showed on the sights of the gun would
be fired, and as this would represent a
salvo of all the weapons covering that
point, the result is almost certain to be
disastrous. This is very much the sys-
TEN laid down for the defense of New
York, where the batteries are we'll masked
and of late construction. Those who have
studied the question have very little fear
that any Spanish captain viii be bold
enough TO face the risks he would have
to undergo in an attempt to hold that
city to ransom. 5till, some one may at
tempt a wild revenge on nl-defended Bos-
ten.
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ANDERSON STILL HOPES.

Expects His Counsel to Save Him
From the GaIlOws.
Norfolk Va, May 11.-John Andersen.
the condemned murderer of the mate OF
the Olive Pecker, has not given UP hope
of saving his neck, and now places his re-
lance upon President Mckinley. He con-
soies himself with the belief that his coun-
sci. George Mcintosh. win be able to in
duce the President to commute the death
sentence to a term of Imprisonment less
than for life
Mr.. Mcintosh, while stln hopeful q,
staying the execution, does not share An
dersen's hope. Andersen talks very little
He is nervous, but as yet has manifested
no disposition to prepare for death. Judge
Con is expected to come here about June
!, and resentence the condemned man.
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CLOSING Up PORT ARTHUR.
Russia Won't Allow Foreigners in
without Passports.

Pekin, May 1.-THE Russian consul at
Tien-Tsin has notified his colleagues that
foreigners viii not be allowed at Port Ar
thur or at Ta-Iien-w without passports
vized by him Both Chinese and foreign
ers bitterly complain at this, inasmuch as
the Tsuns -Li-Yamen expressly instructed
their officials that the ports were to be
treated as treaty ports.
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CORPSE FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
DIR. S. j. BivinRs Kills Himself in His
CeII while n Jury Is out.

Columbia, s. c., May 11.--At o'clock
this morning the jury found Or, Sidney j.
Byings guilty Of the murder Of j. H..
Trimmer, a leading business man Of
Spartanburg. They had been close friends
but Bivngs said TRIMMER had insulted
his wife. No evidence to that end was
introduced and the defense was insanity.
This morning DR.. Bivings was found dead
in his cell With a case knife he bad
severed an artery in his leg and bled to
death.
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EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Three Men Killed ana seven wound
ed i'm a Tunnel

Cleveland, o., May 11.-Three men were
killed and seven injured to-day by the
explosion Of gas in the new water works
tunnel under the lake. The explosion
was caused by one of the men striking
a match to light his pipe.
The dead are:
MICHAEL. TOVELIN.
JAMES ANDERSON
MICHAEL M FADDFN
Two others, Tony Degrade and Thomas
Corrigan, are expected to die before morn
ing
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~ was surprised TO see that Zola's
conviction was reversed" THAT was not
so strange. In nearly all French farces
matters are Strengthened out in the, last
act."-Puck.
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OLIVER SPRINGS, Anderson Co., East Tenn.

N the
g up the far
in
rates over all railroads Write
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BANKING BILL REPORTED.


mouse as Amended.
Washington, May 11.-Chairman Walker
Of the House committee ON banking and
currency to-day introduced the general
banking and currency measure as amend
ed in committee.
The only material amendment is TO Sec
ton 20, relating TO the withdrawal Of ma.
tional reserve notes for cancellation. !
proviso being added requiring that any de.
crease In the amount of the reserve notes
consequent on withdrawal shall not Of i5-
self interfere with the amount OF circl,.
hitting notes to which any banking asso.
citation would otherwise be entitled.
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Doctor" said Mr.. spudds. my in
somnia Is much worse now than il ever
was before" Indeed" replied Or. Pare
Els. Yes. SIR u u.s. Why, / can't even
sleep when it is Time to get up."-.rit-Bits.
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formers OF those days are stiIl in the

formers OF those days are still in the
business.
Talking about vaudeville entertain
ments n their origin. the climax of
excellence OF that class seems TO have
been reached i'm the Transatlantic COM
pany, which begins "A three-nights' en-
eagement at Maguire's opera house to-
morrow night. Notices OF the show
printed in Eastern papers are almost
e~xtravagant in their praise. The st.
Paul Dispatch. In a column notice. had
this to say of IL: "A great audience
saw a great show at the Grand last
might. Hopkins Transatlantic Spe-
cialty company, il may be- said without
contradiction. made "A greater hit last
might than any other performance
which has held the boards of this thea
ter this season. The play has the rare
virtue of having everything in its pro-
Eramme. from A. TO H., wholly new.
This Is difficult in a specially perfor-
nance. where imitation is 50 frequent
and originality so rare. But Hopkins
combination has evidently picked each
new speciality blossom right from the
top OF the bush at the very commence
ment OF the budding season. and as a
result the combination is strikingly ef-
1ective."
There are so many numbers on the
programme, all of them excellent. that
space prevents an extended notice of
each. Not a performer. however. but
that merits special commentator. IL
may be unconventional To- commence at
the end OF the programme and criticise
toward the top. but il was alone worth
the price OF admission 10 see Professor
leonidas' trained cats. The dogs were.
of course. good-excellent. But trained
cats are something OF a novelty. At the
end OF the performance there is n most
marvellous exhibition Of feline sagacity
and courage. II brought down the
house in a roar Of applause, which the
cat took most modestly.
But there are a dozen other very
rare features in his entertainment.
With the exception OF Professor Leon
idas' pets. the balance = the actors are
Of the human family. Every man and
woman is an artist In his or her spe-
cialty.
: First m dummy pantomimc.
which Is one of the cleverest things of its
ever seen In America. After that
Ninie DE Witt. smiling and full Of win
some manners. comes out and puts her
red lips 40 a golden cornet. only To- blow
strains which the renowned Arbuckle
might be proud to blow. The she
takes away the cornet. and sings with
those same lips in a sweet little voice.
and the audience wants her time and
time again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sidman In a
comedy sketch. "A Bit OF Real Life"
follow. In his -impersonations Of the
rural gawk. Sidman has no equal.
is something very suggestive Of
Smith Russell in his facial express
SONS. Henry kessler follows i'm some
clever and striking n which are IL
as he sings them on a anvas
and Reville come next in some
eccentric comedy turns. Morton is the
originator OF the rag time words which
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Butte. May John Mcguire. whose
knowledge OF stage history. acquired by
experience. memory and researches in
TO the musty records Of the misty past.
makes him IN undisputed authority on
any question upon witch he may ven
fure an opinion. has figured IL out that
the present form Of popular entertain
ment. the vaudeville. had its origin
away back almost before the beginning
of recorded history. The old Egyptians
had developed a religion. an architect
ure, a style OF entertainment and a
mode OF life OF which imperishable
traces are found to-day. Before Her
odotus wrote or Homer sang. before the
sacred song of Hindostan were dream
ed OF. before the first books Of the
Bible Were put into writing. the Egyp-
tan hieroglyphics recorded q n the walls
OF their temples and tombs or on the
scrolls OF their papyri. the mysteries Of
their religion. the doings OF their kings.
and occasionally the stories or records
OF the careers of their favorite enter
tanners. Maspere. the great French
Egyptologist. first gave these records to
the odern world. but to the skill and
scholarship of Flinders Petrie the world
owes the FIRST useful and entertaining
form of these records and stories i'm
which the earliest romances and style
and particulars of the entertainments
of the childhood of the world appear in
English. While IL Is an in~dispuatble
fact that early In history there was
no set form of either dramatic or musi-
cal entertainment. there was a style
and means of entertaining the populace
by irregular appearances of strange
magicians. necromancers. dancers and
Oriental fakirs. presenting what is
classed to-day a a vaudeville enter
"a.
holds that these entertainments were
the origin of the present popular form
of stage performance. known as the
vaudeville. and he is probably right.
His conclusions seem to be strengthened
by the suspicion that some of the per-
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New House Things.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Japanese screens Were never SO popular.
The black ones embroidered IN gold are
most appropriate for the dining room or
library, while for the parlor very hand
some ones of white satin embroidered i'm
colored silk are shown. the frame of "A
simple black and gold brocadc. Simpler
ones with frames made of a thin bend
OF plain wood hinged ready for use come
at very reasonable prices. These can ba
cnameled or stained AT home. and then
mounted with panels of Roman satin. bur
lap. denim ar embroidered linen.
Milady's dressing table. with it's innu-
merablr solid silver furnishings and
trinkets, is the chief ornament i'm her
room these days. The old-fashioned ma
hogany tables Of our great-grandmother's
day. with the addition of severely plain
brass handles and key plates. are the
most desirable. Failing i'm this. muslin
and dimity toilet tables are always dainty
and sweet and can be made by a girl her
self. Besides. they can De freshened 10y
laundering.
The small ornamental windows with
broad sill between two rooms lend them
selves well To decorative effects. \ sash
curtain is Indispensable. Striped madras
i'm flower effects or delicate yellow India
silk are pretty effects for these. A silk
scarf draped gracefully over "A gilt rod
IL uncommon and effective. a jardinierr
with small plant put ON the sill is good. A
hgure In plaster. brass candlestick or a
Moorish lamp are other suggestions tha-
look wei. Another artistic addition to
these small places Is to hang over the top
OF them a small plaque. together with
half dozen peacock feathers loosely and
CareleSSly grouped.
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i had Eczema on my foot for twenty
years, and Notwithstanding constant treat
ment it continued to spread and grow worse.
L used salves and lotions innumerable,
and also used several blood remedies, but
none had any effect. The disease finally ex-
tended from my toes to my knee, and the
pain and itching were almost unbearabhe. On
account of my age (which is 70) the physicians
said a cure was impossible. One dozen bot
ties of s. s. s. cured me comnletalr and non
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The readers of this paper will be pleased 70
learn that there j. At least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 70 cure in all its
stages, and that is Cstarrh. Halls CAtarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure known TO the medical
fraternity. CStarrh being a constitutional DIS.
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CatRrrh Cure e. taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
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disease. and giving The patient strength by build.
ing up the constitution and ass sting nature in
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Green Room Talk.

made a great hit. Juno SaImo tied
himself up into all kinds Of sailor knots,
and he il the most timber man In the
country. HIS zones seem made Of soft
maccaroni. Polk and Collins surprised
those who understood the difficulties Of
classical music by playing the overture
from William Tell" on b%anjos.
The programme closed with the kline
photographic photos showing the battle
ship Maine and other warships."
A writer Of theatrical reminiscences
relates the following story Of the pc
Of Charlotte Cushman: In
the green room of Days Fifth avenue
theater. on the night OF Miss Cushman's
farewell of the stage at Booths theater.
then under the management of Jarrett
a. Palmer (Which was not her farewell
AT all. only "A clever advertising scheme
OF the managementD. all OF Mr.. Days
company had received invitations to at
tend and be on the stage. after the per
Torrance OF Macbeth while Miss
Cushman delivered her tso-called) fare
well address. John Brougham signifed
his intention of going. likewise Davidge.
myself and all except Frank Harden
burgh. He emphatically said no" Be-
ing asked his reason. this was his reply:
II was engaged at Forbes theater.
Providence. X. l.. during the panic year
Of 1857. Salaries were in arrears. but
we put faith in MIR. Forbes. knowing
that he was an honest man and would
eventually pay US. Miss Cushman was
announced as the attraction for the fol-
lowing week. and we all felt sure that
she at least would do "A good business
n pub the management out uf the
bad luck. Her terms at hat date and
for many years afterward were $500 per
nnOhfs and Eha not - too haGaRA sHn
rising OF the curtain. Business st!l ron
tinued bad. the star only playing to a
trifle above her certainty. Mr.. Forbes.
one night during her week. asked Miss
If she would not forego her
$500 for one performance, so that he
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could pay the people n trife on ac-
count that times We're hard. and he
was i'm arrears to the Miss
Cushman answered him: No! No, Mr..
Forbes, ! must have my money every
night before the curtain rises. or | will
not act. As for the they
should be very vel contented 10 get
bread and butter in these hard times g"
, The decree of Daniel Frohman tn the
contrary Notwithstanding. there is
much marrying and giving i'm marriage
among notables of the stage world. nor
"A little of ID being right i'm Mr.. Fruh-
mans " LSceum company. says the
Globe-Democrat. Mary MannerinE
and James X. Hackett were welded
clandestinely. and managed To keep
their secret for fully eight weeks. two
OF which they spent on "a honeymoon
trip up I'm Nova Scotia last summer.
OF this achievement the young Couple
are even prouder than of their success
in the leading roles with the Lyceum
company, but IL is said that MIR. Froh-
man did not quite enjoy the Joke.
Then Daniel received another surprise
when he discovered that Julie opp. the
American girl whom he reimported
from London to play the Princess la
Hackett's Butterfly. had. previous To
her departure from England. married
one Robert Lorraine. who was the Eng
l,sh original Of Rudolph Rassendyl i'm
The Prisoner Of Zenda.'
Therefore T.. H.. Sothern had broken
the Frohman ukase by wedding his
leading lady. Virginia Harmed: ike
wise Julia Marlowe. as a beautiful in
stance of reciprocity between the sexes.
had elevate her leading man. Robert
Taber, to the position Of stellar con
sort. Nat &. Goodwin took To wife
NaNina Ellinft md N..px ,.,.,,r- I,ng.
Arthur has disclosed the shameful fact
that she has a husband. although he is
not an actor. Last. but not least.
Amelia SummerVille. erstwhile Merry
Little Mountain Maid" has taken unto
herself a new husband in Max eugene.
Truly. love VIII find "A way To dodge
even the mighty Daniel.
Henry Dixie has renowned ler.rds-
main. After three months of road"
experience he has decided that the way
OF the magician is not only hard, but
IL comes no nearer 10 being asnhalt
than the traditional way OF the trans
gressor. Mr.. DiNey has signed a con-
tract with Manager Ledrrer and Mac
'lennan Of the Casino Ia play the lead
ing part in the new review. wine.
Women and Song. which will be pro-
duced at the Casino early i'm NAV.
Walter Jones. Madge Leasing ana
Edna Wallace Hopper will also be i'm
the cast.
Joseph Jefferson fears that he has
been I'm a small way responsible for the !
present AmeTican-Spanish imbroclio. /
Al a dinner recently given i'm New
York. Mr.. Jefferson said. The sing
ing of the star Spangled Banner re-
minds me of an occasion when IL waved
over me. That was my first appear
ance on the New York stage. II was
IN 1885,, at a benefit of Master Edward
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only the scars remain to show the awful struggle l have endured.
Mrs. SARAH PIKE,
Az Broadway, South Boston. Mass.
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VIM. ARMSTRONG,
De Pere, Wis

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