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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-07-01
Y. p. S. c. e.

Detroit, Mich, July $40, 1899.
Low rates via the Queen Il Crescent
Route. Dates Of sale July Sd to 9Th.
Only one change of cars to Detroit.
Liberal return limits. See agents for
full particulars.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-07-01

ave have sold many different
cough remedies, but none has given
better satisfaction than Chamber
lain's" says Mr.. Charles HOlzhauer,
druggist, Newark, N. j. 1T is per-
fectly safe and can be relied upon in
all cases of coughs, colds or hoarse-
ness" Sold by j. w. Gayle, druggist.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-07-01
Fourth Of July Rates.

Low round trip rates are in effect
from all points on the Queen & Cres-
cent Route. Dates Of sale July 2, 3
and 4. Ask your agents for full par
ticulars.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-07-01

It makes no difference how bad the
wound if you use DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve; it will quickly heal and
leave no scar. Tyler a Hemphill
and VIM. Mckee, Hardie.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-07-01

where the body was sent for inter-
m ant.
Esq. Thomson held an inquest and
a verdict was rendered in accordance
with the facts as above given.
No Right to Ugliness.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-07-01
LARGEST STOCK, LOWEST PRICES.
Headquarters for Hardware Wall Paper Paints Lime
ment, Glass, Lead, Oils Etc.

Buggies, Harness, Wheels, Spokes, Iron
Tin, Steel Roofing, Wire Fencing, Sash,
Doors, Stoves Tnware, Sewer and Flue
Pipe, Crockeryware Fire Brick, Screen
Doors and Wire Betting, Rubber Hose.
Farming Implements, Guns Powder
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-07-01

Agent for Crawford and Remington
Bicycles, Studebaker Wagons Oliver
Chilled Plows DeeriAg Mowers
and Binders Majestic Ranges,
Diamond Wall Plaster, Curries
Fertilizer, American Clover Seed Saver
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
The Music Roll Is a Blind.

IL you meet n young. beautiful
and stylish woman carrying a music
roll. bewarc' There are nine chan
ocs out % ten that she Is a bin col
lectar.
That Is the latest device Of law
ycrs. who are entrusted with the
collection Of bad bills. The woman
server 81 court summons il old. The
stylish young woman with the music
roll. aa a bin collector. IL strictly
new.
Her lawyer employer insists that
aha must be beautiful. that she
must be young. that she must be
stylish. and that she must carry a
music roll. The music roll Is a
blind for the neighborr. II serves
aa a haive for the sensihiiities % the
ariHtocratic debtors There cannot
possibly be any nsighborhood Foa-
sip about the calls Of stylish young
woman carrying a music roll. She
may be a music teacher or tho friend
81 one Of tho ladies' OF the family.
and has called to practice duets. No
one would dream 81 aEsoctatlnR her
With a vulgar bill collector. Then
the YOUNG woman carries certain
prestige ~ her own. II iH harder
for the aristocratic debtor to refuse
payment 20 this beautiful tailor
made young person than to a male
collector whose clothes are shiny.
The young woman with the music
roll seldom fails Of a collection. She
Is the very newest and the most
meceasfui institution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
Found the lob Difficult.

\ remarkable attempt 20 commit
suicide was made by = Vienna music
teacher. The London Leader cor
respondent says that she first swal-
lowed ten doses of morphla. which
failed TO produce any marked effect.
Next she tried oxalic. which also
failed 10 act. and potassic acid,
which was equally unsuccessful.
She then had recourse TO overdoses
% atyrchnine. but stlil remained
alive and conscious. A final at
tempt with rrussic aoid also failed
TO rob her OF her life. Abandoning
poison. the lady got out Of bed.
where she had been lying 20 await
the working Of the vuleons. and
fetched heavy rolliuE-pin from tho
kitchen. She beiabored her temples
and the back % her head with this,
ftili without the desired effect. Fin
ally she took her pocket-knife and
cut open veins IN her left hand and
arm. She began her attempts at
suicide at i've In the morning and
at three in the afternoon. when dis
covered. she was still alive and con-
acious. although faint from loss OF
blood and from the eject Of the va
rious polsons. She ~ sure OF re-
eovery. The doctors declare that a
constitution able to withstand 50
many desperate attacks has never
before come under their notice
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
Her "Rat" Created a Panic.

Just when the ladies' Turkish bath
room was crowded with feminine
pa arraysf only in blankets.
from an adjoining dressing room
came voice nomsw hat aFifatrd and
shriil. and penetrating 10 every part
u the big cooiinE room. II adore So
81 itself 20 Mary. the rubber,
Mary" n SAID. 4 can't md my
rat It's gotten out % this room
some Way. Have you seen it,
The shrek that rent the ar WAS a
battiecFy. The occupants u the
room arose as one woman and
scampered. u such waddllng haste
as tightly Hwsadiei limbs could
make might be called haste
The woman in the dressing rom
looked cut from her inelasnrc around
the door At the wildly rctrratiuk sis
terhsod nehtinK a. tho exit 20 the
shampoo r9eH3s
Per heavens sake. Il ~ Ere - she
called. aRitatediy cluiehluE for her
garments.
Your rat" explained the last wo-
man over her shoulder.
''GoodnsHa me-" said the woman
in the dressing room IN disgust =
was speaking % my rompadour
roll e
"oh-h." was tho Tong drawn sigh
Of relief. na the women returned 10
their touches.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13

August 10. 1897. and has now re-
turned 10 the port ~ danteviaeo
after a twenty months cruise Or.
Frederick a. Cook. tile well known
American enthusiast on South Polar
exploration, who had planned an exc
peditinn 20 Antarctic waters even
previous 10 the Foyn-Buii venture.
and who became a member Of ihiH
Belgian expedition. nov cables ne
news that much land In Neddell
Sea and open water 10 the far south
has been discovered This newly
discovered land Hes southeast %
cape Horn Mt a distance ot AZ least
1900 miles. Tho exact point may be
south OF that attained BY Captain
WaddeI IN 1890 ca degrees - min
utea sguth latituds1 but IL ~ Doubt
fuI. however. whether the Gerlnehe
expedition has penetrated beyond
the latitude reached bY Sir JAMES
Ross. Captain Weddoii and Com
mnnder Foyn. The highest latitude
yet reached IN the south Polar re-
gion IL SIS statute miles from the
south Pole. At almost exactly the
same distance from the North Pole.
on the west coast Of Spitzberaen, n
small hotel has been erected Tor the
accommodation Of summer guests.
Ifndiscovered Autarctiea fiila place
on the face Of the globe 40 big a.
a continent twice the size OF Europe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
a New Discovery.

Six years ego II. J. Bull perHuad-
Cd Commander Svcnd Foyn, OF
Toonshcrg. Norway. to equip n steam
scaier OF zee registered tons for n
voyage in South Polar waters. and
Mr. bull later narrated 10 the world
the adventures OF this craft In his
work on THE Cruise Of the Antarc-
tic" The vessel left the Norwegian
port on September co. 1928. and re-
turned 20 Melbourne In March 1895.
At the eleventh hour a Mr.. Borch-
Frcvinek had been permitted To Join
the voynEerH. aud on the completion
of the notable cruise he hurried back
from Australia To the Geographical
Congress IN London. where--arroeat :
Ing. perhaps, too much credit to
himaclf-he inspired the assembled
EcoeraphorH Of the world with "A new
zeal for future discovery I'm the Ant
arctic Ocean.
Tho Foyn- Bull BorchErevlnek ex-
petition had succeeded IN reaching
the mainland OF the great Antarc-
tic continent never before trodden by
human foot. The landing at Cape
Adaro together with the general
cruise, was accepted rs q proof that
20 set foot on Antarctica proper was
not So dinicult as had been thithor-
To considered, and that a wintcring
party would have every chance OF
spending n safe and even pleasant
twclvemonth at Cape Adarc, with a
fair chance Of penetrating tn, or
nearly to. the magnetic pole by aid
Of sledgcs and Norwegian Skies.
Several expeditions were promptly
planned. but only one got under way.
The Belgian steamship BelRica, un-
der command OF Lieutenant Ger
lache. set sail from Antwerp on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
NEW THEATER BORE.
Despite Ignorance He Explains
MagIcian's Tricks.

Everybody knows that ubiquitous
individual who generally ats about
three rows away from YOU In the
playhouse and tells half the audi
enco. in loud whispers. what f. go
ing to happen next. His rival has
been discovered. lie IN the man who
sits behind you and tells the two
people he brought in on passes how
the magician performs his tricks.
OF course. every one likes TO know
these things, but usually prefers TO
figure them out for himself And
when n man who knows IT all hasn't
the fainteHt idea Of how the sim
plest trick is done he becomes n
bore. Like most boroa. however. he
doesn't know he Is one. After IFS
tsnlnR TO him tell how the man on
the stage has the rabbits up the
sleeve Of his dress coat. attached To
elastic bands, you turn around and
glare at him with the idea that he
may take Il into his head TO keep
his mouth shut and let you enjoy
the show. But he smiles at you In
n pleasant way and lmaglneB that
you are Interested In what he la
saying and proceeds to explain the
next trick.
Finally you grow extremely tired
Of this eoif-made lecturer ard re-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
GOLD BROUGHT DOWN
Farallon Arrives With Late
Alaska News.

Steamer Faraiion. captain Roberts.
arrived in port last evening from
skagway and way ports. with pas
senKcra and freight. she had on
board 800 ounces Of gold which came
from mines At Helen bay. located
about eighty miles south % wran-
gel The mines are operated by
Captain Charles Dyer. who return
I'd ON the Farallon.
Part Of the Farailou's passengers
were from uhwHon and Atlin. aud
they report that many people are
coming out over the trails from the
former place. The trail 10 said Co
be- very soft and travel "a hard
Passengers from Dawson repors the
miaforfuneH - m old man who at
tempted 70 make the journey from
Dawson To skagway. lie broke
through tho ico on the trail. and
was unable 10 r.t out without as
slatance. lie hailed some travellers
who were passing. hut they rcfua-
ed to assist He was finally found
By the Canadian police. but both his
feet we're badly frozen and he died
shortly after being rescued.
Passengers returning from Attn
bring news thnt the population IL
about 50o0 people. Fifty people are
estimated aa arriving there daily.
Many claims have been re-staked
out.
The Faraion had the following
passengers: s. S. Bailey. j. Land
rruf, Miss Wright. Miss Cook. G. ~.
Saunders, q. Lindstrnm. y. W,
coatos Mrs. Coates. q. Il. Wlntor-
mint. g. Matson. Minnie onstadt,
Mary Beriram, Mra. Hendricks. II.
Day. Mrs. McEnchran. Charles by
or. Mr.. and Mrs. Bond and two chill
dren. Mias Marie Russell. and thirty
six Ftperugo passengers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
A BARBER y
Mad ACT
He Fatally Shoots
a Citizen.
Is CHASED BY 4 MOB AND SLAIN
Exciting Times In tho stsid little
Town Of Iast Hsddsm. Con-
noetieut.
Is CHASED BY 4 MOB AND SLAIN

AfnDLETowN. Conn. April H.
-'-Morelio Arsano. IA barber. who II
thought 20 have been insane. waa
shot and killed IN the hills near
East Haddam today by a crowd o;
citizens who were pursuing him.
lie had fret tcrrorlzed the town by
walking through the streets Hour
lshlnE n shotgun and threatening "a
shoot several persons whom he met
just before the pursuing party
overlook him he raised his gun ana
sent a charFe " shot into the head
1f John IL Geiaton, leading citizen
OF East Haddam. and one of the adj
vance guard Of the posse.
ArHano kept bafbsF-abep IN East
Haddam Two years hKo. Ito dis.
appeared ana had not been seen IN
the village until today, when he re-
appeared. carrying a shotgun. lie
went 10 che barn of John ~. Gels
ton, and when the latter tried 20
enter he barred the way Mr. Gel
sfdn finally Induced tho man TO
leave. aud he made hiH way TO a
house near by where he demanded
food. while he was eating. Con-
stable A. y. nuEbee was sent for.
lie met Araano IN the street and
called upon him 20 surrender.
In reply the man raised his gun
ana pulled the trigger. II failed TO
90 OF. nuKbee pointed his revolver
ai the mna. and he broke and ran.
lie made hls way toward the out
skirts u the town. and a dozen men
procured guns and rsvolvers and
started la pursuit.
Al fun speed the posse ran to-
ward the point whore the man had
BEEN last seen. He was nowhere
In sight. and the men started 70
cross the hill. just as they reached
fhe top they saw Arnano abour
nfty PAGES away. He was leaning
over his gun. Ia the act Of printing
Il.
IA the men came IN view. he rails
ed the gun. and. pointing II At them.
nred. John H. Gslsion fell with \
charge % shot IN the side Of his
head. Instantly every man In the
pursuing party raised his weapon
aud nrsd The man started 10 run
and q second volley was sent after
him. lie leaYed into the air and
then fell - the ground dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13

A battle royal Is coming In tbs not
distant future between Great Britain
and Russia. For Il the Car - evi-
IDENTIFY preparing with palms.
taking elaboration. The sharp clash
between the two empires viii come
over the division OF Asia. and the
dominance Of one or the other pow
er in that continent. The seizure Of
Port Arthur ts BY no means the
most significant Of these movements.
while that act has excited Engilsh
apprehenstons. the same thing. be-
gun years ago BY England. has been
done by France and Germany. and
nov Italy and Belgium are demand
Ing ports on the China coast
hut there are two more import
ant moves than this. only recently
IL has been discovered that Russia
has secretly constructed railroad 10
within sixty miles Of Herat on the
Afghanistsn frontier. This will al
low the Car TO throw a body Of
troops against Ensiand'1 India pos-
sessions. II has also recently been
announced that the Car Il uegetlat-
ing with the King Of Siam for a
eoalinK station ana navy yard on the
coast OF that kingdom. Offering a
handsome rental for the same. This
will give Russia. II the concession
is gained. a footh1ld on the Indian
ocean. and be an absolute menace 10
British power In India.
These two moves can have but one
Interpretation. and that ,a that Rus
Ella Is slowly. bat surely and system
atieaiiy preparing for a great con-
fiet with England. on the issue or
which viii depend the future DOM
nation Of Asia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13

mark. IN an audible tone, that he
must have been with magician
| ouoe upon a time. Eui hr duran't
appreciate your intended sarcasm.
/ Be leans over aud says
Not "a att Just my natural nbll-
lity "a observe things
/ lie then tells how tho man on the
HiaWe produces billiard htllr. lie
says it's very eaay he simply has
u man IN the wings that throws
them 60 him. nul he nogleeta 60 tell
you where they so to.
Watch him now says the man
be hind you. ''Hee he takes the
orange right out OF the end ef his
wand Simplest thing IN the world
Ordinary rubber ball, painted Ike
an orange aud squeezed into the
hollow stick"
ligt about this time the man on
the stage throws the fruit Into The
right stage box. whore a little girl
proceeds 10 peel Il and eat II with
relish. considering IL n but India
rubber.
s'acc that9" queries the man be-
hind you. ".rhe child works for the
show. sits So box every perform.
ance and has real orange she sub
stitutea when you are not looking.
Very simple when you observe these
dctaiis."
Perhaps II Is. but when the child
happens 60 be the daughter OF an
opticiRn and Is accompanied by her
parents you rather lose faith IN the
lecturers explanations.
Then comes the egg trick. The
man behind you has refused TO keep
SIN and You are wondering II you
can change your seat when the act
ia ever. fiut the magician evidently
knows % your trouble FOR he has arr
ranged a PIC into which the explain
er viii fail and shuts him up f1r the
rest Of the evening.
An empty slasa Il shown and IN
il an egg Il PLACED Il Il covered
with a Handkerchief, and although
you can hear u rattle until the very
last minute when the Handkerchief
n whisked on the hen fruit has din-
appeared
Very Easy" says the man behind
YOU. '"rhe ear isn't put In the glass
At all, You think u H. What you
hear rattle ia the attendants ring
against the side u the tumbleF"
tut alas Ter tho man behind you.
The magician proceeds 60 show lust
how the trick ia done. The egg ia
hollow and tied 10 the handkerchief.
- that when you pull the covering
~ In the right way the egg Il ilft-
"a out ~ the GLASS and IL hidden b
the folds - the handkerchief.
Ia very simple when you know
how. IN fact. thr trick is ~ eld the
magician can afford 20 show you
how IL IL done IL IL said that the
only reason he uses Il ut aii IL 60
Ne can protect people frpm explain
cra and " this was HE obiret, h.
certainly was aacecnnfuL The man
in the next rove did not speak again
during the Performance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
Says the Law of a
Missing Man.
INTERESTING IlSuRiYCE else
Precedent for Relatives OF Nan
Who nysterIously Disappear
In Alaska.

ST LOUIS. April is.-The qus.-
ton q what constitutes legal death
In case or disappearance was passed
ON by the court Of appeals yesterday
In the case of Mary r. Carpenter,
against the supreme council Of the
Legion % Honor.
The plaintiff sued for 5000 On a
certificate issued 20 her husband. J.
T.. Carpenter. who disappeared
from his home. az 35fo Olive street.
according 70 the evidence IN the
case. on January 30. 1881. and has
not since been heard from.
Judgment for the fun amount u
the policy WIS awarded the piaintir
al the trial 81 the case. The court
~ appeals affirmed the verdict.
The opinion handed down BY the
appellate court reclfes that carpcn-
ter had met with a total loss ~ for
tune about twelve years before hs
disappeared. For "a ume after no
lost hts property he was employed
as n bookleeper in Chicago. He
lost his position ana removed 70 81.
Louis. He vas unable to obtain
employment some time before be
disappeared. and became very de-
spondeni. being dependent upon his
friends and former business aEso-
eintcH for support. He had been
heard 10 ray. the opinion states.
that he had lived too long. that
life was not worth living"
on the day OF his Disappearance
he left home in the morning and
went down town. The last seen %
him was at y. m. At which time
he called at the Office Of the harbor
commissioner. on the ievee. He was
very dependent and recounted to
his friend. the assistant harbor
commissioner. his disappointment In
not obtaining work. lie finished By
saying. the opinion states. that hs
had better jump In the river
The Efforts Of HIS friend To remove
his gloom were unavalilnK. and he
departed. saying that he did not
know where he was going. He has
not been seen or heard from since.
Advertisements In the newspapers
and posters Offering rewards for his
discovery met with no success. The
river at the time he disappeared
contained a large quantity OF foat-
ing ice.
The appellate court. In passing on
the case. said: The legal preEump-
ton of death permitted at common
law upon the lapse % seven years
n also allowable before the expira-
ton of that period. II there Is evil
dence tending TO prove that death
occurred at an earlier date. or show
inE a greater probability OF death
than life at a prior date"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
Merely a Feeler.

NO. I thank you. / prefer 20
stand"
The stout woman who was stRnd-
ing up In the crowded car looked
straight ahead OF her as she made
this remark.
The men sitting down glanced fur
lively at each other.
Il didn't hear anybody Offering
me n seat she said. still looking
straight at the front end Of the car,
"hut took it FOR granted somebody
had done it,"
six men slowly rose mp.
NO. ! thank YOU" she said.
without looking at any Of them. Il
have been standing for 10 minutes.
II won't hurt me to keep 1t up a lit
tie longer. l get of at the next
crossing"
Then six men sat down ugain.
much relieved.
She had overcstimated them. #
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
Tapped Telegraph Wires.

CLEVELAND. April HILARY
shurtleff. alias James Cooley and
Austin Wilson. electricians. arc I'M
dor arrest al the central station on
che charge - attempting to tap the
Western Union telegraph wires run
ming along the Nickel Plate road.
They were caught In the act u
attempting 20 tap wires. It Is alleged
under the Wilson avenue bridge.
In q vacant house a short distance
away the police found "A complete
eu,at for equippIng n telegraph
Office. II Re said that the men were
endcnyorlug to cut In on wires on
thieh sporting news In transmitted
On order 10 beat the pool rooms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
About Rich Girls.

Many poor mea would like a wife
with fortune. because fortune Is
undenlahly handy thing 20 have In
ones family. but the men who iooh
% marriage as means Of support
are comparatively few. snd usually
their attitude toward life "a 80 OBJ
vt0ua that no fairly sensible rich
girl need be taken in BY them. says
uaruers HaEaar. No man who IL
not fool or a rascal viii wish 10
marry woman. be she rich or poor.
with whom he does not believe he
can live happily. But there IL no
such thing M marriage IN which
ore partner Il happy and the other
not. Either Il is n good marriage
Tor both oT for neither. Marriage Is
a. much. or very nearly as much.
failure 10 man who Is not happy
with a rich wife. as 90 one who II
not happy wherc both are poor.
what the rich Eiri wants is Just
IS bat the poor Eifi Wanfn-=a good
man who suits her. and who f. worth
marrying. III she can satisfy her
self that her Eultar n a good man.
ana that he has sense enough 90
provide for his own happiness. she
need not distress her mind with
specuiations as % hoW much weight
her fortune has in promoting his
attentions The man who wants to
marry her merely because ahe is
rich IL unworthy. and II she has n
fair degree Of discerument she viii
detect his unwOrthincss. But the
man who wants to marry her. ana
- glad she has a fortune because Il
makes marriage more feasible for
both u them. - not necessarily un-
warthy. but n she loves him he may
be an advantageous person for her
O. marry. Tho practical turn 81
mind which makes a man appreciate
the advantages % accumulated
money does not necessarily render
him iu any respect incapable Of ap-
uraeiatlng a woman. or repayinR her
onhdence in him with entire devo-
don and fidelity. Her fortune. far
from being a drawback to her hap
pineas after marriage. VII stiii be
hers. and will stiil be about aH USE
fuI 10 her az u was before. The
possession % Il VIII help to make
her an equal partner IN the house
hold. and. indeed. VIII tend, espe-
cialiy n It ia too big, 10 make her
the ruling partner. 50 that she will
have need TO exercise some discre-
ton to avoid having too much her
own way. That may be had for
her. but Il Is one OF the risks rich
Girls must run. It is offset BY the
rick the man runs IN having his
future too much dominated by his
wlfeH money. but n the man Is the
rieht sort OF man and the woman tho
right sort ~ woman. both risks may
he safely takon. I'm the end II IL
character and disposition that count,
ana the money, be there much or
little. and whoever has II. becomes
ara incident and no more.