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The Washington times., 1902-08-03

What do you mean?" he said. look.
ing down into her poor eyes. Careful |
of myself? Your husband. you said? Dol
1 know him? Yes, I insist
You come here-what do you fearfl
What is his name?"
"Lorrimer." she must have whis-.
pered.
"Lorrimer-ah!" I shall not forget
soon the way he turned round. his finger,
TO his lips. as II intensely struck. why.
that's the man"-he turned back TO hePl
-"and you thought he was-hereE
Why"
He was interrupted by a choking
gasp. She had seen me--seen my face
pressing close against the glass-and
stood with dilated eyes. There was no
time TO run. or even to realize; the win
dow was thrown up. and Hyde had me-
yes. by the throat. Into the light he
dragged me like a thief, and his stare,
and then his grip relaxed.
"Oh!" he breathed with half sneer.
80 this is how you understudy ne, /:
it? You-what were you doing theref
Or shall send for the police?"
I neither spoke nor moved: / could
not. He stepped back. I suppose that
the turn of my whole life. for better or
worse, hung in the balance at that mo-
ment-and 1t was Maggie who turned ,hs
scale. Her woman's quickness saved
me-for this moment. There were two
outstretched arms between him AMI the
door. Maggie!
"Oh. Mr. Hyde. II you knew but the
half. you would weep for him!" She
said that. and he, who had seen so many
women play n part to him. seemed held
20 listen in spite OF himself Think!
He was to have played the part; it
seemed that his ambition was to co sud-
denly crowned-he believed he could
idealize it. And then all his hopes to
tContfnrrrd NJ, pcoal
The Washington times., 1902-08-03
L YELL. gentlemen-the great ira
NJ gedian's voice shook a little
Y v as he put down his glass in

NM gedian's voice shook a little
v as he put down his glass in
sllence-you little know, per-
haps, what q string you touched upon
when you coupled my name with that
of the great dead-and- gone actor Frank
lin Hyde. II 1 close my eyes for mo-
ment could easily believe that this
was all dream. When I think of the
strange and unexpected incident that
sent me up the golden ladder at a
bound, and of the maxwell, there.
gentlemen. l suppose few Of you would
credit that one night, only fifteen years
ago. was upon the verge Of suicide.
suicide-yes, Only the man who has
beaten back adversely TIL the fight
seems hopeless could understand what a
possess. That night suppose had
called upon the managers OF a dozen
different thcaters during the day. with
always the same disheartening result
! had to cross the river. And stopped; ;
IL seemed that ! had come TO the end
Of my tether. Home-or ring down the
curtain on il all? / had my hand on
the bridge parapet. Thank heaven, just
as | closed my eyes TO do It the vision
OF my young wife listening anxiously at
home there TO hear my step. came into
my mind. II ever a woman had tried
TO bring light into a mans dark days,
she had done It. / went home.
'Any-any hopes?" she whispered,
white with the long suspense. as she
rose.
"Any-any supper?" / said, as I sat
down. with mad laugh. Why. II the
room had been a stage. and we two
the actors, we should have brought down
the house Just then.
The Washington times., 1902-08-03
HE ice caves of Arizona, whic

HE ice caves of Arizona, which
form one Of the most rcmarka-
BILE freaks of nature in the
United States, are TO be utilized
for commercial purposes. A company
has been formed TO market the ice
near Flagstaff, and It is believed that
the venture will prove profitable, as the
only ice that is now sold in the Terri
tory is manufactured in Los Angeles,
Phoenix, or Las Vegas, and must of ne
cessity be hauled great distances, un-
der favorable conditions making the cost
to the consumer enormous.
Immense Quantity of Ice.
There is an immense quantity OF ice
in the main cave. Indeed, the cave has
not been fully explored as yet, and con-
made of the thousands Of tons of ice
within its depths. One of the most re-
markable feature in connection with
this cave is the fact that only short
distance away from the opening is a
spring from which boiling water can be
secured. On a cold day cloud of steam
rises from this spring, and the white
column can be readily seen from the
interior Of the fee cave, making a
strange contrast. While the tourist is
sitting in an ice-coid cavern, with gilt
tering fragments Of ice all about m,
he is impressed with the fact that only
a short distance away he can zip up
water that is too hot for the touch Of
and the boiling spring are connected,
The Washington times., 1902-08-03
Boiling Spring Seen From the Mouth of Cave

but nobody has penetrated far enough
into the main cavern as yet to verify
this statement.
Much ice has been removed from this
cave by ranchmen and promoters. hut
The Washington times., 1902-08-03

past great masses of Ice and nearly
perishing of the intense cold. They have
found that the cavern grows narrower,
but It is believed that eventually it
wldens out into still larger chambers
and that the temperature materially
changes. thus accounting for the hot
spring SO near at hand.
Scientists who have recently turned
their attention to the cave. say that 1,
is a part OF a blowout" or volcanic
vent made by water or gas In some past
age. There are unmistakable evidences
The Washington times., 1902-08-03

yond this simple mention Of the cavern
there is no further record of It. But
modern explorers have done more. Sew
eral persons have penetrated many hun
dreds of feet into the ground, squeezing
The Washington times., 1902-08-03
ArizOna's Most Remarkable Freak Now to
Be Utilized for Commercial Purposes.
Company Formed 10 Market the Prod
uCt of Natures Greatest and Most
Unique Ice aCtoTU--PraCtiCallu lneX-
haustible Quantity of Solidlu Frozen
Water, Clear as CTustal- l--Boiling Spring
Adioins the Opening of the Ice Cave.

peculiar feature IS the fact that 1t will
readily reform. Thus. If large amount
is taken out at night. the vacant place
will be entirely filled the next mo; ming,
so rapid IS the formation of new ice.
The first mention Of the ice caves Of
Arizona appears in the report Of Lieut.
R. o. Hill, who headed an exploring ex-
petition IN the Southwest in the early
4G's He discovered the main ice. cave,
which is about nine miles from Flag
staff. The entrance to the cave is a
circular depression. several hundred feet
in diameter and about fifty feet deep in
the center. On the south side Of the
depression are q number of holes
through which one can squeeze into the
rassageways leading into tho cavern
The main cave is q large chamber, the
roof being ten or twelve feet high. Hill
speaks of this cavern as 'an immensely
deep fssure, where nature has stored
many tons of ice His party took out
much ice and found it a blessing in their
march across the plains. Hill says the
Indians knew of the existence of the ice
cave but never yentured near it as they
considered it to be OF supernatural
origin.
The Washington times., 1902-08-03
Little Known of Interior,

Evidently the explorer did not remain
long enough at the cave to penetrate its
mysteries to any great extent, for be-
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
DEATH TRAPS OF INSECTS.
Perils to Which Creatures That Fly
 and Crawl are Subject.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago ChronlcIe
 The life of insects is beset with many perils, and the chances that they will live to "a green old age' are exceed ingly remote. Honey bees and insects and bugs of less degree find pitfalls and often death in the beautiful blossoms of the milkweed, otherwise known as the Vir- einia swallowwort. If these flowers are examined any sunny day one will be pretty sure to find them decorated with a miscellaneous assortment of struggling or dead insects with their legs fast in the slits of the peculiar blossoms. The pollen of this common plant, instead of being a powder, as in the cast of most plants consists of sticky, waxen masses hidden within the blossom. When visiting in sect thrusts a proboscis or leg into the opening of such a flower some of these masses stick to it. and the natural course is for the insect to fly off to another flower and fertilize this with the adhering pollen.
 All insects, however. are not strong enough to extract their legs from the sticky places, and then ensues the slow torture of hanging there until death or a helping hand releases them from mis- cry. Besides being beautiful, 1t could be quite a useful plant if we cared to develop it's virtues. Thus, Its milky juice contains caoutchouc; brown sugar has been made from the flowers; the silky hairs of the seeds are serviceable in the manufacture of textile fabrics, as cot ion is, and a fiber of good quality for rope-maklng may be extracted from the mtalk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
Hustler Qf the Hot Air Breeze;
 Had Goals to Sell i'm Newcastle

That's what they all tell me" broke in the energetic circulation man from Hawvtlle, surely you will not let the op- portunity pass to subscribe for the great est daily newspaper in the South. Its news Service Is unsurpassed. Its circu- lation is now-um-um, er-let me see, - referring to a note book-'its circulation is now 16O00 and growing every minute sir-growing every minute"
 Here the travelling newspaper man jerked himself up, refectively.
 You sometimes read The Breeze, do you not!"
 This was the opportunity of the pleas ant-faced young man behind the wicket.
 "Yes I have seen it," he said coldly. but let me tell you that we get about all the newspapers here. we can read and -"
 "Ha, ha," laughed The Breeze man interrupting his victim. That's an old story. I'm given that many times a day. If you had read The Breeze carefully you would not talk that way. Now I'll fill out your order" producing A little green book. "All you have to do Is to sign"
 The active man from Hawville glanced about the office with admiration in his eyes and with pencil poised.
 Let me sec" he muttered. Then call ing to the young man behind the wicket.
 What bank is thisP'
 'This" replied the agreeable young man with a sardonic grin. This Is the office of The Montgomery Advertiser"
 The words were jerked out short, sharp and snappy.
 Advertiser? Well, will be durned."
 This was all the busy man from flaw vile said as he backed into the street and was lost in the surging throng on the Avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
SONS OF VETERANS
COMMANDER PAYNE HERE ON
 REUNION MATTERS.
Alabama Division Will Hold Re- union with the Veterans-Some
 of the Features of the In- teresting Program.

Warwick H. Payne of Scottsboro, com mander of the Alabama Division of United Sons of Confederate Veterans. and Senator T. Sydney Fraser of Union Springs, the divisions Adjutant, spent yesterday in Montgomery, conferrins with locals Sons of Veterans in refer ence to the annual reunion of the Sons of Veterans
 The annual reunion under the constitu- tion of the Sons of Veterans is held at the same time and place in which the Al abama Division of United Confederate Veterans meets in annual reunion.
 The Sons will therefore meet with the Veterans in Montgomery November F and 13
 While here yesterday Messrs. Payne Messrs. Thomas M. Owen, D. S. Haus- man, Clayton Tullis. Dr. J. H. Cross land. R. G. Banks and other prominent Sons of Veterans
 In preparation for the reunion Com mander Payne announced the appoint. ment of the following Committee on Ar. engagements Thomas M. Owen, D. S Hausman and Clayton Tullis. This com mittee will attend to all the preliminary details of the reunion.
 It Is expected that delegates from al least twenty-five camps in Alabama will attend the annual gathering. The division sponsor, her maids of honor and spon- sors from other camps will be present The reunion of the Sons will be an occa- sion of social enjoyment as well as of business. The coming reunion is confi- dently looked forward to as the most suc- cessful yet held by the division.
 The first day of the reunion, Novem- Der 12, will be devoted to a business ses- sion. Some members of Camp Holtzclaw, the local camp of Sons of Veterans, will deliver the address of welcome. In all probability the response will be delivered by Hon. W. B. Bankhead of Huntsville
 A feature of special interest in the proceedings of the division will be an address by some distinguished visitor from abroad.
 A banquet will be given on the night of November 12 for the Sons and their guests. On the following day the Sons will participate in the grand parade of the Veterans.
 A number of the Sons will go to Noun tain Creek on the 14th and take part in the exercises attendant upon the laying of the corner stone of the Soldiers Home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16

He strode into the offlce with an I-am- the boy to- do business look in his face. He was self assurance from the crown of his derby hat to the end of his long coat.
 Young man" he said proudly to he at the wicket. T. represent the Hot Air Breeze. It is the greatest daily news paper in Hawville or in Alabama for that matter. We are rapidly increasing our subscription list in Montgomery and 1t is my purpose to interest you. Many of your best citizens realize that they must read The Breeze. We have found -
 But my dear sir,' interposed the young man at the wicket This is -"
 ''Oh yes. I know rattled on the Hot Air Breeze man. T know, I know. AS I was saying we have found new field here. Our circulation embraces all Of the people of Hawvile." This with haul teur Why my dear young man, our circulation has increased 300 since l went with The Breeze. We have struck a great scheme here. The news dealers handle The Hot Air Breeze. All you have to do is to sign your name and The Breeze Is delivered to you right here every day. Think of 1t, every day!
 The young man at the window being evidently not impressed and suggesting another interruption the man from HaW- vile opened up again.
 T am taking 300 subscriptions to The Breeze each week now. When l have more experience I expect to whoop her up to 800 a week" Then in confidential tones. This newspaper business is a dreadful life I sometimes envy you fellows in your nice cosy offices handling nothing but money"
 The young man behind the wicket was busy. He was likewise impatient
 ''Very kind of you. sir," he said, but we don't need -"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
MINISTRIES WERE ENJOYABLE
Two Large Audiences Saw the Black
 Faced Comedians

The Barlow Minstrels played to two good houses yesterday at the Montgomery Theatre
 J. A. Coburn. who has been managing the show for the past two years. has done good work and has built the Barlow Minstrels up to where they give an enjoyable performance The production is clean and stress is laid upon the black face work, the absence of which is noticeable in most minstrels of now a-days.
 The first part is we'll staged the scenery representing the waterfront of Venice C. F Rummell was the interIocutor and with his assistance Fred Russell, Gus Hilbert, Billy Jennings. Lew Baldwin, Charles Strong and Sam Renfrew. end men. did some clever work in getting of new jokes
 The singing force is fair. W A Wolff in bass solos made good with t-e audience
 Fred Russell made a hit with his coon song 'I Certainly Love That Yellow Man"
 Charles Cameron and Harry Toledo did some grand opera we'll They sang selections from Faust and Fra Diavalo." getting in some contortion stunts between songs The scenery and electrical effects to their act were ar tistic
 Jennings and Renfrew did some very good wooden shoe dancing and sang acceptably a coon song.
 The olio and performance was concluded by Spanish ring act by the Rates brothers that did the hearts of the athletic contingent in the audience good.
 Miss Percy Haswell. in "A Royal Family" Is the next attraction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
AN INCREASE | OF $1O,990,3SS
 Steady Growth of Tax Values in Alabama.
 INCREASE IS GENERAL Only IA Counties Fail to Show Improvement.
 Total Tax Valuations in Alabama for Present Year are $2e5, ,e13,335. Fifty-two Counties Show Growth.

The assessment returns. which are now compIete in the Auditors office, show that the valuation of taxable property in Ala bama has increased nearly $1,oOO,Ooo in the mast year. In exact figures the in- crease is s10, 0,s9o,Sss.
 The growth in tax values in Alabama is larger than was expected. Property in the State increased steadily in spite ol poor crops and other conditions tha' initiated against 1t.
 The assessment returns from all but seven counties were published two weeks ago when the increase was above SSooo. 900. The counties which were tardy 1T getting their totals to the Auditors or flee sweiled the total growth to nearly S11, ,O00,0 900.
 The total assessment of taxable prop erty in Alabama October l, 1902, wal s2s2 .6l3. .s35. For 1901 the assessments wal $2s4, ,622, ,937.
 The Auditors figures, however, show that in the past year the tax values o fourteen counties on the State showed decrease instead of an increase. Barbour County, sometimes called the 'Thir' Grand Division of Alabama" shows thu largest actual decrease. The assessmen figures show that tax values in Barbour fell off $2l2. .364.
 Blount County, with a falling off o s5ie.7 .7s7 in assessments shows apparently the largest decrease, but that is explained away by the fact that the last Legisla ture took a large slice of territory ava, from Blount and gave it to Culiman Cullman partly because of this shows al increase of $eos, ,19s.
 Lowndes is one of the counties whi cf shows a marked decrease in property values. The tax assessment in Lownde' this year is $1l5.ss7 less than last year.
 The other eleven counties which los' in property valuation are Bibb, Cherokee Cleburne, Coosa, Escambia, Green, Jack son, Lawrence, Russell Shelby and VII cox.
 The other fifty-two count6es of Alaba ma show a decided increase. Jefferson comes forward with the best showint with an improvement of $3,1SS.9O. Madt son stands next on the roll of meri with 1882, ,55S increase Mobile, whose ta' valuation gred $s05. .ssS in twelve months Is third. Montgomery also shows Q grau flying increase of $64O,355.
 It remained for Montgomery County neighbor, Autauga. which. compared t' Jefferson, Mobile, Madison and Montgom cry, is relatively small to show the larg est percentage of gain, property in thu | county having increased s1s2.125.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
ARRANGED FOR
 THE REUNION Program of Entertainment
 Was Outlined. JOINT COMMITTEE MET Speakers of National Reputa- 1. tion to Be Here. Reunion Will Occupy November 12, and 13 and on Nov. IA Corner
 Stone of Mountain Creek
 Home Will Be Laid.

The joint Committee on Arrangements for the Confederate reunion to be held in Montgomery November l2 and B, composed of members of Camps Lomax and Jeff Falkner, U. c. ", met the Committees on Entertainments and Con- ventions of the Commercial and Indus trial Association last night and outlined a program for the reunion.
 Chairman John O. Crommeiin of the joint committee presided and a large num- Der of the committeeman were present.
 After full discussion the committee vember IF and 13.
 Wednesday, November 12.
 Morning and afternoon-Business ses- sions.
 Night-Bivouac at the Auditorium. to be addressed by a speaker of national reputation.
 Thursday, November 13.
 Morning-Grand parade of Confederate Veterans and Sons of Veterans. reviewed by the Major General, commanding.
 Afternoon-Band contest for all Alaba- ma bands present for valuable prizes. Night-Reception to veterans by ladies of various local Confederate associations.
 This program will be followed Friday. November 14 by a large excursion and barbecue at Mountain Greek for the bene- fit of the Confederate Soldiers Home. the cornerstone of which will be formal ly laid at that time.
 Chairman Crommelin announced to the committee that he had arranged for the following committees: Finance, Publica- tions. Hotels and Boarding Houses. Re- ception, Music and Parade. Decorations. Hall and Badges and Invitations.
 The personnel of committees will be announced by Mir. Crommelin after a conference with Commanders John Puri- foy and J. B. Fuller and the chairman of the Commercial and Industrial commit- tees.
 Secretary L. L. Gilbert of the Commer- cial and Industrial Association suggested that the scope of the rcQnion be made larger than last year and suggested that speaker of national reputation, some distinguished Confederate General. be in- vited to attend the reunion and address the veterans. MT. Gilbert said if this was done that the railroads would advertise it and a big crowd in Montgomery during the reunion would result. The members of the committees heart lily agre ed with him. The Invitation Com mitte will select several prominent vete' rams and will try to get more than one to speak during the reunion. Chairman Crommelin will probably an nounce his committees today. The joint committe of veterans con- sists of J. c. Crommelin, J. G. Finley, J G. Winter. B. c. Tarver, W. H. Tisdale W. B. Jones, c. A. Lanier. B. M. Wash burn. from Camp Lomax. and J. s. Williams, J. W. Powell, T. J. Adams c. L. Ruth David Abraham. W. N. Harris. F. M. McQueen, James Parker from Camp Falkner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK.
Left Yesterday to Speak at Newto

Left Yesterday to Speak at Newton.
 Governor Jelks left yesterday for New ton in Dale County, where he will speak on the issues of the present campaign.
 The Governor will speak with Hon. H. D. Clayton. Congressman from the Third District, of which Dale County is a part. Newton Is the home of Senator Walter U. Acree, who was instrumental in arrang- ing the meeting and securing the speak CTS. The two distinguished speakers were assured of large crowd.
 It is understood that Governor Jelks will deliver three addresse in Dale Coun- ty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
Saturday Matinee and Night
 Mrs. Brune.

Mrs. Brune who has been termed by critics The American Bernhardt,' will pear at the Montgomery Theatre Sat- urday matinee and night in a new play, "Unorna." The piece is a creation of the famous novelist. F. Marion Crawford. prepared for stage use by Espy Williams. The cast is q noteworthy one. It includes such well known people as Erroll Dun bar, Frank Henning, E. R. Spencer Claus Bosel, Isabel Pengra Spencer. Hilda Yer non, Ida Werner. Alice Forbes, Leon Henry, w. D. Stone, and others. Seat sale opens this morning. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
PASSING THRONG.

Colonel T. Sidney Frazer of Union Springs.
 recently elected to the State Senate from
 Bullock County was in the city yesterday on
 business connected with the forthcoming
 meeting of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The young man. H. Strauss who was fined
 Tuesday afternoon in the Recorders Court
 for gaming not Heyman Strauss. a
 well-known salesman. but Harry Strauss. Judge W. g. Thorington, dean of the law de-
 partment at the University of Alabama.
 was in Montgomery yesterday. Mir. W. R. McDade. clerk to Probate Judge
 J. B. Gaston. Is spending several weeks with relatives in Carrollton. Tex. Mir. James F. Turentine. formerly of Mont gomery. but now living in Tallassee. was in the city yesterday. Mir. F. W. Powers. . prominent citizen of Tuscaloosa, is in the city.
 Hon. Walter U. Acree of Newton spent yes terday in the city.
 Mir B. B. Smith is in Tuscaloosa on c bust. ness trip.
 Mir. J. A Hall of pothan was in Montgomery | yesterday. Mir. !. c. Wood or Haynevflle Is nere Tor few days | Mir. J. c. Gardner of Mobile is in Mont gomery. | Mir W. J. Boykin of Gadsden is in Mont gomery. | Captain Phillip Stern is in Prattvilie on bust | ness. Mir J. C. Hogue of Mobile is at the Capi | tola-
 MT. Judge S. Williams of Clayton is in tn, | city. Mir C. F. Luckie of Boiling is in Montgomery l Mir. H. E. West of Birmingham Is here.