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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13

If the late Alexandra Dumas fills is turning
in his grave just now, he has a good excuse
One of his cOuntrymen, a certain M. Chirac
who is described as a fnancier who failed in
business and then turned to authorship, has
risen up to declare that the noted dramatist's
very successful play, "Francillon," was based
on a four act piece, lie Talon" which he, NJ
Chirac, himself wrote in the early seventies
The story of this claimant is that in 1873 he met
a Danish dramatic agent named Jacobsen, who
offered to do business with him, and ten years
later purchased lie Talon" from him to use in
Russia. In 1887 "FrancillOn" was put on the
stage, but, strangely, NJ Chirac took no steps
in the matter. Since then, however, he has
changed his mind, and now has made his
charge Of plagiarism. The family of Dumas re-
Del it in scOrn and NJ. Jules Clarete has taken
up the cudgels in support of the author OF
"Francillon." He states that that last success
of Dumas fills was written at his personal re-
Quest in the summer of 1886, and he further
recalls that in January, 1884, his friend had
published the first act Of the play in an illus
tratcd paper When 1t brought out, it aP
pears, Aurelien Scholl thought that the author
had made some use of certain vaudeville by
Iabchc Dumas, with smile, said that he had
had no thought of Labche when he was writing
his play and that the latter was, a matter
Of fact, suggested to him by a story of his IA
theirs. called "Un Bal Masque," which appears
in the Souvenirs dAntony." The outlook for
NJ Chirac is not on the whole, very cheering,
to Judge from the reports that have thus far
reached us. The upshot OF the whole business
will DE awaited with curiosity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
SONG.

OONO.
More lightly than hare DER frosted snow
You moved across the winter of my life;
Yet your fleet passing set my heart aglOw,
And awakened in my blood the living strife
I know not whence you came, nor whittier sped
To other hills and ValleyS-east west;
Yet from my life the winter SHOWS are fed,
And singing waters Waken in my breast.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15
Vt the unmeritcd rebuff you stiffen-

VI t'S uIiihSiitcd TcDuH you Stl1fcn-
Better not give me any of your
I!' you grnwlcd.
"Pooh! What'll you do?' he growl-
Il back.
'I'll show you what I'll do"
You couldn't hurt flea"
Il couldn't, couldn't II"
Nav you couldn't, couldn't L.
Walking in circles around each 9th
rr, after this fashion you and he
S"wed elimination and rccrilnination,
while larger and larger waxed an
audience, hopeful Of seeing them
spring up as blows.
Only when the furry came did you
discover too late how much taller and
.rongcr and older than you he was
! our bleeding nose showed this to
you, and, cowed. and weeping, you
rrtreatcd in bad order
"Ill tell my big brother, and he'll
=" you! you growlcd thrcatengly.
Jaw, he amt got any big brothcr," ="
iccred the heartlcSs crowd, who saw
np Dathos in your abused organ.
This was true You had none.
''1ll tell my father, then you wall
: angrily-another empty boast.
Md still shifting and fcarsomcly
CORY, with the handkerchicfs Of your
self and your one faithful companion
4"ite exhausted, you reached the
haven OF friendly pump.
You had not been whpped-not ex-
.ctly.
Got licked. didn't you?" unkindly
commented various friends and enc
mics.
II din't cithcr!" you asserted. in
dignant. 81 had to quit cause my
nose was bleendin' 1t takes more n
him to lick me"
HE gave you bloody nose. just
he same"
You wouldn't admit so much as
hat
He didn't either. He never touch
cd my nose. 1t bleeds awful easy. 1t
h'ecds sometimes when you Just look
at it-don't it. Hcn?"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15

"Whcn | was travelling through
Kentucky a shor: time ago" said the
nan about town, "a very amusing
Incident occurred one night at the
'rfOrmancc Of a well-knOwn magi-
an, in one Of the small mountain
'wns where happened to be.
"Thc magician had proceeded with
ntany mystifying tricks when he an
=. ilnccd that he would for the next
.''c require a pin flask Of whiskcy.
mot man in the audience moved.
Thinking that they had msundcr-
stood him, the magician asked in a
louder tone:
twill some gentleman kindly loan
me pint flask Of whiskey?"
"This was also followed bl a silence,
and | was beginning to think that all
The stories I had heard about Ken
t"cky 'colonels' was all rot, when a
fall, lank fellow in the back Of the
hall arose. and holding out flask,
said:
"Mistah. would quart flask do?
Gust as well. sir" replied the ma
gician.
And at that every man in the house
arose and extended a flask Of that
size.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15
MO. 899A.
Treasury Department
Office Of Comptroller Of the Currency.

Washington, D. c., October IL. 1903.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evil
w dence presented to the under
signed, it has been made to appear that
1.-The Peoples National Bank of Pros
perity," located in the Town of Pros
perity, in the County of Newberry, and
State of South Carolina, has complied
with all the provisions of the Statutes
of the United States, required to be
complied with before an association
shall be authorized to commence the
business of Banking;
Now, therefore l, Thomas P. Kane
Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the
Currency, do hereby certify that "The
Peoples National Bank of Prosperity, /"
located in the Town of Prosperity, in
the County of Newberry, and State of
South Carolina, is authorized to com
mence the business of Banking as pro
vided in Section Fifty-one hundred and
sixty nine of the Revised Statutes of
the United States
In testimony whereof witness my hand
LIS. and Seal of office this Twelft',
day of Octobe-, 1903.
II. P. KANE,
Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the
Currency.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15
WHEN BOYS FIGHT.
Incident That Carries Every Man
Back to Barefoot Days.
Edwin l.. Sabin in Century

Edwin l.. Sabin in Century.
Although victory. actual or pro
spective, of course ever was doubtful
a (either you were winning or the 9th
zAAer fellow was winning, according as
40 which did the telling), at some.
8 mes it appeared to a spectator more
Ha ,cisive than at others.
~ You were feeling very spunky that
|ss on when amid your preserves you
0 scried stronger boy, but civilly
challenged him. One may witness
bluff but wary fox terriers thus
}roach each other. accost and in
Istigatc
~ 'Hclllo? you wagged--that is, said.
Hello, yourself!" wagged ne.
~ Say, what's your name?" you in
g5g uired, as YOU had every right to do.
81 Pudin' tame, ask me again, an
gu tell you the same" he replied in
Z solently.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15
A. Story of Daniel Webster.

Mrs. 'letitia Tyler Scmplc, who vas
mistress Of the White House dur,r"
Prcsidcn, Tylcr':, administration, laa
just celebrated in Washington her
eightythrd birthday.
The statesman liked best in my
youth was Daniel Webster" Mrs.
Semple said the other day "Hc was
a handsome man and he talked WE'LL
| remember banquet one night When
the subjeact of death and dying camc
up, and Mr.. Webster told us a story
that was half funny and half pathetic
He said that an old woman lay
very i'll and after time she went Of
into a trance. She lay so still in this
trance that they thought the end ha,.
come, and when she opened her cy,r
again at last her husband said to H.:
in a surprised tone:
why Mandy, we though, yc w,
dead
THE poor woman looked at her
husband moment and then, she burst
into tears.
An yc never bawlcd Bit 81
sobbcd. 'Yc thought | WIZ dead an
yer eyes wuz dry. Couldn't ye hav"
bawled little bit, Jabcz?'
"The old man was deeply moved
and he did actually bawl then. b,
his wife said sadly:
" It's too late now. Dry yer eye
If I'd really been dead and yc'd baM
ed 'twould have done me some goC,I
But it's too late now
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15
THEIR ONLY MEDICINE

No medicine in the world
Malt Whskeyover 0000 900 complete in
make feel q while Duf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15
WATER SKIRT DANCING.
OF Young Ladies in Rubber Boots
Cold Water New
Fad.

Westbury, Conn, correspondent Nc
York World
"Watcr skirt dancing" is the lat,
fad Of a number Of young Won
whose names will appear in the Ii
Of those attending the functions
New York's 800" during the comi
winter.
Pretticr than any mermaid a.
wearing short skirts with rubb
boots that reach to the hip, they c.
be found wading about in the icy-co
spring water of the creeks and ponG
in the suburbs at all times of the da ]
They dance, sing and play III II.
water, some gathering lilies al
others spcaring at small fish, all {.
the advice OF a physician
This is new beauty" treatmer
and after exercising in the water fc
an hour or two the young women ar
wrapped in huge blankets, carrie
home in an intense perspiration, p,
to bed and fed on warm milk.
DR.. Charles A. Ward, who prescrib
ed the treatment, is being ovcrrun b.
people who call to see him and wan
to take the course.
The young women drive to the spo
selected in carriages. wrapped in long
loose gowns.
Men? Oh, no. They don't take tn
treatment, but the banks OF certai,
streams look like nothing so much a
the sidewalk from the Flatiron build
ing in New York on a windy day.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15

The C0ioneps Letter.
1t gives me great pleasure to state that
l have just recovered from n severe attack
of chronic Gastritis. No.hing could be re-
tanned on my stomach during my illness.
Not even milk. 1 was reduced from 1856 lbs.
to las in weeks. Nothing did me any
good. My son insisted that should try
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, which had
cured him. 1t stayed on my stomach, and
was able to take a little milk with it. 1t
acted like magic, and in a few weeks was
able to take solid food without distress.
soon regained my weight, my stomach is
sound, my general health was never better.
And owe my cure to Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey."
G. T.. UPDEaRAFF, sos. 4th St.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15

From the Son.
Mr. G: %. Updegraff, Jr., is Of the firm Of
Updegraff & Brownel, proprietors and
managers Of the New Bfjou Theatre at
Reading, and Of numerous other enter
prises. He says Of DuGy's Pure Malt
Whiskey:
For years I suffered from bronchial
affection. Nothing tho doctors gave mo
seemed to do any good, and it kept getting
worse. Finally one of tho doctors advised
me to try Duffy's Puro Malt Whiskey.
which he had used for years in his practice.
My throat commenced to heal at once, nv
cough grow better, and to-day am com
pletely cured a picture of robust, rugged
health. chcerfully recommend Duify's
to all my friends"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15

pm Am
65 LvColumbia (A.o.L. )Ar IL 20
80 Sumter 92l
36 Ar Charleston I,v 6 on
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15
Week End Rates via Southern.

For Saturday and Sunday morning
trains the Southern railway will sell
round trip tickets to the following
points at very low rates. Tickets good
returning until Tuesday following
date Of sale:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15

Walhalla, S. c., $3.Ao
Spartanburg, S. c.. 2.ro
Grcenvillc, S. c., a.1o
Ash eville, N. c., 38s
Hot Spring, N c., 400
Arden, N. c., 38s
Fletchers, N. c., 38s
Hcndersonville, N. c.. 38s
Flat Rock, N. c., 38s
Saluda, N c., as
Tryon, N. c., 38s
Brevard, N. c., 400
lake Toxaway, N. c., $40
raylors, N. c.. 0or Chicks
Springs) a.31
Isle of Palms sIs
Sullivan's ere
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15

new union depot.
=, Trains az and 81 from A. c. l.. freight depot
West Gervais street.
Charleston and Western Carolina RWV Co.
Augusta and Ashevillo Short Line.
(sohedule in effect August I, Ieo3.)
(f'ehu bo"h.) (Read Up>
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-12-15
BLUE RIDGE RAIL, ROAE,

II. O. BEAETTE, Receiver.
In Effeer june 8. 1909.
Between Anderson and Waihalla
sA5FhoUFD wHBrHoURD
ARRIVE, rHhup
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
MARKETS TODAY
Good Commission House De-
mand for W heat.
After Firmness the Prices Ease
Off.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
LIVE STOCK IRA
Cattle Are Strong, Ranging
from $3.50 to $4.25.
Hogs Are Steady, Bulk of Sales
$3.50 to $4.37.

Chicago, Dec. N-WHEAT-The strength
in foreign markets and the advances
shown in domestic markets brought out a
good commission house demand for wheat
today and prices ruled firm. There was
considerable selling at the start by small
longs who were Influenced by the M
creased receipts from the northwest ana
prices eased off little. May declining to
$3.50 after opening 1sd14c lower to a shade
higher at S3A MS31bc The decline was
only momentary, however, and with a let
up on offerings. advanced to S5s4c. mime
apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts of 967 cars, against 1.5l2 cars a year
ago.
crowd watched carefully the actions OF
the leading long, who was reported to be
selling 5eayily through dsyei
oped. After declining to S2s4uS27sc, May
closed at S27sc, a loss of 1zQ5sc.
CORN-.Corn felt the effect OF the early ear
441sc to 44s@4414c. Small receipts and and
traders and the market rallied. Receipts
May closed A@7sc lower at $50 o+sor
Shade lower at S7ssd371zc to 371zc, May
DESC Ss7SS ~ Receipts were 242 cars
PROVISIONS-Th was a good de-
mand for provisions from commission n
prices at the yards and the market ruled
strong. May pork opened 21zQ5c' to 71St a a1ec
higher, at $12. 00GI12.05; May lard Z72Q DC
higher, at s6'671I, and ribs were up 21zc, at
WNrH.EAT-Cash: No. 2 red, s9@9Oc: No.
6sa77c; No / northern spring, SIC; No. 2
northern spring, S2@85c; No. 8 spring u
CORN-No. 2. 4sc; No. 3, 421kQ4Sc.
OATS-No. 2. 341zc: No. 8. 34c.
RYE-Dec., SPEC; May, 551ac-
FIAX-Cash: NV, $.O0; S.-W., SSc;
I'll TTMioTHY~Dec., s2s71z; JAM, $50;
March, 50. 121S
! CIsOVER-Dec., $11.O0
| BARLEY-Cash: 35Q5Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
LIKES KANSAS REPORT.
Modern Dsirying Plsases Eastern
Farm Editor,

Farm Editor.
The Farm and Fireside. a foremost
agricultural journal, published at New
York, Springfield, O., and Chicago, in a
recent issue has the following to say
commencing the work of Secretary Co
burn and his latest report, entitled
Modern Dairying:"
Another of Secretary Coburns Kan
sas reports is at hand. 1t deals with
Modern Dairying,' and like all of CO.
burns reports, is a model. When I read
these volumes I do not wonder at the
rapid strides the agricultural, horticul-
tural and live stock interests of Kansas
have made during the past few years.
What would happen to the southern
states If each had man like Coburn
to direct its agricultural interests? They
would simply be revolutionized. Their
slow, labOriOuS creep upward would be
changed to leaps and bounds, their fair
lands would blossom as the rose, and
flow with milk and honey. Advance the
agriculture of q state, and intelligence
advances with it. The prosperous soil
tiller is vastly more competent to deal
intelligently with social problems than
the pettifogging lawyer or the self-seek-
ing statesman The farmers of Kansas
are truly fortunate in having a man
who so thoroughly< understands their
needs as the secretary of their state
board of agriculture. If any dairyman
in Kansas is not making a success of his
business he can quickly find the reason
find lots of hints that will prove almost
invaluable to him. Every phase of the
subject is intelligently and clearly pre-
SeIlted"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21

points and westinghouse Electric rose 1Is
points T1; There ase were very heavy offerings
a hundred shares were made at $50,
compared with 561s on Saturday, and the
55l5 down to 541@.
Buying orders were uncovered for some
Of the popular stocks on the decline and
the market turned upwards. Heavy tax
ings of the coalers, especially the Read
ings. and a rally of a point in United
cry at other points. The movement in
general among the PacificS and grangers
were narrow and showed some feverish-
ness. The chief advances during the first
half hour were Reading, Northwestern
and Hooking Coal point, Wool preferred
New Jersey Central points and Minnie
apolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste Marie "a
points. Fresh offerings of Atchison had
some effect the western stocks at IL
clock, but the leading specialists were
well held.
Room traders became nonplussed by the
conflicting tendencies of the railroads and
specialties and reduced their commitments
largely, causing dull trading. Persistent
ually offset the buying of the industrials.
and the entire market reacted sharply.
United States Steel preferred fell back to
545s and the AtchiSons and Southern Pa
cific lost point each. Anaconda de-
Bonds were steady at noon.
Speculation was steadier in tone, but
purchases for the long accounts were
small. Realizing sales in Delaware and
HUDSON ana 1@dCAdWdIIld QepI0SSSQ bllSiAA
points, but they subsequently moved up
again.
An active demand arose in the afternoon
for the stocks of the railway equipment
companies, led by American Locomotive,
which rose 3A points. Other stocks fol-
lowed the rise. Railroad and other active
stocks were neglected.
With reaction of 1 to IL points in the
specialties which had shown some
strength, the whole market Sagged DULY
Amalgamated Copper fell a point below
Saturday, Wells-Fargo jumped 10 points.
There was a slight rally on short cover
ing, but the close was dull and heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
BROOERICK IS IN.
Ex-COngressman Candidate
For Old Place.
This Gives Jackson County an
Entry In Race.
70 TRY FOR JEFFERSON
Says He VIII Contest With
Curtis There.
Congressman Gushman at Ham
sas Day Club.

The report comes from Holton that
Judge Case Broderick, former congress
man from the First district, will this
week make a formal announcement of
his candidacy for the Republican non1-
nation for congress against Congress
man Curtis Judge Broderick has been
investigating conditions in number
of counties in the district before MAX
ing up his mind to run. His friends
have been urging him into the race for
number of weeks, but he has been
hesitating, probably because he did not
wish to enter the contest unless he be-
heved he had a good chance to win.
He has already represented the district
in congress. was federal judge in Idaho
while Idaho was still territory. An
election to congress would therefore
not be as great an honor to Mr.. BrOd-
erick as to a man who has never held
such a place. and consequently he did
not desire to make the race for the
place If there was a probability that
he would not win, and he carefully
canVassed the situation before making
up his mind to run.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

Under Two Flags is nearly always
a good melodrama. 1t was good with
Blanche Bates as "Cigarette." and it
was good Sunday night with Jane Ken
mark as the vivandier. There are sew
eral ways of playing Under Two
Flags" One is to follow the book. and
another is to forget everything in the
original book except rne names, and
disguise the plot until its writer would
never recognize it. The latter system
is used by Miss Remark and COM
pany, and is a slight Improvement per-
haps, on the other way. The sand
storm scene is eliminated That scane
was always pretty poor. A lot OF the
"supe" soldiers are done away with,
also. which is another vast improve
nent The orchestra does not play
fragments of the 'tMarsellaisa" all the
time Improvement No B.
Miss Remarks company Is COM
petent one, and the show was good 1t
dragged a little in places. but had the
beauty of not being overdone- A fair
sized audience saw and enjoyed the
play.
Mason and Mason, as Rudolph and
AdoIph- were again in Topeka Saturday
evening. These two gentlemen are
Certainly untitled to a place in the
front rank Of German comedians. and
thew furnish an excellent two hours of
Entertainments The audience was not
large at either the matinee or night
nerformauce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
NO SIGN OF PEACE.
Fourth Day of Livery Drivers
Strike in Chicago.
Police May Be Necessary to Sc
cure Burial of Dead.
AMBULANCES TAKEN IN
They Are Included in the Ban
of the Strikers.
Sick Must Be Removed Under
Police Guard.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-No sign of peace
had entered into the livery drivers
strike today, when the fourth day of
the tie-up Of hearses and carriages
came, with a renewal of the desolate
funerals and the prospect that police
may be nut on the plain wagons" now
used for carrying the dead. Ambu-
lances have come under the ban of the
striking pickets, according to reports
received from undertakes and livery
men, who declare that police will be
necessary to man the conveyances of
the sick as well as those of the dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES.
lola Driller Thinks His Wife's Aztec.
tions Were Stolen.

lola, Kan, Dec. 21-Papers were filed
today ip suit against W. o. Lenhart,
the La Harpe banker for $4,000 for
alternating the objections of R. Adams
wife.
The suit is a sequel to the arrest of
Adams the other day at La Harpe
charged with threatening to kill Mr..
Lenhart and also for carrying concealed
weapons. 1t seems not to be a sudden
affair. but that has been of slow
growth. The petition relates that once
when Adams was in Kansas City his
wife wrote him asking to be allowed to
come up there. He replied that there
didn't really appear to be any use in
1t as he was coming home at once. The
next day he was surprised to find that
his wife had come any way. He asked
her where she got. the money to come
and she told him from his brother
When they returned home his brother
informed him that he had given her no
money. He asked her again about it
and she said from his grandfather
This was also found to be untrue. After
confronting her with this sort of testi-
mony, she said she got the money from
Mr.. Lenhart.
This aroused his suspicion. He asked
Mr.. Lenhart about it and he admitted
that he had given her the money but
said 1t was merely a loan. He asked
Adams to repay it when he was paying
note he had at the bank Adams re-
fused to do this.
Adams goes on to relate that he con-
unued to investigate their relations
and he claims that the woman admitted
to him that she had had improper re-
lations with Mr.. Lenhart. This Mr..
Lenhart absolutely denies.
Adams, Immediately upon hearing
this left the woman and has since re-
sided alone. The other day she returned
TO lola and this angered Adams and he
made statements that led to his ar
rest.
He alleges that Mr. Lenhart has
alienated his wife's affections and that
he wants DAMAGES to the extent of $1O.-
900 for it.
The suit is brought by Chris Ritter as
attorney for Adams and will be hard
fought case. Mr.. Lenhart denies that
he ever had any improper relations with
the woman and points out the alleged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-21
STREETS ARE CROWDED.
A sureing Mass of Humanity on East
Sixth.

Great throngs of people crowded the
business streets of Topeka Saturday
and today and Christmas buying was
lively. On East Sixth street the
crowds We're especially large, and in
side the Shawnee grocery store a surg
ing mass OF humanity was present
throughout the business hours Buy
ing al this popular store was lively
Saturday afternoon many placed their
orders for Christmas prize beef. and
today the rush was equally as great.
there being times during the day when
It was almost im9ossible to get inside
the store. The Shawnee Grocery COM
pany is certainly popular with all
classes and does a tremendous business.