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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-11

lowed his glance. Each man leaped to
his feet.
That's not Morton" they cried in
unison. Who is it?"
Something had failed mel didn't
know what-but l didn't wait to find
out I realized one important thing,
and that was that that room was not
the place for me to stay. I sprang from
my chair and made for the door. 1t
opened as 1 reached it, and a man en-
tered. I nearly knocked him down as 1
sprinted through. 1t was Morton-the
real Morton.
l heard a hubbub within, but l shut
the door and hurried out. In two min
utes ! was on the street and mingling
with the crowd.
looked at my watch. 1t was nearly
twenty-five minutes to four. My man
had charged me at noon. and l ought
to have lasted a good twenty-four
hours at the outside. But 1 hadn't
The scheme, like hundreds of others,
must be vitality defective in spots.
l FASTENED to my office. When 1 en-
tered it policeman was waiting for
me.
He was run down by a truck-a
heavy one" he explained, as he hand
ed me a card and a piece of paper.
we 1Ound your card-that One-On
him, sir, and thought that you might
know him. There's his name, 1 think
at least we supposed it was-on that
paper, sir" indicating the one 1 had
in my hand. Hes dead, sir; he was
instantly killed"
l looked at the slip of paper. It was
a printed, time-worn handful dated
twenty years before. 1t was headed by
the words, ullpiller-Magician
/ stared at the bill. Suddenly / knew
why he had sought me out My
thoughts went back twenty years;
back to the old town of Monroe; back
to the time when / used to step upon
the stage in the old Opera House and
spend fifteen minutes tying Rollpiller
up in fifteen hundred knots-knots
that Rollplller was unable to unloose
in less than fifteen seconds. Roll
piller-Magieian." 1 had never forgot
ten him-I never shall
The officer touched me on the arm
and l came back to the present age
and generation.
Would you mind coming round,
sir?'' he said. "They told me to ask
you"
1 went and saw Him. There he
was poor fellow, in his full-dress suit.
broken and battered to pieces. 1 stood
there and looked at his face, and, sure
enough | recognized him now. 1t
was the face of my old magician, the
friend of my youth. 1 felt a double
sorrow at his loss.
l stood for a long while, looking
down upon him. Suddenly 1 turned
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of a parsonage. During the next ten
years he became intimately acquaint-
ed with Bismarck, Theirs, Gambetta,
Beaconsfield. Pope Leo XIII and many
others. So thoroughly conversant was
he with the affairs of government that
he was able to telegraph to his paper
the full text of the Treaty of Berlin
before it had been signed. He is now
over 20 years of age and has earned
the rest he has at last decided to take.
Those who know him describe him as
a remarkable shrewd man, with an
enormous egotism and absolutely no
sense of humor.
Miss Ida NJ Tarbel, whose History
of the STANDARD Oil Company is prob
ably attracting more attention at pres
ent than any other serial publication,
confessed the other day to have begun
some years ago a novel centered about
the oil regions, and to have given 1t
up because she never had the courage
to finish il.
Speaking of her present series of
articles, Miss Tarbell says:
I've tried to lean neither to one
side nor the other, but merely to tell
the truth, corroborated by court doc
uments and pamphlets issued at diff
feTent times. This has required thous-
dUOS Oh niles OF IFdNellIS anu TIE
Unearthing of such pamphlets and doc
uments in newspaper and law offices.
For many years 1 have wanted to
write the story of the Standard Oil
Company, and for what may seem to
some, a very strange reason. 1 wanted
to set my own mind and conscience
right about this great business which,
in my girlhood days, seemed like a
great evil which had fallen upon the
oil country. You see, 1 was born and
brought up in Titusville, the heart OF
the oil country, and l grew up to look
upon the system of rebates practiced
by the railroads in favor of the trust
as a great crime and to think of those
who worked for the Standard Oil Com
pany or who surrendered to them as
having given up lighting on the right
side. Later on in my life, I came to
see another side to the matter. and
I felt the need of setting myself right
by studying the whole thing and writ
ing its history. 1 have been engaged
on the work for over two years now
and 1 believe that the material for
the greatest American novel lies here,
but it would require Balzac, and I
am not a BalZac."
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DRINKING WATER THE FAD.
Physicians recommending Adams
Ale to Men and Women.

From the New York Sun.
If you see a man drinking glass after
glass of water. don't conclude that he
had salt macherel for breakfast or
something else earlier than that to
make him thirsty. He is merely fol-
lowing a prevailing craze for water.
1t is now the medicine to which large
part of the population is looking as
panacea for all ills. Doctors are pre-
scribing water and men and women
are persuading their friends to drink
lots of it. Gallons of Croton are now
taken daily by persons who rarely tast-
ed water before. No patent medicine
ever before cured so many ills as it is
asserted the despised Croton can.
The treatment varies from eight to
twelve glasses daily. and of course they
cure everything. Persons who drink
enough water never get too thin. 9th
ers never have the govt, and certain
kinds of Indigestion are washed away
by the all-healing swigs of water. But
1t must be Stunned at meals. Imme-
diately before and after eating it is as
deleterious as it is advantageous at
other times. Otherwise it is just now
the sovereign remedy for nearly every
allment; and most of the water drink
ers are none the less devoted to their
treatment because it allows them to
keep up almost every other habit.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-11

State Labor Commissioner Harry
F. Black of New Haven, Conn, has
just had erected over the grave Of
JaAnes Armour, revolutionary soldier,
buried in the cemetery in this city, a
granite monument. He was a great
uncle of the late Philip D. Armour.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-11

Dr. David Kennedys Salt Rheum
Cream cures Old Sores. Skin and Srofu-
lous Diseases. 80 cents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-11

THE Last Word" by Alice Mac
Gowan, story of the experiences of
Texas girl in New York, is so largely
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
COMPTON

Brief preparatory services for the late
Mrs Oliver c. Brownell were held at the
home of her daughter. Mrs Anna s.
Davis. of Whipple street Fall River,
Wednesday. at p. m, conducted by the
Rev william II. Nobbs, pastor OF the
Baptist temple. previous 10 the hnal ser
vices, which were held Thursday after-
noon I'm the Little Compton Congrega.
tional church. OF which deceased had
been a member So years The Rev. MT.
Burton. pastor had charge OF the ser
vices which were very largely attended.
loving tribute was paid TO the mem
ory OF the departed, one who was ever
held I'm high estem by all who had the
privilege OF her friendship She was a
consistent Christian. a devoted wife ana
mother. a true friend; az such her men,
ory will ever be cherished
The interment was In the Old cemetery.
where five years previous was laid to rest
the husband OF her youth. their graves
being in plain sight OF the dear old home
I'm which their married life had been
passed
The pallbearers were her two sons,
Pardon and Frank Brownell and two
nephews William and Charles Brownell.
The floral tributes were numerous and
very handsome. The principal pieces
were a pillow in the form OF an open
book. composed Of white roses and ferns
from her three children ON the mrs,
page was inscribed the word. Mother
pn the last page. "The End MRS,
Rrownell was a great readerD A white
sheaf az white pinks representing bel
age: white chrysanthemums. pinks. swee'
meas china asters. etc. The funeral az
"a neements were In charge OF Mr.. i. w
II Mood of Fall River.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
WARREN.

Rev Hopkins r Cady conducted PRAYER
meeting service AT the NJ. r. church, last
night Rev II J Watjen conducted
mid-week devotional meeting at the Bap-
tist church
The Warren band rendered an excellent
concert on Bristol Common last night
A large number Of Warren people aceoru-
panied the band r
MIR Hiram O Rentes is erecting a new
modern residence on Sowamsett avenue.
II Is expected that the house will be ready
for occupancy nv winter 80
Amity lodge. v -. q. F. held a fairly
well attended meeting IN odd Fellows
hall last evening Several business mat
ters were disposed or following which a
social season was enjoyed.
The regular session " the Fifth Dis
,rict court was held IN the town hall
court room. yesterday. presided over by
I,lsa-n- n--I--R -RasSaHtA-- Several civil
cases were brought IN for trial
Miss Sadie Canard NJ Providence. R.
l., is visiting friends IN town
Miss Ethel Y Cole is on n short visit
20 friends IN Providence. r. T.
Tho local stores ail closed yesterday. IN
ls the usual custom throughout the sum-
,ner. Main street presented a dismal look4
ing appearance. the only places of husi-
ness opened being the drug ana news
| stores.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28

Yesterday on the Weybosset fats tne
team representing the clerks of the D.
o. San Souoi company again defeatsz the
Springers. This is the second time TINS
season that the knights OF the pencil ana
scissors have defeated this strong aggfe-
cation. Among the features OF the game
outside the brilliant playing Of the clerks
was the shouting by an enthusiastic root
er for the clerks.
This vigorous rooter had made a bet
that The clerks. II they lost. would have
10 cut his lawn but as victory was more
10 him than the cutting OF the lawn ne
yelled loud and often for his charges
The following is a summary OF the
game.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
AWTUCKET.

chairman John McCann presided at last
nights meeting OF the Labor Day con
vention. More organizations were repre-
sen,ed than on any previous occasion va
rIoua committees made Satisfactory re-
ports including the committee 10 see tns
BARRIERS who Will n was announced III s'
nrohsh h,li,y take part IN the parade MI
ehsei whaien. James Flynn and Herbert
fongvorth we're appointed committee
70 see the employees OF the Coleman nail
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
RIVERSIDE.
James Sherman Celebrates His
Birthday With a CIambaks.
Other Local News.

Yesterday was the birthday of James
sherman. one Of the best known resi-
dents OF the place and as been his Gus
tom for number Of years he celebrated
the recurrence Of the anniversary with
genuine Rhode Island clambake. with
all the hxings, including various kinds
Of vegetables. soft shell crabs, boiled
crabs and numerous other things well
calculated 10 make the teeth Of an cpl
cure water.
The clans Il was said were unusually
sweet and good and the fact was as
cribed 10 the boast OF his daughter. Kitty
that she dug them with her own dainty
hands Be that as II may the excellence
OF the feast which was prepared by Mr
Sherman, himself, was testified to by the
large number of friends and relatives,
who gathered about the festive board and
regaled themselves on the good things
provided by the genial host.
There were fully "a guests present and
| they came from all the points Of the com
] pass and from far and near TO tender
their congratulations and feast on the
/ succulent clam Among those present
were: Frank Smith and family of Au-
burn. Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard and the
Arlington family from Edgewood Mrs
Julia Bell Mr. and Mrs. William Rich
ards Of Boston. Mr.. and Mrs Hodson
of Warren. Mrs James Dennis and
| daughter of East Providence. the Read
family of Rehoboth. George NJ Witherell
and Mrs Southey OF Providence, and a
| host OF other friends, including Mrs. G.
F. Kendall OF Scranton. Pa.
The bake was served promptly at one
o'clock in a large tent which had been
erected on the grounds for the purpose
The tables were handsomely decorated
| with wild flowers. interspersed with a
quantity Of garden flowers.
| The festivities were continued far into
the evening when a musical programme
was rendered and heartily enjoyed by
| the guests. Miss Florence Wetherel
presided at the piano and several very
creditable vocal selections we're rendered
| by the ladies.
ANNUAL BAKE.
For many years IL has been the custom
| OF Lowell Winters TO make q clambak'
| each season. TO which he has invited
his many friends. In pursuance Of thi:
custom ne entertained a large number
OF friends and relatives at his home a
the corner of Cove street and Bell ave
nue. yesterday afternoon. The bake wa
served with the usual accessories, snC
was partaken of by number Of appre
cative visitors.
THE NEW CHURCH.
The workmen have got the greater par
of the basement wall OF the addition 4
the Congregational church up TO its ful
height and the work is progressing s
fast that in a few days the job will b
ready for the carpenters. portion o
the lumber to be used in the construc
ton OF the new part Of the church ha
arrived and is ready for use
Personal.
Miss Huldah Seslander OF Iincol
avenue has returned from a visit
friends in Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A Mowry OF Prov
dence are among the guests al the River
side hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Durfee Cook of Jack
son avenue are entertaining relative
from Attlehoro.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
VALLEY VILLAGES
Green Family Reunion John
Oennlgan's Funeral Largely
Attended. Hope Band Concert.

Greenes from all parts of the state but
more especially from Coventry gathered
at the reunion held near Coventry Centre.
yesterday afternoon. About $50 of the
members of the large family gathered
and the reunion was passed as one of the
most enjoyable ever held, At high noon
the entire party sat down to a clam din
ner which was one of Rhode Islands
finest even when not within sight OF the
brine During the afternoon the social
good time was continued and when the
family broke up 10 leave for their homes
I'm the various parts of the state many
regrets were expressed that the good
time should end.
RJVERPOINT.
Tho funeral OF John Dennigan. pion-
Ger settler Of the valley. who died at his
home on Allen street on Wednesday, was
held this morning from 81. James church
I'm Arctic Centre, Rev. FIR. Flynn having
charge OF the service, a requiem high
mass being sung. The church was crowd
cd with the relatives and friends. the lat
tor being numbered by the hundreds. At
ter the service the remains were taken
IN charge OF by four OF the FORMER friends
Of the deceased and were carried TO st.
Mary's cemetery in Crompton and were
there inferred.
HOPE
The Hope band played last night and
an unusually large crowd was present
nrobablv TO see what result the threat of
discontinuing the concerts would have
upon the rowdys who are want To congre-
gate at the weekly musical treats. One
thing IL quite certain and that Is. that
the order in the crowd was no worse
since the resignation OF the police officer
who formerly attempted TO keep order
| and N is thought by many that the order
J was decidedly better there being no at
I tempted fights and few quarrels As nc
/ new complaints were heard II is taker
/ for granted that the concerts will be con
tinued until the end Of the season,
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
Yesterday was the last haif-holidsy n
be enjoyed by the clerks In a number NJ
| the Valley stores.
Charles Angel of Hope of the WHY
Woman Sin" company and Miss Agnes
Lindsay Of CLYDE Of the Anna Held
company have reioined their companies
I'm New York.
Joseph Macdonald of the Providence
police force is visiting friends In Fiske
Vile
Tho regular weekly band concert will b'
held az Arctic Centre tonight providing
the weather permits.
Mrs. Esther Hawkins Of Richmond. VIII,
died AZ her home on Monday. was burie,
upon the homestead Yesterday after
funeral service under the direction q
Rev Fenner Jacques ~ tho South Scit
uate Baptist church
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
PORTSMOUTH.

Nrs George A Faulkner, committee on
eurIos for the lawn party OF the W c. L.
u hopes those interested IN the sue
cess Of temperance work will aid her py
furnishing articles for that table
Rev. William Miller and granddausnter'
Miss Anna sherman. Of Swansea, Mass
have returned home from a weeks visit
to friends In town.
Miss Ethel Slater and Miss Baylies Of
port Jefferson. ~. V. have been visiting
I'm Newport. Me. and Mrs. s. ID. Ely
who have been spending week In town
have ~returned 10 their home In Green
field. Mass. -
Miss Rose Faulkner of Fan RIVER rs
,.,.t,,ng Nrs oliver q. Hicks of Bristol
Ferry. -.
Miss Helen Crosby of Tiverton is visit
ing Mrs. Joseph A. Lockhart.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
BEAD

'Humbugs. and Canterbury Folks. and
laugh right out Ry Mrs Wiltsrforce
Profuseiy Illustrated. $50 pages. 81 SO.
For sale at book stores
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
e,c FISHING caouNrs.

N you are looking for gooo nshins
grounds for your summer vacation osn
al THE NEWS office. In our summer
.Re.ort Bureau We have the most com.
llete s-.,.les to all of the best lakes and
streams In Name. Nov Hampshire and
Vermont
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28

JOHN o'coNsell,
uats. Caps. Furnishings. Trunk Store and
LAupdrx n lust above the postofnca
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
GoArs cAIisE TRouRLE.

Some goats owned by Italian families
on Dewey avenue caused considerable
trouble between the owners 81 them yes
terdav afternoon. Angelo Drill owns Two
of the animals whicN sre said 20 thrive
best on tomato cans and other things
which would seriously disarrange M
human orearism. we're they 20 re used
is diet About block further DOWN the
.,r.., live. Tommy Guglismo, who is the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28

station and the machine rolled away,
The fact was that Nelson, Davis local
manager of the Knox company. was
giving his old friend ride and took
Patrolman Koch for his first automooile
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
NO MORE FOR HIM.
ANDREW IN TROUBLE.

Tom Doan OF the Junction gang, so
the police at the Chaffee Street station
say, has met with change of heart, Tor
al $50. this morning. he took his brother.
from their home on Grey street ny the
arm and marched him into Atwells ave-
nue.. and turned him over 10 Patrolman
Harmon Andrew was intoxicated and
wanted 10 run the house. but Tom OBJ
Iected When Andy reached the station
he told Sergeant Bennett that he had
better GO TO the house and arrest Tom,
for Tom was surely "bughouse Inc
sarroapt Ala not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28

Mary Casey of 50 Capron street. also
has a son who was bitten by dog. The
boy says that ne does not know the name
Of the man who owns the dog. hut knows
where ne lives on Appleton street
James Miller % 2ss Gladstone avenue
says fhat a man named Frank Laydon.
living on Kimball street. has a dog that
has bitten him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-11
NOTE AND COMMENT.

There are complaints from different
parts of the county to the effect thai
cotton is dying from black rust.
Many Of tho employees Of the Charles
ton division Of the Southern railroad
are very much concerned at the condi-
ton of the roadbed and track.
People who have made an intelligent
trial of the corn shredding experiment,
have found it pays. A large proper
ton Of the present crop ought to be
taken care Of that way. :. >.....
Referring to the testimony Of Sec
tionmaster Stukes; as taken down al
the coroners inquest, member of the
jury calls the attention Of THE EN-
ouIRER to what seems to have been q
serious omission. Mr.. Stukes, so the
juryman stated, testified that there was
perceptible dip in the trestle, and
the bottom of this dip was the lowest
point between Yorkville and Tirzah
It was customary for engineers to shut
off steam as they rolled to the tres
tie. and to open their throttles again
before they got off the structure. This
was necessary so as to guard against
stalling on the bridge itself. The jury
man thinks this information Is very
important as showing the cause OF the
strain that probably caused the COL
lapse.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-11
GRAND JURY ACTS.

A committee Of seven members of
the grand jury, including. Mr.. J. o.
Walker, foreman, on last Wednesday,
made an inspection of the Southern
railroad track between Yorkville and
Hickory Grove. They took along Mr..
]. ]. Keller, Of the firm Of ]. ]. Keller
& Co., and examined a number Of rail-
road employees under oath, as to the
condition of track and trestles be-
tween Yorkville and the Cherokee
county line, On their return to York
vile they served the following on the
Southern railroad, through Mr.. A. s.
Clark, agent at Yorkville:
Take Notice:
LAS the result Of an investigation
made yesterday, by committee, In per-
son and through the examination OF
witnesses, we are satisfied that your
trestle over Bullock's creek Is in an
unsafe and dangerous condition. We
have also noticed numerous rotten ties
along the line Of the track, and espe-
cially on the curve approaching Turkey
creek, and in fact all along Section 48,
which we have been over carefully.
From, what we have seen, we con-
slider that Bullock's creek trestle Is In
danger Of falling at almost any time,
and we also believe that there Is grave
danger of wreck because Of rotten ties
I'VE recommend that you make the
repairs indicated without delay, and
that you exercise especial care and eau
ton in the use of the track at least
until said repairs are completed.
by order Of committee Of the grand
jury. j. 0. WALKER, Foreman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-11

locks Creek. 1t was picked on Friday
and Saturday morning and was ginned
and marketed on that day. 1t was
gathered from about ten acres of land
and it was classed as good middling.
Mr.. T. G. Mickle and family Of this
place expect to start this morning for
some place in Green county, Tenn
The family consists Of Mr.. and Mrs
Mickle and seven children. Their
mode of travel Is somewhat out of the
usual way. They are going in a wa
provided themselves with tents and
will camp out at night, doing their own
cooking. The distance to be Travelled
is about ITS miles and they expect to
travel about thirty miles a day. Their
route will be via Spartanburg and
Asheville. In order to take In as much
mountain scenery as possible they Will
return by a different route, at least
over the mountains. They expect to
be gone about three weeks and the OBJ
ject of the visit is to see a sister
Mrs. Mary Ricker-of Mr.. Mickle's
who has been in that country fol
nearly forty years. 1 have no doubt
that they will have quite a nice time
during their stay.
Mr.. J. M. Harris, secondhand in the
weave room has been quite sick. Dur
ing his absence, Mr.. Will Higgins oc-
cupied his position.
Mr.. E. R. Huskey secondhand ir
the lower weave room has gone to
Gaffney on some business. During his
absence, Mr.. H. c. Crawford occupied
his position.
Miss Della higgins has accepted the
position Of cashier In the Lockhart
Mill store.