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Joseph Jefferson and After-Dnner Spec

kept In cold storage too long without get
ting little decollette.
You are all familiar with the poem
from Mother Goose beginning:
Little Tommy Tucker
Sang for his supper
Well, Tommy was in luck. for. having
sung for his supper. 1t is fair to presume
that he got It and able to eat it
with a relish. But we latter-day Tommy
fuckers get our supper first. when our
speech is sticking in our threats so we
can't eat, and then have to sing after
ward If we could speak first and eat
afterward, how we would relish our VIC
tuals.
There are three species OF guests. One.
the fortunate being who is invited sorcly
to eat. drink and be merry at some
other fellows expense. Another the gifted
being, who travels on his shape, and who
by reason of his greatness Is Invited to
throw a halo of respectability over the
occasion. And last, the distinguished. yet
unhappy orator, who has to work his
passage To the former present my fell
citations; to the latter my heartfelt
sympathy.
The idea generally obtains that all an
after-dinner speaker has to do is to as
sumo dress suit and an engaging
smile. rise up when called upon and cap
tivate an audience with wit or eloquence.
born ,of the moment and inspired by the
surroundings. This is largely the fault OF
the speakers themselves, who spend most
of their allotted time jollyng the listeners
into the idea that the call is unexpected
and the speech spontaneous.
This Is not only untrue, but 1t robs
the orator of the credit which Is due
How much more honest It would be II he
would admit that for one or two long
slckenine weeks his speech had been
ranking in his vitals; and that for al
most as long his innocent wife and
children have been made wretched by
having to listen to rehearsals thereof:
that he has aroused suspicious as to his
sanity by muttering II In public places.
and has been Swallowed by the police as
he patrolled lonely streets at night adj
dressing imaginary after-dinner audi
ences
Some bold diners ont have recently tried
to break over the ancient custom of after
dime. speaking by substituting for us
orators. who make a speciality of cloth
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covering a vast space. The Nevski Pros
poet has, perhaps. the best houses and
the largest and finest stores, but there
are other streets almost as good, and
find enormous markets in out Of the way
parts Of the city.
THE BAzAARs AT ST. PETERSBURG.
So far I have not found department
store here. ! understand there is one in
Moscow, and it would seem to me that a
good one would pay In st. Petersburg.
The business here is done somewhat like
that of a department store. mean you
can buy almost everything under one
roof. but every department has It's ndi-
vidual owner and there are thousand
merchants, each working for himself in
.he store. In other words, the business
is done in bazaars.
The biggest bazaar is that OF the Cos
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Ing our thoughts in beautiful and felici-
tous phrases, soubrettes who. 1t IS said.
do not bother about clothing at all 1t Is
awful to think that we are to be thus
brought directly into competition with
living pictures and skirt dancers and lit
tie Egypts What show would HoracS
Porter have II he had to go up against
the couchee. couchee! And even Joe
Choate couldn't expect to draw against
the harrison sisters. Where would
come In. arrayed in my simple dress suit
and unpretentious jag, against Cissie
Fitzgerald in her naughty wink And
what possible chance would our Chauncey
haye--peach though he be-against those
over-ripe Cherry sisters! Why. he'd SIM
ply be fruit for EN-.
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elry stores and brass and gold and silver
wares meet your eyes at every few steps.
RELIGIOUS MERCHANDISE.
A part of the bazaar Is given up to
icons and religious merchandise. These
Russians are the most pious people on
earth. They arc always praying. and the
priests have made them believe they have
to pay as well as pray They buy brass
and gold plated images of the Saviour to
hang UP in the houses and churches. Ev-
cry living room has such an image. and
as a rule candle is kept burning below
it The face Of the Madonna or saint Is
painted and the brass or gold so cut out
thatit forms the clothing and frame of the
1T forms the clothing and frame OF the
image Some Of these things cost enor-
nous sums.
The jewelry stores are especially fine.
and the fur stores are magnificent, for
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porary New York society.
Sweet Bells Out of Tune" another
novel of New York society
1.-THE Anglomaniacs," the most famous
of Mrs. Harrson's works.
IAN Errant Wooing," delightful ro-
nance of English and Mediterranean
travel.
Flower de Hundred story of a Viz
gina plantation.
Crows Nest and Belhaven Tales"
collection of Southern stories.
"a Daughter of the South" collection
of short stories.
"A Son of the Old Dominion"
1.-THE Merry Maid of Already" coll
lection Of society tales, o.. u :.
Tales" an Sdelweiss of the surras,
Helen Troy.
THE Well-Br Girl In Society"
The Princess of the Hills" is Mrs. iar-
rison's latest work, and IT Is said to be
her strongest and best, 1T Is the. story
Of an American tourist In the Italian
Alps, and OF the complications that re-
suited from his attempting to watch
over the Italian fancee Of an English
friend
sw Writer'S al Of the s DAY asRct
varying phases more skilfully and charm
ingly Than. Mrs, Harrison, and She Is
Very sparkling and delightful In dialogue
meath the surface and depicting deeper
and better things than mere social phases
In addition to her novels, she also con-
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OUR CUSTOMERS IN RUSSIA.

tinyi Dvor, which Is right in the heart Of
the Nevski Prospect, the widest and best
street of ST. Petersburg. This bazaar
covers as much as three of our city
squares. 1t is long low two-story
building. composed of one solid mass Of
booths or stores opening out upon cor
ridor which is separated from the street
by a line of pillars like the cloisters of
a monastery. The corridor is about ten
feet wide. 1t is painted white, and is
we'll lighted. AS you stand in 1T you can.
see a moving mass of promenaders and
shoppers which so fills 1t that you cannot
see to the end Of it. The stores are each
about fifteen feet square with plate glass
at the front reaching from floor to roof.
The most of the goods are in the Win
dows and the wares are of the most
gaudy description. There are many jew
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Once there was seventeen-year-old
Lambkin with long Legs and his Hair
parted in the Middle. who was taken
down with a severe case of Love-Gripes
known in the Books as the Spooney In
fantum.
He cut off on his Eating and became
white around the ellis. Most Of the
Time he sat around looking at the Rugs
and feeling sorry for himself.
The Object of this hungering Affection
was 90-pound Gum-Chewer. who lived
next Door. She was a fresh and merry
little Soubrine half way between Long
Lippy and talked back to her Folks and
made Sassy cracks at the Old Ladies,
who came along. and was Champion
Giggler
borhood Pest and suggested that It would
be a Grand Idea to turn back the CAL
endar about two Years and go at her
She was just at the Perky-AEs. STE
had her first Cart, Wheel Hat and a 1T
lie Wrist Bag; and she was experiments
considerable Time on her Shape.
She thought she was the Works and so
did little Willie. He wanted to. marry
her but he had only 80 cents In his Tin
Bank and a License cost So.
So all he could do was worship her
with yearning and hopeless Love and
write seven or eight mgshy little N Notes as
lIIxperience she had the Feminine In
stinct, for she would carry. on with two
or three other grammar school Tadpoles
all the time, DUST to keep Willie heated up
and miserable.
WiIlie's Mother had seen good many
Children and was familiar with the Symp-
toms of the Veal Period so she was treat
ing him gently and trying to nurse him
through the Attack. Not so with the Old
Gentleman. 1t made him wrathy to see
Hulk Of Boy make such Blitherlng
Imbccile of himself Like nearly all IA
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now living In SaYanhah, MIS-, ba 4 10
line Of distinguished ancestry. of whom
she is a worthy descendant
Miss Julia Magruder is a vi wirgI LaLna by y
North Carolina, She comes OF an old
Virginia family, and received Il her &c e tnn
cation In the so9h he ana IN MasI nw FOR
quite quite extensively of recent years, but has
now settled down 70 her literary "orN w
Her first work was Across the Chasm.,"
tale Of The North ana South, ~ wn NC
attracted consideTahe attention ana nd n WAS
I,shed a story called '"The Child Army"
Which added 10 her reputation. Mex! !.,s she
ES'S y Xsn $r pnBBsS Ssy as sae Serial In
made a greater success Than anything
Mss Masraaeh1 hpf sern
mbiished by The Century, a. fact which
in itself may be taken as fair, presnmp-
tive evidence OF ne merits OF me 'ais si.
Violet. of which THE Beacon" says;
at is a pleasure to come upon romance
SO pure IN motive, so refined IN sentiment sent ,
let, nv Miss Magruder, and the book has
an added charm in the, illustrations by
caught the spirit Of the text to a nicely,
ana TO have interpreted 1t With admirable
sympathy
"a Magnificent Plebeian" and "A Mani
fest Destiny.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, the well-known
novelist and writer Of short stories, was
lining in her veins the patrician blood OF
me Carys and the FairfaNes. Nature
her both With beauty shs and a9
the many beautiful and charming women
who lent such, lustre to Richmond So
the capital of the Southern Confederacy.
Al the close of the Civil War she, mar
ried Mr.. Burton Harrison, who had been
private secretary 70 Jelterson DAYS., ana
has made her mark decidedly In literary
circles, and has attained very honorable
present day, She has written the follow
ing works:
Srhe circle of Century" Glove tales
or old and latter-day New York;
Good Americans strong story OF
New York society,
"a Bachelor Maid "A novel of conten,-
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Russia is the chief fur market of the world.
The skins of tigers, wolves jackals and
foxes are beautifully mounted. with the
heads Of the animals intact, so that they
grin out at you as you walk along the
corridor. Go within. and you find shelves
riled nigh with furs, ana upstairs are
ba;ss and bags of them, some of the skins
being worth almost their weight In gold.
Then there are dry goods stores and
notion stores and toy stores. all IN the
same bazaar. The toy bazaars sell babies
In swaddling clothes and little ladies In
the costume of the country. They sell all
sorts of toys. domestic and imported. and
there would be good market here for
the machine toys Of the United States.
In other parts Of the bazaar are basket
stores. hardware stores and stores selling
gents furnishing goods. including dickeys.
or Imitation shirts Some Of the stores
have even dckey vests which reach only
to the height of the chest. being merely
white belt when the coat Is off, but
when on like full white dress vest.
our commercial travellers will have to
soil to the Russian. merchants. and IN
order to deal we'll they ought to speak
to know something Of the merchant class
and how they do business. They must be
careful not TO offend them, and It will pay
begin to trade.
The. merchants as rule are proud of
their business. They are essentially Rus
The most Of them wear long coats and
high-topped boots, into which they stun
| their pantaloons.. They usually part their
hair in the middle and cut It off around
| the neck so that It forms sort of brush
as 1t hangs down from. the crown. They
| are shrewd traders and 60 on the prn-
| cipe that everything is fair in trade.
| Some OF them are very rich. and as a
5s the and richer tho nss Is the
outside of his own home.
| The most Of the merchants are religious.
Every store of this big. bazaar has a
sacred picture oyer the door with a. 1T
tho picture Is no bigger than playing
| card and sometimes even as small as n
postage stamp. but It is always there
The proprietor and his clerks each say
a prayer and cross themselves as they
| before they leave.
SHUTTING UP SHOP.
spent one night at the great bazaar
watching the closing of the different
| stores. 1t was clock, the usual closing
| hour, but in this latitude as light as at
o'clock In the United States. AS T
looked the clerks came out and, began to
! whole front Of each store. leaving a crack
for the clerks and proprietor to come
| out. 4
Before departing the. merchant and his
clerks IS crossed themselves They cross
| stood outside and then watched one of
the men pull the great doors together
and turn the ponderous keys in the half
dozen different locks. Then the NOR
chant took string and tied It about the
of the door. He Joined the ends of the
| string with wax and stamped this with
| his private seal, so that 1t was impossible
! to open the lock without cutting the
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A -
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pne of these, but all of them, You may
do all that the situation requires, but II
you have no feeling In the matter, your
deeds will be almost barren of result
You may feel strongly yet IL you do
nothing your seed of feeling will not take
root,
You may feel and do yet If your
thoughts are not conferred on what you do
your work will but half succeed,
Are YOU musician by profession? All
The technique, all the knowledge. all the
Industry of lifetime OF hard study will
never make you great artist, unless you
You can never move the hearts of peo-
Pile, you can never win your audience,
you can never command pupils. as the
less thorough artist may do who feels
what he is portraying.
Are you a farmer? Then think of your
business as the most important one in the
world. Study it. love 1t, concentrate your
mind upon It, and work. to make others
'eai re Won us doctor or lawyer? Your fol-
lowing does not depend upon influence or
luck; it depends upon your own atl'tuae
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tributes quite extensively to several Lead
articles art lies are always Of decided merit. - ].
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IATEVER YOU SET out to do,
know this, 1t Is your self, not
circumstances or conditions or
influence, which will make your
success. 1t Is what you feel. what
YOU think what you do. not any
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now living in Savannah, Mrs, Barnum Is
n Virglnian by birth, coming of long
line Of distinguished ancestry. of whom
she is a worthy descendant,
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chatted with Mr.. fernando De Sofa.
our vice-consul- general here, as to this
tariff "a During the talk he told n. me how
h be hd been o ioreed to pay sso d9r
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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AnMuAl aARvEsr FEsTtNAL.
salvation Army Preparing for Noble
Work Of Charity

salvation Army Preparing for Noble
Work o. Charity.
No religious oFsaniza ton-nd hiStQfX, pas
depended more f,niy upsn the'sAeolf 9Et'tA
me charitable warmth Of The great pub
iic Than the ssavEuop Nrny, 1fappilya.Nsi
are not an ungrateith people nor people
slow 70 realize and appreciate great deeds,
That Is why we have righi 70 feel a
sincere interest IN syerythWs The saNt-
tion Army undertakes. and that Is why
We an now take interest iu the Army $
approaching annual Harvest Festival oe-
tohcr 3 60 October 6.
Anyihing everything. OF any actual
utility may be given as an ofefing az
this Festival. Tor Whal may not be local.
iy useful may be Of hieh practical value IN
less favored parts IN the Armys naucn,
Al held There Is. IN fact, saying, hu'
morous. but true that the salvation Arm'
can md good use bath for people and
thinss thst no other body m crtaticl
would consider
Remember the dates, and remember th'
great cause 20 be furthered, be generous
aud you win nurse 40 regrets,
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nkrRAvAeANr FUNERALS.

Lord Salisburys funeral. we are in
formed. cost about fourteen pounds
sterling, or $40. This was rather a
small expenditure for the last obse-
quies of one Of the greatest uoblemen
in England.
Lord Salisbury provided in his will
that his funeral was not to cost over
twenty pounds. This request was
characteristic Of the man; whose hab-
its were notoricusy frugal and whose
tastes were so simple in life that we
are not surprised at a corresponding
simplicity In regard to his own funeral
No doubt the dead premier had in
mind when making this provision the
widesp,ran Cx:rayagance of wh,eh all
classes are guilty in the conducting Of
funerals Especially ir large cities Is
this curious pride exhibited The sor-
rowing relatiges,in the midst of their
grief, take pains to impress the &Drij,
or such of it as lies in their Immediate
neishborhood--w the splendor Of
the. coffin. the elegance and richness
Of the floral offerings. the length of
the professor and the fine trappngs
OF the hearse. Similar motives inspire
the erection of a magnificent monu-
ment or of massive and costly NOR
tnary vault ~
II was doubtless with the idea of dis
couraglng this exlravagancBa ahat the
great nobleman provided for so mex
pensive a funeral ever his own re-
mains. II the simple funeral Of Lord
Salisbury can accomplish this truly de-
sirable end. that remarkable clause in
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WHY NOT RENT A SAFETY Oh.
POST BOX IN A. MODERN STEEL
VAULT AND FEEL THAT YOUR
VALUAsLEs ARE sEcuREf FROM
q TO 50 PER YEAR PAYS FOR ONE,
ACCORDING TO SIZE. SEE THE
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK ABOUT
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Tie Nickel Plate Road, with its
eastern connectons-the Delaware
LaclSawanaa G wcstsrn and West
Shore and Boston & Maine Railroads
lis considered by those who have
partonized # as a most desirable line
between Chicago ara New York, Bos.
ton and other eastern points, and
takes its place among the first class
lines leading eastbound from Chicago.
1t is operating three through first class
trains, all daily, and equipped with
modern improvements. for the con-
venience and comforts of the travel
ing public, and has succeeded, to a
remarkable degree. in pleasing its pa
irons, growing in popularity every
day. One Of its attractive features
and thoroughly appreciated by the
travelling public, Is its dining car
service. meals being served on Ameri-
can Club Plan. ranging in price from
$3.50 to $10O; also service a la carte.
Colored porters are in charge to look
after the comfort of passengers in
coaches. and especially to assist ladies
travelling with children. All passen-
ger trains arrive at and depart from
the La Sale st. Station. Chicago, the
only passenger station in Chicago on
the Elevated loop, When going east,
try the Nickel Plate Road. City
Ticket Office, Ill Adams St, Chicago
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Else way Did He Cut it Out9

Corn-Dec a. SIS; May AZ SIS; cash
No. mixed As; No. white. A s-4 a 49,
No. 3. "A a i-2,
oats-No, white Az No. 2 mixed 81
a SS
Rye-No. 2. IS.
Choice timothy. $3.50 a $1,000; choice
prairie 1925 a $3.50.
Creamery n 49, dairy fancy ~
Eggs-Fresh Is.
Receipts of wheat 1877 cars,
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A Meu I.rseu Editnr,s r.stlnnnIal

A New Jersey Editors Testimonial.
M. T. Lynch, Editor Of the Philips
burg, ~ ]. Daily Post, writes: Il
have used many kinds of medicines
for coughs and colds IN my family
but never anything so god as Foley's
Honey and Tar. can not say too
much in praise for it,
j. N. Wallace
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w. T. WALKER
Writes
FIRE. TORNADO AND PLATE

FIRE, TORNADO AND PLATE
GLASS ms.
f2o w. Okla. Ave. phone 2fo.
WHY NOT RENT A SAFETY Da-
PosIT BOX IN A MODERN STEEL
VAULT AND FEEL THAT YouR
vALuAsLEs ARE sEcuREs FROM
81 TO ss PER YEAR PAYS FoR ONE.
ACCORDING TO SIZE. SEE THR
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK ABOUT
U.
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used For Pneumonia

DR.. c. J. Bishop Of Agnew. Mich,
says, Il have used Foley's Honev and
Tar in three very severe cases OF
pneumonia with good results in every
case" Refuse substitutes,
]. N. Wallace.
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TooAv's MARKETS.
PAoE tioHrs

KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK
Kansas City, Sept. ie.--cattle-2, oooi
suady. Native steers 81 at $500 COWS
and hsifers $3.50 al Sil0, stockers and
feeders 1926 at $3.50. bulls 81 at 81.
Hogs-5 900. steady; heavy s57e al $3.50
packers $3.50 az 5s5i medium $500 at
ss.o9, yorkers $500 az $500; pigs st75 at
$500 "a
Sheep 00o strong; muttons $3.50 al
Sf: lambs $3.50 al $50
X. c. Grain and. Produce.
Kansas city Septi l9, = fVbeQi Sept
60 les Dec So SIS, cash No. hard u
"a No O. 70 ~, No z, ~ 90 Re
ietted o. a 81. 80 fed ~ a 81 30.
IS 10.
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A. w. Gleason,
49,. nuhlln

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally. and acts directly on the blood
ard mucous surfaces of the system
Send for testimonials. free.
r. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 7Jc.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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state ~ OHIO. City Of Toledo.
Lucas County. ss.

Frank j. Cheney nakos oath that
he IS senior partner OF i'e firm OF
F. j. Cheney & Co. doing business in
the City OF Toledo, County and state
afor. said. and that said firm will pay
the sum Of One Hundred Dollars for
each and every case of Catarrh that
can not be cured by the use OF Halls
Catsrrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day of De-
cember. A D., 1886.
(SEAL.l
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A marriage license was issued today to
ora James aged 25 and Dora Falnu. aged
20. both Of Mulhall
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the dead statesman's last testament
viii have been amply justified
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-02
THERE is GREAT DANGER IN
CATARRH.
II Left To Run It's Course Unchecked.
II Often Causes Death.

Catarrh scaIters is polsons throuehouf
the entire system The stomach and
lungs are affected by the droppings that
San into the throat and are swallowed
Turing sleep. Dyspepsia, inflammation Of
the stomach, bronchitis and consumption
are the results The blood also becomes
az lA l'iD zines me polsons TO
the more advanced stages, the bones Of
the head become decayed and the air
passages are a putrd mass and create a
stencil so foul and offensive as to be I'M
bearable. The expression, rotten with
catarrh,'' is not overdrawn or exagger-
ated.
Stuarts Catarrh Tablets strike at she
root Of this terrible, odiOus disease and
eradicate It from the system. They are
a constitutional remedy that cleanscs the
system thoroughly Of all poisons and
purties the blood Under their influence