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mark.
Sworn to before me this Goth
June, 1905.
J. c. Goggans, O.. S.
While the above written state
nent seems to have been sworn to
yet there was no oath administered
and Elijah Edwards was not sworn,
but the statement was read over to
him and he was asked if this was
his confession and he said yes and
then made his mark.
]. c. Goggans.
V III Spearman and his wife, COL
ored, were placed OH the stand and
testified that they lived in the house
which Edwards occupied last year
and that the wife had found two
gold watches in the house. That
the watches had been turned over
to the sheriff.
Sheriff Buford, replaced, idcnti-
fed the watches.
1t was agreed that if Eduard
Scholtz were present he would tes-
tify that he had repaired the gold
open-face watch, one of those in
evidence, for j. Butler Kinard.
The State then closed.
The defense produced no evil
dence.
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SERYO-COMIC BACK, roo.
Another Revival Of the Sarlct, Acts ~
several Decades Ago.

The revival of old-time negro minstrelsy
by women has stimulated the interest in
the variety acts of several decades ago,
singer at one of the vaudeville theat req
this week il bIrlesqueing serio-comic
turn of the kind popular in the 7Os,
The serio-comic was a lady addicted to
ballads Of an amusing as well IA pathetic
nature. Her dress and manner are very
amusingly caricatured by thu singer, who
has thought Of unearthing this old-time
performance and is especially capable Of
doing it since she is enough of veteran
to have seen these acts herself.
She wears the old-fashioned satin basque,
the short breeches and the little skirt that
were the modish dress OF the variety
theatre songstress Of former days She
sings one of the old-style songs and con-
cludes every verse with few Of the dance
steps once thought necessary.
Then she falls into the old familiar pose,
her chin resting on her fan and the toes Of
one foot behind the heel of the other. which
was the invariable fashion of finishing a
song in the days she so amusingly recalls
The old serio-comic was usually sent
mental rather than comic. She preceded
the days of the "sste rs' who appeared az
sailors or dressed in tight-fltting silk
breeches, and did their little songs and
dances. One would appear before a cot
tage usually on the seashore or in the heart
of a wood.
II came here TO meet my friend" she
would say. unless the other member of the
team happened to be dressed as a woman.
"but he Tor shell is not here. So III sing 10
pass the time until she comes.
Then she would sing until the other ar
rived. No. would then retire on some
pretext. leaving the stage to No. ?. Then
it would be the lntter's turn to sing.
No then would return TO the stage and
the two sang and danced together. They
stepped to tho wings for their little packages
of sand, sprinkled II on the floor and began
their statue clog
At the end Of the chorus, while the or
chestra played the intermediate chords,
II was always customary for the two to
stand immovabe, facing the wings with
their hands shading their eyes as II they
were staring far off into the distance. At
other times. in these statue clogs danced by
men, the two would assume attitudes
more or less remotely copied after antique
statuary.
All Of these manHuvres were taken seri-
ously in their day. Now they seem comic
enough as souvenirs of an old-tims style
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bridge ter put de hooks inter Rome.
But Cap Horatius wasn't sleepin' on
post He piped de Tuscany push de minute
dpyd started, and rang. up de reserves.
Boys says he. it's like dis Der's
muffin To IL hut fur couple wv us Z stand
If dis gang long enough fur de bridge
commissioners ter scrape de paint OF dc
IL know it's outer de precinct an il
won't he mp 4 any guy wot amt willin'
ter stoop fur il. Who's wild me|
II remember de next part NV dis de way
it's in de hist'ry book; it's in POETRY:
Den out speaks Spurius Lantry
\ RamnIan proud wuz he
Yer want ter know wot a Ramnian
proud is? Why, dat's po'try.
"'Lo, will SIT by thy right nit
An hold de bridge, h gcc''
An out speaks brave Hcrminius
liv Titan blood wuz he
"Wor? Nav. Didn't | tell yer dis WIS
sncient hist'rv? Why, Capt. Titus wusn't
even born when all dis hapr But
anyhow
Nv Titan blood WIZ hc.
nm heat DE- face on de Tuscan race
Ir dcy get gay wild me.
nv dat time de fuses was half way over
de bridge. an say, deere must have been
a million Of EN-.
But dat didn't cut no ice wild Cap Hora-
,his, an I.antry an de odder guy. Chests
ont, st0machs in. an little fingers on where
dc outside seam in der pants oughter'v
been if dev'd had any, dey started ont
over de bridge Just a. if dey WIS goin'
Ter make liberal enforcement Nv a reform
@ci," law
Devil bo eaten alive! cried de terri
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TOE, THE JUNGLE BOY.
Being the Adventures of a Boy Who
Was Carried Off by Gorillas.

During the rest Of the day, after saving
the life of the chiefs wife, I was treated
well ! got plenty to eat and drink, and
orders were given that no ono should annoy
nle.
hoped that my two guards would grow
careless and that I might have a chance
TO dash for the woods. but they were keen
fellows and kept sharp watch on me. or
course, | knew what the forest was at
night.
In Central Africa there is no twilight
As soon az the sun goes down darkness
comes on. and all the wild BEASTS who
have been asleep during the day come
forth to drink and satisfy their hunger.
There we're lions. wolves. hvenas and
panthers in plenty, with many poisonous
sorpents, and if was tied TO a tree could
look for death within an hour.
ried not To think OF IL, IA I wanted
to go forth with brave heart, and was
talking and laughing with my guards
when the CHIEF came for mo about an hour
before shutdown. He seemed surprised to
find me in good spirits, and, placing his
hand on my shoulder, he said:
~ am sorry for you, boy. but you must
die. You are only a boy, and yet you are as
brave as any man | ever saw. l shall
send word to your father that you died as
n chiefs son should"
| was then taken into the forest, full
mile from the village, and made secure
10 the trunk Of banyan tree. My hands
were tied behind me and then to the tree,
and when they We're through knew could
not get away
NV feet were left free, and there was
no rag put in my mouth to prevent me
from calling out. but could not expect
TO brighten away n lion by my shouts. or
defend myaef against a hyenn with my feet
Some of the people laughed at me as they
went away, but others cast looks Of pity.
The crowd had hardly left me when
darkness came and heard hyena SHINING
about. Ten minutes later heard the roar
OF a lion close al hand, and presently |
caught sight of the king Of beasts.
He marched along, making gurgling
noise in his throat, and finally stopped not
more than twenty feet away. Or course,
he could see me better than i could see
him, and no doubt ne wondered "na'
was doing thare and why stood 30 still
I expected he would spring upon me,
As he must have been hungry, but as |
neither moved nor shouted lie became puz-
Fled and afraid and finally walked on
You may believe was glad 10 see him go
though knew he would hardly get out OF
sight when the hyenas would gather.
Il turned out So In little time at least
twenty of the fierce and snarling beasts
were skulking around me. and now and
then one came SO near tina, | could have
kicked him.
did not do so. however. simply stood
quiet, and the hvenas were for some time
afraid of me.
Ry and by their hunger got the better Of
them, and they had gathered in pack
TO make rush on me, when all of sudden
every beast ran away as hard as he could
go,
heard a crashing in the underbrush.
and Thought caught the voices Of human
beings, and the next moment five or six men
gathered around me, thought they were
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THE=
HUMOROUS
SIDE of LIFE

fed Romans from where dey WIS watchin'
on de bridge platform.
But dey wusnt. just as dey got almost
to EN- Horatius spotted de SeXtus guy
an made funny face at him.
dis no enraged de billion or more fuses
at de same time, an'-wot do yer tink?
so help me home If dey didn't all get
wedged tight in de middle NV de bridge.
After dat NV course it wuS only ques-
ton NV pickin' 'em of where dey stuck
while de bridge commissioners scraped
de paint off de girders.
when de paint WIS off, de bridge began
to crack an de gang howls, Come backr
"Lantry an Herminius took il on de
run fur deirs an reached hunk o. X. But
just "a Horati., wus edgin' lack nut
named Aston wriggled outer de Tusc bunch,
an. az de history books says;
Says he. DE she VOLTS litter
Stands savagely at bay.
well, say, now. Horatius. wouldn't let
no man call him any name like dat, specially
a Tusc.
"He stops an shakes his club at de NUT.
Come back! Come back" de Roman
gang shouts.
'rwus too late. DE bridge had bust be-
hind him. an deere WIS no away back.
HE r,Ishes over t. de edge NV de chariot
roadway an orawls up on de edge.
y, Tiber' Father Tiber!' he cries.
"Wot's dat y say? If Tiber wus his old
man, why wusnt his name Tiber. too?
Why, Tiber wusn't his father, v lobster
De excitement had made him dippy.
But, anyhow, dere he stood. ben sud-
denly, after maxim one last insultin' funny
face at Sextus, he took de Steve Brodie
act fur his, an Topped inter de ragin'
drink below.
"Drowned' Not on yer life. Tree long
herculyun strokes an he stands drippin'
hut safe on de banks Nv his beloved Rome,
de apple Nv every admirin' eye.
Dat night he WIS the top layer in de
Roman strawberry box. Dey presented
him wild di'mond badge an wanted ter
make him King.
But not fur Horatius. De cap wus wise
dat Kings only King. an dat in der next
reform movement he might he der move
ment.
No. Teller citizens says he, when me
country calls me I will come, but fur mine
in de meantime, back TO de old Cincinnati
farm
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WIRELESS IN TIE SOUTH SEAS.
So Many Troubles With the system That
the Leper Island IN TO he Gut Out.

HONOLULU, June 2O.-The wireless tcle-
graph system in these islands is to be re-
organized Two of the islands, Molokai
and Lanai are to be cut out, and Kauai il
TO be taken into the system. Kauai was
formerly in communication with the local
station, but no messages could be sent,
though they could be received from Kauai.
The trouble was in mountain just behind
the pole, which absorbed all of the sending
energy. All Of the poles have been height
ened TO 1870 feet, and the intermediate sta
tions on Molokai and Lanai are to be cut
out The greatest distance over which
messages are now sent is eighty-two miles.
Under the new arrangement tins VIII be
increased to 1873 miles.
There is much objection to cutting out the
wireless station on Molokai as the l.egis-
lature had Just appropriated money to
build a telephone line connecting with the
leper settlement through the wireless sta,
ton. Lanai is lonely island which had
scarcely any business, and the operator
there got tired of his job. He quit several
times, and cut of communication With the
other stations.
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CIRE FOR SQg EAKl VOICES.
Deep Tones for All Men Merely n Matter
or a Little Training.

Men with squeaky voices need not despair
Of talking like their fellows. IF they CON-
tinue to have such piping voices, il is their
own fault
"One of the hest known eocutionists
in this country, said the professor who did
the trick for him. used to have a hin trcble
voice that would have made succ ,ss out of
the question for him He was gifted with
considerable talent in other ways and
wanted to overcome his vocal deficiencies
when he came TO me.
at took courage to attempt the change
Of a voice like that. but told him that the
effort was worth while knew, of course.
that his voice, like all such voices, was
badly plnced
"Plucing the voice, is of course. the most
important thing about singer, and the voice
that is not well placed will not last, however
fine il may be by nature. Some voices are
naturally placed, but ordinarily il is the
placing Of the voice that ia the most i'm
portant part OF the singing teachers task.
What difference it makes in voice
may be gathered from the part that high
soprano now before The public was a con-
tralto when she went to her teacher. He
realized the mistake that had been made
in placing her voice and changed all that
had been done and made her soprano
We'll, these men with the piping squesky
voices have had their voices badly placed
by nature, When that fault is corrected
they will talk as they should
Il begin with singing exercises whether
my clients have singing voices or not.
work them lust az I would if they were pre-
pairing to sing.
THE CASE OF the elocItionst was almost
the worst that | ever had, But within n
wear he came around all right II ia not
merely hat the voice becomes lower, fuller
and more mellow but the lower tones gather
strength and power
II have found this all TO he The certain
result of these exercises hav" never
known case to iaiI
Because man IL unfortunate enough to
have his voice too high in his head and TO
talk always up there instead of down in
hs throat is no reason why he should go
through life talking 40. He can make
his voice IA deep az the next mans by TAX
Ing little trouble"
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well preserved and almost complete copies
Of the first and second Shakespeare foiios
In the Battery street division is a set Of
the plays believed to be made up Of sheet s
taken from the first and second folios
and bound together.
No reliable catalogue has ever been
made Of either division, and those who
knew even generally what the shelves con-
tanned are now dead. Thousands OF the
volumes have not been even unpacked.
and if educated eyes are ever permitted
more than to glance over this world of books
important discoveries are likely to be
made. At present woman with no pre-
tensions to book learning presides over the
collection, and only at rare intervals some
visitor who has had the patience to I'M
ravel an unusually elaborate barrier Of
red tape wanders for a few hours among
the long rows Of volumes.
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Her Proposal Turned Down.

From the philadelphia Ersning Telegraph,
There il n small town up the State that
boasts a female preacher. and the lady's cli-
ties are many. One dny she may visit the
sick another attend funeral and the next
haptiZe baby. One afternoon she was
preparing tho sermon for the fQllowin ing Sun
day. when she heard timid knock at the
parsonage door. Answering the summons
She found bnshful young German standing
on the step and twirlng his straw hat in his
hnnds.
Good afternoon, the preacharess re-
marked What do You wish"
"Dey say der minister lired In dis h0us,
hey?'
Yes. sir.
"Yess? Veil | want to me kit harriet"
An right; ] can marry yOu." she said
The lady's hair is beginning to silver. and
the German glanced at It, Then he damned
his hat on his head and hurried down the
walk what's the matter?" she cried after
him:
back Il don't want you; haf got mo girl
alreaty"
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DACK TO THE OLD
- SWIMMING HOLES.
The Middle-Aged Man Revisits His
One Found on the City's
Waterfront.

About this time, said the middle-aged
man, we begin to see in the papers stories
Of the odd swimming hole Some pros
porous city merchant born and raised
in the country, on one of his annual sum-
nor pt2rimages to his native town, re-
visits the old swimming hole where he
learned To swim and where he used to have
snch fun when no was boy. And how it
s'rk"s him. after all these years, is sure TO
hhd lis way into print, to be reprinted in
many papers, city as well as country: for
IN" odd swimming hole appeals to many
people
And, Of course, odd swimming hole
poems appear RI were asked TO state
.Ve order of priority among subjects used
'or poo'i" purposes. should say that while
probably the first was love. and the second
war; The third was, undoubtedly. the old
swimming hole. What with the prose
ana the poetry together, there is now
turned ont yearly considerable amount OF
S"lTnmIng~hole literature, and If. you don't
mind, I'd like to contribute myself this
year.
mover knew any old swimming hole
III 'nvhhyhood for I was horn and brought
uP IN the city, and a. a boy l never went
swimming In the summer we used to go
10 me Seashore and there padded around
more or less in the salt water. But never
''Arhed to swim until was man grown,
ana We'll on toward 30. Then one summer
alrlehd Of mine says to me:
why don't Won go swimming? II
WI, brace you up and do you a lot OF good
told him didn't know how to swim.
Ou' ne says Then learn! It's easy
though And he told me Of a swimming
tbracner that he knew in familiar old city
oIav, moored at a CITY bulkhead, and
did So nv" 'oo IA '' AZ"
hail. nv first lesson, with the regulation
i rn around my body and supported by
,in a'tached 10 rod held by the swim
LUG teacher, | went down some steps into
aw NV wafer and struck out toward railed-in
AYE OF ne bath. where ii was shallower.
s ,mNr I'VE lessons could swim from those
nrn'a 10 mat CUTOFF angle unaided, and
tv'u enough ] was Of that achievement.
DIV" cIu lnen soon ! could swim to the nearest
mrn Steps and before long I was swim
nmn ns all around the bath. | could swim.
ms ' CLEVER J. never learned anything that gave
w" greater enjoyment.
a. . nnn every summer therea fter, for years,
mo" "oh AZ Tho bath was tied up at its old
M h.,ng place for the season, used to
%, m n 70 II and plunge in and swim and
d M%ra'h and pleasure, Then for years
so mi 81 back till this season.
IIe s~ lor the first time Yesterday TO what,
a. m ppoSr' might reasonably be- described
NY oi1 swimming hole
Old /" section has been added 10 il, but the
i'm, V.nle'naI part is lust the same I got
SWIM, we water AZ the same old steps and
corax over to the fcnced-off angle in the
ths ~ SUI there. Then | swan over 10
A'arcst steps and then TO the next
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nearest, just as used to do, and then all
around the bath, new part and all, taking
pleasure in every stroke.
"Hooray for the old swimming hole!
This one of mine is somewhat different
from the real thing. No overhanging trees
shade the water, and there are no pebbly
or sandy or grassy banks.
"1he sun shines down hard over all the
waters surface. and looking out over the
baths high wooden walls you see not leaify
trees but remnants floating at the trucks
of yachts drifting in the stream: and you
see big streamers of black smoke trailing
away from the pipes Of innumerable passing
tugs. and you feel now and then the surglng
through the bath of the water swept away
from the said tugs wheels.
1T is not. to be sure, one of the romantic
old swimming holes; not one of the kind
that the city man. born in the country,
revisits on the occasion of his annual pill
grimage to the old homestead; not one
of the kind We write poetry about; but,
different as it is. ii appeals to me. And
think can understand how they feel who
have real old swimming holes to 90 back to
in the blessed country
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POLITICIAN IN THE PANTRY,
And He Has Grievances. One Against tho
Gymric's Officers and Mayor Low.

"Dr. Porcupine of Sydney, n. s. Wales.
Australia has visited this country twice
within n few weeks and each time he has
gone away with a grievance. The doctor
is at present serving an enga cement as a
scullion on the White Star steamer Cymrc.
On the Cymrcs last passage but one 20
this country DR.. Porcupine appealed per-
sonally to Mayor Low for permission to
Use the City Hall for the delivery OF an
address on the subject of the Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain. and the proposed
tightening Of the trade bonds between
Great Britain and her colonies. He is an
ardent admirer of Mr.. Chamberlain and
soys that from his earliest years he has
built his hopes on supporting just such a
strong, capable and ure-footed man as he.
Mayor Low did not see his way to grant
ing DR.. Porcupine the Use of the City Hall,
and the doctor returned to his pots and
kettles on the Cymric with a grievance
which he nursed all the way back to Liver
pool There he made a great speech in
an open lot. At the close he took up
collection, and with the funds thus Sc
cured he has had his speech printed on
brick red paper. The address ia headed
THE Poor Mans Bread Bill and it is dedj-
Gated to patriotic Englishmen wherever
IOunl. ne upSCTlIPS HIS purity az LIis Only
one knocking about whose feet are encased
in kangaroo hide boots He says further:
"The motives which have induced DR. Por-
cupine to shower wreath OF Australian
stock whip remarks DER the Conservative
class Of folk known as Little Englanders
is To wake em up bit
Equipped with a large stock Of these
printed copies Of his speech DR.. Porcu-
pine came here again. He was not per-
mitted TO make speeches on the way over on
the Cymric. and that was another grew
ance. As was explained by the chief stew
ard dry or two ago:
I'VE don't employ men on this ship to make
speeches, you know We employ them to
work. Wa do not assume that our pas
sengcrs pay their money for the purpose
of h"a ring political orntons by sculiouE on
III" way over. The Doctor ia glib tallyer,
though, and has read lot of books. hate
Just received a long l"tter from him in
which he expresses Indignation that in
capable men are permitted to run the ship
when there are on board others so we'll
qualified 10 take charge. His natural.
innate nod,sIy, suppose, prevented him
from being more specific
Incidentally the Doctor was fired ont
OF the pantry for insolence while the ship
was lying al the dock here. The chief
steward fears they will not be able to bepe-
fl by tho Doctors professional attention
TO the pots and kettles after they get back
TO Liverpool
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Makololos who had come to set me- at liberty.
and | was about to say that | was glad.
when my eyes told me that my visitors
were not men.
One of them put his face close to mine,
gritted his teeth, and uttered HUI
and then | knew what they were, They
we're gorllas | had never seen one before.
because they were not Ia bc found on our
side Of the river, but many n time | had
heard the men of our tribe tell about the
fierce monsters.
Iexpected to be killed at once, but to my
surprise the beasts laid their paws on me
in a kindly manner, When they found
that I was tied to the tree, one of them
bit through the bark rope and released
me-
was then pushed along in a gentle way,
and understanding that they wished me- to
go with them followed the gorilla in the
lead. Who're they Tere going | could not
guess, but | knew was their prisoner
and could not resist
In my next story will tell you how
began life among tho gorillas and think
you will he much Interested believe am
the only person ever carried oG hy them
who lived tn tot. lila adventures
ITo br 1 mn iiDncR
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CHAPTER III.
THE SWORD OF DAMOCIES.

"You have no right TO interrupt my scene =
Helen Highnote furiously and indignantly
confronted Gertrude Gazelle at the re-
hearsal.
pardon me. the manager gives me my
instructions" replied Miss Gaaelle,
Bah You have some pull with him,
| suppose, retorted Miss Highnote.
The chorus girls Uttered,
"Mr. Nightstand has been very good
TO me-" said Gertrude, "but will not be
insulted. have nothing TO he ashamed
of"
Helen Highnote determined to strike at
random in the hope Of hitting home,
Indeed! What about your past life
eh?"
Gertrude Gazee WINGED She turned
pale, az though some one had inflicted a
blow in the face. Then, her face burning
red, she fed to her dressing room, amid
the laughter and shouts Of the chorus girls
1T was too cruel Of her" she wept, Il
wonder how much she knows?"
Helen Highnote smiled VIGOROUSLY. I"