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The Theatrical Super Trust.

The "super's" salary ranges all the way fcom twenty-five cents to dollar
 a performance, but is generally about three dollars and fifty cents a week. His chance of promotion was former. ly rare, though of late years a man with talent stands very fair show of climbing. There are several we'll
 known actors who began as supers and they are always pointed out by the rest of the profession (super) as shin ing examples, but for everyone who succeeds, hundreds fail.
 In olden times it was the custom in heavy productions to have six or eight men represent vast concourse of peo- pie; then they gradually increased the number until sometimes hundred were used at one time. It was at this period that the "super" entered the dramatic field. It was then that the lads" in the papers for "supers" be- gan to make their appearance, and nothing in the "Help Wanted" column was so well responded to. A call for fifteen men invariably brought hun
 dred and fifty, in all stages of dilapi- dation.
 When a manager needs "supers" nowadays he simply goes to the phone and calls up the agency handling them, states how many and what kind he
 wants, and the agency fills his order.
 For example, suppose the manager
 of large production requires:
 1.-TWO old men with full boards, six middle-aged Frenchmen, one Japanese with long dropping mustache, twenty well-built young man." He rings up
 the extra peoples bureau and gives
 these items; and the agency, after se-
 lecting as many as they have on their ! books, sends out trained assistants to procure the rest.-Leslie's Monthly.
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Trees Turned to Opal.

Most people have heard of the petri. fled forest of Arizona, but few arc aware of the existence of another pet rified forest in Montana, of equal ex- tent and more remarkable than in Ari- zona. The Arizona petrified forest is peculiar for the reason that entire trees and logs have been turned to agate by the action of the clements. That of Montana is still more remarkable, for the reason that trees and logs have been changed to opal instead of to agate, making a peculiar and beauti- full ornamental stone It is not un- usual to find logs and trees converted to agate, chalcedony, silica and quartz; but, aside from the Montana petrifled forest, there is probably not another example of opalized wood in the world.
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How an Ant Goes to Bod.

An ant-hill is made of tiny pebbles, which are piled about an entrance hole. At night the ants take these pebbles in their mouths, and, carrying them to the hole, pile them one upon the other, as men build wall. After the hole is filled up, except one tiny place at the top, the last ant crawls in and with her head pushes sand up against the hole from the inside, thus stopping 1t up entirely. Then all night not an ant will be seen, but about eight o'clock the next morning, if one looks very closely, one may see a pair of tiny feelers thrust out through the clinks between the stones. Then an ant pushes its way out and begins to carry the pebbles away. Just behind the first comes another and another. until the whole family comes journey ing out
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The Niikado a McAdoo.

"Who's this McAdoo what's fightin' the Rooshuns?" asked a man with Donegal whiskers in Third avenue elevated train.
 "You don't mean McAdoo," answered the man addressed. "It's 'Mikado,' ac. cent on the second syllable, Mikado, so"
 "Ah, gwan." said the man with the whiskers. "Ye can't fool me. It's McAdoo. Spellin' don't change it. It's the same as McAdoo, tn p'leese c'm. missioner. There's no fighters in the wurrld loike tn Irish"
 "But the mikado is not Irish," per. sisted the other man. He's a Japa- nese, and his family has been Japa- nese for 2,5OO years. His name isn't 'Mikado;' its Mutsuhito. He Is the emperor, and 'mikado' simply is title, like 'emporer.'
 sT don't b'leeve it," said the man with the whiskers. But if he ain't Irish he fights like an Irishman. How could McAdoo help fighting?"-New York Press.
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DESTRUCTION OF REFUSE
How English Cities Have Solved This
 Municipal Problem.

Municipal PrOblenis
 How to deal properly with the refuse of large city is problem that has yet to be solved in many munich palitles of the country, says the Muni- cipal Journal and Engineer, American cities can learn much in this direction from those of England, where refuse destruction is being dealt with so sue cessfully. Sheffield has been operat- ing refuse destructor for a dozen years, where in each of fifteen cells an average of eight tons of refuse is burned every day. The cost of doing the work amounts to about 25 cents a ton. The cremation of the refuse is not the ultimate end of the destructor, for the clinker or residue produced is useful. Tie committee on health of the city installed flagmaking and nor. tar plants in connection with the de- structor and during 1903 11.27O con crete flags were turned out and sold to the city's highway committee. About 1888 tons of mortar were also dis. posed of.
 This destructor was only large enough to serve not quite two full sec ti0ns of the city and took care of all kinds of trade, house and street refuse, including the destruction of cats, dogs, pigs and fish. The success of the first has induced the city authorities to in- stall a second plant, which will be ca pablo of cremat'ng 120 tons a day in twelve cells. Tn. same character of refuse as is dealt with in the other plant will be taken care of, the con. tents of middens, of which there is still quite a large number in the city, being disposed of in other ways. The city surveyor planned the new plant and the superintendent of the cleans. ing department, James Jackson, said that steam, not air, would be used to obtain force blast and higher temperature will be maintained than in the old destructor.
 A dust catcher will also be placed between the boiler and the chimney to effectually arrest all dust. This catcher consists of an inner and an outer well. This dust enters the outer well, swirls around and throws the dust against the sides. The gases then enter the inner chamber from the top and pass downward and through an opening at the bottom into the chimney. At in- tervals the dust is removed from the bottom of the two wells.
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"Hop Smiths Slow Sales.

Four travelling men were seated in the smoking compartment of Pull. man being whirled through a Western State. The condition of trade formed the subject of conservation, and three of them confessed, dubiously shak. ing their heads, that they had not sold a bill of goods fora week.
 "Well, I haven't made a sale for two months," said the fourth man, with a smile.
 And your people keep you on?' asked one of his companions.
 The fourth man nodded.
 "What in thunder are you selling?" broke in another.
 "Lighthouses," said the fourth man.
 The speaker was F. Robinson Smith, hest known to the public as an artist, author, and playwright. Painting and authorship, however are diversions with Mir. Smith-the planning and building of lighthouses being his seri- ous task.-Success.
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TOOK DINNER AT>LEiSURE.
Senator Stuart Did Not Propose to Re
 Hurried hx flla 2fas.a Me.


 Hurried by the Stage Dr.
 Charles Stuart, cne-time Senator from Michigan, was travelling b, stag through his own State. The weatler was bitterly cold, the snow deep, the roads practically unbroken. The stage was nearly one hour late at the dinner station, everybody was. more or less cross and in hurry, and the situation uncomfortable to the last degree.
 Senator Stuart sat down to his din. ner with his usual deliberation, not. withstanding the word that was passed around: "Fifteen minutes for refresh. ments."
 When he had finished his first GU of coffee the passengers were leaving the table. By the time the second cup arrived the stage was at the door. "All aboardw shouted the driver. The Sen ator fingered and called for third cup of coffee. The crowd laughed and flung back chaff at the deliberate man at the table.
 While the household, as was the custom, assembled at the door to see the stage drive away, the Senator con tinued calmly drinking his coffee. Sud denly, just as the stage started, there was a violent pounding on the dining room table and the landlord hurried in to find that the Senator wanted dish of rice pudding. When 1t came he called for a spoon, but there wasn't q spoon to be found.
 "That shock-headed fellow took 'em: I thought he was crookw exclaimed the landlady.
 The landlord jumped at the same conclusion.
 Hustle after that stage; bring 'em all backw he shouted to the sheriff, who was untying his horse from the rail in front of the tavern.
 A few minutes later the stage, i'll charge of the sheriff, swung around in front of the house. The driver was in B fury.
 "Search them passengersw yelled the landlord.
 But before the officer could move the Senator opened the stage door, stepped inside, then leaned out, touched the sheriff's arm and whispered:
 "Tell the landlord he'l find his spoons in the coffee pot."-B0ston Post.
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The Insulting Clerk.

Mrs. Nuritch-I want to get her a pair of swell white gloves to wear to a ball.
 Clerk-Yes'm. How long do you want them?
 Mrs. Nuritch-See here, young man, I ain't talkin' about rentin' 'em. want to buy 'em.-Philadelphia Press.
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THE MINERS WERE LEFT
DESTITUTE IN KANSAS

Syracuse, Kas., June II. 50 Seventy
six deported Victor, Col, coal miners,
sent from Colorado on special train
in charge Of fifty Colorado nnilitiainen
were dumped into Kansas and left
destitute on the prairie. With a de-
parting volley fired into the air the
militiamen deserted their charges and
returned west Colonel Kennedy in
charge Of the militia, before leaving,
told the miners they were not wanted
in Colorado and they had better go
east. No habitation was in sight and
while the miners were celebrating
what they should do, Sheriff Brady OF
Hamilton County, Kas., appeared with
armed deputies and ordered them back
to Colorado On arriving at Holly,
Col, they were furnished food at a
big Salvation Army Station there.
Later they started on foot for Lamar,
Col.
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PEABODY SAYS IT'S
NOT MARTIAL LAW.

Denver, June Ir-G Governor Peabody
made a statement explaining the diff
ference between martial law and milf
tary rule such as is. in effect in Teller
and San Miguel Counties, under his
orders. y
Il have not declared martial law in
any community in Colorado said the
governor. Il have only declared them
to be in a state of iilsurrection and re-
bellion and the newspapers have used
the term martial law in describing my
Proclamation When community is I'M
der martial law a provost guard is ap-
pointed and all prisoners are given mill
tary trial under this guard. Nothing
of the kind has ever been attempted in
Colorado. I have only arrested men
and held them until ] deemed it proper
and wise to turn them over to the civil
authorities for trial.
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FORKS STREET CARS
WILL CHANGE POWER

+. Grand Forks, N. D., June II. - The
plan to use gasolene motors for the
motive power for the street car line
between the city and the university has
been abandoned and electricity will be
used. &~&~ !:
/ The matter has been under consid-
Grafton for several days and yesterday
the officers of the company announced
that electricity would be used and that
the line would be, modern in every
particular -
An electric line will be much more
desirable than the proposed motor line
and the promoters are of the opinion
that this line is but the starter of a
system that will extend to every part
of the city. >....5 =
The change in power will make it
necessary to dispose of more stock and
to that end the committee will again
get busy. Eleven thousand OF the $I5,-
Goo capital stock was sold originally,
and the change in power will make it
necessary to sell at least $I2,5oo worth
of the stock. As an electric line will
be SO much more desirable than mo-
tor line, it is not expected that there
will be any difficulty in disposing OF the
additional amount of stock that will be
necessary to make the change.
4 Power for the system will be fur
.nished from the university power
house, modern machinery being in
stalled there for the purpose. #
# About a thousand dollars worth OF
ties and lumber is now on the ground
and Secretary Morrison announced
yesterday that all Of the rails would
be received within fifteen days AS
soon as this material arrives work OF,
the new line will begin and it will be
hurried through as rapidly as possible.
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REV. DOBBYN
WAS GUILTY
DIsSOLUTE CLERGYMAN
SENT TO WORKHoUsH.
He Pleaded Guilty to Minor Charge
Instead Of the Disgusting Offense
With Which He Was First Arrested
Got Ninety Days.

4 + #- e. h. :
St. Paul, June II. Rev. ]. II.
Dobbyn, an Episcopal clergyman Of
Dickinson, N. Oak, was sentenced to
the Workhouse today for ninety days
without the. option ,of fine after
pleading guilty to a minor charge of
disorderly conduct which was substi-
tuted against him for the more serious
one first preferred. He was arrested
originally on the charge of committing
"a nameless crime on the person Of a
70 year old boy, who had formerly
lived with him at Dickinson and whom
the clerical prisoner visited here at the
time Of his arrest by two detectives
who had been detailed on the case be-
cause Of the complaints of the boys
brother-in-law.
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"A NOTORIOUS
WOMAN FREE
millionaire Pla Ancient Gotham Roue, Appeared Sene
and Feeble When He Testified Against
ea8 Octoroon. .&>s y. 3

New York, June Ir.-Mrs. Hannah
Elias was discharged late yesterday aft
ernoon ON motion Of Assistant District
Attorney Rand, acting for District At
torney Jerome, at the conclusion of the
testimony Of John r. Plat, the aged
millionaire, who caused her arrest for
extortion. Plat proved a disappointing
witness. To the questions bearing di-
rectly on the charges on which the Wo-
mans arrest had been made. he an
swered repeatedly. i don't know His
and his apparently unrelia-
bic memory surprised those who attend
ed his examination. He did not re-
member whether he had given Mrs.
Elias large sums of money during the
past ten years as charged and did not
remember signing certain papers in con-
nectior with the case. The ordeal was
a trying one for the aged man and his
replies became scarcely audible toward
the last. As soon as be had left the
witness chair, Assistant District .Attor-
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DULUTH BRAKEMAN 81,
REFORMED A GIRL

q Duluth, June II.G George Bishop, a
railway brakeman Of this city, last night
shot and killed Laura Lee, of Superior,
at the home of the latter and then turn
ed the weapon on himself, expiring in
staitiy. Bishop and Miss Lee had been
lovers for years, but had become sep
arated. Hearing that she was in ST.
perior he repaired to her home and inn
plored her to desert the life she had
chosen to lead She resisted and find.
inc that his efforts were Of no avail he
said:
Well, twill fix you so that you will
have to lead good life. Thus say
ing lie shot the woman and she fell at
his feet. Bishop then calmly removed
the discharged cartridge from his re-
volver aud placing the loaded one in
the chamber held the r1uzzlc Of the wea-
pom to his temple and fred. Neither
party to the tragedy is known to have
any relatives at the head of the lakes.
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FAREWELL FOR BAsHFoRD.

Delaware, o., June H. Many yisi-
tors are arriving for the commence
lnent exercises at Ohio Wesleyan Uni-
yersity. The commencement will COM
plete the sixtieth year OF the univef-
sity and preparations have been made
to render the occasion of more than
ordinary interest. President James
w. Bashford will deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon tomorrow Thurs
day will be commencement day and the
big day of the week. Senator Fairbanks
of Indiana, class Of '72, will deliver the
address to the graduates. In the even
ing the exercises will close with
monster farewell reception to President
Bashford, who was made bishop at the
Methodist General Conference at Los
Angeles and resigns the presidency Of
the university after being At its head
Tor the past fifteen years.
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ney Rand said: 80.
Your honor, | think the parties to
this miserable scandal ought to be al
lowed to stew in their own grease.
There is no evidence before you that
will possibly serve to hold this woman
on the charge of extortion I recom-
mend that she be discharged" The
magistrate thereupon discharged the wo-
man. d.. r. '--ss. g.. .~r..s e5.ta.. ..s.. ..
Immediately afterward Mrs. Elias
was re-arrested OH writ il, the civil
suit originally brought against her by
Mr.. Platt to recover $685, ,ooo She was
released few minutes later on $4,000
bail and was escorted by detectives
through the crowded corridors of the
criminal court building to the street,
where her carriage was waiting. Sew
eral thousand persons, among them hun
dreds of negroes attracted by the case,
thronged the building and stood crowd
ed in the streets outside ~
When Platt, feeble and trembling and
apparently dazed, was helped out Of the
building, the crowd hooted and Kissed
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Big STRIKE
THREATENED
ALL FREIGHT HANDLERS
\. MAY BE CALLED OUT
The Head Of the Organization Makes
a Threat to Tie Up Business From
New York to San Francisco If the
Roads Do Not Settle.

New York, June II.-Lawrence Cur
ran, leader of the striking freight hand
lers, after protracted conference with
prominent labor men here, has issued
a statement that he will call out the
freight handlers from New York to San
Francisco unless the strike here is. set
tied within the next three days. Cur
ran estimated that more than 5oooo
would be affected if the new strike is
ordered.
e Il will give the railroads and steaI4s@
ship companies now fighting the freight
handlers and firenlen three days." he
said TO grant the demands Of both or
gariization or accept arbitration.
If after that time our demands are
not granted Twill call out every freight
handler between here and San Francis
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.sHARPsHooTERs, FEsTIVAL...

] New York, June 1I.--Visitors from
nearly every state Of the Union, in.
Guiding some from as far west as Cali
5forria, have gathered for the inter-
national rifle shooting festival under
the auspices of the National Sharp
shooters Association. The tourila-
rnent opens tomorrow on the ranges at
Union Hill, N +, and will continue
through the week. 1t was the original
plan to have President Roosevelt FIRE
the opening shot, but official business
prevented the president leaving WASH
singtofi this time. Other noted visi.
tors will be in attendance, however,
including the German ambassador, who
has promised to be the guest Of the
association next Thursday, on
which day the German veterans Of
the Franco German war are to be III
attendance.
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BROTHER DEAD
ABNER M'KINLEY FOUND
DEAD IN HIS ROOM TODAY
He Had Been iii During the Night
He Arose at an Early Hour and Died
While Sitting In q CiIair-Iiis Wife
Found the Body.

Somerset, Pa, June II. - Abner
Mckinley, brother of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, was found dead in his
home here this morning sitting in a
chair. At o'clock this morning his
colored servant, who slept in a room
with him, was UP with him and it is
not known what time Mckinley got up
after that Mrs. Mckinley went into
the room at 8 this morning and found
him cold in death. The physician sum-
moned said he had been dead two or
three hours.
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Springfield IIl June III Nearly
900 excursionists arrived here this
morning on the annual pilgrimage of
the Lincoln Nc cKinley Association of
veteran voters to the national Lin
coin monument in Oak Ridge cenlc-
terry. VI
IA handsome floral tribute from the
association was laid on the sarcophagis
of Lincoln, while simultaneously sillii-
lar service was being held At the tomb
III Me- Kinlcy a the cemetery at Cam
a programme of addresses 81 tlae
mayor 0f Spring field, Governor Yates
~ IIllnd ~ MgsG Gonkl klin u Sts Lotiisi
|prssidenl of The assoeiation. AND ex.
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FOUGHT FOR GERIMANY.'

Appleton Wis. June II. Several
Thousand German veterans have round
ed up in Appleton for the fifth fest of
the German Veterans Society of Wis-
consin The programme opens with a
camp fire tonight. A parade and ont
door festivities at Pierce's park are
to be held tomorrow aud the business
session on Monday The city is deck
ed out III the German national colors
III honor of the visitors,
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U. C. I. AT EAU CLAIRE.

Eau Claire, Wis, June II.-This was
the big day Of the annual convention
OF the United Commercial Travellers
OF Wisconsin. Brief but animated
business sessions were held in addition
to long programme OF outdoor EN-
tertainnlent. Reports Of the officers
show that the organization has a mem
bership OF nearly 1000 in this state.
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HEAVY RAIN AT KNOX.

3 Devils Lake, N. D., June II. - In
Coming train crews report cloud
burst at Knox. The rain fell in tor
rents and for time the country was
threatened with general food. Some
damage to crops resulted, but tits not
serious. The downpour continued for
more than an hour and was the heavi-
est known in that section.
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FIVE KILLED /
In A SEWER
GAS EXPLODED AS THE
MEN ENTERED THE HOLE.
The City Engineer and a Quartette of
Employees Were the Victims of the
Underground Catastrophe - There
Was One House Demolished.

Chicago, june II. City Engineer
Miltimore and four workmen were
killed by an explosion of sewer gas as
they entered the sewer being con-
structed along / Inirty-ninth Street.
The man-holes for blocks were blown
up and one frame building was demol-
ished %S. =, h
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A MAN KILLED NEAR
DEVILS LAKE BY LIGHTNING

Devils Lake, N. D., June II. - John
Paulson, employed on Norman Nor
rison's large farm at Webster, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
last evening. He was 23, and unfnar-.
ried. His relatives live at Casss Lake,
MINI.
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KUROPATKlN'S FORCE
REVERSES KUROKPS RIGHT

St. Petersburg, June 1.-THE Asso-
ciated Press hears that General Kuro-
patkin is reversing General Kuroki's
flank movement north of Siamatsza by
sending troops from Mukden to turn
Kuroki's right.
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MITCHELL GOES ABROAD.

New York, June ii President John
Mitchell and William Dodds Of the
United Mine Workers of America sail
today for Europe They will attend
the international Mining Congress at
Paris next month as representatives
OF the organized mine workers 81
America. Before returning to the
United States they will make an ex-
haustive study Of labor conditions iii
Great Britain and on the continent.
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DAY TO SUCCEED KNOX.

Washington, June H. - The impress
sion prevails here that possibly tenn
porary appointment may be made of
an attorney general to serve until
March 4 next In such an event the
selection would undoubtedly be VIM
A. Day, now assistant attorney gen
eral, who has had direct charge Of all
recent trust proceedings.