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"Don't ask him." Kerningham broke
in. "Of course, he hasn't read about
himself in the paper. No genuine hero
does. Tell you what, Miss King Ker-
bingham lowered his voice so that only
she and Kitchener could hear him, "it S
lucky Donald made that grand stand
play yesterday. / was just debating
with myself whether to cut him out
with Miss Laing or not, and I'm afraid
! should have forgotten our friendship
and succumbed if she had told me once
more that she hated him unless she
had felt emboldened to tell me she hat
ed me more, which rather suspected
from her tone"
"Of course you'll have to propose
now" Miss King said, michievously
That's the worst OF heroes; they al
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LOUISVILLE
PLANS FOR
PYTH|ANS

LOUISVILLE. Ky, July "a
louisville is completing elaborate
arrangements for the reception and
entertainment of the thousands Of
visitors who will be here next month
for the meeting of the supreme lodge
Of the knights of Pythias The meet
ing will open August / 5, and will
last at least 10 days. AS a rule the
uniformed rank plays an important
part in these conventions. This year
an effort is on foot to make the dem
onstration excel that of any previous
session.
Cash prizes and banners will be Of
fered to the companies leading in
number of men in line and in distance
Travelled to attend. The music COM
mittee will offer prizes to the bands.
drum corps also. Santa Anna com
pany of California will bring it's band
of 35 pieces TO try conclusions with
the crack bands from other parts Of
the country. So far the music com
mittee has received advices that 90
bands will be in the city during the
convention week
Reports received at the headquar-
tiers of the encampment committee in
dictate that at least 10000 members
of the uniformed rank will partici-
pate in the parade, which will be
held the second day of the gathering.
This demonstration will be in charge
of Major General James r. Carnahan
of Indiana.
Supreme Chancellor Tracy r. Bangs
OF North Dakota will preside over
the deliberations of the supreme
lodge. Charles f. Shively of Indiana,
the present supreme vice chancellor
of the order, will be elected to sue
coed Supreme Chancellor Bangs. For
the office of supreme vice chancellor
there are a number of candidates and
the contest for the honor promises
to be spirited. The aspirants include
Judge Charles S. Barnes of Illinois.
George NJ. Hanson of Maine, Judge
Richardson of Virginia, II. p. Brown
of Texas, Judge Church of Cali
fornia, and DIR. d. S. Woodwork of
Massachusetts.
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The followlriL passenger rate are
effective May l5 between stations on
the Northern Pacific railway:
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LEGAL LIGHTS
IN CONFERENCE

OTTUMWA, Ia, July 1S.-The an
nual meeting of the Iowa State Bar
association will be held here tomor-
row and Friday. A leading feature of
the meeting will be an address by
+. f. Sock of Davenport. who will
take as his subject, How Far Are
Labor Union Liable for the Acts of
Their Members The president $
address will be delivered by George
w Wakefield of Sioux City.
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SPOKANE FALLS q NORTHERN
RAILWAY CO.
LOON LAKE EXCURSIONS.

Effective July 9th, and until further
advised, the following round trip
rates will be in effect, Spokane to
Loon Lake:
Sell Sundays, limit following
Monday ................,$ 100
Sell daily, limit 80 days. ..... $50
Sell daily. continuation, 20
rides, limit september b.. 1000
ii. a. JACKSON,
General Passenger Agent,
Spokane. Wash,
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THE END.
SPOKANE, Wash. May 6, 1904.
Medical Lake Salts Mfg. Co,
Spokape Wash

Spokane, Wash:
Gentlemen--About a wear ago !
was troubled with inflammators
rheumatism in my feet and was com
PEELED to go about with cane, and
suffered a great deal during that time
A gentleman told me of Medical Lake
Salts, which he said We're good for
that disease. l tried the Salts for
six days and found 1t to be success
full. I bathed my feet once every night
in hot water in which the salts had
been dissolved and then wrapped my
feet in wooden cloths. I did this for
six days and on the sixth day was
able to walk without cane. I can
recommend 1t to any one for that
purpose and appreciate the fact that
it helped me- Yours truly,
JNO. n. BLACKBURN.
Room 9, Ricardo.
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Mr.. Michener. ] want to ask his for
giveness, and-and-" a wave of color
swept over her face, ''to announce our
engagement, if. She eurned toward
him with a little appealing gesture Of
the hands-"If he will have me"
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CHEERFULLY RECOMMENDED
FOR RHEUMATISM.

O. G.. Hisbeo nanyille, H.. writes,
December 9, 1901: About two years
ago I was laid up for four months
with rheumatism. ! tried Ballard $
Snow Liniment; one bottle cured mo.
l can cheerfully recommend II to all
suffering from like 4. -,
affliction." 25c, M.1<T75Eo/lryI,
Sold by " v
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BUILDING PERMIT,

Burns Il Hall took out a building
permit this morning to erect IA four
story addition to the Cadillac hotel.
The addition will cost $4,000.
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to let you know that we are tailors and
clothes cleaners. Unique Tailoring
company, Washington street, near Riv-
eTsidc avenue.
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to understand. or at least from what
they said he got the impression. that
TO play in the states without first see
ing Mr.. Hoyt would be like ma king u
tour without a manager or advertising.
He soon secured an Introduction Mr..
Hoyt was just what he had pictured
an American 10 be. He wore a broad
hat, shook Norris hands until he
thought he had taken at least two
fingers, and was what Norris would
have called a typical Yankee. He had
rugged amusing blunLneSs, and an
utter disregard for the conventional.
When Norris asked what was the pos
sibility Of getting a position in one OF
his American companies Hoyt thought
he was joking.
You" he said, smiling. .'in my
companies2 Why, you are too nice I
have no nice parts I want a coined
Norris told him mildly that he could
sing and dance.
Sing and dancer queried Hoyt.
q But that won't pay your passage, boy.
Take my advice and stay where you
are"
The next time Norris met him was
in St. Paul's- Mr.. Hoyt was going
through with a guide, and Norris hap
pened TO catch sight OF him and went
with. him through the cathedral. The.
guide was the usual guide-only a III
tie more SO Hoyt was getting mad
der and madden. Finally they stopped
before the tomb Of Lord Nelson The
guide cooked his eye at the ceiling,
kissed his hand at the epitaph and
started or like this - Ere, sir, lies the
tomb Of the greatest naval 'ero-Lord
Nelson The sarcophagus weighs forty
two tons. Hinside q steel receptacle,
which weighs twelve tons. IS the 3eaden
casksr. Dramatically sealed. which
weighs two tons Hinside that, Sir, IS
the mahogany casket, and
At this point Mr. Hoyt could noid
in no longer. Shut up. you. blatheFin'
cuckoot' he yelled. You've got him
safe. amt ye2 If ye ain't-if the gen
tleman gets out-telegraph at my ex-
pense."
In about four weeks Norris arrived
in New York under his own auspices
Hoyt was then in san Francisco. Nor
ris sent him the following unpaid mes
sage. Nelson escaped Wants 10 sing
and dance" In exactly one week Mr..
Hoyt gave him his first position in
America
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PLAYS RUN LONG IN LONDON.
Many of the Best Productions Run
for Years.

Tonight "a Chinese Honeymoon
reaches its 1.000th performance at
the Strand, the longest run IN London
of any musical play. the previous best
beiug the run Of Dorothy" which
was performed S31 times. Including
the provinces, however the Honey
moon" has q long journey 10 go be
fore il catches I'D TO another muslcaI
play that is still on the road-Mr.
Van BieneFs Il Broken Melody OF
which the 3,055th performance viii
be reached oH Friday. Probably the
Van Biene play holds the worlds
long-run record for any theatrical
production. After "a Broken Mel
Ody," taking stage works generally,
comes 'Charley's Aunt Il IS impos-
sibIe 10 tell how many times this piece
has been played consecutvely BY
single company. both IN and out or
London, but II must run into several
thousands, and into many thousands
including the performances OF the
numerous companies which have
PLAYED II cOntem pOTaneOuSly a abroad
and at home. From this point of
view "CharIey's Aunt" holds q worlds
record Of its own.
Only four plays have run in Lon
don for thousand performances and
over. VIZ: "Charley's Aunt, 1,466;
Our Boys" 1852; The Private Sec
retary. over 1000. a Chinese Honey
moon. F." 1000; the runners-up being
Dorothy 931; San Toy over 500;
and a Country Girl Sweet Law
ender" and Patience" each about
TOO.
sCharley's Aunt's'' record London
run commenced at the Royalty on
December q. 1892, and ended at the
Globe on February -. 1897. Our
Boys started al the Vaudeville on
January IS. 1875. and ran there IN
ceasingly for more than four years
until April IS 1879 "a Chinese
Honeymoon" has held the Strand
theater boards since October 4, 1901
In our gTedt-great-grandf
days run of thirty-five nights-such
as that achieved, for example, by Ad-
dison's Cato" at Drury Lane in 1913
was regarded with establishment.
while the sixty-two performances Of
The Beggar's Opera" in 1927 was Is
theatrical nine days Wonder.-S2-
James Gazette 4
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her voice BY overw0rlz. and her last
appearance occurred on May Is 1873
After this her work was in concert
Yet throughout her strikingAy brill
liant career. when ali the world did
rad and inpassioned homage TO this
lovely woman and gifted cantatrice,
she did not forget the teacher who
drilled her for her operate career,
and her friendship for Nine Birch
Toffeafsr lasted until the Iatter's death
in 1858. The teacher has aeft a rare
tribute 10 the pupil in the statement
that in a visit TO Berlin she brought
the true loyal heart with her. and all
the brilliant sheen, all the enormous
f. me has, ike water from the plu-
mage of a swan. passed over her soul
without furnishing its purity"
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Acute
Chest aims From
Tobacco Heart. +"
ValvuIar Heart Dis
ease Threatened.
DIR. Miles Heart Cure
Cured Me.

The effect Of excessive smoking shown BY
such symptoms ss heart pains, heartburn,
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your heart IS II any way affected you should
ut once begin the use OF DR.. Miles Heart
Cure which enriches the blood. regulates the
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7 an a local newspaper man and
have been an inyeterate smoker since ny
boyhood- A little over a year ago I first
noticed symptoms of heart trouble, paipItz-
tion and acute pains and peculiar, I might
say. Undesirable feeling across my chest
Local physicians said I had tobacco heart
l quit smoking for while and took regular
dose Of dIgitalis and belladona with some
relief but the same old symptoms were still
there. A friend of nine here recently died
Of what the doctor said was valyular disease
OF the heart, Knowing that his symptoms
were similar 70 mine felt that my time too
was limited. although I am still a young
man. in my tbirty-ninth year In SkillTaan
& Stones drug store here Dr. Miles New
Heart Cure was recommended began
taking Il and I can positively state that It's
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on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
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The irish Stage Hands Had Never
seen the Play of ..Kean.,'

The Irish Stage Hands Had Never
seen the Play of "Kean-''
Yes. the mob scene IN The Pit is
fine one, but once saw a better in
3 little theater in Providence. r II
said an old stage hand at the Lyric
theater the other day. according TO
the New York Tribune. in fact, it
vas the most exciting climax that I
ever saw in q play. And 1 could have
spoiled II, but 1 didn't 1t was too
good to spoil The performance was
given by an Italian company, the
members Of which could not speak
any English, and -kean was the play
The drama had never been presented
in that house before, and as there
had been no reheaTsalss the local
stage hands, who were all 1Elsh, knew
absolutely nothing OF the business As
usual the king sat out IN a box IN the
house during the big act. and a nu-
m erous crowd of players, considering
the size of the com pany. sat with him.
ing that scene, and hoped 10 make it
thrilling. They did all right It was
the most realistic thing ever saw
When the commOtiOn arose the irish
stage hands, not understanding al al
what It meant. thought the audience
vas trying to mob the stage. Nike,
the big chief, rushed out on the stage
and saw several people, as he sup
posed members of the audience, try
ing to get over the fOOIlights. he ran
back. calling for assistance, and seized
a huge red fire ak Brandlshing this
over his head he few back upon the
stage, crying that he would kill the
first man who tried TO get at the
actors. He shouted as If he meant IT,
and the audience cheered what they
doubtless supposed A nssce of glorious
realism Then Patsy, an assistant.
rushed to the fire hose, pulled down
the nozzle and dragged the hose after
him out on to the stage, yelling Tor
somebody TO turn on the water Inc
Italian stage manager gesuculateu
wildly and screamed in his native
tongue. and somebody ran down the
curtain Just in time to save the audi
ence from the stream of muddy water
that leaned suddenly from the nozzle
in sPatsv's' hands I think perhaps.
ran down the curtain it was getting
z Bit TOO realistic.
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1hGaEElGel NOIeE-
It is more than probable that KIaw and
Erlauger viii star Peter Daley next sea-
son n Jerome Sykes old part in The Bill
nonaire."
When Edna Nav is next seen in this
country It viii he IN a piece on the order
OF The Marriage Of Kitty and not mu-
steal comedy
Viola, the daughter OF 1Ir. and Mrs
Beerbohm Tree, recently made ner DEB Ut
IN England, playing Viola in Twelfth
Mrs Iangtry is said to be NEGOTIATING
the lease OF q New York theater and. Il
successful, VIII put in a stock company
for next season
Arthur Butler. the English s1r9rdsrnan
who helped kyrle Bellew make "a Gen
tieHsn q France successful. recently
Mrs. Neil Burgess. wife OF the star OF
The County Fair. was recently stricken
with paralysis Ia New York and her con-
c1uon IS quite critical
sam Marion. brother o. George and
A -45,, an1 recently stage manager q
cagO last week of heart disease
Joseph Wheelock. jr. who has been play
VITA me Other Girl company IN New
York VIII be Ethel Barrymore leading
man when she appears in London
Alice Nielsen, who has been singing in
6 s1e Tor the past t5ree years. VIII he
company IN New York next season
After giving orders for scenery and COS
tunes Tor a big production Of -'Parsifal'
next season. Richard Mansfield changed
ertoire-
Hamlin Carland's s'Hesper" IS being
drama tized for the use OF William Faver-
sham next season Claiming Pollock Is do
ing Inc work and its title VIII be For
Love OF Hesrer-
Maurice Campbell has withdrawn from
the independent Booking Agency rms
move takes Henrietta Crosman and the
new play The Raven into the --sv-rltii-
cate houses next season.
KlaW and EEIanger have bought all TIE
rlgnls 70 PAU Armstrong; latest play.
among next season s productions II Is a
drama and the title refers 10 q western
gold mine.
William Gillette closed his season in
New 4ork last Saturday night and viii
Hartford. Conn Mr.. Gillette IS under
man for use next season.
Josephine Conan of the -Four Cohans viii
mana cement appearing IN The Leading
Lady q musical comedy by Leslie Cor
bin Ethel Levy viii re5oin the Cohzns,
taking Josephine's place.
The announcement comes from Chicago
that Fred HaE1lirr. manager Of Ehe Grand
opera house IN that ciIy.-aRd- pz0ducer Of
former board oftrade operator.
The Shuberts are trying to persuade Ma
belle Gilman TO return to this country
from London and appear as a star under
The West Point Cadet George Ia
wardes, the London manager, Is also ne
gotisring with Miss Gilman
Nine Janauschek- the aged actress.
whose illness and misfortune have aroused
the syIuua 1hieS OF old plavgOers. has de-
cided to spend the rest OF her life IN the
actors home on Staten Island She was
born IN Prague more than seventy -1olr
years aEO.
During the illness Of Lillian Burkhart in
Chicago recently it was learned that I'M
mediateIy after her divorce from Charles
Dickson she married George Goldsmith, a
wealthy business man Of Los Angeles Mr..
Goldsmith has taken his wife home and
she VIII act no more for this season
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Jerry was rubbing soap into a Gus
toners hair preparatory 10 giving
him a shampoo
Judge Lindsay, you know him" he
said. zone OF the best hearted men IN
town. did q charitable act TO a man
one time that almost had fatal re-
suits
Judge used TO live out in Kearny
county That was back in So, OF
along there He was out on a farm
with his folks. That was the time Of
big crops all over the state, just when
they raised big stun with little effort
We'll. Lindsay, who wasn't sur
named Judge then yet. put out q big
ten acre patch Of watermelon he
just turned over sod and dropped the
seeds BY the time fal came, he had
a crop that would nave caused a gen
eral emigration out of Mississippi and
Louisiana had they known OF II down
there
zone day three young fellows came
along from Chicago They were tired
and weary-had the genuine tender
foot soreness sticking out all over
Lindsey treated them TO Watern1elons
galore They just gorged themselves
The three boys went on their way
and nothing more was seen OF them
around there
zone night. about the time Lindsey
got ready 10 60 70 bed ne hearl 2
loud hauooing out on the road He
vent out TO investigate After attract
ing the strangers attention he asked
him what ne wanted
The stranger replied could you
tel me where a man named Lindsey
lives I'm trying 10 get TO Lakin and
I've lost my road I'm on foot too
If I could Just End Lindsey's place I'd
have my directions IN 4 minute
The future judge put him straight
but invited him into the house TO re-
fresh himself He served water
melons 10 the fellow until he was sat
fsfed. GLORY said the stranger
I'm going hack TO Chicago and
rvoT1ldn7t I like to take one Of these
melons back to my mother" Take
one p said Lindsey. And the stranger
took ii under his arm and started 10
carry IL TO I.azin. ten miles away The
watermelon weighed all OF nrry
pounds
ssThe Judge confidently expected 70
see the rfnds scattered along the route
to town the next morning as ne drove
10 Iatfn. But he didn't ind them
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Identified.


Clerk Dillinger. at the Fifth Avenue
hotel last night told a story which IS
probably the limit as a case of clear
proof Of personal Identity"
1T was while I was cIerkiug in a
Cincinnati hotel said Dfllinger. that
a man named Alfred Jones came into
the Office with a check for $40, which
he wanted Cashed-"
When he presented the check the TO-
lowing conversation took place Ee-
tween Dillinger and Jones:
Dilinger-We cannot cash this check
unless you bring Us some proof that
you are the person in whose favor II IS
made out
Countryman-waIl. mister, how kin
DnHnge1-Very easily. sir. You need
only bring here some person who
knows you ard have him certify as ID
your identity.
Countryrnan Wall. mister. I cant Co
that don't know nobody in this here
city. But I tell you I'm the right man.
Amt my word enough
Dillinger-I am very sorry. sir.
don't doubt but that you are the right
man. but this is one OF our rules. and
I cannot break the rules Of the house.
The stranger then took UP his check
and walked out of the hotel with a
very disconsolate air. In less than
minute he came running back, how
ever, and in great glee cried out to Dill
hnger:
I say I kin do it, I kin do II now
Look a here. mister, amt this proof
enough for you2''
So saying he pulled open his vest
and shirt bosom and displayed 10 the
eyes OF the astonished officer the name
A Jones" in large capitals pricked IN
with India ink on his breast. Look . Z
that mistert guess that viii suit you
to a t. There's no mistake about that.
It's genuine, that Isl" exclaimed tie
cOuntrynan.
"Of course I could not dispute suen
proof positive" said Dillinger. and I
passed over to him the forty. The
countryrnan left the hotel declaring
that 1ngun ink was the best friend he
ever Relationships Herald
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on. yes; but it's nothins~ IN soon
be all right"
Wen. don't know about that. pa-
pa Don't you think we'd better get a
tanned nurse2
Francis Wilson is a sailor. Possibly
not a sailor boid-bur still a sailor. At
his home on Long Island sound he has
a small sailboat. and during his vaca-
tions he frequently explores 1file DEPTHS
fifty and a hundred yards from the
shore.
This boat has been named PSYCHE
which seems 10 TT the light and airy
nature Of the craft. and of il he is
rather proud among the host Of com
monplace names OF many other local
boats
One day last summer Mr.. Wilson was
on the pier when he saw q grizzly oys-
terman regarding with a disguised ex-
preston the name as II appears on the
stern Pointing with his thumb ne
called his companions attention 10 il
and said;
.. .P-s-y-c-h-el' Wen. If that amt
the durnest way I ever seen TO spell
fish,"