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The bee., 1904-06-09
MONEY IN GINSENG.
That II Can be Raised Successfully in
Kentucky Demonstrated in Anderson
County.

1t is noted with pleasure that
Anderson county people ere be-
ginning the cultivation of gin
seng. Mr.. Grover Routt, of
Stinnett, has something like
quarter of an acre under cult.
walton. He is meeting with fine
success. Mr.. Routt is brother
in-law of Mr.. Joe Waterfill, the
well known Lawrenceburg bank
er. Mr.. Matt Morris is also Gull
tivating ginseng with success. A
great deal of interest was arous-
ed here last Saturday when Mr..
@. L. Carter, of Stanford, came
to town and told of some remark
able sales in Pulaski county. He
said that Charley Nunnelly, who
is the original and largest GIN
seng farmer in Pulaski county,
had refused $3.50, 900 for a three
acre field of ginseng which has
been under cultivation three or
four years. Mr.. Nunnelly gath
cred fifteen bushels of seed last
year and sold the same at So, 900
per bushel or $4,000 for his en-
tire crop. The seed are about
the size of mustard seed and
wholesale at three cents each.
Plants sell at 81 each when of
the proper age, Another Pulaski
county grower sold a fraction
over an acre for $4,000. While
to people in Anderson county
these prices may seem gigantic,
nevertheless they are genuine.
The soil in this section is said to
be especially adapted to ginseng
growing and our people ought to
investigate 1.-THE Anderson
News.
The bee., 1904-06-09
THE GUTHRIE FAIR.
Date Fixed, for ~ and rive Days
Meeting.

The date of the Guthrie Fair
this year has been fixed for the
week beginning July 10 and that
1t will again be under the man
agement of Judge @. G. Givens,
of Madisonville, assisted by
Messrs. Rash and Franceway, Of
that city. These gentlemen will
manage quite a circuit this year,
and the fairs already arranged
for are Guthrie, Madisonville,
Sebree, Evansville and Paducah.
A great line of attractions will
be gwen throughout the circuit
and Guthrie will have Just as
good a fair as jacksonville,
Evansville or Paducah, as the
attractions will be booked for the
entire circuit.
The bee., 1904-06-09
DOGS HEAD CUT OFF
And Shipped 10 Chicago to Ascertain if
Had Died With Hydrophobia.

Elgie Goodloe, of this city, in
company with the Morgan boys,
went five miles in the country
Sunday after squirrel dog. The
dog belonged to the Morgan boys
and had been loaned out for
some time. They tied a rope
around its neck and started home
with it, but had not gone very
far until the dog began acting
strangely and appeared to be
sick. 1t frequently fell down
and rolled over and refused to go
having to be dragged a portion
of the way. On reaching home
the boys concluded the dog had
been poisoned and in order to
give him relief mixed up some
sweet milk with salty grease and
attempted to pour it down his
throat, Goodloe was holding the
dogs mouth open and during a
paroxism of pain it closed with a
vicious snap, biting him through
one of his thumbs. A few hours
afterwards the dog died and
Goodloe, fearing it might have
died of hydrophobla, fastened to
a local physician and had his
wound examined. The physician
advised him to cut the dogs head
off and send it to the Pasteur
Institute, at Chicago, to ascer-
tain whether it was affected with
hydrophobla, which he did Mon
day morning on So.
The bee., 1904-06-09
is
A MISTAKE.
MadisonviIle Paper Prints Story
About New Mine for
Manitou.
ST. BERNARD WILL NOT OPEN
ANY NEW MINES THIS YEAR.

The story printed by the Mad
isonvllle Hustler stating that the
st. Bernard Mining Co. will soon
open a new mine near Manitou is
wholly erroneous, as THE BEE
finds upon inquiring at the Office
of that company.
The article in question follows:
1.-The Hustler has reliable inform
alton that another extensive coal
mining plant will be inaugurated in
Hopkins county in the near future
under the auspices of the st. Ber-
nard Mining Company.
This company owns 2,400 acres of
valuable mineral lands south of the
railroad near Manitou, and recently
the Gordon Land Company purchas-
ed ~ acres from r. B. Tapp touch
ing the railroad, and il is on this
land that the shaft will be opened
and other equipment placed. This
connects with the mineral rights
heretofore purchased for the ST. Ber-
nard.
1T is reported that work will be
begun without delay in the opening
of this mine and that everything will
be built on an extensive scale.'
AT the Office of the president
of the St. Bernard Mining Co. it
was stated that the company
does own mineral lands in the
section mentioned, but that
nothing is further from their in
tention than the reported pur-
pose to open another coal mine
in the near future, either near
Manitou or elsewhere in Hop
kins county.
One of that company's mines,
the Shamrock, at Providence, is
closed down now because of dall
summer business.
The bee., 1904-06-09
SPELLING BEE A SUCCESS.
Large Crowd IN Attendance and Great
Interest Manifested.

The old fashioned spelling bee,
given at Temple Theatre Friday
night by the principal and teach
ers of the public school, was a
decided success.
In addition to the spelling
match there was an interesting
play of three acts by the school
children that was greatly en-
joyed.
Miss Irene Coyle and Master
Harry Blackwell were the leaders
of the opposing forces of spoilers.
The contestants were chosen
promlscously from both school
children and audience, and a
long line Of doughty spoilers
faced each other when the battle
of words began. Pretty soon
they began TO go down under the
long, hard words fired at them
by acting schoolmaster F. ID.
Rash and the ranks on both sides
began to look thin, until Walter
Martin, of The BEE force, was the
only one left on Miss Irene's
side and John X. Taylor, Joe
Mothershead, Ed L. Wise and
Miss Martha McGary were left
on the other side. When the
word em-a-nate was given out
Jno. X. Taylor and Martin went
down and this gave the victory
to Harry Blackwell. Tn, ones
who remained standing then
spelled among themselves and
Joe Mothershead won first prize
and Miss Martha McGary second.
The bee., 1904-06-09
X. p's Elect Officers.

AT the regular meeting of Vic
toria Lodge 81 X. of P. Monday
night the following officers were
elected: W. S. McGary, @. @.
W. L. Walden, V. c.; II. d.
Cowand, Prelate; Ernest New
ton, M. Of A.; Jno. M. Hogan,
Inner Guard; Leonard Goodloe,
Outer Guard.
This Lodge is in fine shape and
growing rapidly. A banquet
was given after the business
meeting that was greatly enjoyed.
The bee., 1904-06-09
Under a Panama.

Geo. Mothershead, the genial
clerk OF the st. Bernard store, is
responsible for the statement
that there is one man in Earl
ington who walks under a $40
Panama hat. He failed how
ever to tell who this gentleman
was
The bee., 1904-06-09
KILLED AND
INJURED
On Henderson Bridge Trestle
While Attempting to Rescue a
Comrade, Who Had Fallen
From Hand-car.
RAIN INSTRUCTED VIEW OF TRACK.

W NY
City, KY, was killed and Will
liam Schere, of Carmi, ILL.,, was
fatally injured last Thursday
evening at 3 o'clock on the Hen
derson bridge trestle by the
north end local freight train in
charge of Conductor Jas. Spar
row, of this city, and Engineer
Jack Covert, of Howell. A hand
car loaded with ten bridge men
engaged in doing repa b work on
the trestle caused by Khe recent
fire were going in the direction
of Henderson. They had ceased
work on account of the binding
rain and lowering clouds and
were making good speed toward
their destination when they
heard they rumble of a train.
They looked ahead and behind
and could see no smoke con-
sequently did not check the
speed of the car, but in short
time they again heard the rum
bic and felt the jar of a train
and on looking up saw freight
train coming directly toward
them. 1t was still quite a dis
lance off and they thought
they had ample time to make
the next platform three hundred
feet away and would have done
so had it not been for an unfore-
seen accident.
The platform of the handcar
was wet and slippery and in their
efforts to increase the speed of
the car, w. L. Stoltz, of Adams
Station, Tenn, fell from the car
and it passed over his head
throwing the car from the rails
on the ties. His comrades not
knowing he was dead attempted
to remove the car from his body
and in the face of their own dan
ger from the on-coming train,
which was now too near to check,
made heroic efforts to release
Stoltz. AS the iron monster bore
down upon them two of the men,
Blackwell and Schere, held their
ground and took a last frantic
tug at the car and then met their
fate like heroes. The pilot of
the engine caught Blackwell and
threw him violently on the iron
work breaking his neck, death
being instantaneous. Schere at
temped to scramble to the outer
edge of the trestle but in his
haste fell to the ground 25 feet
below, dislocating his hip and in
juring himself internally. The
train tossed the car from the
track and came to stop a short
distance away. The dead and
injured were removed to Evans
vile and Henderson.
The train crew did not see the
men until they were practically
on them on account of the heavy
downpour of rain and did all in
their power to stop when they
did discover them. 1t was one
of those unfortunate accidents
that sometimes occur in railroad
life that nothing human can
prevent.
The bee., 1904-06-09
UNION SHOPS SHUT.
Chicago Cigar Makers Can Not Afford
to Pay the Scale.

Chicago. ILL.,, June 6.-Twenty-
one cigar factories were closed to
union workmen this morning by
members of the Chicago Cigar
Manufacturers Association. AS
a result at least $50 men were
thrown out of work. The manu-
facturers claim they cannot af.
ford to continue paying the union
scale they accepted in May.
The bee., 1904-06-09
LETT Begins Life Sentence.

Louisville, KY, June 4.-Curt
Jett was taken to the Frankfort
penitentiary this afternoon to
begin serving q life sentence for
the murder of j. b. Marcum.
The bee., 1904-06-09
TEN WERE KILLED,
Three Thousand Cattle Destroyed
and a Property Loss of
$l,250,000
CAUSED BY EXPLOSION OF WHISKY.

At Peoria, ILL.,, last Saturday
ten men were killed, six injured,
10000 barrels of whiskey de-
stroyed and 5000 cattle burned
to death as the result of an ex-
plosion at the plant of the Corn
ing Distillery Company. The
immense warehouse in which
the explosion occurred was de-
stroyed and three other buildings
were Quilted by flames. The
property loss is 81, 100000. 1t is
thought that the death list will
be increased.
The Corning Distillery plant is
the second largest in the world.
Ten men were buried beneath
the ruins by the explosion and
burned to death. Six others were
seriously injured. The loss to
the distillery is ST, 100000. The
fire spread to the stock yards,
where dozen large cattle barns,
filled with cattle, were burned.
The loss to the stock yard is $3.50,
600.
Burning River Of Whiskey.
The explosion occurred In an
eleven-story warehouse. Tw o
other explosions followed in
rapid succession, and the cause
has not been determined. Fire
followed the explosions. The
warehouse containing in the
neighborhood of 10000 barrels
of whisky was soon a seething
cauldron. The warehouse in
crumbling set fire to smaller
structures while whisky from
the burning barrels flooded the
street and ran in streams toward
the river. In a short time there
was foot of whisky in the cat
tie pens east of the warehouse
and this whisky river burned
furiously and the bawling of
5000 steers chained fast, was
pitiable. Their distress lasted
only few moments, however,
for they were soon roasted, or
suffocated by the deadly fumes.
Two large fermenting houses
were soon food for the flames,
being almost destroyed. Fire
men made a gallant fight and
soon had the fire under control.
Elmer Hogan was at work In the
warehouse when the collapse
c a m g. He was washed out
through a break in the building
by the big stream of whisky. He
was carried rs feet towards the
river before being lodged against
a fence, by which he escaped
before the fire overlook him. He
cannot recover. Fred Knoll and
VIM. Finley had just left the
building when the explosion and
collapse came. Findley turned
just in time to see the wall fall
on his companion.
The bee., 1904-06-09

Too many young men mix a lot Of
rye with the wild oats they sow.
The bee., 1904-06-09

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-22
WESTMINSTER THEATRE.

Clarks Runaway Girls company. which
was the one 70 open At this popular place
OF amusement this season. made its re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-22

the season which sized the favor OF the
audience was the little musical comedy,
Christmas on tho Island" In which
sydney Dean, musical comedy star,
last seen here In THE Mocking Bird"
and his company appeared The sketch
Is decidedly novel I'm construction. and
the dialogue and vocal numbers are re-
marka bly, good Mr. DEAN Nand his COM
pany have excellent voices which blend
well and they make OF the act a most
entertaining Offering. the scene OF which
ls laid at the prison on Blackwers Island
the four men portraying prisoners. All
the vocal numbers were insistently en-
cored. and the curtain was raised on the
act several times az the conclusion.
Another act which scored was the light
ming change act OF Fulgora who also
made his hrst Providence vaudeville ap-
pearance. Fulgora not only deserves
commendatio for the speed with which
his Characterization arc made but for
the manner IN which his impersona ions
are presented. which Is I'm about as at
tractive a form as can be imagined, and
his characters are so varied and con-
trasted 20 be very enjoyable
The Wilton Brothers were prominent
as funmakers In their horizontal bar act.
and II IL hard 20 say whether their
comedy or their bar work II the better.
20 excellent are both Frank Gardner
and Lottie Vincent made their usual big
hit I'm lively melange OF singing
acrobatics. comedy and dancing. and the
Golden Gate quartet. one of the hest
teams of colored comedians and singers In
vaudeville gave the latest coon songs I'm
their gingery manner.
Ada Arnoldson the pleasing contralto
vocalist. who has great many friends
here. made her customary triumph and
was warmly encored. Miss Arnoldson
has beautiful contralto voice. flexible
and mellow, and her unaffected manner
and pleasing stage presence add no little
To tho pleasing effect she makes. Al
though offered especially for the enter
tainment of the children during the school
holidays, n II 10 be questioned ~ Singers
monkeys did not anuse the older people
as well. This act Ls out OF the ordinary
and their tricks are unusually funny es-
pecially their scene in the Chinese
laundry. The Chamberlins gave their
neat lassoo and rope throwing speciality
and Earl and Wilson gave a capital musi-
cal comedy act. The Marinellais gave an
excellent muscular and ring performances,
and Cunningham and Lord gave a pleas
ing singing and dancing act. Even the
biograph was better than usual showing
as entertaining a budget Of pictures as
has been seen here for a long time
notable Fighting the Flames at Dream
land" His First Smoke" and The
Bewitched Traveller" II will be a long
time before such an uniformly excellent
program Will be seen here again.
For the week Of Nov. - is announced
the first vaudeville Providence appearance
OF the talented emotional actress. Miss
ChryHtal Herne last season leading
woman with Nat G. Goodwin. who will
present a one-act play by her sister. Julia
A. Herne. called Between the Acts"
founded upon theme OF intense dramatic
interest. Miss Herne Is the daughter OF
the late James A. Herne.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-22

|.'.9he 9keates.'. j

Nicander. one OF the staunchest and most
popular members OF the Albee Stock com
pany who made his appearance i'm an
amusing monologue, teemlng with .ritty
and up-to-date things. Mr.. Nicander was
given an ovation which made him utterly
speechless. and the vociferous applause
continued until he was compelled TO say
a few words OF thanks He soon re-
covered his composure, after the re-
ception which had hguratively taken him
on his feet and soon had the audience
laughing merrily at his quips Although
MIR. Nicanders audience was "A decidedly
friendly one. IL was also critiNl one
because Mr. Nicander has given 40 many
excellent characterizations here that he
had TO live up To his standard That he
more than did 50 was proven by the
laughter and applause. spontaneous and
hearty. which was given him. His
material was all fresh and bright and
delivered I'm his inimitsbl manner. the
satirical matter pertaining 10 automobiles
being especially funny. and his song IAN
l Needed Was the Money" being encored
again and again.
without single exception From
'Zaza' 10 Uncle Tom, the trayesty pre-
sented by VIII n. Murphy. Blanche
Nichols and company. Is the funniest act
ever given on local stage II is inn
possible TO describe H. for words could
not depict the hilarious fun OF this clever
burlesque IL pictures the troubles OF
a company OF theatrical transformers all
but three OF the members OF which have
left because salaries were not paid. BY
doubling roles they plan TO give presen-
tatlon OF Uncle Toms Cabin" The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-22
EMPIRE THEATRE,

A wave Of merriment broke al the En-
pire last evening when George w Mum
roe appeared In the new comedy drama.
Mrs. Mac. the Mayor" by William Gill
Mr.. Munroe, who is the central figure. is
familiar 10 theatregoers through his long
connection with the pleasing character Of
MY Aunt Bridget. The new drama has
we'll laid plot as well as an unlimited
amount OF real laughables comedy. Its
scenes are those OF the western section
OF the country where are found many
honest hearts hidden under rough eN-
teriors. The town pictured is that of
SllVerado, on the Mexican border. where.
from the exceeding laxity OF its laws n
Citlzen's Good Government club has been
started.
The gamblers OF the town as joke,
nominate Mrs. Peggy MacNeil who much
TO the. surprise of all. is elected. II is
then that fun has its full sway. as she,
In an honest but laundering manner. tries
things upside down i'm general and poSN
lively refusing 10 be bribed into resign
ing by the capitalist stephen jenkins
Another theme which was interviewer
ana anorded much amusement 20 the
large audience was the fact that Mrs
Mac -had-eaeH- married four times Each
time she had chosen man OF different
nationality.her first being an Englishman:
second. a German. third an Italian. and
last an Irishman. There being four chill
dren. one 10y each husband. they each
spoke English after the style OF his or
her father and the variations with which
their mother was obliged 10 speak caused
endless amusement.
The little scene in which Rose. Mrs
Macs eldest child, and Tom Dalton a
miner. figure, brings out some very cleV-
er work on the patr OF several members
OF the cast. Rose is 10 marry Dalton
when a gambler. Gentleman Fred " hap
pens along. and for a time she thinks ne
has taken Toms place in her heart. Car
den has been forbidden 10y Roses mother
admittanCe to her home. but he comes In
the hope OF planning a secret meeting
with her and is found IN conversation
with Rose by Tom. The men have a fight
with swords in which Garden ~ dis
armed lie then. I'm league With Jenkins,
brings Rose 10 q mine where Mrs Mac
and Tom ind her and after more trouble
and An explosion they are rescued
The company is well balanced, and de-
serve much credit for the carenilnees
with which is portrayed tho different
characters
The sketch between Estelle Y Wills and
Charley Patterson proved very amusing.
artd Nt~~ tits TTerfTfTy waS weTT re
Ceived
Mr. Munroe is TOO well known 10 the
theatregoers IN general 10 need much said
~ his ability to please iu the comedy line
and his friends no doubt will accord him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-22

q beast. The newly awakened Princess is
repealed thereby and IL requires a good
deal OF encouragement from the coed
fairy and another series OF ballet dances
and some more joshng by the funny men
10 move her 10 take chances with another
caress that shall resolve her lover into his
original charming parts before they can
live happy ever after
The production IL big and lavish one
with respect TO every component part OF
n we'll regulated stage spectacle OF the
kind dear 10 childhood from the cradle
10 tho grave. The modern spectacle diff
fers from that Of an earlier and moro
primitive time chiefly in the substitu-
tion Of speaking parts for pantomme-
or the conversational comedians in lieu
~ the speechless clown and harlequin.
The three leading funny men Of the Sleep
ing Beauty show. around whom revolve
the glittering ballet and other accessories
are Arthur Rigby Harry LeCiair and Tim
Cronin Some ~ their iokes are older
than the original fairy tales or AZ least
they seem 10 he. for gags travel fast IN
these modern times and usually reach
town we'll ahead of the very liveliest ad-
vance agent that ever was They are
breezy and bounding trio Of laugh
makers. nevertheless
That the coon song has not yot gone
oOt or tASnlon was indicated las even
inE by tho applause that greeted \ very
charming number sung by Iss sbelle Under
wood with chorus Second only 10 the
talking comedians the coon song seems
10 mark the distinction between the up
10 date fairy spectacle and the good old
srticle. Otherwise tho Sleeping Beauty
is s.ne the regulation lines ~ swirinE
hsllss and brilliant scenic and lighting
effects. AL dear 70 the heart and Pc
rsEutHi ioy. The costuruuv- -Hrr-Eruut
the prettiest seen since the Silver Slip
per and they reproduce 10 the eve the
captivating fairv-storv effects ~ stvle
and color that one sees in the modern
Illustrations that delightfully."- ina g'natIve
artists furnish for the fairy books now
adavs. The stage Is always bright and
beautiful when the chorus and ballet
people crowd upon it--and they are there
most of the tiue--Rnd the company is
50 numerous. the costuming 90 rich ard
varied and the scenery so lavish that tho
memory ~ the succession ~ stage pic
lures that one carries away is bewilder-
insv fine
The music is pretty and often wi,chv
and spookv. as becomes a fairy tale the
chorus sings scceptably and among the
principals and soioists Miss Underwood
sings. acts and dances the part ~ the
prince with 2 grace and charm that arc
notably distinctive