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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Truly Shattuck, who is well known il
this city, is to be a prominent member o
the Little Johnny Jones' company unde
the management of the Cohans this season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Joseph Herbert has been engaged as
principal comedian in the support of Della
Fox in her new opera, "A West Point
Cadet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Annie Irish has forsaken the legitimate
for vaudeville. She has signed contract
to play the Keith circuit in a new sketch,
opening in New York early in September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Silas: BY hen! Josh Weatherby paid
the tattoo artist teow dollars to sketch
turnip on his arm, an meow it's all washed
Cyrus: We'll. he should have known it
was skin game. Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Arthur Byron began his season last Mon
day night at New Haven, Conn., in Jack
Little Surprise" farce in three acts b
Louis Eagan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

London managers all have agents over
here now, and are searching the United
States for possibilities in the play line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Military Mad" with Ida Conquest in
the principal part. was produced for the
first time in New York last Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Bessie Johnson. daughter of Mayor Tom
Johnson of Cleveland, has been engaged to
play a part with Annie Russelrs company
in Brother jacques which, by the way,
will probably be called simply Brother
Jack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

James c. Duff has engaged William Nor
ris for the leading part in The Cingalee,'
which is booked to open in New York the
last of October. The Cingalee" is now
in it's seventh month in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Neil O'Bren has a new and novel ac
this season with Lew Dockstaders min
strels wherein he will be seen as the SUI
perintendent, motorman and conductor of
(the B., B. & B. Rapid Transit Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

The date of Charles Frohman's produc-
ton of the latest musical comedy, 1.-The
Catch of the Season. at the Vaudeville
Theater, London. has been fixed for Sep
TENDER 10. Three American songs will be
introduced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Arthur O'Keefe has been engaged to play
the French ballet master in THE Sambo
Girl" Eva Tanguay's new play.
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ASIDE

James *. Hackett has purchased a new
play. entitled "A BeSgar on Horseback"
1.-The Isle of Spice" was shown for the
first time in New York last Tuesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Thomas Whiffen will make his first ap-
pearance in THE Sultan of Sulu'' under
Henry w. Savage's management at a new
Brooklyn theater tonight. Just what
Frank Moulin will do this season has not
been decided upon
Charles B. Dillingham; has made another
important addition to the company which
VIII support Louis Mann in his new play,
The Second Fiddle. Mr.. Dillingham; has
engaged Irene Bentley to play the part of
the prima donna In the play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Sir Henry Irving announces that he has
signed a contract for two seasons with
Edith Wynne Mathison as his leading lady
/ his sets at rest all rumors as to who will
play the opposite roles to Sir Henry Irving
upon his farewell tour of England and Ire
land this coming season and his last ap-
pedrance upon any stage, which will be
made during his tour of America the sea-
son of 1866
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

Joseph Hart in December will retire from
Inc Foxy Grandpa company, with which
he has been identified for several years.
and Will appear in new play entitled
The Country Club The production Will
be made by William A. Brady
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
Japanese War Losses,

You can see military funerals every day
In the week In every city in the country
for the casualties on the Japanese side thus
far have been enormous. 1t is asserted that
more pitched battles have been fought and
more men have been killed. wounded and
drowned during the six months since the
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partment in the fourth carriage from
the engine?"
The other man bent his head 81
do not deny it,
"And you deny that the bullet that
was discovered in the padding of the
same compartment. which the fire
only partially consumed was dis
charged from the one empty chamber
of the revolver which lies yonder?"
81 do not deny it," was the same
monotonous answer.
Then tell me-" cried the young
man, in frenzy, tell me, whose
was the hand that fired that shot?"
Mr.. Ferrers raised his head and
answered clearly. and without hesita-
ton. "Mipe!"
The effect of the answer was cleo
trical
"What,'-in a tone that thrilled
through the hearer-''you admit all
this. and yet, in the same breath
deny that you killed my father"
Il never denied that | killed him,
was the calm reply of the elder man.
as his eye encountered that of his
inquisitor without flinching, and he
seemed to have cast aside for the
moment all agitation and alarm.
Edward Burritt tried to frame the
next question and failed. His lips
moved. but no voice proceeded from
them until
Liar" he muttered, hoarsely. with
his eyes glaring, ito try and fool me
like this! How can you have killed
my father and yet not be his muir
derer?"
Because" said the other, Il shot at
ais own request"
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such unmistable physical weakness.
What is that you say?" he repeated.
"And how can you deny aught in the
in my hand?" And he shook the
envelope in his face.
This action stirred the other power
fully.
Give it mel" he cried. Il COM
mand!-I implore! That confession
though how you know 1t be such
cannot tells sacred. Or, no.
with a sudden change-'keep 1t and
read it after | am dead! l am a
dying man-no hear me out! Not
long ago an eminent physician utter
ed my sentence. He gave me year
to live-a year. that is, If kept my
self free from all excitement and re-
ceived no sudden shock. Tonight.
feel, has reduced my term of exist
ence to days or hours. 1t is not for
myself that | ask this-it is for my
child"
He had touched the one responsive
chord. Ted laid the envelope which
contained the secret. down upon the
table.
"If l consent to spare you the pun
ishment due to the deed" he said
slowly, 'I must first know all. Your
written confession. to be perused after
death, will not satisfy me. How shall
l know then that you have moi. lied?
| must have it from your own lips
now, Or
"And have you not already had 1t
from my own lips?" exclaimed Mr..
Ferrers, with sudden passion. Have
l not declared to you that l am not
your fathers murderer? Am l not
ready to swear it. however much ap-
pearances may be against me? l
swear / never murdered him!" The
young man put his hand to his head.
bewildered.
DO you deny that you are the man
who wrote the letter which summon
ed my father to Dover?-or that you
are the other passenger who Travelled
by the 4:3O train and occupied COM
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Made Speech to Amuse Wife.

great many speeches have beer
delivered in the house of represents
tives without any apparent excuse at
all. so the New York member who
spoke merely to entertain his wife
undoubtedly had ample justification.
The New York member was in the
gallery with his wife, but the lady
grew tired of the humdrum proceed
lngs and announced her intention OF
departing. He coaxed her to stay.
but she was insistent,. until her hus-
band made a proposition.
If you will stay an hour" he prom
ised, Il will go down on the floor and
make a speech"
She agreed to stay and the New
York member kept his promise. max.
ing, in fact. very creditable argu'
ment about something in which he
had not the slightest interest.
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per. covered with writing, in the
heavy scrawling hand. which he now
knew we'll
THE TRUE NARRATIVE AND
CONFESSION OF MR.. JAMES FER
RERS. OF THE STRANGE TRAG-
EDY OF THE 25TH OF APRIL"
81 arrived in England on the oath
of April after having been absent
twenty years. The reasons for that
prolonged absence I do not propose to
enter into at length. Suffice 1t to say
that l had committed an act which
brought me within reach Of the law,
and, but for the influence of friends.
might have expiated the deed by
transportation.
Reckless extravaganza. betting and
gambling, with a mad attempt to re-
cover my position by specializing with
money which was not my own.
brought me to this shameful pass.
The matter was allowed to blow
over-to be hushed up-and the actu-
al sum made away with was reim-
bursed. But l was a Pariah-an out
cast-shunned and despised by all
but one. One friend stood by me,
one man still gave me help of his
countenance and extended the right
hand of fellowship towards me. and
he was my old friend. Silas Burritt.
He alone was there to bid me fare
well as | left England, disgraced
man. He alone bade me hope for bet
ter things and look forward to re-
trieving the failure of the past in the
vrnrnisn of ha ftt So / set GAIL
for America, with the expressed re-
solve OF not returning until many
years had elapsed and those who
were acquainted with my shameful
history were either dead or else had
forgotten 1t and me.
AT last the term of years which l
had set as the limit of my voluntary
exile having all but expired, 1 ven
tured to return. l fingered purpose
ly on my journey, SO that when
landed at Dover, 1t was twenty years
to the very day had first set sail.
AT Dover / waited the arrival Of
my old friend.
He came, and the meeting was a
painful one on both sides.
After so long a parting. there was
a sense of restraint between us. such
as there could hardly have failed to
be. But. after while, this feeling
became less noticeable. We had much
to say, and |, for my part. had many
questions to ask and much to learn.
One thing | did learn-the most i'm
portant of all-which was that, with
one exception. l might consider my
self free from the fear of any wit
nesses of the past appearing to
blight the prospects of the future.
1T was agreed that | should spend
the next night under his roof, and
make the acquaintance of his wife
and family. and we agreed to travel
by that ill-fated train known as the
4:30 express.
ITO be continued)
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Narrative.

These remarkable words were fol-
lowed by another silence, during
which the younger man seemed turn
ed to stone, and the other. who ap-
peared completely exhausted by the
strain of the last few minutes, let
himself fall back into his chair and
breathed heavily.
Then the first, recovering himself.
and speaking in hoarse, strange
voice. which even to his own ear
sounded unnatural asked
What do you mean? What horrible
story is this? What foul lie"
The other man pointed to the let
ter lying on the table between them
Read it," he said, with an effort.
and, even as he spoke those two
words, the greyness began to return
and deepen, and his face seemed to
fall in.
Thus adjured, Ted stripped off the
outer cover.
Within were several sheets of pa
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1t. No need for further explanation.
with a sudden cry, his hand press
ed to his heart, and CHASTITY grey
ness settling down upon his race
Mr.. Ferrers dragged himself to the
nearest chair.
"The medicine-the incidence he
whispered, in a dreadful tone, point
ing with one hand towards the man
tlepiece. The other. following with
his eyes the direction of his gesture
saw a bottle and glass.
Ted made couple of strides in
the direction signified and was BACK
again with the medicine bottle ana
glass. He read the directions on the
labed, measured out the proportion
prescribed and held the same to the
lips of what seemed the almost dying
man.
Mr.. Ferrers, apparently revived by
the draught he had swallowed, partial
ly recovered his voice.
Lock the door," he said to his
old friends son. He obeyed, and the
two were left alone face to face.
They confronted each other in silence,
the one still seated, the other stand
ing opposite to him. with folded arms,
looking down upon him.
What have you to say to me?'
asked the former, in a feeble, broken
voice.
What have | to say to you?' re-
peated the latter never moving his
eyes from the face of the man before
him. What should son have to
say to his fathers murderer"
Mr.. Ferrers rose from his seat as
the Infamous title was hurled at him.
and, despite his pallid countenane
and evident weakness. there was a
natural dignity about him now as he
faced the furious and menacing coun-
tenance opposed to him.
This is not the first time you have
applied that shameful word to me.
he said This must not be-
What" cried the young man.
After having once admitted the
crime, do you now seek to deny 1t?
Then hear me repeat it again" and
rising his right hand, he emphasized
each word by pointing with his fore
ger-"Murderer, Cruel cowardly
cold blooded murderer"
The other man staggered as though
struck, and supported himself with
one terembling hand on the back oil
his chair.
1T is false" he said false!
am guiltless-in thought-if not in
deed!"
He spoke with difficulty, and again
his hand was pressed to his side.
What is that you say?" asked his
opponent, who had not caught the
last words, but who involuntarily
lowered his voice in the presence OF
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WILL SHAKE NO MORE.
Savage Handsrippins Now the Fad in
English Society.

have made up my mind absolutely,
to shake hands no more. The stupid
custom never appealed to me, but }
have complied with it, hitherto. in
order to avoid hurting peoples feel.
ings.
Now that the grip" has become
fashionable, however, | shall have to
be callous. After al, it is far better
,nat 1 should hurt someone's feelings
n little than that they should hurt my
hand a great deal.
At a reception attended the other
night, there were three acquaintances
of nine sitting in group. went up
to them and shook hands all round.
The first man ground together all
my knuckle bones. The second
squeezed my fingers until they were
reduced to a mere pulp. The third.
not to be banked. twisted my wrist
and almost jerked my elbow out of the
socket.
cursed them. root and branch. and
hurried away to the far end of the
room. When | looked back. they were
regarding each other with open
mouthed astonishment. | could see
that they had meant well; the new
fashion was to blame.
few years ago, you will remem-
ber. it was considered rather smart
to hold your hand high in the air and
wave it to and Iro in gentle contact
with the hand of your acquaintance
That fashion, too. was idiotic enough
but it was infinitely more civilized
than this furious. insensate grip
Sketch.
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Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
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dssill save not only time, because 1t
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He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
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Defiance and save much time ana
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Enioma,

Inc Enigma.
He turned and saw behind him
none other than that same James
Ferrers, whose narrative and confess
sion he held in his hand; and again.
lurking behind him in the shadow
of the doorway, he saw the pale.
narrow. furtive countenance of Per-
kins. the housemaid. For a moment
there was an intense silence, dur
ing which both seemed to hold their
breath and nerve themselves for the
struggle that lay before them.
The letter." he cried. advancing
towards the other, threateningly.
THE letter. Or"
There are five chambers in the
revolver still undischarged," was the
calm reply. rs that what you are
thinking Off"
The other man fell back a step
and his face became ashen in hue.
What do you mean?" he gasped.
Who are you, and now do you dare
to defy me? You-a thief!-a-"
You asked my name this morn
ing" was the answer. ''and for rea-
sons of my own. l refused to give
it you. Those reasons no longer ex-
ist. Do you still wish to know it?"
The master of the house contem-
plated the man he had that morning
discharged from his service with feel
ings he could not have put in words.
Such utter fearlessness, such a total
disregard of the consequences of the
act in which he had been caught red
handed. seemed to point either to the
most hardened criminal. or to one
who knows he is possessed of some
secret power. His voice failed him.
and once more. with a mingling of
suppressed fury and incomprehensible
apprehension. he gasped. THE letter
i insist-and your name!"
The young man advanced few
steps. my name." he said. "is-"
and he whispered the rest in his ear.
No need to ask whether he knew
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Write New York Doctors. leading specl-
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Micht Be Worse.

Biffbang-They say Meeker leads a
regular dogs life at home.
Cumsoe-Unhappil married. sup
pose?
Biffbang-Well. not exactly; but his
wife shares her affection equally be-
tween him and her poodle.
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Brief. But Pointed.

Say, pa" queried little Johnny
Bumpernickle, what's fool-killer?"
"A fool-killer, my SON." replied the
old man, '.is the gun he blows in."
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Hundreds of dealers say the extra
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all other brands. Others say they
cannot sell any other starch.
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- PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
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work than others.
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catarrh Cannot Be Cured

1t takes a good many sittings to lear
how to skate.
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A man always knows less than he pre-
tends and a girl more than she lets on.
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When a sausage manufacturer adver-
tises his goods in rhyme 1t would be q
bad give-away to use doggerel
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lam sure Piso's euro for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. Tuos. RoBDIss.
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Dealers say that as soon as . Gus.
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The Lamar register., 1904-04-27

Sometimes a man avoids scrape by
letting his whiskers grow.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-27

The true measure of success is eight
quarts to a peck.
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Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums, reduces in
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Washing Machine Only $2.7o.
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Congress was Hobson's choice. but Hob
son was not the choice of the Democrats
in his district.
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Life is a constant drill for soldiers and
bank burglars.
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\ The longer bride can avoid doing the
Cooking the longer the honeymoon Will
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Christian Endeavor Hotel.

The best way to feel for the poor Is by
putting your hand in your pocket.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-27

At ST. Louis Mo. is the place to stop
when visiting the Worlds Fair. Write
them for terms.
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If you want thing done well ask the
waiter to bring II rare.
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ETC permanently cured. No ts aftef
hrst days OF DR.. Klnes Great Nerve Hestors
er Send Tor FREE 1S O0 sriai bottle And tresnsos
political ring has beginning. but.
like any other ring. 1t has no end.
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The case of nrs. Lennox, which follows proves this

" DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM:- Last winter
broke down suddenly and bad to seek the
advice of doctor. i felt sore all over with
a pounding in my head and n dizziness which
had never experienced before. i had q
miserable appetite, nothing tasted good, and
gradually my health broke down completely.
The doctor said had female weakness, but,
although took his medicine faithfully,
found no relief.
"After two months decided to try what
a change would do for me, and as Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was
strongly recommended to me l decided to
try it. Within three days felt better, my
appetite returned, and / could sleep. In
another week l was able to sit up part OF
the day. and in ten days more i was well.
Ny strength had returned, gained fourteen
pounds, and felt better and stronger than
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