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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1903. 3 MODERN FABLES i :llifpgTiE BLOOD lvSrfi The best known and BY GEORGE ADE. Author of the Girl Proposition. t ---------T---t-fy-- - .- -....TiTTr t T THE MODERN FABLE OF THE MIS DIRECTED SYMPATHY AND THB COME-BACK OF THE PROUD STEAM-FITTER. (Copyright. li-'C. by Robert Howard Russell.) One I.-iy a lowly Steam-Fitter, who rec-iV.-.. .::! rents an Hour for filling .:ts sent to do a. Job of Beth'- Palatial residence of a Mogul. it- was hammering merrily at his P pairi: Svv. she has a Scheme all framed up, by which she expects to become acquaint ed with all of the gold-plated Johnnies who infest the Municipality. She is go ing on the Stage to be a Show Girl. She says that the Debutante seldom has more than one on her Staff while the Show Girl can take her Pick of a large Punch. So you see that in these Days of Public Schools and cheap Reading Matter and custom-made Imitations, iven the most Humble can occasionally make a Bluff at being the Real Thing. as my Children hoot at my hi T.i! Dav. ti w.it-h-d him. J So lonj Suggest stions and tell me every Day trying to fill out an S-hour where to get off or how to back over Lady of the House came and the Dump, Papa will not be altogether ..iri, .-,r Pitv for any Man who sun Apj- ndix and whose Picture appeared in the Sunday pa- had l.:. had r."' ;rs. S. .h'- had the Butler bring som. Charlotte K:;.-" for the humble Toiler. Afi-r i.i' h he borrowed one of her gold- i t . XT!n :t s ai.'t gave n-r a o.-v juu Tim in spite of the Fact tip ' .ir t:..:t -did not belong to the Union. Swell Joint vou've got i h:-. ioiy". said th- Steam-Fitter. "Th.: oi.iy tiling that makes me Sore is ;o hink that all "f this Hot Dog you're r .1, TI....!.-..fo t V."lU Oil ( Oin- S OUl Oi till' 1 OLIV I.-- L. . . . . . .1, ... r. " ! hard-.vo' Kin 'iii), uu aa V.-a v. rng us, T.i:- of G-ntle c-adra-ss tm Careers. In fact, the only thing that worries me is the Fear that I won't be able to keep up with them." "I am glad to find you so Philosophi cal," paid the Millionairess. "After read ing several Books written by College Professors who disguised themselves as Laborers and went and lived among the down-trodden Masses, I have supposed that a Steam-Fitter was a rather i t i iriooim I'ronosiiKm. -Why should I be gloomy? The form al Dinner Party is the Champion Gloom-Factory and I never have to go near one of them. I don't have to wear : i in Hi; ... 1 r h i I r ;r.g ti-.Id--.-s. I TI1T T i f f . 1 1 . . .-. f ' t 1. r- l -r "A 1 - . . . i .1 . . , . yy. 1 "nil me j. "iuiai .ofis. iien a i or- ., , . i0 I ' '"i" .iiu. awn 01 tj. ij,iuj 1t.11 a lll'tt ....... ...... .. - I System of Culturitis hobs nr. on th . , . 1 T . . . I, . , - -1 -1 .-v r T - ' - .All l.'iat ne na ne iaUc Tr.:,r. t , t he made by ;!e- ut on the small stock We ar- much interested in the AO!-Ui?:g "!ass-s and wish to establish a !.- l.- tduie bourse, so that the Poor may N-arn all about Anthroiol'gy. Very fr..n r -o and sinir Solos at Mission Ent rtaiani--nts, bat in spite of this my poor Hu.";.tnd is pictured as a hungry e.opus wh.. has taken a death-grip on ti:-- eo!isumcr." "I d h:te to be a Corporation Direc- ..r- t,.i the steam-Fitter. "The Mug ! -t?i ,r ...!itro!s a. Million Bucks ai around, letting on that I am interested. You never see me at one of these punk Amateur Performances, applauding the Bank Accounts. Nobody expects me to to make any Calls and I never drink . J Tea except when I want it. The Scan dal Sheets never show up my Family History and as far as I can learn, my AVife never hired a Detective to watch It is true that sometimes I find ng on the Menu except Corned ,f I Beef and what goes with it, but I tear a Fri-r-d i Earth except th People m m tQ Rockefeller at this who iI;,p..n to ne with him at .he t m.. Mi tep AnJ according to All the '-(Lr)C,-) the Rules of the Union, I must knock him and the Editonal AN nters toast ofr for todaj as u is 5 0-clock. him to a .Tisp. lno Rambow- AS eek- -nt d ,d lies rat him in Cartoons as haMng four i Inns ati.i a h'-re;i all sported .ef rd as it Toad, the I .(. tie me my Waist measurement t i- the Money-Getters I ever as thin as Rails and look- ( thev had to live on lea ana Rut the AYorkingman! .y that gets all the A "iolets. AVhen ut n- into a Cartoon they make t to i.e a handsome Charley with r.-ves roiled up and a set of Mus cles that .'.oiild make Jeuries asnamea oC bin. sell. I always wear a dinky Paper ;ip and a full growth of Presby terian Whiskers. Every time I see a Picture of the American AVorkingman in litre- Colors, I'm ijlad that I'm not a low-do,vn Capitalist. I may not han dle as much Coin as some of the Shell AVorkets taat hang out in AYall Street, but any time that I feel discouraged all I !u'e to do is dig up my : Cents and r. 1 Varitv Show and then I find ' out that I am the only true-hearted and honest American, except the gallant Volunteer. The very best Friend that r.coe labor h.: in this Country is the to visit your Family and write a Paper on the Home Life of the Toilers." "I'm sorry we can't have you," was He'; 1 tn' rePly- "You Society Ducks don't care wno you invite but I m an Omcer m the Union and I'll queer myself if I begin to associate with the disreputable Rich ion it nave to put up with your own Kind." Moral: The Wealthy have nothing left except Money. nost popular blood purifier and tonic on the market to-day is S. S. S. 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Write us and our physicians will give your case prompt attention without charge. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GAm FROM CONGRESSMAN IilVUrGSTON, OF GEORGIA. I know of the successful use of S. S. S. in many cases. It is the best blood remedy on the market. FROM EX-GOA7. AXI.EN D. CANDLER. S. S. S. is unquestionably a cood blood purifier, and the best tonic I ever used. lliuKNt of American Cittn. AVith a step as noiseless as a falling leaf, a huge tawny beast glides like a ray of light among the pines, over the boulders, across canyons, and up the cliffs of the mountains of southern California. Rooks say it is a puma, scientists say it is Felis concolor, but to the men "with the bark on," who study animals from life only through ihe sights of a rifle, it is a mountain Aiwdvvii: Artist who works 2S Min- j lion. a T ty for ?17," a Week." till, with your restricted 1 v y. t of e 1 i I lire it won your ::": :i waiting Me ai and . ry tr. "We :;nc , t j It is never called "painter" or cata Inconv. ' mount west of the Arkansas. Some the elevating Influences j men hold that the panther of the Society." said the Uoly j SoUtiu.rn an,i middle west states is identical with ihe mountain lion of the Sierra Xevadas. Sierra Madras. : , l i .-ee,. k.r.d Of li, . "That must grind you a :d. especially if you have Chil- - 1 ei?i hi) ifin.. that! " " " 1 Till 7 m i .-.c lnt tViot i c nf tfii.t lin- s to know that I v" ""-". - -- o- -v. hard .. . . . :n. Th ; legged. proportionately heavier. t r.,v Wife lav awake Nights t 7'."". . .. . x,;j. ! m color, and is the more ferocious of le .a. sud tne team-I-i.- j tho two tnou-ht for a while we might j lt iy to ,,e resretted that for the :i!.d buy Jin. my an Auto, but information of posterity those who save up vh-n v. e looked ir. the Catalogue we j write natural histories for their infor fou al that the Price a::s ?l."i'. So wtt niation are not more correct in the decided if he want- 1 to j raetl. e HomI- i s?tatnient of what they allege to be . . . ! facts. A standnril nnthnrit v h.ns writ- c.:de it w.uiiii i'o caesp 'r to nun on ' ... " v ' J , " the i'-'iio- Forte ten that the size of i. . 1 1 sen I him to a I mversny. a- let him, 2 feet; length, 6 feet: weight a trifle t.ii.e I.-ssons at a Poxing Academy and over 1 ixunds according to its con ;.ov. when any one starts lbnjuh House, . dition." Not long ago a mountain lion he almost as handy as a regular Stu- ; d i.r II-- can smoke Egyptian ':gar-, ettes and Plow the Smoke through his ' Nose and tie gives me the Ixiugh when I call him down, and so I feel that we ne accomplished by Home Training .vha: might have been expected from a :; -'ge Course. As for Vivian, our' ..: -i-rht-ood little Daughter, sh. is the: .-t High-Flyer that speeds the : ud, AVhen it comes to French ; ; ' tn l the long Straight Front and k:::d of Iilouse hanging in front of -- can make the average Society !' . . .eek iike a bum Imitation. She has th.ese wig-wag AValks the kind that akt-s People jump off of the Side .. . of course, she or.ly the I' - ti- of an obscure Steam-Fitter ve you lookin Pointer, at one of Ycu I.t .v T: A ays what kind of Clothes a:. When it comes to th.at the Iburcss has th. simple Working Girl, g into the Social Swim, was killed near Campo. in southern California, that was nearly a foot tall er, over two feet longer, and weighed nearly two hundred pounds. Many have been killed that were eight feet in lentrth and weighed about 130 poxmils. They have recently been reported quite numerous in the hills at the northern extremity of the coast range, so numenjus. in fact, that the ranch ers are organizing a "drive" think of thai-a mountain lion drive. They arJ also numerous in the San F.ernard range, and. on down through the mountains of the peninsula or Lower California. It is ditlbult to account for the increase, unless it is owing to the disappearance of grizzly bears. Thero is a mortal feud between the two. and a grizzly will remove a small part of. the mountain to get at the cubs of a lioness. Indians say that a mountain lion can kill a grizzly. It is not true. A dozen lions might harry-on..- of the old monarchs to death, but for on-, two or three lions to do it is not , ri :table. y are huge cats and have all the teristics of cats. They are night prowlers, but start off on their excursions before night in order to be near water holes by the time other animals come to drink. In the moun tains away from the ranches, where they must depend on the chase and not thievery for their food, they fol low deer, wild sheep and other game up ami into the mountains as the summer advances and return with them when the higher ranges are cov ered with snow. At whelping time they generally hunt some secluded place high up, aii almost inaccessible cliff, if there are bears in the vicinity, a cave, if they can find one. Once an old lioness and Her cubs were found in the hollow caused by the uproot ing of a sugar pine. Drifting leaves ami spruce needles had almost filled the hollow, making an excellent bed. In hunting a grizzly it is nine to one that when found he will fight. In hunting a mountain lion there is an element of uncertainty about it wheth er there will be a fight or a chase. Surprise them at their "kill" when they are hungry and they wrill fight for it. If their cubs are in the vicinity or if they are cornered there is apt to be a quick, hot and dangerous fight on your hands, possibly before the hunter is ready for it. At such times he must not be crowded, nor yet should a chance be waited for, as with the grizzly. In one leap a mountain lion can clear about twenty feet on a level. Any part of his body is more vulnerable than that of a grizzly, so, if a lion is coming on at leaps and Dounas, nuniers cio not wait ror a head or a heart shot, but shoot at the forequarters if they can, but they must shoot and shoot quick. But. as a rule, they are cowardly brutes de spite their size and strength. They have one uncany characterls tic in common with the smaller mem bers of the feline family. On a de serted street late at night one often notices he is being accompanied by a house cat. Not at his heels as a dog. but first on one side, then on the other. sometimes ahead, sometimes behind slipping along in the shadows of the buildings or quickly across a ray of light from some window; he does the same, apparently not noticing, but surely keeping company. A mountain lion will do the same in the hills. Up in the Cajon country, in San Bernandino county, an old hunter left a prospect he had found and start ed for camp one evening just about sundown. The camp was a good four miles away down the canyon. i p near tne neau ot tne canyon where he was it was not over twenty yanks wide, deep, with sloping walls covered with chaparral. He had not gone one-third of a mile when he saw a long, yellow body slipping through the bushes on his left, and all the weapon he had was a small pole pick For over two milea the big brute kept him company, first on one side and then on the other, sometimes ahead but generally keeping the same dis tance. In the evening or late in the after noon, when the sun has dropped be hind the mountains, leaving the gulches in semi-twilight, it is certain ly not conducive to buoyancy of spirits to glance back up the gulch and see about fifty yards behind one of these brutes trotting demurely along on the trail. A few moments later and it may be seen on one side or the other, and the next time it may be on a shelf of rock alongside the trail direct lv ahead, watching for the man. There is something decidedly uncan ny and grewsome in the situation, and it is ten to one that if one is a tender foot his first uupulse will be to streak it for camp. It is the worst thing he could do. If the lion really means business it could overtake him in a dozen leaps. The chances are all against the animal attacking. That it is alone and following is evidence that there are no cubs in the vicinity The main thing is avoid passing within leaping distance of a tree or rock above the trail if the winter season be on and the snow is deep on the higher mountains. In that event the brute may be hungry, but there is slight probability of ;t s attacking on the level under such circumstances, it prefer ring to leap from a height of ten or twenty feet. However, if the hunter has a saddle n venison or a hunk of bear meat and io.-s not care to risk a single-handed licnt ne may irop tne meat and go "vi. New Orleans Times-Demo thought that he had come to judgment Filled with exalted thoughts of his past life he felt no fear. But the spirit of God revealed his past life to him in a light that he had never thought of. His own littleness sellfishness and ego tism arose before him as a great over shadowing and condemning evil. And more than all did his conscience accuse him of things he might have done and had failed to do. Aching hearts around him and even in his own home and in his selfishness he had not spoken a cheering word; suffering he might have easily alleviated, but did not; loving deeds he might have per formed, but had neglected. When the dreamer awoke he was a changed man. He forgot his self-praise and. like the publican, smote himself on the breast crying. "Lord be merciful to me a in- ner. Before we can become successful Christians we must realize that lost opportunities will never return. Yes terday is past forever, and no human agency can recall it. Its deeds have pased into the history of our lives, and no power of ours can undo the evil or perform the good we failed to do. The present is ours, with all its rich golden opportunities; we can take it and use it. The future lies before us. pregnant with opportunity that is also ours By the pardoning grace of God. through the finished work of Christ, we can be forgiven of the negligence of the past; but no power divine or humane, will permit us to live over the past again. When Dr. Andree was pastor of Grace church, he received a note from a sick lady. asking him to visit her. Andree received the note Sunday morning after he had finished preaching. He was somewhat tired af ter services, and even though the re quest was an urgent one and the suff erer near at hand, he decided to rest that afternoon and visit her the next day. The following afternoon the preacher went to the house and saw a crepe fluttering from the door. ''Per haps I have delayed too loner." he ment has gone into the receiver's thought, and soon found that he had hands because of the tardiness of the He was informed that the lady had firm. AmHen'a "hictr.rv i nwirn.nnt . ltu l"ul 1UUU""B 111111 even 10 me with life stories of great men, who were poor and uneducated boys and who reached the heights of success be cause they saw and grasped opportu James Taylor sat in his private of fice one day. when a rather seedy look ing man entered. "Do you recognize me," the new-comer asked. "No." re plied the lumber dealer, "I can't say that I do." "I am Fred Smith," was The WiiKe-Harners' Fnlpit. (J. Harrison Allen, in Richmond News- Leader.) Every progressive business man re- Uizes the value of time and the danger of needless delays. To him time is money, and a lost opportunity a thing to be deplored. Habitual procrastina tion will in time make a pauper of the richest man. Many a large establish- last she had hoped he would vis-it her and give the spiritual advice and com fort she needed. Andree's onoortunitv of helping that one had passed forever. He could but deeply regret it, but re grets would not bring the dead to life. So my brother, we can all look upon the pa.vt and see bright opportunities that have pased. Paul, previous to his death, said: "I have fouerht a good fight." and yet I doubt not that. Paul permitted some golden opportunities to pass him. It were useless my broth er, to brood over the past. Let us look at the present and into the future with hope undimmed and do the small things the reply. "Don't you remember our fathers owned adjoining farms and we j that come to us every day. went to school together?" 'Yes,' Th char right crat. The Host Mninicnt. "I have derived great benefit from the use of Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and lumbago," says Mrs. Anna Haglegans. of Tuckahoe, N. J "jkiy nusoanu usea it tor a sprained back and was also ouickly relieved. In fact it is the best family liniment I have ever used. I have recommended it to many and they always speak very highly of it and declare its merits are wonderful." For sale by all druggists CM Average annual sales Tome Ihe Old Standard rove9s Tasteless has stood the test 25 years. over One and a Half Million bottles. Does this record of merit appeal to vou ? No Cure, No Pay. 50c. v. Enclosed vnth every bottle is a Ten Cent Package of GROVE'S BLACK ROOT LIVER, PILLS. 2Z cried Taylor. "I remember now; but I wouldn't have recognized you." The old friends conversed for some time, rehearsing and living again the days of their youth. At last Smith said. "How Is it, I wonder that the fates have been so peculiar in dealing with us. We were ioor boys together: now you are a wealthy lumber dealer and I am as poor as the proverbial church mouse. The fates have certain ly been gracious to you." Oh. no,' replied Taylor. "The fates are not at all responsible You and I have worked on dierent principles. My have worked on different principles. My and lose no opportunity.' Procrastina tion, you know is the thief of time, and time i money. Do you remember the time when we were cutting timber back in Berks and floating it down the river to the city? I suppose you have not forgotten the day when you stopp ed in the country to attend a fair and spent nearly a week there. There was a great demand for lumber, and I float ed my timber down the river and sold it for $200. You got there several days later, and as the demand had been sup plied you only got $r0 for your lum ber, although you had as much as I. That is one instance that I remember. There were others. No! No! friend Smith, you are responsible for you present condition. You have permitted golden opportunities to pass you by. I have taken and used them to my own advancement." As they came to James Taylor, so opportunities come to every one. Some lay hold of them and make their lives worthy of admiration and esteem. Oth ers seem neither to see nor to realize the value of the passing moments and events, and their lives are barren ana wasted. To the business man eora? op portunities to increase his store of wealth and how greedily he snatches even the smallest. To the Christian come opportunities of doing good, and ila-s! how oft we permit them to pass y. If every professing Christian were as anxious to do good. as the ave rage business man i? to increase his bank account, the world would have been won to God long ago. There are many who look pious and join lip.a.rtilv in singinsr ' e'U work -iii Jesus comes." and then from one week's pnd to another do little or nothmg In the divine cause of uplifting fallen man 'mere is one tmng ceniua-iuanj church members who call themselves, Christians will not keep the recording angel busy in setting down their good deeds. Some of us, I fear, are on a par with a man whom I saw at a camp meeting a few years ago. They were raising money to send missionaries in to foreign fields. The man I mention sat next to me and shouted "amen!" nt nlmnqt everv sentence from th Treacher. I thought him to be an 'rn thusiastic until the collection baskets were passed, "and then saw him turn to his brother, saying. "Will, huv? you five pennies you can give me for a nickel?" and one of those pennies fell into the collection basket! God help the missionaries if every man acts on that principle. According to the unchangeable word and law of God we all. small and gr-at expect to stand before the judgment Mr nf thr. VT0r71.1i TCinc". 1 r.orf are crvma wVin -.n a vr. tbnt after death the soul appears immediately before the threat white throne and then receive? its final and everlasting reward or con demnation. Others believe that the day of judgment will not be until th? last day and that we shall then answer tor the deeds done in the body. Regard kv of which these two views we adhere to we know that we must face th? dya of judgment. And when that day does arrive how small we shall fee!. There are none perfect, and then we shall rememler things now forgotten. We are prone to gloat over our good deeds and to excuse our failures. Then "Ae shall be judged by strictest equity, and as the revealing spirit brings all things to light, we would fain turn our faces from them. In that day as we look upon the fully revealed past what will we regret more than lost opportunities A certain man a member of Dwight I Moody's Chicago church was never fully converted until he dreamed that he had died and gone to judgment. He was a man inclined to think much of himself Like the Pharisee whom (Christ mentioned, he prided himself on his piety and goodness. One night this man dreamed, and in nis oream T1IE IRISH LAXD RIL.I,. It Was Discussed in the House of Commons Yesterday Mr. Healey nntl Seoroary i'yiidon Spoke. Conference of Cliarity and Correc tions. Atlanta, Ga., May 6. The thirtieth annual meeting of the national Con ference of Charities and Correction which will remain in session for nearly a week, began here tonight in the au ditorium of the first Baptist church, being called to order by the chairman of of local executive committee, Dr. T. D. Longina. Governor Terrell was un avoidably absent, and the welcime of the state of Georgia was extended by Judge Joseph Sturiier, chairman of the Georgia prison commission. Mayor Evan P. Howell performed a similar service on behalf of the city at Atlanta. Fitting response to the addresses of welcome was given by Dr. Frederick II. Wines, of Washington, a former president of the conference. The event of tonight's session was the address of the president, Robert W. DeForest of New York, who was greet ed with generous applause by the four hundred delegates present. The subject of tomorrow's session will be county and municipal institutions; outdoor relief and vagrancy with ad dresses by Miss Alice C. WiUard of Chicago, James Forbes, of New York city, James F. Jackson, of Minnapolis and others. In the afternoon each day the conference will be divided into sections for the discussion of various branches of charitable and correctional Questions. London, May 7. The adjourned de bate on the Irish land bill in the hous-? f commons was resumed today. Sev !ral unimiortant speakers were follow ed by Timothy M. Ilealy (nationalist) v ho commented on the "curious fact .hat only two absolutely Ignorant peeches against the bill came from the liberal side of the house." Referring to the uucstion whether the lni would make for home r:i7e Mr Healy pointed out that the measure was supported by the Ulster members who he said ought to know Its effect oetter than "English amateur politi cians, however respectable." Mr. Healy said he did not srrudsre the terms which the landlords were getting: He said he regarded the bill as being a measure of peace, which h v,onsri would infuse a new spirit into the hearts of Ireland and England. T. P. O'Connor while criticising it details, defended the bill. He said It was no leap In the dark. Peasant pro prietorship in Ireland had been most sucessful. The evicted tenants must restored to their holdings. The houses he added must now "choosa between ai great measure of land purchase and chaos and anarchy. In the house tonight, John Morley. who was received with opposition cheers, said the bill was a bold and courageous measure and a revolution ary extension of the land purchase system. Mr. Morley said the bill mark ed the collapse of the system by which England had governed Ireland since the Union lead to further changes Winding up the debate. Mr. Wynd ham made light of what he called the Bogey of "home rule." The conclus ions the government had arrived at seemed illogical. It had arrived at them in view of three considerations which it considered essential; namely, to deal adequately with the congestion in Ireland, to cheapen and expedite judicial procedure, and to protect th interests of the general tax payer. The Irish secretary said he desired that this great occasion should not be lost and that he did not despair of passing the bill. The division was then taken and the bill passed its second read ing. An analysis of the division shows that all the nationalists, the main body of the ministerialists and almost all the liberals voted with the major ity . The minority consisted of the radical section of the liberals including Sir Charles Dilke and a couple of Unionists. In the lobbies of the house Mr Wyndman's speech was interpreted as meaning that the government is very willing to consider reasonable amend ments to the bill Conlil Afford a Better One. "Of course you have a genealogical tree?" suggested the caller. "Oh. yes," replied the hostess care lessly, according to the Brooklyn Ea gle, "but we don't think much of it "You don't care much for such things perhaps?" "Oh. it isn't that; but seem to be much good." "Not complete enough, possibly." "It goes pretty near back to Adam, if that's what you mean,' returned the hostess, "but there ain t enough kings nnrl nneens in it in suit me. Whv i,- u; r-r t TrVhr, t,v with gun and pistol eignt times. ! V,. 1 t ' UCB1JUC i'"'1 iwv-.w. this don't A Speech Without Words. Francis E. "Leupp says ihat prob- nbly the shortest speech ever delivered In congress vas made by "Ben" But ler, of Massachusetts, says the Ne braska State Journal. An Ohio mem ber had fallen afoul of him one day and poured upon him a torrent of abuse which Avould have excited gen eral indignation but for an uncon sciously ridiculous gesture with which the orator accompanied almost every alternate sentence; this tempered the disgust of his hearers with mirth. He would raise his arms just as high above his head as possible and then wring his hands as if he were making a delirous attempt to wring them off. Butler sat through the speech with his eyes half closed, not moving a muscle. "He rose when his assailant finished and stood calmly in the aisle. After perhaps a minute of silence he began: "Mr Speaker!" Another impressive pause, and expectancy reached nearly the burning point. Suddenly raising his arms, Butler reproduced exactly the awful gesture of the Ohio congress man Then his arms fell to his sides, and for another minute he stood silent. "That is all, Mr. Speaker"' he said finally, and sat down. "I just wanted: to answer the gentleman from Ohio." Atrocious Murder in South Carolina Charleston. S. C. May 7. About nine miles from Camden yesterday, Spain Kelley met W. F. Creech in the road. riding in a buggy with a friend. With out a word of warning, Kelley stopped his horse, levelled his gun and fired Creech, who was wounded, raised up and begged his assailant not to kill him, but Kelley fired again. A passer-by took the wounded man into his buggy and rode rapidly away. Kelley took his horse out of the buggy, mounted him and pursued the flying vehicle for about three miles when he overtook Creech and fired upon him kill- that we can afford a whole lot better one than that." Creech was a Tennessean. The trou ble, it is said, was about Kelley's sister. Strikers Becoming Violent. New York, May 5. At the office oi contractor John B. McDonald it was announced this afternoon that the sub way strike had been settled and that the striking men will go back to work tomorrow morning. The subway was guarded by police all day. In the Green Point section of Brook lyn the police had a lively encounter with a gang of about twenty Itlaian strikers who yesterday quit work on an excavation. The strikers attacked the new men today and the police eharere dthe assailants, using their clubs free. Several hundred Italian strikers made a demonstration today before the diggers and shovelers em- ploved on the Muscoot dam at the wa terworks improvements in the borough of the Bronx and succeeded in driving them from their work. Woman Tickled a Real Kstate Aftent District Court Clerk George S. Bo- gart, of Bayonne, N. J-, is house-hunt ing desperately He has a wife, seven children and a dog, and no owner or agent will rent him a dwelling. Yes terday a woman with nine children se cured a house by a ruse. She had tried for a week, but the agents all refused when she told how many children she had. She had a friend take her children to a cemetery, and then called on a real estate agent. When he asked the fatal question she said: "I am the mother of nine, but they are all in the cemetery now." The agent expressed sorrow and gave her a year's lease. New York World. The Methodist General Conference. Nashville. Tenn., May 5. The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south, will meet at Birmingham. Ala., in The committee on enter tainment of the conference made the se lection here tonight. Asheville. Atlan ta. Chattanooga. West Virginia. New Orleans. Louisville and Birmingham were nominated. CASTORS A For Infantb and Children. she Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature ct An orthodox Russian observes 183 Two Prominent Men Killed. Moultrie, Ga.. May 7. Colonel M. J. Dr. Frank Daniel, physician for the Georgia Northern railway, were killed last night by Dr. Daniel's motor car's Pearsall. solicitor of the city court, and colliding with a log train on the Georgia Northern. The gentlemen had been fishing and were returning to town in the motor A heavy rain was driving in their faces and they held an umbrella m front. Neither saw the log train, which was backing. Six cars of th train were derailed. Colonel pearsall was from Morganton. N. C. The Sainan- Wreck. Baltimore. May 7. Captain Char!?- -f the steamer Hanna Hata from New York, which arrived here today, reports that he examined the wreck n: 'he steamer Saginaw which was suhk In a collision with the Hamilton on Mon day night and that it as very danger ous to navigation. The wreck lies two miles southwest of Winterquartei light house in thirteen fathoms of water, and two of her masts project legal holidays every year. Heterodoxy I twenty feet above the water. The Sag probably has no foothold in Russia, I tnaw lies in the track of the coasting Augusta Chronicle. trade.