Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

I - -X /' \ (^^^GOFIRE HORROR. i i\/cc ACT AnxnuiA A aaai IMT ,ji/? i 1/ -i v l,o L.VO t ?UIVMI" i HV /AW17UH 1 OF THE AFFAIR. The New Year day I r u^lit no gladness to the city of Chicago, for did not the close of the old year br.ng to her citizens one of the greatest catastrophes known to the a^e. liven in a city so large as Chicago the disaster wus of such magnitude as to cause a thrill of horror to run through the entire world One tlioinand casualties we are told was the result of the Ure at the Iroquois theatre on Wed tie-day evening, IKcemotr 30th, at which time a inatioess was being given in the new one million dollar theatre, one of the finest in Chicago, not then entirely completed. The lire broko on. in the second uct of "Mr. Bluebeard," and wa? caused by the breaking of ,!ti electric wire near a piece of drop scenery on the stage. The lire e iright the scciiet y mid -prcad rapidly toward the front of the stage, causing the tnemocrs ol the chorus who were then engaged in the perfoimanctf, to llee to the win^s w.tli - creams of terror. The lire in itself up to It.is time was not serious at d p 'ssihly could have been checked had not the asbestos cur.am lai ?<1 to wm k. as so.m as the lire ,vas discovered Eddie Foy, the chief comedian ot lie conji.iiiv, shotted to lower the curtain, uud thm was inline.Iiuifly done. 11 de?cemlc i nb iul half way and theu stuck. The lire th was given practically a line i hrongh which a strong draft was setting, aide.i by the door. \vhicli h nl been t Itro.? u open in the front of the theatre. With a rtttr and a b iiiml the M mirs sb il through the opening over the heads of the people < nilie lir?t Hot r a d reaching those in the llrst balcony cauglil them and b.irued them t > death where th y sat. Immediately following this i usti oT llauies there ? ante an ? \ plusio i witch lifted lite eultre roof off the theatre from its wad-, sh .t lei ing the gr>-.ii skylight into fragments. As soon as tin* || urn's ll.-si .'(p . aic'.t bcyoiiti the curtain a man in the rear of the hall shoip.ed ' Fire, lh?,*' and me cut re audience roseasoue person and made for tiled tots. It is believed that the exiilosicn was caused bv tlio Humes coining into c ui'u ! wilh ilicgi- re.?ii v.ii,M>i Hie theatre, causing them to burst. Will .1. havis. in oiager of tin* i li a: re, said after the catastrophe that il the people hud reuiaimd in their seals and naf not been excited by the cry ol tire out a sit gle life would itave h en Inst. '1 his is' however, contradicted b.i I lie statement of the firemen, who found numbers ct people sitting in their s- ais. their taees directed towards the stage a* if the perform inc? was s1 ill g?i i g on. It was the opinion of the IIreuien that these p tuple li 1 i h-en snll'ue te 1 at once by the flow of gas which cam.' from h ihiml the asbestos curtain. As hear as can be stimated at the present time about 2,500 people were 111 the theatre. Three hundred of these were i> 1 he lirst floor, ttie balance being in the two upper balconies and hae!c ?d' theui. The theatre is modeled at er the Opera Coinique mi l\i?i> and from the rear of each balcony there ate three doors leading on 1 to passage ways toward the front ol too inea're. Two ol these doorways are at the end of the Wtlcouy and one in the centre. Tne unilience in its rush for the outer air seems to have for the greater part chosen to flee to the left entrance and to attempt to make its way down the eastern stairway leading into the lobby of the theatre. Outside ol the people burned and sufloea'ed oy gas. it was 111 these doorways 011 the lirst and second balconies that the great loss of life occurred. VV hen t he liremen entered the building the dead were found stretched in a pile reaching from the head ol the stairway at least tight feet from the do r bark to a point about live feet in the rear of the door. This mass of dead bodies in the centre of the doorway reached to witnin two feet of llie top of the passage way. All the corpses at this point were women and cluldien. The light for I.fe which must have taken place at these two points is something tliit issimpiy beyond human power adequately to describe. Only a fain: idea of ;ts horror as they lay Women on top of these masses of ;lend bodies hid been overtaken by death as they were era *.y| i tig 011 hands and ku-*es overt lit* ho.iie* ol those vho hid. died he fore. Others lay with arms stretched o it in the direction towards which lay life and safety, holding in their li tnds fragments of garments not their own. They were evidently lorn from other women th -y had endeavored to poll down and trample underfoot as they fought for their own lives A* the police and firemen removed layer after layer of devl in tluse doorways, the sight bee un j too much eyen for them, hardeueJ even n> they are to stieli scenes, to endure. The bodies were in such an inext 110 ible mas*, and so light ly were t icy j unmed between the sides of ihe door and the walls, that it was impossih;e to lift them one by one and carry iheiu out. Tile only possible thing to do wa* to seize a limb or some other portion of the body and poll will mam strength. Men worked at the task with teais running down tiieir cheeks, an* the sob* of the rescuers could he heard even in the li ill below where this aw iui scene w.ts being enacted. A innnh'r of men were r un palled to abandon their ia-k ami give it over to others whose nerves had not a* yet been shaken by the awfiu experience. As ( 119 by one, tile Lo ie- were dragged out r f the watersoaked blackened moss of corpses, the spectacle became more and more heartrending. There were women whose doming w is torn completely from their bodies above the waist, whose bosoms had been trampled into pulp and whose face* were marred beyond all power of identification. liodies lay 111 the lirst and second balconies in great numbers. In so.ne places they were piled up in the aisles three ami four deep, where one had fa lie 1. the others tripping over the prostrate forms, an 1 all had diet where they lav. evidently sutl'oeated hv the Kas vomers tvu e b.MitovtT backs of sea s ivh -re they li id been ihro.vn l?y tinrush of people for tin? d >ors and killed with hudly a chance t*? rise IH1.11 their seats. One tniti was found with his ba 'U bruin -arly doub.e, nis spinal column having been fractured as be was throwi? backward. A woin to was found out nearly in half by the b ek of the sesi. she having hern loreed over it lace downward. In ths aisios nearer the dcor* the scenes were harrowing m the . ext ema. Bodies lay in every conceivable attitude, half naked, the look on '.heir faOM iy tliavi preceded then Tuere iTi^JpPT^i BF i im' entire M WF ? . one body of a in in was foun I with not a vestige of clothing, llesh or hone reuiaiuing aoovs Cite waist. TLe entire upper portion of liis body had been cot into mincemeat and carried away by tin* feet of those who trampled over Ioih, and even his head could not be found, and all that will tell his friends w ho he was ia the color and :ippe iranee of clothing on the lower limbs and they art in such condition as to be hardly reeoginz ol. A TYPICAL STOKY. A pathetic incident occurred today on thj Cottage drove uveiiu- ? able line. T.lis passes within half a square oi KoUton's morgue. 1/ile tlu> after noon a rum, h iggnrd and worn, w Pked up to i Jot tag < i rove avenue rir and climbed aboard,carrying: in his arms t h bo.ly of a little golden-ba:iv f girl. Tne form wa< parti a l'y wr.i pped in a ?-a :i v.is-. not h, but not siillicieiit I y t?? conceal it. As t he father took his seat with l lie c In in in his arms, the cotiouctor eyed him tljubtfully and then, approaching him said: "I am sorry, but the rules of the company do not per .ml t tie e irryiug of bodies in tin* maimer. I must ask you to leave the ear." Without chiiigiug his expression in the *ll?l itest: with /UC showing a trace of excitement or irritation, he rose to his feet still holding on one arm the holy ot Ins child. With hi - Ire - hat d he tin list into the face of the conduit or a large r. volver, and said in a tone which betokened utter weariness ant aim"-! Ink ot interest, in the proi eeilnigs: 'This is my daughter. 1 li.ne lio'ii-d lor all of list night and all ot today. I iidvm ipii.il in * 1 ....... ... ...... i w ..i. ..nil ;i .it) in .1 . : r1 iff o and ! ea . ff no tip i .tin t ik itiff iny ballj' home to her mot ier and 1 i ut-ui I to t,ikc ln*r on 111i ^ lar. IJ>? on. * Other r.it'n ill ell on the ear in' eret eded with the conduct or and the 1 liter, realizitiff ihe situation, gave way and in the crowded car the fattier sal and cari ietl the corj s of I?>- cliild to her home A LITTLE BOY'S LYES. Miss Georgia Swift. a pruninMit so i- ty lidy. was ha lly hit ten-I and bruised in the par ie in t lie theatre. In taikinff of Iter experience lodav she said: "I started ip i lie j? i -1 at about tile sa ine t line as all t lie other-. 1 suppose. My seat iva >oa the lir-t Hour near t lie staffc and w hen I had reached the rear of the auditorium the aisle was choked w ith people who had fallen I looked dow n to avoid steppiiiff on theiii and ju-t as i did so iny eyes were caiiffhl by those of a little boy about 7 years old, w ho was Iyinff ori the floor unable to rise He had large brown eyes and was so neatly dressed and apareiill.v s > well bred and such a little ffentleineii that Ic fascinated me. It wis all in a second, 1 know*, but as he saw uie h okiuff at bun ho said: "Won t you please, please help me: please do. "I stooped to rub e him if i could, hut the crowd was too thick am' the rush toostronff. I seized him under the arm- and then I was i nocked ov? > 1:iIII unto my knees in the aisle. I struggled I > my feel, hut the weight of the crowd was such that I could not turn ha< I: and I was carried out through the door. The little buy was iimpies! iona'dy trampled to death, and t!iu memory of those rves oi his will haunt mu while 1 live, ' I IRII NOILS. The employ m ol ih-lheiti h ive l> -mi arrested and the stage manager ami others have licen held for the cor< uers jury. The lead linn far numb r over -i\ hundred. The li\erv driver- of' iii>-affo luid heeii oil a strike lor two or three weel?si before this terrible calamity, but the liffht -a- stopped for ten days l i bury t he dead. All those who could not be recognized will he buried in one pI?>t and the people ol Chicago will erect a monument to thcin. President Jioosevclt wired bi- sympathy to panic sti icken < liuuiffo. A 11 t hat a people coil Id do was do in- t o ea re for t lie dy iiiff and dead Shop* - Keepers in i lie vK'lnily r I Hie l tica' i ? threw opto t heir iljor* and gave f recly ol i their aid anil stin k- to uimdoriatc tin hollering* ol ll.e *njiir?<1 ami ran* foi I the dead* Their si01 e* were li I led with t lie ?! ! an I ;>jured, their InisintSs' almost ruined, hut iicmt a tli tight did I hey gi\e tolhi-. Mayo.' (Jailer II. Harrison, lak iog warm in; by the I r-ijuis fir.- hid i he l Ilea tres of Chicago inspected and nineteen ol Llieiu were ordered <lo*ed, they he lot; termed a* death traps. ({ ore these place* ol . iiiuseiiieuC ean again he opened they will have io comply with certain safety regulation-. The clergymen of Chicago were worn out oil New Years night a-, the re-, an 11 of their fatiguing dut i. s eoiuho ting funeral s rv ices during l he day There were not enough i arriages in l he city ol < Imago to .nee' l lie demand lor funerals. ( Gov. I ley wood on New Year* day sen', the following telegram to Mayor. Harrison, of Chicago: "The people id' South < arolina at" touched to the} heart core hy the sorrow in the Ii ?me* of your city, and in hdialt ol this state i 1 tender you heartfelt sympathy." I? Chicago had a hotel fire on New Years eve night, .n wlheh the Hotel Louvre was destroyed. Three persons lost their lives. I. Subscribe for The Advocate,! I I # Wedding Near Johnston. On last Wednesday, Pee. HOtli lUo^, a large crowd of relatives and friends assembled at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wright to witness the marriage ceremony of their daughter, Mary Allti.i, to Mr. Frank Long, of Emory, 8. 0. Tl?e spacious iiall and parlor was a scene ol artistic beauty, showing the elaborate skill and decorative telent of Mr. Albert Eidson ot Mobile, Ala. Promptly at the appointed time, 4 | o'clock p. m M'Vo Linin i f the:edge, , as uiaid of lion ?r, with Mr. Fletcher I Wriolif hp.iMuii- ? -i- - * ..? >?> wi me nnur, ?!< uehl man, marched down the hull into ihe parlor, closely followed the handsome groom with his lovely bride, attired ill u suit of gray broadcloth with blue trimmings and black medallions, and carried a boqnei. if hi ides rosea, and maidens hair fern. The happy couple stool in the entrance of the beautifully decorated parlor, under an arch made of Xtnis green, while the solemn words were pronounced by llev. M I>. Padgett, an uncle ef the groom, that joined (them in holy wedlock. ldirectly after the ceremony, the ! guests repaired to the dining hall where a sumptuous dinner was served: the menu consisted of: turkey, ham, cranberry sauce, s tlads, celery, tuacaioim, cukes, ambrosia, custards and fruits. The brides boquet was pitched from toe stairway and fell into the n.ois of her sister. Miss Iza Wright. The happy couple received many valuable u??d useful presents too nu| uicrous to meiitioii. Mr Long has won one of the sweetest and noblest young l.ulie^ in this community, and is a young uiun of sterling dualities. Oil Dec. 511, 1902, a <lelinlitf-.il reception was given, Mr. ami M-s. I Long at tlie home ot the grooms isiste-, Mrs. Luke Orin^liy. A Ot'K'T. COUNCIL KERORT Fmiff/t (Jmtrter, EnriiwJ Daccm'bcr -ilst, IDO-J. I ' DEB fUH: j I'asil ?>.i I: I ltd, Oct, 1-t $1,5 ?.:> ) ; ife.11 E.s ate and l'er. l'i\?p.. 6i.{ JJ J Kltte? sT.u Itoad 'I'ax 5tj.cn j License 79 '5? Total $875.08 CliEDIT: ! My Expenditures, a> Item zed, >?5H1 29 t'asli on h rid, ... ? 19 J 8-S Total . . $875 OS I Quarterly report * 2.50 \V. 11. ltikard. hauiing <lirl 2.7 J no. t{<>T*ktiiglit, hauling 1.9:) .1. F. Ferguson .. . 22 00 f.rtiiit'lius Kearney 1.15 -floss Hartley ?>r? I'll me inessag-s ' Lamp wicks. ,15 ' Envelopes .05 ' I'll one Message 15 * .t;> Dray nig I >.<g ,2a ! lira:; Folk 2.25 K. S. Simmons .25 : Kent, nil Ini ise . St.5 i 1 I'.ilieo coat and hit 2.50 \V. Salter, police, ' )* t SIMM . Lamp bill... 2u 23 I.Ino. Boukniiflic, hauling ... ' 111 ! I*] t Kidgell, police. . 2.'i 1 lveroseue oil 7 25 Lamp wicks .... 15 dun. Bouknigbl 2 00 Ed. Hi.Ipell 109 D.> 1 g I'.diee I1.1l clmr eiiat 1 smi llouknight, lamp Fgh'.e" ! 1*. Jooes, flection manager I::<i Uitigeii 1 oo Vdvoeate. ptg license ord . i"i | Sam Howe, fewlm;* prisoner.-. I.*' Jim \\ i-e, ha nit it . ......... I Id I". I Rillgfll, police 1<i? 1 Hate-burg Advocate .1 F Ferguson, ni watch, Nov 77 o ? .1 m*. IF.uknigh'. t.ni11?i;<r. ... f Jones, \v:?:Ionian 7 " I'nik Artemws I Wat t An-Jerson I Mi tssy M err it i 1 *> I,evy Wise 1.7.1 Fnni illiann HMO Josh Folk .... . ... .(10 Hrrg Folk 1 :o fjeo. (Mark J.? ? (J I, Film, watchman I i > Kerosene oil T.'-'T A II lih-nse police. . Hon s no Houknight ....... ^ no Jiio Bouknight .. . . F'-ll Kerosene oil . .I.so Jones, wa'.ehni in.. F' 0 John Hon .night . i.70 <. S Filllc, p ?liee ' ..Ml Jones, w it hman I! 00 Walter Duncan, police . I7.ro A 11 Hlea*e, police 10.00 F S Kikai <1, p ilice K F Struther 10 00 .loiiei. watchman Mdne of I Kil wards & Co 77 n i Hurley Harmon, work .71 Mayor Jones, salary 7.1.10 (' \V Salter, police flood Fertruson. watchman 77 oo M H K?1 wards, clerk 17 io J i in Wise I <>d Issuing license IF.10 Cash on liund II O.ss Total $S7o OS FOR SAL*:. Notices under tliis heading will be charged at rate of 5 Cents Per Line. No notice taken for less than 25c. L'OH SAI.K I'resli Milk ami Hotter for sale at the residence of l>r. K b. Rlrtgell. I hih it. I^iilt SALI'I A Shingle Mill and C?llorse Power Kngiiie. All in good ondilion and enmplelo lor sf'.'oO bo 'all on or address, Cito A t^unttleinum, Monetta.S. C. SAI.K?Cheap! T-nne-see liog<. Call ur.t! x"? then) or write to 1". >. 11* ok, l.oesv lie, S. ('. Su'mrib* fer The AtlvocaU. i A such as he. Futile Attempt of a Wild-Eyed Man tc Solve a Profilem. The next case on the docket was a small man wltli a nervous aspect and a rolling eye, who clutched convulsively in lils hand a large bundle of papers and muttered to himself. "What's the case against tills man?" ashed I he iudire. "We have not derided, your Honor. I He \v:is found ta^t niglit wandering | around aimlessly in a side street, *n|>Iparently in an Irresponsible condition, talking in u strange tongue, intertwined with some familiar pbrasos." "I'riaoner," said tho Judge, severely, "what were you saying";" '1 was saying." remarked *l>e prisoner. as he looked wildly aim t him. "that passementerie is all rigk. -vitli renaissance, when it is cut Ida , hut what is the use of an organdie trimmed with accordhyi pleats? 1- a straight front worth v-"> equal to a sheer (luted edged nun's veiling, and i why sliou. two dozen hemstitched handkerchiefs be ntnde op with flounecs down the side and pointed edges extending in a lino to the hips? A flock of white duck skirts is all j right, hut 1*11 l?e hanged it 1 see llje value in a pongeu kiutono with a corded bark, and who would rue to trii/1 an acre of hats with only two cm:cm of material, what The judge, examining the papers ' that the man had hold, gazed at him pity ingly. I 'Take him away to the asylum," he said to the otiieer. "Don't you o j that tliis miserable wret? li has been | ass enough to try to solve the mys: tory of his wife's personal bill- fi>r . tile last month':"?Torn Mason, in i I.ife. WILL IT COME TO THIS? A Motorinq Father's Advice to His Spendthrift Son. ' In a contemporary a motoring pa-1 terfnmilins gives some imaginary a?l\ lee to his son which will cause all lovers of their mother tongue to shudder in apprehension. "My son," said the father to the young man. who was spending too nitt'-h money at college, "do not make the mistake of overestlma ing tlie horse power of ntv inI come. 1 am an ordinary, well-to-do twelve-horse-power parent. I belong In the touring eat< y <ry. Kvhlently yott think I . m a ninety-liorsc ra er. to judge from your lulls, t!et that idea out of yev.r mind. Shut off the power a Ht'Ie. fin slower, f'onte erf inn on uruh^ U IV 11 I t J JI" S WIN (10 as w< U. Mr. W. (.' Mitchell .ml f imily will in (lit' iu'\f ;'< days r> iiidvc to win r. i! \ \ I m; ili> ir fait (H i* home. M? . V. n , i- just passed I linn: .li a v ..Ha k of lever am! is mi< e m t)i:i t I e all Mil to !t A*, e ,s. '; PRINTING NETLY DONE/ tlio top spend and burn lr-s fuel S'l don't try to keon tip with yovinp nirn of proat< r lior.se p nv/or than yonr?otf. You cannot do it .lu-st ronanmhor that you are a twolvo h ?rsc i>ov7? r person and l-.o.?p in your rl.u<<-. and xou'll l?i> mil h In:ppit'i* and have fowor areidon s." . i f*lj -' '? ry?\ V n? i * f l I fig ?*| .. . 1 ? y?M Vft i; -->r> VM? . ' k? \ \ 'f V / '>->1 : m. -v> 1 y s 1 r: ' ] ' i\ /.y , a & ' * MJm .v *.'* ' t v? .* ? N; r J .?s I 'la . i ' i ! \ ] ' , /. :ao a:. * r i ni I j no?rnnf8 rii ' dnrl'nt; tcl* [plinty nv time t. tiilnk it ovor. But f 11 ... ? :: i'' or ire';?!!! ' ; " I'it Her 01 : I' vec"t -art. A . h-:i:: nvrr * 'i .. : , to I ivo. a: la , Is t ... - r- In ! . . to ! { ; m ?i ; T' v. i _ :i t . g."and if ! ' i !. '1 i < l. iai III. , my la--' I ' 1i .!! ' y. a " I II I tre o y. ; -h- .ob> 1 il J nr or . anyl i iiy , , ; lmo m.ni r.. 1..: a a I i " ... . .:rf. ; ! ! '.it h t lit::- I 1 : 11 I of f .r r . > ? 1: . : . 1 '! ' III.' t .la par y. Sii i u : .i* . 1 tw -a ti:- !a:i ihe n ounkion till pl.t ??. ' I nit- . !>o i.: wltli lirr ^ fan I . I .. r i'i . y iitt ul, "\ . ii von n>- jour brother who \?.i< ;tr .'1.1 v. . 1 ; it- .1... I ' : I " h 1 -ny>. ' IVo ibly in. . Orfen.'i."' it; rr. Thn i- an < . .1 .. > M la.!; . who live- in ruin: t->wn .1 .itiroa^j Advocate i-f the . . oi oraent of the . lllll 1 Y> I'.i.t l- - \ I V ID.lll Of j | ho good thing t ul flu table, and fori l t!i s r as.m : . . linit .- in <;o.tie li?>r own niM'.<-tins;. T?>< . . Monday , MOMiiiyi{ i ml hi r. I . it at a o;jrly, .-t?na foino ii;v? j..?ars i'r?>ra her II; .. Hi.I 'i \rt yon sm ' >1. .i ovl. 1 that t! u \ . r .. 1 r * 11.i> - ' I it :i't hr.nw nil that." i.iiii tiio nan w iii a -ti' I ? U ow tli. y prow r I S; : ? I'I.: .? !pii ;i Ledger. Seel: to in ii e ; -s in ail ynnr r 1ml ? -. . i .. e- infirmities of othi ra; ik allow moos for ronsliiuifonal i.. i v --ay Il lKi?i.? O I - I THE CLOAK MODEL WHO REMEMBERED When Whitney came came East his sister always (cave him a list of thinm tu buy for her, none of which, she positively asserted, could be purchased in Salt J.nke t'ity. Whitney would pretend to grumble and act it a if lie were imposed on, but ho usually Rot the desired articles. "Charlie has such Rood taste," Whitney's sister remarked to her husband. in; always gois me i rungs mai are &.s months ahead of Salt l.ake styles." "Well," remarked Whitney's practical brother-in-law, "Charlie's taste has nothing to do with it. lie simply goes into the shops and makes eyes at thd pretty saleswopien and they sell hint the late-t things in the store regardless of /.ost. You don't grumble at the price because you'd pay anything if 1 you thought you were getting Eastern styles." It could not be denied that Whitney | had a winning manner, especially with j women, lie had a way of looking at each one as if sin* were the desire of liis.h< .111, ami his admira'iou for tin* I fair sex was usually reciprocated# Whit woman is proof against a devoted mam r. interested gray eyes and la tender voice? Irs tone may mean nothing ami slir may know it. but shu if; interested, nevertheless. When W1|I ney went to buy ids sister an opera .link lie turned those ( winning eyes on the pretty saleswo- i i man and she hastened to bring out ] ; i! c cre.ini of the stock. Bob Stlckney, i who had accompanied Whitney on this ] shopping expedition, gaxed at the!] scene around him with interest. Pile* j j of garments and crowds of women, < long mirrors and bu?y saleswomen were n novel sight to Bob, who usual- i ly shunned a drygouds store as he would the plague. "Meats ail what women will huv. doesn't it?" he said to Whitney. "l.o>k at that old tabby, will you. puli ng1 on tlii" gray thing?" "Ilere. look at tliit blond pe3ch!" j exclaimed Whitney with excitement. I , as the pretty saleswoman lx?re down nil him tier nrnu nil.'it hii?li -vith ' cloaks and a stunning ldond creature in her wake . "The model will try tln*>o on f<?r | you." smiled the saleswoman. "Mis3 ; White will you just slip this one on , firs V" The "blond p-aeli" became envelop- | ed mi n billow of white br<> ride, with ; pink chllToii cascades. that v< t her off I to perfection and made Holt's and ! Whitney's eyes stick out with adinira- j lion. Tor the noyt half hour both men , lookid at garments that seemed "pood I enough o at." as Whitney said. Tho on.* they (linlly selected made Whit- ' i liey's x.-tep Rasp twice when she pot |t?eino lor Its burnt v and once at its I \ price Then Whi n v assured the at1 tractive saleswoman .tnd the stunnirjg I model of his undying grati ude. llo ( u-v" thorn his card and hogged them 1 it tfcey e\.r came West to be sure to h.oU him up and v. :! ! -how then* I the sight* of ti e city by the Salt l-ake. 1 Then ho left the store and promptly 1 j forgot : he Inchtrnt. Six months later Whitney was busy In his odice one hoi m rt. no when the foftlee boy showed In ? young woman, j blond and r.t'..inning. Tor an instant the lawyer wondeie.l if lie had a divorce ease on hand tier greeting 1 r >n dbiv.led that idea. She was so I ad to - < Mr. Whit igain and s > v t 1 to be In i'.ilt l.n .c c'itv. She i.dn't h:\ow a t'dng ah nit the town. I it as bo had so I. i"iiy otVeied to 1 .v 1 r tshe thou r', r he v .Ithl 1; ir s-1 l::s < '. at <>': as | 1 rhe :.a 1 only' thr> lavs to spare for 1 "Wh>? i:.- - :i v thought ' V." i!i < . * T IT.- : ; - hi knowa | ' i >; v 1 1 >r 11 < lit* of n 1 l r..i ; \ 1 e ! ve seen the ' . i. ' of coir," * i v.i'it to <> . Mci.g ' I < ; 1 in t re. 'i t.c < . ( 1 1 ' c . ' !.(. t t " : 1 . nd 1 e : ,\? t :r 1 T.. ugha at S t!' 11 Salt 1 ' '. > - :r . 'id W:i t- 1 h a hot day ' 11 : i a ' t r limpid blue ' ! 'y i r h t ; and crl-p ; ' \ being Whitney, no r to : li >. a? on. ' "We'd better go lunch first, ! . 1 fail." TI.m will fort fy u- for the ' ai" ernoonhi . .. !- : > he said. ' v ?: d.-ri w . 1 > . 1 m a blond ' ( 1 "1 ; t o:i a p .i: <if -iiould. i s in Ju-t , ' , t \.. i> \ i: ,t tie didn't And 1 out j ' T' t >1 i!..i i dloWcd w ere J :1 ' am ,i" s. fi>r ih j ?ung woman's iidu an * ,io c i ial?.d only by her ' ei thus.asm p. new ;li'? Whitney < ' 1 .id' d i v. sc ! ,| iho g il and ! a 'A. a .;hl s. i'p 1 j.s | was. ' v > idorlnt! where It h id mndo her at- t ituain ice, t No; till ... w.is putting h r on the 1 t :ti i .i.d 1!*_ii' daw i ] ill Some 1 thing in t!< way she tu del and look ' 'I la . at i' * .ulcer f V, li... . ... ? i i'i i \ en ' op-ra r r".-.IK on a blond R?rl bofore him. yon come to Chicago again," | e';.' 1 iyly I hope you'll 1 ?y your r sisoo another < >.u t s "Well. ii% .Jovi . ro:n:i! Ki'l \\'hl r.ey 1 lo li nix it a tin1 trai moved nut lie ' co.ilil tl?ini. of ii'itii i: r el o ?av .o ' V let a; t r -t'hien \ nv* ( A Deaf Miito Honored. r I r t '? fir.-; in.' i i ii? ? lu-i<?;_ <?f t nut i i.. ?. ': > : <1 a iii r e L.n i f ni',1. 1 .11 , ill.| .. i :,> v ? >uiijj t ' II - th< ^ I." . i . It ; iI n< o:i I 1 : , ;e ,{ i i ca.ru. t r liUINO I S YOUR WORK. " r V ' ' v. ( V I* I'. II. M V II I l.\. I I !>.. f ?)| \\ \ \, T?*\ i-. w !( ?: --of :i v n riling w ii in-; ari.-inj^. I < lien H ti 11 .? ( oil'i* - hum' lit i ion i >f |?lili'i^ni t w .i'ii proiliir . a i m;;Ii "ii?l i* \ rv ' IimiiMi> in -ilii irii- 111 >t i? '' it'll'.:. . I : t i |>li> t |o I iko , I .i i. i' inn nil t it to all pi?ri ?n? * n. ii:i^ iii< Ii. in' l.r . imat or |?:n?r V i nli * " . /Via* and fl. Sold liv < J ?? llarri*, Bntcsburg'. i The Gardner I Trade witl Year and a you will you have so doing. % The Gardner 1 jW ORMS For 20 Years Has Led all Wi HOIiX) I?T A.X>Ii 11ODD II., 1 I "llow well yoU are looklng7" gushed the I'resident of tlio Psychological Kr* 1 fte y K) the tall, brown-haired girl lust hack from a trip to the Philippines. "And how did you enjoy your vacation?" "Splendidly:" was the enthusiastic reply, as tlie girl settled herself comfortably in an easy chair among the members assembled for the regular cvecmy meeting, Keally the most in- | terestlng vent I witnessed during my ! May in the islands was n hlgh-cBste native marriage ceremon/. "Now, you must understand." she : went on, punctuating her tale with nibbles at the cake she held in her hand, "that the Filipino marriage ceremony is no light tiling?over with i In a moment. One of the characterIs ics of those little brown people Is that while tliey are veritable stoics in Iho event of death, expressing little r?r no sorrow, they indulge in ail sorts >r emotional ecstasies in their celebration of a wedding, and the preparations for the event are always elaborate. irrespective of caste of circum- I stances. "At tliis particular ceremony the i 'high contracting parties' were both ' very young, the bride being but fourIrtnt. hi'-.h-fffttirr-rH-'?jrynom tVidiVl [ look tttueh older. The wedding day i had been set by the priest, who far overshadows the bride and bride- | gloom in importance through every j slave of the ceremony, and is usually r- warded by a large fee in proportion to the wealth <>i hose concerned. "Attending this ceremony caused ' tie some annoyance." continued the , hrown-i.airod girl with a grimace at, the r?collection, "for I was compelled : ' > tur:! lc on of lie i at 4 o'clock in :ho morning in order to Join the wed- j dine proce -ion to tiie neai l>y church. | which star', 1 at o'clock I landed j at tie i in:-- h all right with the rest ! * the ; i tv. A per a mas- had been i r -i? .iml 1 i '.de-root : ad- | i. 1 ' i p.\ t. who placed ever j their i- a thick mantle, wiii? h i lit i :i-- ,.g FllipinO belle,) I'.r- i'li v in>m I had received t ie In ?. exi'air.cd was to tvp'.fy the ( l lit y unhn \ marriage formula r i- then recited inter.-persed with ; which wore rescinded to j I > l.n'h bride and bridegroom. much kr> our own ipri'tuony in this res pec . "As tli" pair turned from the priest iftrr this I'-remnny, and came down the aisle to the rear of the church," lie continued, "a Ih?\vI containing it w:s proffered them. The hus and :'opiie 1. oid a hnipiiu! trout the tow J. and gave them to his wife who ia ed them I .tck to the bow'. This, I di. cm< red. was a token that ho rielded to her all his worldly goods." "llow < harming!" chorused all the i a lies in one bre tth. "What a pity tho ! its om is not universal." "The scene of operations was then . ransfern -I to the home of the bride-! trooni's father." resutned the story Her. whose duty ii i- to furnish I he wedding banquet. We all sa". i lown to a repast of sweetmeats, with :ght liquors and cho*olate. which was. 'ollowed with betel nuts and cigars in d.i an tte which every one helped heniselves to regardless of sex Ttut all this was simply preliminary to the main feature, for it is in h > dance following the wedding that In- Filipino ceremony attains the tnique The dance was begun by the: irnle and bridegroom marching to tho cntro of the floor, where, facing each >ther. both started to sing at each itlr-*r Then, as the music quickened, hoy dunce 1 around and around, keeptig up all the while a spri el chater. "At this point a young woman, tlioj ister of the Frido, stopped out on tlin , lour Her long hair was hanging j nose, her eyes snapped with nn a!imst insane light, and her every aeon conveyed lie impression of supir< sed excitement. \t h< r appearti<e the niu le (hanged to a low, ilaiutive, dlrgeliko tune, which, if Kisslble. Iiecaino more forlorn as it rent on. the girl going through a erics of languid movements, which ere supposed to express %ariotis do tecs of sorrow at the loss of her sisI ' Gradually the (lull, forkirn strain > ave \v:iy to a Iix eltor measure tin irl in the meantime heeotnlng mora Jul mere animated. moving faster and lore wildly as the music increased, v iiKi'.v uhoiit Mo a whirling dor* t- until at la.-t Mte sank to tha i . in a frenzy of delirious paselon Ulch all the natives present ccca J r_arj?,?> YorK^^u*. . m \?'"4 hardware Co. k S1 h us this it its close find that ? saved by Hardware Co. j > WHITE'S CREAM "i| ;! VERMIFUGE! ]> ^ Host .3 ^ aojjty. _ jU~-tin Quality. ^ _ | | arm Remedies. ! W.&kS8i&S* Z>HVOGZBTd4 ( lSJF^BALL^^D^^ 8t. LoulS. , WANT ADS. Notices under this hfadiiig Sc. pee line. No notice taken for leu than 25 cents. \r A NT)'L)?We want to do your Job Printing for the year (inod work at reasonable prices. YIT ANTED?The Advocnta wnnt* ? few load* of wood on sulsrription. Wooo subscribers will please govern themselves accordingly. WANTED ? Everyone who use printed stationery to remember that we have just received a line line* of Stationery and inks?that our type* faces are new anil stylish and that the Advocate .lob Ollhe is tinning out lirst-ciass work. ptOR KENT: O.i il.iluuihin and , Ail gusta Road, in Uatesborg, a fourroom house. Seu? Ca-per Ll iliuim, at I'lmmons Drug Hture for futher information. The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths* There is a disease prevailing In this tuO'.U; HtOGl A!) I'.lLLf 7?; i; I II I'd tivft. Many sudden K ( j i i/A deaths are caused by -fe It ? heart disease, pneumonia. heart *| PrTd failure or apoplexy J rps. (~ arc often the result vNYy'i of kidr.ey disease. If I I 1 T. kidney trouble Is ai.i, \ \\ j lowed to advance the VU P"il kidr.ey - p o i r o n e d V \ * a J^y;' Llocd *ill s'tacfc the >..tmviui organs cr ins kidneys themselvc. break down and waste away ell by ceil. Bladder troubles most always result from a derangement cf the kidneys and a cure is shralned quickest by a proper treatment cf the kidneys. If you am feeling badly you car. make r.o mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. 1 c rrects inability to hold urine and scaldT m p:. sing it, and overcomes that unpleasant ne essity of being compelled to g often during the day, and to get up -nar.y times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is scon re-^ It stands the highest fcr i's wo: cerf.. c ercs of the most distressing cases. Swamp Root is pleasant to take ar.d sold by ail drupris's in fifty-cent and one-dcllar 1 A Tip i' * sent free by mail. Address Dr. Ki!rr.3f & Co. Binghamton, IT Y. V/hen writing menflott reading this generous offer in this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name. Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address. Binghamton. N. Y.. on ever) bottle. tpVLOMEyJ jjkWf Tho American Oycloprvdla rars: &- >{ "Calomel Is being .ipldly dls- egeS! R& carded by physician'.o the great ks D| good of the community." fen wB WHY? Simply because It Is mJB HA com posed largely ofcvrcury. iu M continued ti.se wilt i reck <Uo 3 1HERBINEI ufliv purely vege'ablo F|>eclflc. witJj 9H K'3flall the virtues of calomel and ll'X Without lis deadly effect J* now |SbH M prescribed for the absolute cure wM hfTH of malaria, constipation, bilious{T-j? noss, liver, kidney and stomacb ^2]^ troubles. lt'la guaiaatccd. 1HB tlfiS 90 Cents cv Dottle. Vp H A X- L DRVCGI5TS. ^ Advertise in the Advocate.

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