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Why Is It That in spite of the cry of Hard times. That although there has been a consider able shrinkage in the volume of business Why Is It That during this time Vr] H. Kees? & Co., are doing a bigge r b?i$ine,ss, making new friends, opening new accounts, and showing an increase in business? WE'LL TELL YOU WHY Because we are wide awnk-.*. j&cUuse we know w|iat to buy, Because we carry thc largest stock in An derson, 8 Because our motto H SATISFIED CUSTOMERS Waiter H. Keese and Company ANDERSON'S PROGRES SIVE JEWELRY STORE MARKET REPORT SEW YORK COTTOX Nsw York, Sept. 23.-According tn tho official, roport issued at tho cot ton ox^hangS^today, yesterday* bal loting rcfeultcu tn 'thu liquidation of J.OOO, balov of 'tho December straddle Interest at 9.CO. ThiB was the largest ballot reported since the liquidation of the straddle was undertaken and lt mad? a total ot 4,600 bales which have been closed out by thc Internationa! . Liverpool will reduce the price of .fauuary-Fobruary there to 5.2.d to ?or row and the announcement was ado this afternoon that the price of December h?re' will be fixed st 9/00 in consequence, with the local margins callable to Unit level on October 7, and margins due Liverpool must be de posited on October 8th. Oblu-laf', statements indicating tho progress being made in the direction of reopening the exchange'are expect ed in the near future. Exports con tinue very light, but a consid?rai do demand is reported from September shorts in thc nouth. LIVERPOOL COTTON Liverpool; Sept. 2.-Spot cotton In moderate d?smnd. Salo? 1.00 bales, ) including 800 American on the hasU cf 5.80 for. middling. Imports G01 baleo. t? No American. The cotton exchange directors have decided, that after 10 A. M. tomorrow the price ot January an '. February do livery will bo 36.26d. ? reduction of 25 points. BRV GOODS ; New York, Sept. 23:-Cotton goods eased a trifle today, in the. gray, goods' division. Yarns wem Brm.. Colored cotton goads were stend?. 7 Worsted yarns were easy for late delivery. Drona goods were firm. - . . Chicago Grain f Chicago. Sept $3-Reports of Inv *oe??Fo bvylnT r^eipts ic the Pacific northwest gavo tho wheat market a rudden bulge todny Just before the close. Aa a remit prices finished -~? t~ ' - * * rniO?i! ?.sl night. ?n ^orn the outcome varied from 1 1-8 decline to a shade udvaqce, ar.ii ior OSTS T? win .?r?r!i;"';i[~'-i? ng?tV?-r. io i-?-"' declino. The final range in nrovls iona waa 12 1-2 to 7 1-3. 3TSW ORLEANS OOTTwN Now Or leann. Sept 23.-Spot cotton cla?e<U^ady,,.quotattone8, revised. Sales on the ?pot 209 halon; to arrive 130- ?_-:-. The cotton ?Change today quoted spot {orion for tho first' time since the exchange'/waa cb/sed July 2:t. The quotation wo? * t^-1 for middling. The last qnotatlon w*> 8 C-8 for mid dling.: Cotbn Seed Oil J\'CT4 Yt,rn, . 2.". -The cotton peed dil market was steady for near de!ivofl>n owing to the absence ot tendera September .and a moderate 1 cast aera*;;.-?. 'r?t the last positions ?inner praj?surt, from <it? renner les, who nparently woie ?Wing to I force out ? rude which ai present In I above a parity v/Hb refined. Closing prices woro 5 points higher lo 3 points net lower. The market cosed steady. Spot 506 a 576. . MOJ?EY OX CALL New York, Sept 23.-Exchanges1 $170*309.613. Relances $iO,3r?oa. Mercantile paper 7. , sterling ex change steady; for calida 49*?; tor . dsmand 4?6 Bar sliver 53.' The ?ctor Headsman H? Conceived Himself lo Be the Real Thing. By F. A. MITCHEL The tragedienne lind played the rale of Mill*}', queen of Scots, to II erv wiled bullee. Throughout the piny the undi euee inn! sut spellbound, ?iud during the Inst scene-that In willoh the queen is led to execution-m>t II sound wus to be heard in thu then ter except wbut pertained to the melancholy procession ou tb? stage. Then when thc curtain fell just before tho tlx wus supismed ti? full ou thu beautiful neck resting on tho lil" I. thu bush gave place to loni; dru un breaths. The ntidleuco arose and ptiKscd out without the usual hutu ol conversation, but silently, ns if the roul tragedy nf several centuries ago bad been enacted. Tho tragedienne entered her carriage nt the stage door and was driven to her hotel. No ono was about except thu ulght clerk lu thu olllcu and a cull iK?y. Tho tragedienne passed up to her rooms, lu ono of which n table wns nprend with a few light dishes. Throw ing off her wraps, she seated herself and partook nf the meal. it wax nunnner. and the window doors were open, giving access to n sd -u- balcony .without. The tragedi enne Wim kn'the act 6f lifting u morsel to her Hps when she paused and Us tened. There was a souud on the bal cony. Then u ilgure stepped into the room. Though n mnn. tall! lithe, muscular bis ii ?-uti was us noiseless us mat of ti cut. He was clad lu tight titting black und on his shoulder carried un ax. On bia head was a conical .-ap. mid his tures were covered by n musk. Not withstanding this ' concealment the tragedienne recognized .lohn Coyne, who through u long series of perform <r?A_A~ "rt ta TIMS ron TOO TO PUSPAUE ros Tira BLOCK." anees hnd taken the part of execu tioner in the ploy that was making ber famous* "Why, Jobul What brings you here at this timk of night-without having changed your dress?" "i.hnve como to announce that it is timo for yoiVtb pr?par?"fb>'th?Tilock.*' \. lind the words not been spoken with evident serlmiRiipsx the tragedienne might haye fancied that the man was joking. Another feature conduced to muk? ber think he wus In earnest, lt had been uo?lced that Coyne bad re cently been acting strangely. Some time before that bc bad asked- to be given another part. The one be per formed ha bad played so long that it had k gan to pall on him. Night after ??g?ii ..<. baa looKea upon tnc queen of Scots enacting the sceeo lending up to tue fX<?i'iition and bad ln>.>u nm?nr thu ir.iiuencc of ber in; persona ties ?f one whom be was about to behead, fie bad not given this as a reason for his de sire to chango; he had said that ho was ambitious tor a sneaking part, whereas that or executioner was a silent one Rut be bad confessed to thu trage dionne t?i?t while enacting the role hp bad felt himself to be,a real headsman. lt was this that caused thu trage dienne to shudder at thu solemn man. RgT In which he bad armoon-i-? what he had come for. Indeed? w ie euugbt nt once nt an explanation of his strange coining. Hu was mud: be was armed with un nx. She was atone, with nc means of summoning assistance except by an electric hutton, between which and her stood tue lunatic. Besides, there was no one she could cati wno was capable ot protecting her. Persona when cornered by one whose mind ts unhinged, if they beep their own heads, naturally feel It necessary to humor the person they dread. The tragedienne saw nt once that to op pose John Coyne would be to excite him. Ali abe could hope Tor w.is to delay him that she might tn the mean while ?-on ju re np some expedient by j which to save herself. "John." she said. "I ash but one boon of you. Before I pesa to that hourn whence BO traveler returns par mit me to partake of mont nm] drink to gain strength io endure lin* ordeal.' "Tuero I? time for that." said Coyne, lowering his ax to the floor ?'ml sup porting himself by the handle ns he hud ?IOHO SO often on the stu?o while waiting for her to speak her linen. Tile tragedienne tried lo resume her meal, hut could not force herself to ?wallow the food. Sin? drained a ?Ins? of wino and poured out smother. This ?ho did to ?ive her strength to with stand the man wbo was bent on be heading her. "John," she said hy way of keeping her mind employed, '.how did you come up here?" "By means of a lattice" "Could you go hack the same way?" "I could." TIMI not be convinced unless I see you do ii." "That your majesty will never eee. Before 1 go from here I'll sever* that fair neck." Ile enid this with such determina tion that she suw her ruso had failed She did not dare urge bim. She waa silent for n time, then tried another plan, "When my neck ia on the block. John. I wish you to strike with true aim. Let there bo no bungling. To steady _your ann drink a glass of wine." She Oiled n gohlot with the beverage and held it up to him with a pleading look. Ile refused it "If my arm is to bc steady," ho said, "tho bend that directs lt must be at?ndy. Would you have me put no enemy into my fiend to steal away my brniiiB?** Another msc- mid failed. The tra gedienne snt trying to force herself to eat, while the madman stood restin? on the hnndle of his us waiting for her to* fl nish. *Mohii," she said, "would you not go to my couBln Elizabeth and make a Inst appeal for me?" "I go to the queen of England to nsk for mercy for your majesty! A heads mnn would not bc admitted to audi ence. to any nothing of being granted the boon he would nsk. Besides, sc long us there ls a queen of Scotland there ls n barrier to u qutcn of Eng land." "Do you suppose thnt my cousin will, ot my dentil, proclaim herself queen of the Bents ?" "Yon ask me questions of atnte. whereas I nm but a hendsmnn. Come: I nm ordered to strike the blow that leaves Scotland without n queen Hark! The hell is tolling. The hour has arrived." Though she could not see his fen tures for the mask, she knew thnt his eye was wild with Insanity. Ile lifted his ax, nnd abe feared that be might ?werve it against her. "The block!" ahe cried. "Where ls the block? Blindfolded. I cannot see it" Extending bb? hand. '.;e grasped hem. She arose from the tn hie and t?ok e. few steps under his guidance. Then lt occurred to her to direct by will power the way they should go. She tried to lend him to the electric but ton that she might ring thc boll, but she lind not dominated him. and they moved rather toward the window. Stopping before it. she said: "Is your nx sharp? Can you finish' the work with one blow?" "lt will serve its purpose.** "Let me feel of its edge." Gently taking the ax from him, she ran ber thumb over its blade nnd wa* somewhat relieved to find tb? ' ?* ^ntne from tbe property room of the theater, was the one he bad so long used in the performance nnd Waa made of *ood. There was consolation in thia, but the weapon, if no! shin? enough to cut off ber bead, was sufficiently formidable to beat ont her brains. "Wbntr she cried. "Do you pro pose to sever my head from my body With tbat blunt Instrument? I'll sub mit to death, but ner u mangling." 8be tossed the ax out of the window The actor, who thought himself a veritable executioner, was disconcerted . at "his loss. He wen' out on the bal cony, bent over the tone balustrade and looked down fe- Us ax. The tra gedienne, quick ar . flash, closed the glass doors and tn ed the latch. Since they were not tc .opened from the outside the Innr could re-enter the room only by sr Ming the gloss. But the Cr. si il !?.-;; 11- .d hot wait ?or bim to do this. 8!" io to the door of the room, down t stairs and on reach ing the nhrhr rlr fall fvilnM..? c~ ?K~ floor before li' When she .id revived and told ber story the r 'e.-k caned nn officer, and together tb- ' Went io tue scene of what had nonrly been n tragedy. All was quiet there The policeman opened the window. The balcony was deserted. Evidently John Coyne bad descended by the wny bs came. A search wus made for bim. and he was found on tho street muttering to himself Inco herently. Ile was taken to bis lodging and tbs next day removed to an nay ' lura. Tho evening on which this ?seiden* occurred was tbe last on which the tragedienne played Queen Mary. Her manager, who waa loath tb lose nnd tia\e ber lose the profit tbat would ac crue from lier marvelous Impersona tion, used all his persuasive powers to Induce nev. to. continue, but without i.vaii. She.saki she had ?inven one tann mad under the strain an?* declarad thnt If she continued to play the part ahe would to time follow bim to bedlam. Tide ended the argument and the next play lu which she appeared niTordod ber n more cheerful part. Sue also made a change In her bnblt of eating her supper after the nbrht perforinono*?. Since her ??scape from an actor headsman with a wooden ax she Invariably nos stomp friend to sup with ber. If t*he falls to secure such a com ??nuinn she noes to bed without a sap per. TOD AY ! ?^FT?ei^?SIOO?S?, S am ci lOc :-: NIGHT, lOc One! One card won a bride and ruined a life. How ? Read and See TheTrey O'Hearts IISISIWM Miin.flt on .???.i.IHIIHIUUI By Louis Joseph Vance Author of The Fortune Hunter-The Black Bag-The Lone Wolf-Etc $ . * ? ii v V /^^-fe* >? ??:%* . -. V '/ ?>?S ... Read the Story in The Daily Intelligencer ? 1 1 ?! 1 . I 1. .- . SSE THE PICTURES At the .awe *rw *?-?*?* JL1 Everybody Grandad to the little tots^is going to the theatres nowadays to see. the most elaborate motion-picture production ever presented the startling mystery story by Harold Mac Grath, played by an all-star Thanhouser cast - R THE MELIsSOfS. -"-. is?-?,*.- - -jm ??fVUMMni - ? MYSTERY j -? .;" ' ? "~ At the I SEE THE PICTURES Bijou Theatre j ^* Read this stirring story in the B fl . . F??Kt] W M T ^. ?. I DIJOU meatre I uaity intelligencer | i f, ? 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MAIN STREET ^ f| l_ ? _I TO TA >H lltJMI?MICNM I JJ |<.+^tM..t..^. .?^4.^4.?e,|..?s among the visitors to spend yeetistij''?4W.VM. ?art?a;^ Hopow^lL^was In j:. V. Rose" of ?3lriut' ,?ia.n, i ;" ar t ? ti day In tho city, ??io ohy yimiur?ay for a i.'w'liorirs. r-wt*- fo^dfifrfryi Co >>. j ? P?t*??M?i? Rmh ?auU? or Pacolet' nB?>r* Mr. and Mrs. W. ll At.<on,r:i ('?1- p??f?h^d? I X^r*V****' j [ it: B: Ih^?&l^^ -bia. are ^r.,,, i r,, do. in ?1. ,.^^ ?n^r, ' _ " ^H><<HHlll'<lfl<Hnolds. _ '-.<'>. _ Mi:,* KV,.,,or Pranks h:,;? rotund '; /"'''J j Mrs. J. R. Smith ls .-.per-Muff o fnw Dr. C. I!. Rnlklcy, of :'.?tar?onh;i! ^uriUe'^iam?l^aiWiiMis. . " HH? O! Klroil of riorcetowa spent ; wl,h Wrs. W. !.. Anderson .at, ww, ?u Anderson ye \ uu^l- '." UUIUours in ih^ eit> ycslvruay onj'-'or , ?natry home._ poss. "A I.aMC Back-Kidney Trophic Canne-? Wm "-^ " Miss Tommie '-H^i aaj Waa Des ^ MlUor. of Greenvale.'xras R ?, Martin of Greenville ls spend- ri.t:. nf?'? "ff0* "eBtewla3r at Dona,(,B }" the ? lty yest-rday. ol5visitor nt the . lt don': take long tor kidney and ins several ?lays in Anderson on bu?!- ^utl ????.? .>. Ctolqno'la hotel. Madder trenblo to elvo yon n Um? "na? -, _ bock, ano even worse, it not checken. C C. King, of the Hopeknli noeiten, Mrs. H. T. Straynpe. Onino*vUle. ^- . - was in tho orty yesterday*'for.a few (. O. Sayra ?A? r. turned trorn a wa3 to|rljr- Aown ou hOT bajCk wilh Mr. and Mr?. B. H.. Aalt > ot Pendle- hour?. Oasinoes trip io l.r-var 1 -\. i.. kidney trouble and in flam iv -iii:. ton were nhoppng l? tho ?Hy .yoBt?-:-- - Sh?> says: "1 took Poley Kidney Pins day. K R. Mardo, of. the Hopewell ace-' . Mrh. L. H. Wanamaker .-ni tnreoraud now ray back la stronger than In -?.* tion, WAS a visitor In the cltv yes- dnHRtitera Jolt ye.ito.'.lay t< r Ornngf?-j years, and kidney tionhl<> and painful Miss Lois Jackson d.Mvn in In the terday . thur.;, where they will vlalt relatives j bladder senaatlon have entlrel/ aono." city the Buest of friends and rein- -- before retiirni-* in >ho)X heine lo Good dmgBlsts are glnd to ^ell Foley Uves. Mr?. W. Vf. Poiwali and ^n. Hose Ohnrleston. WhIH In Vr.de ton they | Kidney PUIa because they always -- >, f^rg-?:tnoa. . 'have ' fane to ClorliU to J rare IV?, aiest*. o?; ??.. o.a.I Mr* T n lMr ^h-r *?in:?c ha!dt f ; - W 3. Moore of Pendleton weV spend the winter n-oriths - Itjmtls on WeJt vvnitue? ure it.