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Btomsch trouble !• but • fnnpton
I fa Itself a true disease. We thlnfc <
! Heartburn, and Indlfestloo as real
they are symptoms only of a eel
i Kerrs sickness—nothin* else.
It was this fact thatflnt correctly 1
in tna CTflfttion of that now var* Mm
illustrated articles, showing the ad-
vanages to be gained by the improve
ment of the rivers and harbors. An
active campaign is to be begun to col-
lect a fund for the support of such
lecturers, and it is hoped that each
state that will be directly benefited
by *the adoption of a liberal policy
of improvement by the government
will subscribe at least $2,000. Such
states as are not directly affected, but
which will feel the stimulating In
fluence that will come through the
creation of an added "means of trans
portation, will he ashed for a lesser
strong contrast jo the larger and
more powerful monitors of the pres
ent day.
not keep my feting that it was only
acting. Once when she was playing
-Meg Merrlltes, she came down the
stage toward me, her matted hair
about her eyes, tbe fiendish face
gloating as she poured out the curse
upon me, where 1 knelt, back to the
audience, cowering before her. She
frightened me nearly to death. I had
some line or other to say, but when
the cne came I only looked up at her
ip horror.
One of the most unique auctions
ever held in the country was held
this week In the Postofflce depart
ment, when Postmaster General Mey
er sold to the highest bidders 7,555
pieces of property which had been
lost in the malls and relegated to
the dead letter office. Nearly every
thing that the mind of man' could con
ceive was in the lot They ranged
from a nursing bottle and a man’s
juices found in every healthy stomach
KODOL is guaranteed to give reliet
It is pleasant to take; it will make
yon feel fine by digesting what you
eat Sold by all druggists.
Restorative
H. R. PALMER & SONS.
lutely satisfactory in every case or
money back, at W. J. Smith & Bro.,
H. E. Palmer & Sons drug stores. 25c
THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1S87.
DIGESTED
Also Relates Incident When
He Was Frightened by
Charlotte Cushma.
Duffy’s Pur© Malt .Whiskey
is an absolutely pure distillation of malted grain; great care being used to
have every kernel thoroughly malted, thus destroying the genn of the seed and
producing a predigested liquid food in the form of a pale malt, which is the most
effective tonic stimulant and invigorator known to science; softened by warmth
and^ moisture its palatability and * freedom from injurious substances renders
it so that it can be retained by the most sensitive stomach.
CLAY If
FOR IRE LADIES
Hopes to Get Them Re-Insta
ted as Postmistresses of
Toccoa and Conyers.
Washington. December 19.—With
true chivalry, Senator Clay of Geor
gia has lowered his lance and enter
ed the Senate lists as the champion
of the woman postmasters of his
state. He has begun a determined
fight to prevent the -removal of Mrs.
Hattie P. Gilmer at Toccoa and Mrs.
Mary Melton at Conyers. Senator
Clay declares that the displacement
of these women is the result of As
sistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock's efforts to control the South
ern delegations. He charges that
Hitchcock was advised by Harry Still
well Edwards, the republican referee
for G'e argia. that unless the women
were turned out and men whom he
would designate named, it would be
practically impossible to control the
Georgia delegation to the republican
national convention. As a result o!
this. Senator Clay has succeeded In
holding up the nominations of T. W.
Scott to l>e l-ostmaster at Toccoa and
John T. A. McCullen at Conyers. The
offices are of the third class, and it is
declared that both women having serv
ed long and satisfactorily, there are
no reasons, aside from partisan poli
tical ones, why they should not be
continued In office.
subscription. Ill this way, it is hoped
that the entire country will become
so t.iorcughly acquainted with the im
portance of the work that its influence
will be brought solidly to hear ut>on
congress, hastening the adoption of a
lx licy voting an annual appropriation
hill of not less than $50,000,000 for
such improvement work.
Captain Cromwell Gibbons, speaker
of the Florida house of representa
tives. has been in Washington for
s; veral days. Captain Gibbons af-
ft ets to believe that while there is -i
strong sentiment for Bryan it is by
no means certain tiiat he will get the
d •mocratic nominntlrn. The Flore
dial) declared that Judge George Gray
of Delaware is the idol of a great
mass of democrats in Florida and In
many other southern states. - Judge
Gray’s broad views on great national
questions, his conservatism, grasp
ol public affairs, ami his high reputa-
.tion as a diplomat, all appeal to the
| southern democracy. According to
I Captain Gibbons there is a concert
ed effort in many of the Southern
states to send their delegitlons to
j the national convention unhampered
, by instructions. He takes this to in
dicate tVat the supporters of Judge
, Gray wisli to be free to act if the
. chance comes to make him a factor
in the fight.
"Waterway transi»ortation and its
benefits are to be brought strikingly
before the American public during
the coming year. Congressman Rans-
dell of Louisiana, president of the
National Rvers and Harbors Congress,
in an interview this week declared
that it was the intention of the. or
ganization to undertake a widespread
campaign of education. A part of
the plan contemplates the delivery of
Within the next few days the navy
department, will advertise for bids
for th<- sale of the last of the old civil
war monitors. It is the Canoncous.
now at the Norfolk navy yard. It i3
the last single turret monitor of the
civil war period now remaining in the
navy, it having been launched on
August 1, 1863 at Boston. The little
vessel saw some hard fighting in the
last days of the war. She was struck
36 times in the engagement at Port
Fisher, and her flag was shot away
twice during fihat engagement. In
1872 she was again placed in com
mission and spent much time In cruis
ing in the Gulf of Mexico. Visitors
to the Jamestown exposition observ
ed the peculiar little vessel anchored
in Hampton Roads, which 1 — *-
odd rubber boot, to a diamond ring
There were rings, corsets and covs
covers, mufflers, cigars, lawn hose
razors, neckties, and apparently
ery article manufactured that anyone
knows anything of. There were
number of pickages containing piece'
of lingerie and the ]>ostoffice depart
mem has never been able to discov
er whv women will persist in deposi
ing this class of goeals in letter
boxes without seeing to It that an
address is written thereon. There
were 9661 miscellaneous article,
1126 hooks, and t pieces of jewelry
Ail of these represent articles lost
in transit through the postoffiees of
file country during the last year.
To the booming of cannon in presi
dential salutes, the greatest squad
ton of fighting craft the United States
ever lias gathered together in one
fleet steamed out from Hampton
Roads Monday on the first lap of it.
long journey round the Horn. Th'
squadron is due to arrive at San
Francisco about April 22, the cruise
totaling 14.394 miles. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt witnessed the $tart,
and among their guests on tile May
flower was Senaator McEnery
Louisiana. The sixteen battleships
have a gross tonnage of 223,3000, and
carry 144 twelve inch guns, and 925
guns of all powers. The crews, offl
cers and men, number upwards
14.000.' Every one of the sixteen big
sea fighters, ts in trim for whatever
eventualities may come. Never be
| fore in the history of the United
| States in times of peace has any fleet
put to sea with such an enormous
amount of ammunition, nor in such
shape to give a good accounting
11 self.
DeWitt's Little -Early Riser Pills
are sold by all druggists.
RANK 0. BANGS
TELLS OF BOOTH
From the Washington Post.
‘I have been just 57 years on the
stage." the veteran actor, Frank C.
Bangs, said to me, "apd my first ap
pearance was made here In Washing
ton, iu the old National theatre, the
grandparent of the present theatre.
took some young friends of mine
over there the other d&y, and my re
collection of that eventful night was
so vivid that, after picking my way
about the stage for a moment, 1 could
tell them,' 'Just here on this sjiot,
though not on these boards, I stood
when I said my first lines.’ There are
actors who have the advantage of me
in years," he added with gentle pride,
but 1 have been longer on the stage
than any American actor living."
Then he went gladly back, at my
suggestion, to tell me of those early
days, and especially to speuk of the
subject always nearest his heart—
his years of work and friendship with
the great Booth. His attitude to
ward Bcoth is one of reverence and
he seemed helpless to express all that
he felt when speaking of him, not on-
as the actor, but as the man.
"He seemed so truly, inwardly
great". Mr. Bangs mused; "there was
something beneath his noble reserve
and graciousness something back of
his great genius, which all of us felt
who came into close contact with
him. In all the years 1 was with him
so constantly and intimately I never
saw him lapse once from his thought
fill, kindly bearing; I never saw him
impatient or irritable. Even at re
hearsals and In times of critical sus
pense on the stage or behind the
scenes, never lost his quiet courtesy
nd poise. I have never known, 1 am
sure I shall never know, so fine, so
really great u man.
As to his genius, surely his audi
ences Were neveh more swayed, more
move] by it, Gian were we on the
stage with him, I have often been
so carried out of myself by his su
perb acting, his remarkable rendition
ome great sperh, that I have been
in great danger •cf forgetting my own
part absolutely. When the actors on
the stage, with him are made to for
get that a man is only acting, it is
great work—great work.
'He seemed so completely merged
into the character he was playing
that it seemed impassible he should
ever forget his lines, and I never
knew him to -do so hut once. That
ras an epoch in the history of our
tage life. We were playing "Ham
let." and I stood in the wings, near
the stage manager, to listen again
to Mr. Booth's delivery of the famous
soliloquy. It was a privilege I rarely
missed. Tlie house was breathless
ly, tensely still, waiting for the first
erp, introspective tones. The sil
ence grew and grew—the unit was so
long that suddenly we knew there
was something wrong. Mr. Etcotfli
was standing, the hook clasped in his
hands, his meditative eyes fixed
dreamly on space. Then, very slowly,
man walks who is deep in
thought, he came close to the first
entrance where we were standing.
One hand supported his elbow, the
other covering his mouth—in an at
titude of profound meditation. From
behind this screen came the calm,
almost inaudible murmur to the man
ager:
“ 'The word. Henry 1 —what is the
word ?"
For a moment the horrified Henry
was paralyzed, then he gasped;
“Why, 'to bo or not to be,’ sir.”
"Thank you Henry," came the low
murmur from Mr. Bccth, as be turn
ed and walked back to his chair, still
apparently wrapped In thought
Then, as calmly as ever, he began
the great speech, and the audience
was never the wiser for his momen
tary blankness.
"X always felt that Hamlet was th;
most polished finished performance
he gave, but the most splendidly
dramatic was his playing of the
”—in “The Fool’s Revenge.'
That great scene used to thrill me tc
the point of frenzy. I wanted to
-k away from the stage, to cheer
-J shout and applaud till miy feel
ing was spent,
Charlotte Cushman's great tragic
_:?3 used to affect those of u»
played with her to an extrao"-
— degree. For my part, I could
— my fellng that It was only
> when she was playing
she came down the
* " - 1 Stall*
“ ‘Well, sir/* she mattered, very low,
'speak your lines.’
“ ‘I cannot,' I blubbered and she
went on with her part without me.
After the play she cazne angrily to
me.
“ ’What was the matter with you?'
she asked.
" 'I was frightened,’ I confessed.
;‘"At what?’
“ 'At your great acting,' I said from
my heart.
" ‘Well,’ she said as she turned
away, 'you pay a great tribute to my
art, but hereafter please be less sus
ceptible to it. Remember that it does
not prevent me from knowing my
lines, nor should you allow it to pre
vent you knowing yours.’ "
Then Mr. Bangs told me glowing
ly of the days when Booth ami Bar
rett and himself gave the first pro
duction of "Julius Ceasar" in Booth's
New York theatre, when Booth played
Brutus, Barrett was Cassius, and he
was Marc Antony.
"Those were days of such study as
1 do net believe is dreamed of nowa
days," he said. "I used to go home,
late at night, after a great triumph,
when fifteen recalls hal followed the
oration, and delve for hours into the
iint^s, for fear that some subtle shade
of meaning had escaped me. Mr.
Booth used to study harder than ever
after he had achieved his greatest
success. Barrett, who had talent,
though not genius, was an indefatiga
hie, persistent worker and student.
‘Ah;’’ sighed Mr. Bangs, "there are
many good actors and actresses cn the
stage today but not one great actor,
no really great actress. Where would
we cast any great Shakespearean
drama nowadays?”
, You canlnot have healthy chil
dren by improper feeding. Let
them be reared on good, healthy,
nourishing food like
SPORTING NEWS
OF THE SPORIS
It is said that "Sandow" Mertes is
due ffor removal frt:m Mtnneapoli
"for the good of the service."
Freddie Weeks and "Kid” Wolgast
have been signed to box at F'rank
Selee’s club in Pueblo, Col., next
month.
Before Stanley Ketchell crossed his
path Joe Thomas looked to be the
enuine stones" among the welters
Phoenix cinched the Arizona base
ball championship recently with Cy
Young, 3rd, in the box.
The former Iowa League is now the
Central Baseball Association. Mar
shalltown Has been dropped from the
circuit and Kewanee. Ill., given th
vacant berth.
Tim Hurst. Jack Sheridan and
Hank O'Day are touring Europe. In
other words the three major league
umpires have taken a trip to Ireland
Things should he pretty lively a
tlte Polo Grounds next summer with
Manager McGaw and Captain Dotilin
of the New York Giants In the game
The recent trade between the New
York and Boston teams of the Na
tlonal I-ieague came very close to
showing something like syndicate hail
between Pittsburg and Boston.
Savannah. Ga., will be the scene
of a big automobile road race next
month if plans now being made are
carried out.
A new walking wonder has walked
to the front. He is Charles Jenkins,
of Ironton, Ohio, with a record
six miles in thirty-seven minutes.
Paterson, N. J., will have a team
in the Atlantic League next season
Years ago Paterson in the old Atlantic
League boasted of sucli players as
Honus WagngT, Emmel Heidrieli and
several other stars.
Ed Ashenliuck. who managed the
St. Paul team last season, has signed
to pilot the Johnstown, Pa., team
While Ed didn't set the world on fire
at St. Paul, he certainly wore fu
trimmed garments at Scranton in 1906
and should repeat at Johnstown.
The Washington club management
might benefit more If it assumed
friendlier attitude toward President
Johnson. Being at outs with their
own organization so far has not prov
ed of any great advantage to the club
John L. Sullivan will not retire to
the simple life as previously announc
ed. The big fellow will be seen nex
season in a drama which will prove
that Jim Corbett never had anythi:
on the great John L. when it ccmes to
“play acting’.’’
The terms of seven of the members
of the football rules committee of the
InSercoReglate Asociation of the
"United States will expire at the meet
ing of the asociation, which is to be
held ip New York next week. |t is
expected that all of them will be re
elected with one exception. Joshua
Crane will succeed W. L. Reid. Jr.,
ng Harvard's representative.
D? PRICES
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iFOODl
to make them a nation of phys
ical and mental workers. Its the
best food for growing children,
the feeble and the aged. M
IO cents a package.
For sale by all Grocers
Remedy 6 CATARRH
Ely’s Cream Balm
quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.
It clean'Os, soothes,
In als ami protect*
the diseased mem
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Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Hoad quickly, lie. IIAV CrUCD
stores the Sense* of V1HI • t w Lit
Taste and Smell. Full size 50 cts., at Drug-
mail. Iu liquid form, 75 cents.
Fly Brothers, 5G Warren Street, New York.
Electroliers for Xmas
See our line before
buying. If we can
save you money we
think we are more
entitled to the Elec
trical business than
the Dry Goods Mer
chsnt who never
spent a d o 11 a r to
learn the business
E. P. Taylor
We can offer some
very desirable build*
ing lots on MilUdge
Ave.and DuBose Ave.
These lots are cheap
and we will be glad
to show them to
you.
J.RXRANE & CO.
State Normal School
There will be the usual few
vacancies in our dormitories
January 1. Applications for
these will be registered in the
order received. Write at
once for application blanks.
E. C. BRANSON, Pres.,
Athens, Ga!
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
CITY TIME.
Leaves Arrives
7:05 a. m. 12:00 noon
4:10 p. m. 9:10 p. m.
The Athens Hardware Co. deals
4- ers in Hardware, Cutlery. Guns. *
♦ Woodenware, etc. Garden Hose. ♦
♦ Lawn Mowers, Ice Cream Free- ♦
♦ ers, etc. 243 and 250 Broad *■
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There U nothing better offered the
public today for stomach troubles, dys
pepsia, lndlgeslon, etc., than KODOL
This Is a scientific preparation of nat
1 dlgestants combined with vege-
" i and it contains the same
healthy stomach
MANICURING SHAMPOOING
Phone 575.
BOOKHAMER’S HAIR
DRESSING PARLORS
Facial and Scalp Massage
107 Clayton St
ATHENS,QA
Over Palmer's Drug Store.
Dangerou, Deadlock,
that sometimes terminates fatally. Is
the stoppage* of liver and bowel func
tions. To quickly end this condition
without disagreeable sensations, Dr.
King's New Life Pills should always
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