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J IWDY I SDO OTHER DQT/IBLESj There appears to be some dispute, or rather some misun ' derstanding, as to the parentage of Fanny Davenport, whose un timely death you were informed , of yesterday. There is testimony to the ef feet that she was not the daugh ‘ ter of E. L Davenport, but a 1 child of Mrs. E. L. Davenport [ by a former husband, an En glish actor named Gill. Her his toric abilities were credited to E. L. Davenport, but possibly they came from her mother, a gifted woman. Much of Fauny Davenport’s ability before the footlights was largely due to the tutelage of Augustin Daly, she being the leading woman of his company for many years and they being on close terms of friendship. Sir bought her first husband, Ed ward Price, from his wife—a little Philadelphia girl ami an actress —and subsequently dis missed him on account of the more abundant charms of Mel bourne MacDowell, the leading man of her company of actors. * * * There is an inquiry as to what position, E. L. Davenport, her i reputed father, occupied on the American stage. That is a diffi cult question to answer. People who are good judges rarely agree as to the relative merits of great actors. There are some who think that Edwin Forrest was the greatest histrionic artist this country ever produced. As a tragedian he unquestionably was without a peer in America,, but there are those who contend E. L. Davenport that he was the best allaround actor that we have known. To such an extent is this be lief held that about nine years ago, when there was a proposi tion mooted to place in Central Park, New York, in enduring bronze or glistening marble, an effigy of the greatest American actor, John W. Norton, the St Louis theatrical manager, the man who gave Mary Anderson tn the stage —and who, by the way, was killed about two years ago in a railway wreck—travel ed all the way to New York to insist that Davenport should be the selection, because,to use his language, “He was the greatest all-around actor this country has produced.” * * * “It is certainly true that Dav enport was equally great as Romeo, as Damon, as Coriolan us, as Sir Giles Overreach, as William in “Black-Eyed Susan” and so on through tne gamut of his art, and only his unfortu nate ventures as a manager dimmed the lustre of his reput: - tion and ended his life in fail ure. It would be interesting to learn whether the thorough beauty of his art or the thunder of Forrest’s tones are best treas ured and remembered by the members of the prafession in which both men wiri leaders. Norton at the time of his visit to New York was very enthusi astic about bis project, and in conversation with Louis Aldrich indulged in many reminiscences of his hero. One mutual recol lection which they bad in the presence of the narrator comes back to memory with a laugh. _ * * * Kk Many years ago, when Dav- was a member of onO of the Boston stock companies, at the close of the season he joined with a number of his fellow-ac tors and actresses (who were en gaged in other organizations playing at the Hub) in what was then known as a “snap” company, meaning thereby a sort of co-operative dramatic or ganization, which dining the idle summer . season traveled from town to town and divided whatever profits might accrue. This particular company in eluded beside Davenport, such subsequently famous - people as Frank Mayo, Agnes Perry—she is now Mrs. Agnese Booth and recently the leading lady of the justly famous “Sporting Duch ess” Company —Louis Aldrich and John \V. Norton. They played through the Eastern towns, but the tour be ing decidedly unsuccessful they decided to disband after fulfill ing an engagement of three nights in Lowell, Mass. When they reached that city they were quartered at a hotel which ad joined the small theatre in which they were to appear, l oth being owned by the same man and both being equally dirty. This hotel, however, lured traveling players to its embrace by the ensnaring suggestion i that they could walk directly from their hotel apartment through a private passageway into the theatre dressing room. After the members es the “snap” company had attempt ed to partake of their first meal in the hotel ihov waited upon the landlord in a body and de manded that they bo given edi ble food, gj which the Boniface independently responded if they did not like what was furnished them they could go elsewhere. Aldrich, Davenport and Norton acted upon this delicate hint, and walked down the street to the opposition house several blocks away. *** The last night of the Lowell engagement the bill comprised “The Stranger,” in which Ag nes Perry took the part of Mrs. Haller and Frank Mayo essayed the role of the sombre Stranger. This was to be followed by the farcical “Black Eyed Suaan,” -'^wßrft?K' > 4 jpKt ’*■" Wjplgin «'■ v> 4v»jywMw «< ’ ; ' ' k Tv L ■ ' kWj . .1 \'x. x ■ y z/ z 7/ • X' A man in the darkness of hopeless dis ease is of all men most miserable. When doctors and medicines innumerable have I been tried and found wanting, and loving friends vainly urge upon him the food he cannot eat and which brings him no nour ishment or strength, what is to be done ? Min and women who have sunken so I far into weakness and disease that the whole body seems to be permeated and poisoned by it have found health, strength and vigor through the transform ing. electrifying power of that wonderful “Golden Medical Discovery" which Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., proffered, thirty years ago, to sick and suffering hu ’ l manity. During all the years since then this mar velous “Discovery" has been building up j weak and debilitated constitutions by its I extraordinary influence upon the human, nutritive system. It gives the digestive or i ganism keen power and capacity to appro ' priate every life giving element from the ] food taken into the stomach and trans i forms it into rich, highly vitalized blood . and healthy flesh, bone, sinew and nerve ! fiber. Consumption in all its earlier stages is arrested and counteracted by the tissue building flesh-making, life.promoting pow- I er of this grand medicine and there is no i darkness of bodily ailment so dense but it I will shed upon the sufferer the light of re . I newed hope. II Dr, Pierce’s Pellets cure constipation- in which Louis Aldrich was cast for the Admiral, John W. Nor ton for Capt. Crosstree and Mr. Davenport, of course, for Wil liam. In the latter play, as every one who has seen it will re member, William is found guil ty of striking Crosstree and the Admiral sentences him to be hanged from the yardarm, con cluding with the solemn words “And may God have mercy on your soul.” Upon this prrticular occasion Louis Aldrich spied sitting in the front row of the theatre the landlord of the hotel, accompa nied by his three buxom daugh ters, all evidently pleased with the play and with themselves. Aldrich’s soul thirsted for re venge. When the sentence of poor William had to be pro nounced the words of the play were subjected to a most remark able change. “I sentence you,” said the Admiral, “to board at the House for two weeks and may God have mercy on you.” Davenport at first looked stunned, and then'gave one wild, delirious shriek of laughter, the landlord and his daughters sprang to their feet and rushed from the place, while the entire audience held its ' sides and ached with laughter. But, of course, that doesn’t determine who was or who is the representative actor of America. And who will attempt to de cide it?—Megargee, in Philadel phia Times. ————— • ——. A bright exchange says that an island is a body of land surround ed by diplomatic complications. 000 It is too late to get Christmas packages ready forlrendsin Alas ka and just time for those in Ma nila. Truly, this has grown to be a far-apavt country. 000 Zfia denies the report that he is to enter a monastery. He must even up scores with the French Government for trying to make a monkey of him before he becomes a monk. 000 Vesuvius is trying as hard as Aguinaldo to keep before the pub lic. Their is this diffsrencs be tween them: It can’t throw wp its job, and he can throw up his, but won’t. 000 Husbands and wives traveling together in Norway pay only a fare and a half on the railways, and in Austra and Hungary this is also the case. In the latter Countries a child under six years of age travel ing with an adu't is not charged for, while considerable reduction in the fare is made for children of a family, according to their ages and to the number traveling 000 The editor of The Cynthiana (Ky.) Democrat is as witty a« a noeat-ax. In oonnecti >n with a street fair to be held in his native town he says: “The Democrat of f> rs a special premium of SSO for the handsomest and most, charm ing old maid between the ages ot thirty and forty-five years who ap pears at the street fair. The winner is to become the bride of the edi tor and promptlyreturn the SSO. The entries are to assemble at the Star grocery on Friday morning at 11 o'clock, where they will be entertained by Messrs. Baah, Wal ker, Blair and Monson until the editor arrives and makes his selec tion. No biting and scratching al lowed.” 000 An unusual scene occurfttb’ at the Temple Jhaboi Sholom, in B Bton. tne other day while the DANGER IN SODA. SfcßioUfj Results Sometimes Follow Its Excissivs Use Common soda is all right in its place and indispensable in the kitchen for cooking and washing purposes, but it was never intended for a medicine, and people who use it as such will some day regret it. We refer to the common use of soda to relieve heartburn or sour stomach, a habit which thousands of people practice al most daily, and one which is fraught with danger; moreover the soda only gives temporary relief and in the end the stom ach trouble gets worse and worse. The soda acts as a mechanical irritant to the walls of the stom ach and bowels and cases are on record wheie it accumulated in the intestines, causing death by inflamation or peritontis. Dr. Ilarlandson recommends as the safest and surast cure for sour stomach (acid dyspepsia) an excellent preparation sold by druggists under the name of Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets. These tablets are large 20 grain lozengers, very pleasant to taste and contain the natural acids, peptones and digestive elements essential to good digestion, and when taken after meals they di gest the food perfectly and promptly before it has had time to ferment, sour and poison the blood and nervous system. Dr. Wuerth states that he in variably uses Stuart’s Dyspep sia Tablets in all cases ot stom ach trouble, but by promtly di gesting the fool they create a healthy app tite, increase flesh and strengthen the action of the heart and liver. They are not a cathartic, but intended only for stomach diseases and weakness and will be found reliable in any stomach trouble except can cer of the stomach. All druggists sell Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets at 50c per package. A little book describing all forms of stomach weakness and their cure mailed free by ad dressing the Stuart Co., of Mar shall, Mich. congri g itiun was celebrating the hist of the rites of Yom Kjppur. Rabbi Lasker paused in his Ser mon to announce the decision of th* F eneb Cabinet favoring a re vision of the Dreyfus trial and the applause which spontaneously followed interrupted tha ceremo nies for a quarter of an hour. 000 There is great rejoicing in New England over the fact that the Boston and Maine Railroad has issued an imperative order that baggage masters must exercise great cau'ion in handling trunks, and that they must not be thrown from the car door to the hard platform. Sliding boards will be provided, and now the b : g trunks will dccen I to earth gently. o o c Switzerland las more inns in proportion to its siz» than any other country in the world. The entertainm nt of tourists has be come the chief industry ot the land No less th n 1700 hostelries, stat ioned for the m< st part on moun tain tops or near glaciers, are on the list and the receipts of the h itelkeeppr-i amount to $25,000,- 000 per y 1 ar. 000 The barbers of Boston are about to present to the Massachusetts Legislature a bill to protect the public against incompetent barbers and unclean shops. The commit •ee a; p noted to represent the ton. sorial artists consists of Messrs. Wohlschlegel, Rheimstadter, Vlad ski, O’Hara and Byrnes, Who shall say we are not getting JW'.jbe o'b~o Our Consul at Vienna assorts that American si l k 'is no.v being sold in Lyons, and a report frotn the Ghaut consular district says that the cotton mihs there are using more and more American cotton. 000 The latest map issued by the Georgia railroad commission shows that there are now eixty-four rail roads in this state, with a fatal mileage of 5,371.82. 000 In his lecture last night, says the Los Angeles Tinies, Eli Per kins showed great art in telling stammering stories. The one on Sam Jones caused great laughter, hut the laughter was caused by Eli’s inimitable way of telling it It seems that Sam arrived Viry late at the Spirit Lake Chautauqua and had to rush through a hasty dinner befoie he struck his waiting audience. 000 “W-W-What will y-you fa have?” asked the stammering waiter, slowly. “Dinner, dinner, quick, hurry up !” “Will you have some sou-sou soup?’- " “Soupl” exclaimed Sam, rush ing his fingers through his hair. “Yes, soup—anything!” 000 “Will you have r-.r-roast bee beef?” “Yes, yes, trot it cn. Hu*ry !” “And mac-mac macaroni?” “Thunderation, yes. N w git!” “All ri-right.” said the waiter, siowly. “but I want to ask one more quee-qnes question.” ‘‘Out with it, foci,” said Sam, poundibg the table with his hand “Well, I wa-wa-want to ask you if you came here to eat or hi-ha have a f-f fit?” Annual Sales overo,ooo,ooo Coxes t’OR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS suoh as Wind and in the Stomach, Oiddincss. Fulness after meals, Head tche, Dizz.inefcs, Drowsiness. Flushings as Heat, Less of Appetite, O's-tivem'-s. Blotches on tlie Skin, C«>ld Chills. Dm turbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations. UTE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEI IN iWENTT MINUTES. Every sufferer will acknowledge them, to bo A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM S PILLS, taken as direct ed. will quickly restore Females to com plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the sys tem and cure sick ileadaclie. Fur a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham’s Pills are Without a Rival And hAve the LARGEST SALE nftuiy Patent Medicine in the Warid, 36c. at all Drug Stores. * ■Mn ■Sliv Western & Atlantic R. R. (BATTIEHELDS LIM.) AND — nra Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Kailway I , " s. . . TO . . 1 CHATTANOOGA, x NASHVILLE, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO, MEMPHIS ax ST. LOUIS. PULLMAN PALACE BUFFET SLEEPING CARS JACKSONVILLE and ATLANTA . .. TO .. NASHVILLE and ST. LOUIS, THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE. Local Sleepers between Atlanta and Chat tanooga. Cheap Emigrant Rates to Arkansas and Texas. Excursion Tickets to California and Col orado Resorts. for Maps, folders, Sleepv-g Car Reservation anc any information about Rates, Schedules, etc. write or apply to C. B. WALKER, J. A. THOMAS, Ticket Agent, Ticket Agtnt, h:. llnior Depot, No. 8 Xin-.ba i House ATLANTA, GA. (»Ml. AYER, J. t. EDMONDSON, ».A., Ticket Agent. Chattanooga, Rome, ba. lean iOS. M. BROWN, CHAS. f. HARMAN. Traffic Manager, Gen ?aaa. Agt., HOW’S THIS? We ofler One Hunirod Dol lars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be ’tired by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, huve known F. J. Chenev for tlie last 15 years, and believe him t-j be financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West 4s Truax, Wholesale Drug, gists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan A Marvin Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent freo. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. J Beware of Imitations oT LOUIS. MO. AND RETURN On account of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (colored,) St Louis, Mo., October 4-10, 189 S the Southern railway will sell round trip tickets at the very low rate of $16.85, Tickets on sale October 2, 8 and 4’h with final limit returning October 18lh, 1898. See that your ticket reades via the Southern railway. Finest trams quickest time. J. N. Harrisois, C. T. A. The Indianapolis News wants to make a match between Hob son and Miss Helen Gould. WESSIOItI Cffli «* ATTORNEYS. . J. BRANHAM, Law Office 200, Bast First reeVSt, CHAS W. UNDERWOOD A rtornay at Law, Ro Crcporaion I .aw Onlyr AAA J. NEEL Attorney at law. Will practice in all ocurt*. Special attention given to commercial law anti the examicallon cl land titles. office in King building. Rome, Oa. WALTER HARRIS. Attorney at law and J. P. Office over F. J. Kane & Co.’a. LIPSCOMB ;WII.LIN(IH AM Commercial Lawyers. Office in Armstrong hotel building, Rome, * M B EUBANKS, Atterney at law. OillceKing Building. Rome, oa. W H. ENNIS, attorney at Law Will Practice in all eoaiW Office, Masonic Temple, koine, Oa. J. SANTA OR'WF > T D Attorney at law, Rome. Ga. Collections » specialty. Masonic Temple. Rome, Go. MOSES V RIGHT. HARTER HAMILTON WRIGHT & HAMILTON Attorneys at Law. Office:No. 14 I’ostohice Building , ■ . ■ ■ .n —. 1— DENTISTS. J. A. WILLS, D. D. 5., Office34o 1-9 Broad. > Over Cantrell & Ow,» J. L. PENNINGTON. D D S.,M D. . BNTIBT-. Office, 305 1-3 Broad street. Over Hanks Fur mture Co. • PHYSICIANS. O- HAMILTON. M D- Physician and Surgeon Office, Medical Building Rome, Ga. Oil ce ’phone No. 6'J- Li F. HAMMONO. 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