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"CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, MARCH 1, 1903. 11 The wfrk't attraction a the lood playhouse: Tuesday tnatlne and nig,ht "The Cianan.n ' - Wednesday night "Checkers," Te Popular louring Play, - Ttmrsday ulglU Jan Kubellk, the World's ireatt Vlollnb-t. Katnrday niatlneo and night Lew Pockstader and Ills Minstrels. . FAREWEti. OF ' "THE , CLAX3 ' " MAN." . , . . . " Th farewell appearance la thia vicinity of a riay that haaawept both , South and N.-rth tike a cycl?a la an event of mora than ordinary interest. The. Academy of Musio management la fortunate In securing "The Clana , man" for Tuesday matin and night, i -y March 10th. Soon we ahaU be bid. y ding "The Clansman" bon voyagre it sails away to be produced In Lon- - - ; . ; t -; ' . . . i ""- -- ' V'" : ; '. '(. ' " f ' i , - ,1 ', - f ' ' V - , , ' ' . " , 1 , ' . - ' '' "" ' ' ' ' , . ' ' 1 " 1 ' - iv : 1 ' ! 1 ..,.; '!J ; 1 ., I a. ' f .-. '" ; ' ? ; ; .. ! ? I , . I ,..---,7:- ., . ,: - A Scene Front "The Clansman." flori" as the first American play that KloriOes the South; then n win -go around the ' world, vlsltirig the out- , , posts of Anglo-Saroit civilisation everywhere and finally in 1811 reach ing America again. Extraordinary . preparations have been made for this three-years' trip. Both the company and the production now beta shown re- exactly sjt thr-y will be ee lu.j . rvew York ana ixnaon. " - - ' Among the. favorite actors In the present cast are Franklin - Ritchie, , Kugenie Hayden, James -J. Ttyan, ; . Maude Durand, Carry Maxwell, AL J. ' Jordan, Bruce Richardson," Guy B. Hoffman, Murry Woods, Ruth Hart, Violet "Mersereau, Joseph L- Sweeney, eorge A. Llnderman, Earl Lee. John "V. MeDonald," Mae Burgess and 'Earl Ritchie. None of the features that -have made "The Clansman" so pop ular the past two seasons- is omitted. The Ku Klux Klan cavalry, the beau- - tiful pictures of Southern life and :- scenery, the chivalrlc men, lovelysyvo men and comedy darkles, of the Re construction period, all will be there. "The Clansman" is briefly the story of how the descendants of the Scot tloh .clans, living in the South Caro lina hill country, rose up In the year f 1867and threw off the carpet bagger yoke. Their agency In effect ing this result was the celebrated Ku Klux Klan. t The hero of the play, Ben' Cameron, la a leader"' of - the Klan. -His sweetheart, Elale Stone man. U the daughter of an Abolition- i. 1st. the organizer of the hated Union -League. Here is the interplay of loro and hate. ot passion and Hrcum- I Lew Dockstader In stance,' in which the dramatist de , light. . Elsie' "father put, forth every ef fort to-enforce negro domination. an4 Ben as stoutly resists. - Th". latter Is arrestee nd cTappd In Jail by t l scalawag white sverror of the Stafr who Is egged on by the moist to Lieutenant Governor. Silas Lynch. A Federal r-ourt-martial sentence Ben to death. Klrla beg-th Lieutenant Governor ti eare'hlrn. The latter aye will If Elp'.e will marry him (the mulatto). Elsie faint at the shocklng proposal. Stoneman' enters and la maddened on learning what his trusted protege Lynch has done. He has encouraged Lynch about social equality and Indeed has told him to go ahead and marry a white woman; but when he learns Lynch wants his own daughter, that Is another story and his rage and disgust are beyond bounds. v - Tet Stoneman and his daughter are helpless In the hands of the .mulat to. It is the Ku Klux Klan who. headed by the rescued Ben. surround the house, make Lynch a prisoner, and free the old man and his daugh ter. Stoneman at last see his gigan tic mistake in trying- t rule the countrv by carpet-bagger ' and. ne groes and in Instilling false ideas of social and political equauty. .tie an nounces that he wilt make yet an other trip to Washington to Indue the authorities there to withdraw the Federal troops and allow the Southern people to manage their affairs in their own way. Ben and Elsie are unitea A fairer day begins for that portion or the stricken South, thanks to tne high purpose.- steadfast courage and hero To achievements of the Ku Klux Klan, 'fan Invisible ' Empire which within a few. months overspread a ter rltory" larger than rnoJern Europe, snatched power out of defeat- and death, and tor the fruits of victory from twenty, million conquerors." , . "CHECKERS.", , - Playgoers with whom good plays do not rraw stale with age. so long as the quality of the, actors is kept up - and the scenery maintained in fresh repair, will be glad to hear that "Checkers" la to Pay another visit to this city, it is contracted to e presented at the Academy of Musio next Wednesday night. - - It is the promise of the company's management which is the same' that has rulJed "Checkers", through Its four full vears of life, so satisfactorily to the public," that the organisation. this season contains many of the old timers who will be seen again In their same parts, whllethe new actors and actresses are. In several ' instances, improvements. . . Hans.. Robert and tav Brahara and Lydia Dickson 'and Clare Arm strong, and Robert Craig. Howard Smith and Joe Wilkes, as welt as many old-timers will be seen In the cast. - - .- Then, last mentioned, but far from i 7 4 a Familiar Hole, ictuii in importance, accoraing 10 promise. Is Miss Stephanie Long- reilow, who Is already known in lens Important playa.. . Thi time she will appear as Pert, the leading woman rvle and rweetheart of Chwkera. Mln Ixn(tfellow I the granj niece of the fm.e-fmou pot Longfellow. But she doesn't mention it In advertise ment but simply when questioned In conversation. Recoliect!n of her when here before In a Western play and In a rather rough melodrama- jLli-i P" orin forth a very plfas ing personality. This time she will 1 be seen as an ingenue, daintily drawn ana Dringing from Checkers' as sne exits after their first meeting: "I didn't know there was a girl like that left." . Though this is the fifth year of "Checkers' " life, the unfolding of its ever fresh and interesting; etory will be reheard with renewed pleasure, and heard for the first time with a surprised delight. The story la nat ural. Trie dialogue is sparkling and clean. Its love scenes are brief and full of charm. It -hsia a thrilling, but not overdrawn-race track-ecene. and the end of the play is as a happy, world would that Ufa might be. Seats will go on sale Monday at Hawleya. JAX KUBEUK COMINO. Few artist have created a greater sensation in the musical world than Jan Kubellk,' the famoua Viollnitt who Is starting now on & tour of 125 concerts. - under the management of Mr. Dap lei Frohman, and will play here Thursday night at the Academy of Music. . ... . Kubellk Is best described by saying that when his ambition made of him self the world a greatest vlo'inist, na ture surrounded claim. to. a- poet, whose works would in all probability have brought him greater fame, and a permanent place in the heart of all nations. . -. . - ( - , Of medium height and slender build, his handsome olive face sur rounded by lustrous bair rivaling the sheen of the raven's wing, Kubellk's honest and kindly brown eyes shine with a wealth of greeting and af fection for his fellow men that soon puts his vis a vis In a state of perfect equipoise and tranquility. . He is at all times kindly and earnest; his well balanced disposition making him. per fectly at ease, be .the person , he greets a prince or a peasant His greatest charm is In his large brown eyes, which lighten and sparkle with each new thought that surges through his soul, that gives his fingers power not only to' make the violin talk so as to be' understood by his poorest listener, but sing with the feeling and Intense Joy of the poet. His manner has only enough of the simple dignity In It to work the gen tie breeding of his fatherland, but an active and ready appreciation of hu mor. . even laboring under the disad vantages -of a harsh tongue with which he la not' wholly, familiar,! - r -- - i- .''..-'' .... ' , . . ! r Pauline Ebcrhartl, make him the genial gentleman the world recognise so well in the title "The Bohemlna." DOCKSTADER'S MINSTRELS. Lew Dockstader' Minstrels at th Academy of Music will have a splen did offering next Saturday matinee and night when the famous Lew Dockstader and hla minstrels play an engagement. The coming of Dock stader and his fun-making compan ions I always a source of pleasant an ticipation. He Is the only minstrel comedian who play the leading the atres in the. larger cities, and he al ways brings with him a company that la first class la every respect. The popularity which he and his minstrels enjoy is amply demonstrated by the large audience which he' attracts everywhere. A a monologue art ist, Dockstader Is without peer In this country. He has a delirious ap preciation of humor, and a kindly aa tire that makea his shafts at various current topic always enjoyable, no matter what personal opinion one holds. Dockstader has brains brains of the big sort that are needed) to or ganise a black-faced show of genuine merit In every feature. He not only brings with him the best comedians in the business, the . weetet ballad singers, and the cleverest dancers, but he also alwayk brings a new monologue from year to year. HI offering this year Is called "A Dull Day in the White House," the ,11 tie of which sug gests a wide scope of fun for his clev er speeches. Hi "malps-up" In th skit 1 an exceedingly clever bit of art. almost realistic, and ' one - can readily anticipate, the original, views which he will present upon the finan cial stringency, i trust butting, bar hunting, race suicide, and other Im portant current -topic which are pre sumes to emanate from Washington. D. C. Of course Dockstader also ap pears In the first' part to tell some new funny stories, and sing his latest song, which his made a great .-hit, It is called. "When the Hammer on th An vsW, Rings." . . , The other fun-mker of th com pany have plenty of opportunities ia theif own special directions. Nell O'Brien has a new sang of -til own composition In th firt part called ""Bother Nolhin' " and appear later In a new skit called "Quick Lunch." Th other comedians In the company ar John King. Eddie Master, Peter Detsel and Tommy HyJe. and Harry M. Morse, Interlocutor. The first part Is divided Into what are called "in troductions." Ther are three, each with it own particular end men and ballad singers. Among the sweet voiced soloisti thi year r Reese V. Proswr. i who ha a new ballad call ed. "What Will Tour Anawer Be" Will Oakland, who sing "My Twi light Queen." Thomas Harkett whnsi sunt la railed "I'll Be Waiting. Dear!, and W. ii. Thompson, who ha a splendid number entitled ""NeatH the Old Acer Tree." The setting for the opening part Is one of the handsomest scenic and electric light effects ever pr-enied in a pro gramme of thi kind. It I called "The Temple of Gems." Red gems, electric lighted, are set into the arches and pillars of the magalve scene, and fur nish an attractive background for the handsome white costumes worn by members of the company. Among tne manv and varied features or the programme not already referred to is a travesty on secret societies caiiea "Joining the Elks." e Pictorial, sing ing and dancing act called "The Land of Nicotine," in which a company of twenty-five exceptionally clever danc er performs the dances of various countries and a skillful and graceful arm called "Reveille at West Point," In which all the vocalists and danc ers appear. . ' ' IXDIAX FESTIVALS AXD DEITIES Power of the Piiesta Feasts of Lan terne WVship of the Cobra. Empire Review.' - , Religion plays a very Important part in Indian village life: but it lain the holidays and the rites connected with them that religion assert Itself most conspicuously. It Is then that the Brahman come to the front. The Brahmans are the priests, the "Bhu surs" (lords of t the earth). They take the lead in all rural life abso lutely and completely: In towns their ascendency may be disputed, but In the Mofussll they still reign supreme; In fact lo some of the more primitive and out of the way villages the Brah mans are actually objects of worship. Nothing can go on without them. neither births, marriages, deaths, nor beasts, and as a natural consequence there are many feasts. The ryot as a rule does no agri cultural work on a Monday that is, he gives himself and hi animal a hebdomadal rest e"n that day, and thus unconsciously 'keeps up an observance of a nature similar to the Christian Sunday and the Jewish Sabbath. Then the "Shradh," or anniversary of the father's death, Is always strictly kept; on that day the son shave all the hair off his head and face, puts on clean white clothes, prays to the gods and gives offerings at the village shrine for the repose of his father's spirit. It ia foi-thi reason chiefly that the Hindu so passionately desires a son; if he. has not one of his own he adopt one. The Divall or Feast of Lantern falls in January; it is the Hindu New .' - . . v. ... g v : .''1---' e. ' t" : ''J. 4 ) r r . t . -V.:l ' ! ' With "Chexkers.' Tear and Is the great 'business feast, as It were; all books are balanced and accounts adjusted at this time. The temples and houses are brilliant ly lighted up and the women flock to th nearest water, where they set afloat little earthen saucer filled with oil In which they place lighted wicks. Xag-panchaml occurs In July-August. The monsoon, or rainy season, I supposed to end with this tfeast, and it is therefore more- extensively celebrated In the coast district than In the Inland parts; It Is th great holiday for fishermen and seafaring folk generally. The cobra I worship ped; offerings of milk are placed In shallow dishes In spot which these reptiles are known to haunt, while thousands of cocoa nuts are thrown In to 'the ea. India U emphatically a land of Idols; Idolatry se-m to have a fas cination for the Hindu mind. - The common people of India ar passion ately devoted to the worship and ser vice of Idols; ther are aald to be 3ti.000.000 gods in Hindustan! Th three great and specially venerated deltlea ar Brahma, Vlshmu and Siva the Hindu Trlmurtt or Trinity. Brahma stands first, ' unapproachable and automatous; only three temple In all India, I believe, are erected In hi honor. He Is merely Invoked as the chief of the Trimurtl, but la not made the object of actual worship, a he Is not supposed to take any Inter eat In munlane affairs; he la the Creator, toe giver of all gift and of all blessings, and control the destinies of men, yet at the aam time I com pletely Indifferent to them. j They Never Can See It, Winston-Salem Journal. A man who had previously been a ubcrber to thi paper yesterday or dered bis paper discontinued because th stand The Journal ha taken' In North Carolina politic doe not coin cide with hi Idea. No doubt th gentleman expects u to suspend pub lication because we do not happen to see thing In the same light How ever, thi sheet will continue to grow and broaden Its scope of usefulness and extend Its Influence for "Truth. Patriotism, Progress" after the gen tleman in question has long .rested In sweet oblivion. 'Some people do not recognise the true function of a newspaper and Its right yes, duty to hold and express It opinion and convictions upon public matter. i "Good Foe Everybody. Mr. Norman R. CVmlier, a prominent architect, in the Delpert Building. Hun Kranrto. ears: "I foil enrinra all that bsa been said f Electrle Bitter as a nlc medtrtne. It la good for every body. It cor reels stomach, liver snd kki nV disorders In a prompt and eflrieint manner end builds up th system." f ieo-ti-c BH'er ta th nest spring medicine ever aold evr a dniiilm i e.iinter; as blood piirtner it ts umualed. 0c. at all drug store. TaBgl'ewood r 't-' r - 1 . , K2-SHIP AHOT! ' (A It Was). The squadron lies besld the cape. And every ship is quite hip" By storm or battle yet unscarred, Fresh-shining from the best shli,,. "All ready now; no need-to wait:" Rach seaman tells his next ship-. The thought of sailing all enjoy, RxcepL perhaps, the new ship-. He feels a qualm, but thinks he'll risk it. Ana nippies at a nara nip-"-'. The vessels wondrous sights afford " To such a novloa on shlD-. The lad's young mind they must bswlld- Since he. Indeed. Is no ship- He hopes the hull Is water-tight: He' heard they had a good snip. But specially he turns to note A most attractive small ship-. In this, lie thinks, he'll save his neck. If ever he should meet ship. MARINE. SO ANAGRAMS. "Have you The Bright Lexicon of Touth?" asked the liigh-browed student as he scanned the wares of th book seller. "N-no can't say ss we have." replied Hie latter thoughtfully. "But we nave Bomotnlng Just as good, or in met, better, for they all contain a word, we are told cannot be found In the work you mention." The student turned to leave, and the bookseller, anxious to make a sale, hastily produced three large volumes, saying: "Mere is a nne one. sir: Bid WORDS USED IN IT; CAN BB READ. TRY: and look at this one sir, you CAN READ IT, IT 18 TO HAND, DRY; and this Is an excellent oim: -WhstT certainly! COKRKvT IN ITS WORDS? AYE! no question as to that." But his efforts at substitution were futile; the student, with a far away look In his eyes, merely shaking his neaa as n irt. w. u. it. SS4 ENOIMATIC TRANSDELETION, (Drop a letter and transpos at each cnange;. ONE. - A chilling wind of winter whistle sadly through the trees; B. Owler merely laughs with acorn, and scorrs at blast or nreesa. Safely housed within his alley, rolling ms salve balls, He thrills with Joy when buoyant friend chalk "strikes" upon the walls. A cannon-ball Ills strong right arm up- urts just like a pea, K And when he throws his gauntlet down, his rivals forthwith flee. TWO. Loveall Is not a sybarite, desplt his tenner name. And yet to "court" be often goes, to piay ins tavoren game. 'Ti not the gan) of "heart, nor yet B. Owler's chosen eoort ' Loveall I prone to toss spheroid ct quite another . sort ' He much prefers a soft, whit ball, with scarcely any weignt, . And when In air, his racquet whirls, his stroke s as sure as at. THREE.' P. Itrher loves a "diamond," and In unl form blxnrre Joined a eoor of "baseball teams". to win glory as a star. He has an "Insliot," mighty, and some paralysing "drops. He can spin baseballs 'cross the plate, iiko you ana i spin tops. o, you see, my hero-athUte tak kind ly to all bans Except, of course, the kind styled "high' aorana tnat on appals. AKCANL'S MS AUTHORS, The following talo contain the names of thirty-five British and American au thors who are represented hy stars cor responding In number ta the letters of their names, which Ir inserted In their proper place will make sens In sound aitnougn tn spelling must sometimes b altered). In pleasant , nne surronnded by a dense , on In the midst of a green , once lived a boy and a girl. Her name wa , and hi was ' Th boy wa and , th girt wa a delicate . One morning they started for a on th bny nearby, with a basket In which th at th larger house had put some slices of cold beslife bread brought from a , with th children to not to and to spread It thlcklv for, said th boy, "What la a pound T" So they had array of food In a temnrin . Th girl' pet dog trotted with nimbi beside them, a of which she had woven for him, around his neck. ' , "What a ! clalmed th boy. "See him " my stick I I lika to have your company, but T I hate to take your doe:!" Just then they reached th boat, which hsd received so many hard and that she could not stand the , and the boy was obliged to out A misstep; h was over th side. HI face disappeared In the wave. The dog was a tall. . Llk a he leaped forward: th deed wa ; b brought the safe to th shore. A he laid Mm at the girl's ft sh saM. slyly: "Now, you ar glad I brought my dog." And th dripping boy cried. "!' RUTH HALL. W-OEOORAPHICAL. Our ehmchmen. w confess -were proud Of that stained window, richly glowing. Where Oahriel stood upon a cloud, A long, long trumpet glowing. Five tranquil years and mora had passed. But aa th sixth drew near completion. The north wind blew a furious blast, A If In opposition. The sexton found lh wreck nevt day; Our gorgeous window crushed and shat tered: , While all s round, t tils dismay. Ita broken glim lay scattered. To fill anew It aching void. Th church. I thing proceeded wisely; The self-sam artist they employed. To copy It precisely. Af Cabr'el Peeond a w smile. What town doea he resemble greatly, One built on Barsnnv's bleak isl. But known as "Sitka. lauivT M.C. a v ' 7-ADDrnON8 IN Z&IUX (Add aero to th first word and make th second). . - L To a male tinman being, and mak a sound of suffering. 2. To a cnk stove, and mak a southern front X To a bey. and mak a burden. 4. To portion ef food, and mak a public speech, t, To a feather and make a mental process. C To r-ptaei for brick and mortar and mak a comle poet. T. To a bit of spilled liquid, and mak a sailing veeel. a. To a measure In music, and mak a nor. a. To mythical female, and rnak household rodent. )V T a rare, and meka a Freneh noreitst. 11. - To an vll habit, and mak a medium of speech or song. M. H. D. W-PITA PITATION. A imn should know how to msnsg I the ALL. T guide a big ship, or a EECOND that's mall: When told to go forward, or THIRD, h should show; That he's quick and alert, by his man ner not slow; II must know how to furl and unfurl every sail. And mut not lose Ills bead when 'tis blowing a glae. B. 8. K9 RIDDLE. kl go to court, and proudly stand where royalties expect me; Where with the Garter" erder grand The king himself baa decked me. The finest hands have wrought with ear Rich broideries to adorn me; Although In summer, I'm aware. Th barefoot boy will scorn me. A warm, true friend. I'm with you till. Tour daily work to soften: Though many a time you treat me 111 And trample on me, often. , Hard usage, truly, I receive. Alike from old and voung: And on last merry Christmas Ev was sentenced to oe nung. kM. C. R PRIZE AUTHOR-HUNT. A difficult task Is set this week, but even those unskilled in Tangle woodcraft can partially accomplish It by finding some of the name needed for S. The name of th authors discovered should be forwarded within Ave davs to E. H. Chadbourn, Melrose, Mas. The sender of the best list will receive the works of one of the great poet one of the favor ite pnxes witn our readers tne nearest com d let e lists. In case of a tie. to be compared tor point of special superior ity tnat win daciae whicn i pest. - Th oris for an answer to wa is award ed Tom Uill, Laurinburg, N. C, wnoae solution Is verv claar and concise. Other answer especially good wer thos of B. v. iMxon, jr., E. U Harris, j. a. Drew,. Marl C. McKlnley, E. Ev An drews, U J. Whitney, A. 8. Burrell, Emma V. Prick. J. E. Ward. N. w. Lwl, Maud Tucker. Earl C. Seagla. W. a. Budlong. Mrs. W. K. Moaeley. U E. Merrill, O. H. Percy. Ida F. Carvr." AN8WERS. MS Platall. dog's-tail, rat-tall, horse tail, hare's-tall. oxtail, cat-tall. Tales About Flowers. v ' 61.4 1. Swinging.' wing. sing. I. Defile ment, file, dement. I. Defaulter, fault, deer. 4. Knighting. nlKlit. king. 6. Sev enty, even. sty. a 8helltng. nell. sing. 7. Delivered, liver, deed. 8. Smothering, mother, slug. - t. Complaining, plalu, coming. 10. Learned, earn, led. (Mb L Mutes, z. Teams, s. steam. 4. Meats, t. Tames. fcrt Art-ls-n. B67 Cumberland. 66 1. I'assed. paster, t Fie." fir, t. Knee. ner. 4. Pose, poser. I. Bit, bitter. K I'nirtce, place. 660 Alabama. - Havana. Matanxas. Honolulu, fc'amar, Cogayan, Alaska. Ja pan. m rnorougn. END OF FAMOrs WRITERS. Literary On I us Who Died Miserably Poor and Destitute. Tlt-Blts. That Oulda should have died as she did in poverty and loneliness, an ex ile, though a voluntary one, from the land of her birth, was an undoubtedly pitiful ending to an exceptlonably brilliant career. Equally sad has been genluses'in the past. For inatance, Richard Savage, the gifted poet, died in a debtor's prison at Bristol, after enduring the pangs of aemi-starvatlon for years. Chatter- ton, driven desperate through hunger, poisoned himself at the age of 18, Swift died mad, as he had all along predicted he would. Dr. Dodd, whose "Beautle of Shakespeare" I well known, was hanged for forgery. George, dlsslng. after suffering hardships that embit I N D RU R Q J D RUBBER ROOFING BEST BY TEST FOR THIRTY YEARS. Moat satisfactory and cheapest roofing made; absolutely waterproof; practically fireproof ; climatic changes do not affect it; strong and tough; light in weight; needa no paint; easily applied ; any workman can put it on. ' Send for circular and pricea. V -. Jk. Jo...---...;.. TIN PLATE AND BAR IRON Price and quality guaranteed. Writ for circulars describing oar good. Oath Tubs, Lavatories, Sinks, Range . 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Y&LJ EENSSIXAEB, General Arcnt. 121 Peachtrea St. Atlit.r tered hl whole existence, died Jat a fare wa beginning to be assured to him . . -Stow, th famous antlpuaran. auth -or of "The Survey of London. be came in hi old ag a licensed beggar, asking - alms from door to door "through thirty-six counties." Wych erley. from being tb spoiled Idol of society, fell to th lowest depth of destitution, and wa eventually eon- . signed to the Fleet Prison for debt, where ho remained seven year. Cat ton also epent many year in a debt or's prison, and eventually died ther by his own hand." Robert Bums, writing only fourteen daya before hi death. Implored hi friend Cunningham - to use hla In fluence with th Commissioners f Ex cise in order to gt hi salary raised from SB pounds a year to SO pound. "otherwUe. if I die not of dlseaae. I must perish with hunger." ' Llorcnt. th learned and talented hlstartographer of th Inquialtlon. , wa glad during th rlos cf hla bril liant but unfortunate career to hire himself out for a few sou a night to keep watch over th dead bodle at the Paris Morgue, and died eventual ly af starvation. Camoen begged hi bread from door to door until com- -pelled to tak. refuge in an alms house, where he died. It la told of Ben Jonson that When In his last lllnesa King Charles sent him a small sum of money h return ed it, "He sends me so miserable a donation," cried the dying poet, "be cause I am poor and live In an alley. Qo and tell him hi soul live la a alley." Very sad was the fate of Ulrica vo Hutten, one of th greatest writer Germany has ever produced. TJnabl to earn a living, he wa reduced t tramping through the country, beg ging food and ehelter from th v ant. On bitter winter's night h was refused both,, and next mrnln ' was found frosen stiff and cold In th drifting snow outald the village. "The only thing he died possessed of be sides th rage h wor." siys hi bio grapher, Zuingllu. "was a pen." Saint-Simon, the celebrated rrencn author, who wrote "The Reorganisa tion of European Society." wa twice driven by want to attempt hi own life, and although he died a natural deatn In th end It wa amonrr the moat lamentable surrounding. "For fifteen days," h ays, writing- to a friend Just before th nd came, I have lived upon bread and water. without a fire; I have even sola my clothe. Are von lacking health th al- est thin In the world to ' keep, the hardest to getT Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea is health Itself. No other remedy '. so effective. Satisfy yourself. 85c. "Tea or Tablet. R. H. Jordan & Co. PILES CURED AT HOME BY NEW ABSORPTION METHOD. t von suffer from bleeding. 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