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r Mk * , MABCB. 24, 19Q4. - 01.5O PER YEAR. London, March 17.? The Ren ter igMQj reports that the Bus lUa torpedo boat n at Port Arthur ?u blown up four of daring which Chin* | or man U| learf r ?> iii i fcJiiiini St Petersbunr* Mar. 17. Vlfo *??* touring loot hope of getting Mp Jtootf Annicti is now trying to Mk auwi^ eoanting on the Chinese hatred of fonifoori. It beleivef the Cnineee will soon violate the Queen Victoria, died at 10. 19 this > tSWi 8? suffer < ing for aone weeks paat with a ; eerloee attack of stomach tron* Ue. fie seemed to be improving s <B*#Mly.#eater*iy, wMt he had ? ,rscurrepee of hemorrhages froih 4he4ioma4lt. Toward even-, ? Ing he began toatnk rapidly, and never rallied. His death will pot the eonrt in mourning and ' postpone all ceremonies for tome rwte* ,i\ Oen. William Frederick Charles, - M4 marshal and Dnke of Cam bridge, grandson of King George | III, and first eousln of Queen Victoria, was born at Hanover, March 26, 1619. The greater part of bis life has been spent in Considerable scandal was caused , at the time of the Duke's mar ' ^hfe to Miss Ifalrbrother, who - was bot an otoeoure actress. AI though the marriage was legally morganatic, the Queen always I J ^a(svred to the Duchess as her eoosin, and thstr twelve children r Wfre alwas welcomed at the pal i v aee. The Duke's private life We* one of devotion and scrupu KWI D9?Or. pistmst of Menoply. ( .? . AU i possible Alleviations and defenses being taken intff a count. It most be confessed that ' > the prospect of eeeonntering a t eamhlnstion of t perfect labor anion and a perfect employers* association, both engaged In pro* vidinjre neoesssry of life, and .irtrtfcNfM* t. a formidable one for society at large, < 'DeifcocrtUc- society has by id legtelrtion aad lie opinion msrt* wflhi?o?Wi alloT possible, an*dcnK>eratic I-^j!?n^ag?fa*dan lis oi A h&jfifianaered^ y trndnoM of la* bor oBtonvtod enptojWi' asso ciations ngg?tt ^ Wedieocj of establishing ovef t?S|i governmental inspection t4A control, and this lor two MMpni First, that both kinds of associations soon become monop olistic; and, secondly, that they are secret societies. Democratic government, like despotic go* ernraejxt, dislikes eecsefc socle ties,, particularly If they are apt to resort, to violence for the en- 1 forcemeat of their demands, la all w^i*i and industrial strife It | Is tatmeaserably best to use the I locoes of publicity, discussion and fellow feeling before physi cal conflict* take place, rather than after they have occurred. Whoever gets a monopoly? I be it one man or 100,000 men ? Invariably tries to keep other people from sharing his exclu sive privilege. Any swoopoHe tic classification must canoe great abridgment* of personal liberty among all sorts and cotillons oil men. Moreover, sine# the fun-j dm mental object of the labor anion or the employers' associa tion is always the pecuniary ben- 1 eflt of its class, these organise tlons are providing democratic society with ejhibttfrms of class selfishness, which, In other coun tries, society and government I have been manifested by classes quite differ*** from those that uow manifest It, as, fpr example, | nobilities, prteethoode, and sol diers. The world hashed bitter 1 experience of.the evils resulting 1 from the^el^sa selMn^s -of of these aristocratic, eccleeiaSti- | eaf Sqd military obmbinailon*',] and democracy does well to dis trust the" neb ^ssriopinents of olassae)fishfiess.differeat though! the nliittT be that now manifest this dangeroue quality. 4 r ^ A Hew Military Olllce Created. At the reeent session of the legislature tne new miliUry of fice of Inspector of rifle practice and small arms was created, and Mr. Henry T. Thompson has been appointed to this position, with the rank of Colonel. OnifltAii obdsr No. U , Par. L Ow|ng to the impor tance of rlfie practice, the otffice of Inspector of Rlfie and Small Arms Practice for the organised militia of the Bute of South Car olina Is hereby created. Per. t. Henry T. Thompson Is hereby appointed Inspector of Rifle end Small Arms Practice tor the State of South Carolina with the rank of Colonel, to take effect from March 8d, 1004, end will be obeyed and respected ac cordingly. Par. 8. Col. Thompson will) make an Inspection of ell small arms in the hands of the organ ised militia, reporting by num. bor the condition of each. ' Par. 4. He will instruct the oompanlee in the care of the piece; also, in position, aiming and sighting drills, ss prescribed In the firing regulations of smsll f - ' >? arms. Par. 5. Col. Thompson will communicate with the several oommands, arranging dates and details necesssry to carry out! tills order, and will make a de tailed report of each inspection as soon as completed. By order of the Governor and Commander-ln Chief. John I>. Froet, A. A I. G* Tt* Whits Kstfht ; j no asuoke to Mspirt W1A Ik. forKH ?t th* Cssi 4?n Prng Company. Try tb*?, sa?! b? son? Inwd, ^ . , f r \ BnOWM l^BOHORNS. - * f.* i .g., ...... f I Chicken Column, Pvtre Breeds Are Beat Alto breeds, most any ben will lay if properly eared for, bat pare breeds oertalnly nasi be the best to keep, as yon have a- standard to go by. If year fowls are not np to the standard, | yon know they are not at their beet; besides, you have the pleasure of baring something special to show your friends. Ustllag Hens. As spring draws near we are reminded that the time is at hand for arranging the nests and getting Everything la readinees far hatehiag oat the broods of little chicks. First df all the nest saast be afAt in a room or 9 bed apart from the hovlse de voted to lading hens. . Any oat of the way room, closed shed or loft will answer for the pfcrpoee, and thetw the east ehould be made. A large, roomy box eighteen inches deep, with an opening in the side large enough to allow the hen to pass in and out at will, should be nsed. First pnt a few shovelsfnl of dry dirt orMfted MA wtoa 4* the taW too <4 tha bQ*.M0 Hollow Mt M tbe shape of a nest; then cover | with Mtvaw wf hey so that the eggs will not roll! ever on each other. After thai ben Mb shown a dffire to setl lor ? ww days gbhtty carty her to the new nest, in which yon I have already plaoed a few chins I nest eggs. Cover the top of the box end I oloee the opening in. front and 1 I let her remain ooaflaed for a fall [ dayr The next night yon may I remove the oovering, place food l and water in front of the box I I and trently lift her off and let! her est and drink. When satis- 1 fled, she will return to the nest and will then be ready for the! eggs which you intend to put under her. Should she refuse to return to | the nest, as a hen will some times, it It useless to try fur ther* end it is better to let her 1 I return to the yard and wait un- 1 til another one gets broody. Set I ting hens should be fed on whole corn exclusively. This, tqgeth* I I er with grit, water and a dust (box, should be placed near thel nest, and she will need no fur I ther care. After the first week 1 she should be dusted woll with insect powder and then again about the eighteenth day. If an I egg gets broken and the others I I become fouled, wash them in I lukewarm water and replace 1 I them in nest. It is better to set two on the I same day, and when they hatch I give ell the chioke to one henl and reset the other. The second I batch is usually the more suc cessful, ss the hens beoome more faithful sfter the first weeks. When the eggs begin to pip do not disturb the hen by lifting her up. Let her retnalh quiet antil the shells begin to crowd the chicks; then reeoh under her and remove them. Do not take I her, with the ohioks, off the nest until twenty-four hours sftor they hatch. Nature has suppli l] . ? ?? ?? <j * ?Mima with food, ao that what wMwut h warmth. Mora cklolfie die front Mwf chQled than from any other ^ of tboM thai do, not die ut stunted and never ?* they shoo Id. ? Home and Firm. . - a Poet No?m. J* yon wish to gel go* win ter laying bene? Then hatch poll?!? In Febroarjr and ?od at latest April. Barly batch chicks mature early and io December at .farthest, and lay all winter. 8ome years ago the question hf profit In fowl raising deterred ???y porsona from ennginr in the pursuit, as there were good groonds fbt doubting the profit able side owing to the low prices <* Ogge end poultry flesh. There J**? longer any doubt about !***? *? oggs command almost double their former price And chicken flesh is a third higher. Tlie obstacles and disappoint ments which were sure to follow Fbnltry raising on a large scale hgfllu to essnme a fsvorable turn, ?od Poultry farming in a few decades will not be put down ??ong the impossibilities, but I The Jew as a Patriot. Tht temporary persecution, massacre ? fwijllarjfrl| element amoof Wiisplass will sot iodooe the AneriMR M to tahe aleee one way or the other " ? that it luUrnatloaal and ?eemn about to bceoow eves trader. * Mrbo worst festnre of aoti.Demitism 1s t** elkrpi wmlm thst the Jew is s ?trsofterlntlM oountry lo which Se resides, that ho Is est so integral port ?t^tho people and can't be s tros . "fist9***** N* been refuted, ?Jwf^^agnynjS ss ssswer, beonoss mm wiflnMasssiaM nwrtm wm Wl? est InsVn tbe troth ns4 wbo countries, reiterate taoohsipi with vehemtut emphasis. bis mipop. The Jew Is so eoestituted tfcat ho heroines the beat patriot of all natiopa, sod there Is aoflcient evidence n history to boar out tbls statement." *?*?! Standard In Politics. No political campaign can be earned on without an appeal to the moral sense of the commun ity that cannot be ignored. It is the doty of demoorscy to see that the higheet standard of mo rality is maintained in political matters. Great political parties are of influence and value Just so long as they maintain a high moral standard* The question is. how to keep that sense alive. Consideration for 'another's views is Just what we went. The most radical of men has a lesson for civilization, and it must be considered. ? We tfeed disinterested men in political affairs, men who sre willing to forget self in the de sire to be of benefit to the whole people. We hare lived too long on the spoils system, and too many men look upon politics ss a remunerative profession rather than as a patriotic duty. The kind of men needed in office are those with altruistic ideals, and of the highest morsl standard. "What to Do." Here is a verse the Mail Order Monthly would like for every boy to read and revolve in his his mind: ft you would take s job tbst's risky, by all means keep swsy from whtakey. If you from danger point* would ateer, ^ *ur* to keep awsy from beer, whenever yoo take a drink of gin, you ?wallow down a doee of sin. When tempted to a glass of rum, re membse that It rhymes with bom. Wherever there's a glass of brsndy, be sore you'll And the devil handy. hands you out his eard when ever your eider waxes hard. Wbite Knight elgnr, a splendid saaoeo, sail lot them at tbs Camden Prcp Companjr, and take no other. ' ? A J FARM CUPPINGS. GmmIs mt ike CottM Pfaurt. Visitors at (heXJottoa Exposi tion in Atlanta, six years sgo, nihy remember htviog seen growing near the Psir grounds several specimens of the Asiatic cotton plant. There were many varieties, but all belonged to one general rpecies, quite distinct from any tnen generally known In the United States. The plant was very peculiar in ita general appearance, being small and scrubby, with smsll notched leaves, and a remarbably bright yellow flower. The seeds were thickly covered with a fussy look ing greenish down. And the sta ple produced was* very short, though very fine. Tnis wss the gosypium nerba ceum of the botanist,' and its va rieties the Surat, the Madras, and the short Egyptian ftaple of commerce. Another variety of the same species is the celebrated nankeen, so called from the cir cumstance that is supposed to have originated in the great val ley of the Yangtse, near the an cient capital of the Chinese Em pire. All these varieties have subsequently been introduced in the United States, but it is apprehended they will soon de generate into a coarse stsple of comparatively little commercial value. Botanists tell us there are but four distinct primary specie* of the cotton plant, although there are constantly increasing vane ties of the same species, brought about by climatic and -other causes. Three of these species seem to be indigenous to the American continent; and, strange to say, neither of them have ever been successfully introduced In southern Asia, and more than the distinctive Asiatic species has ever been successfully repro duced in the United States. At the bead of the list, as hav ing greater commercial value than any of the others, is the gosypium barbadense, or the Sea Island cotton of commerce. It has never been successfully cul tivated outside the three States of Georgia, South Carolina and Florida; nor even in these states very far from the coast. Its home is upon the islsnds and sumll portions of the msin land of the three States named. Ef forts have failed to naturalise it in Asia. And when transplanted to the uplands ot Georgia it soon degenerates and loses its distinc tive qualities. The saline ingre dients of soil and atmosphere, peculiar to certain districts on our southern coast, are indis pensable elements of its growth. The species of the next high est importance had its origin on the Pacific slopes of South Ame rica, and is known to botanists as Gosypium Peruvianum. Not withstanding its name, it seems to be of ? Chilian origin, though it will be remembered that the present territory of Chili was first known to Europeans as Pe ru. The green seed cotton row so common in all our cotton pro ducing States is a variety of this species, juat as the black seed is a variety of the barbadense. The third species is that of Asia, already noticed, and known as Gosypium Nerbaoeum. There are several vanetier of it now grown in the United States; but even a superficial comparison of the staple produced from it here, with that produoed from it in; the land of ita nativity, will show a very marked degeneration.! especlslly after the first crop. Just why this should be so, I pretend not to know; I merely state a fact falling under ; my own observation. The fourth and last specie* is the Gosypium Arbareum. It is, as the name leqpAlaa, a large tree Hke plant and produces a line yellowish white wool, bat of so very short a staple as to be practically worthless inoommeroe. It is a perennial, and is found all the way from the Isthmus of Panna ma to the deep rallies of the remote interior of Columbia, some six hundred miles from the ooaat. Its usual height la from eight to twelve feet, though I have frequently seen it aa high as twenty. It lias something been confounded with what is vulgarly known ss the "wool tree" of Mew Granada, which is however a very different thing. I have always had the impres sion that the arboreum might, by proper cultivation and care, in latitudes south of the frost line, be developed into a long staple, and thus made valuable in commerce. But this, so far as I am aware, has never been at tempted in the land of its nativity, and there are no places in the United States, unless it be in Florida and southern Cali fornia, where the experiment could be made with any reason able prospect of snccess. William L Scruggs, Atlanta, Ga. De N?U The Mail Order Monthly thinka that the following "Do Note" ought to be printed in blrf, great big, letters and pasted in stables all over the country: Up hill ? whip m not. ? Down bill ? hirrj re not. On level rosd ipwr sae aot. Loose in stable ? forget me not. Of bay and eora ? rob mo out. With sponge brass ngfectmenot Of soft, drjr bed' deprive me not. Tired or bot? -leave ne not. Sick or cold? ?bill me not.. With bit and reins? oh, Jerk ??? not. When yon are angry? etrlke me not. Doubt leas Definitions. Nobody ? A prominent wo man's husband. Paregoric ? The crying need of the midnight hour. Divorce ? An epitaph carved on love's tombstone. Undertaker ? A man who tol lows the medical profession. Hammock ? An article used as a spoonholder at a love feast. Marriage ? The fatal termina tion of the disease called love. Thunder ? The only, reliable weather report yet discovered. Secret ? Something a woman is in a hurry to tell her frionds. Truth ? The things women say to each other when they quarrel. Matrimony ? A sort of trust for the protection of the infant industry. Because? Eve's legacy to her daughters as an excuse for any old thing. Hope ? The untiring efforts of an old maid to discover a man under the bed. How Soon Forgotten. In a lonesome country grave yard, five miles from Louisville, Ky., there is an old vault upon whose rusty door may be seen the words: "Zachery Taylor, 1860." Here in this lonely spot, overgrown with vines and weeds, and visited by less than a doseu people a year, is the tomb of a President of the United States, neglected, almost forgotten, yet there are men living who remem ber the time when hia name was heard as frequently as Roose velt's is hesrd now. ffrewas the hero of the Mexican war, com mending the American army from its entry into Mexico, and in all the fights between the Texas border and Monterey, in cluding the bloodiest battles of the war-? Buena Vista and Resa* ca de LaPalma. He camo home ? tho idol of the country.