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idol:
Br FREDERIC AN3TEY.
CHATTER XIL 13
Continued.
Bat for th? out few dijs he en
Jofid an Inexpressible relief; the
yagmtty tremeaduous - test which
would try his nerre and kaowledge
tq the atmoet loomed before him ao (
adore; he need aot now ropr?M the ?
?otter feeling* aad mortify his flesh;
he could be as sentimental as bis
heart desired?and he was.
Not that he. had forgotten Cam
pion and his affairs altogether; on the
contrary he was anxious'to help him
aow that he was ao longer hampered
by his Mahatms.
And by frequent study of the mes
sage which had been "precipitated"
by means of tho Babu. Nebelsen had
arrived at a new reading, which sup
piled a solution at once more practi
cable and more equitable than the
first, and put tho master's judgment
In a better light.
tlo waa so delighted at his own In
genuity that he was determined to
go to Campion at once and impart his
discovery, but whllo he was prepar
ing to do so there came a sharp rap
at his door, and the painter entered.
"You com at a goot time," said Ne
belsen, cheerfully.
Campion said nothing; he only
only stood snd looked. Possibly he
was struck by the change In the mys
tic's appearance, for the ex-Chela had
returaed to the garb of ordinary cltl
sens, and had eacrlficed his curls
and tho greater pert of his beard,
leaving his ocher-colored hair rather
short and rather spiky. He had de
stroyed his own plcturesqueness with
out even attaining'the conventionali
ty such a sacrifice deserved.
"Ach," ho said, "1 forget?you hat
not seen mo since I renounced the
Mnhatma."
"No," said Campion, "and I wish
to heaven I had never seen you be
fore! When did 'I ask you to in
terfere between Miss Elsworth and
.myaelf? Read that?I found it when
I came back to town last night."
He tossed a nbte on the table be
fore Nebelsen, who read:
"1 don't know what object yon
may have had in trying to Indace me.
through Mr. Nebelsen, to take back
my present, but I am sure now that
It waa not a very creditable one. I
shall not ask you to return the idol,
because if you don't want It yourself
*jrant It even less. ? If you really
tnink-Mmtself still bound by what I
was so foonah dk to make yon prom
ise. of course ydu are aothlng of the
kind, and are quite at liberty to get
rid of it by all means, as soon as ever
you please!" ,
"I do not understandt," said Na?
belsen, as he laid It down.
"It"was more than a mistake when
you took npon yourself to mention
my affairs to Miss Bfsworth. I was
going to write to her, but you have
8at an end to all that. Now after
lila, Nebelsen, I'll trouble yon to
leave me tojmanafe my own busl
MI say only this; the real advloa
that my Mahatma wrote??"
_"I don't care to know It. I wish
I had never been idiot enough to con*
fide in you," said the angry Canpton;
"you've done more harm by your
meddling and muddling than that
inferable old idol could If it was
everything you say It Is. And I've
had enough of It. I am free to turg
that thing loose as soon as I please,
pow, and I can do that without any
body's aslsstance. And 1a future,
perhaps, you'll be kind enough not
to Interfere." ?
The poor Chela waa deeply hurti
ha had meant to aarve Campion; ha
did not even yet quite underataad
how he had offended, ao that ha eould
offer no defenae. But, as Campion
concluded, Nebelsen'a pride and anger
were kindled at last He had meant
till then to give the painter the bene
fit of his latest discovery, but If be
would aot bo warned, why, after all
It was ao longer any business ot his.
Why should he take any further
Interest in maintaining the credit of
theosopby? If the Mahatma allowed
himself to blunder, he might correct
his errors for himself?It was Karma.
8o his eyes biaxed red like a hun
gry dog's as ho said, hoatedly, "You
are ungrateful and a plghead. Cer
tainly, I do not any more trouble my
self with you. You haf refused to
listen to what I dry to ssy. Very
well, I shall not again speak. I vash
my hand at you."
Campion, too, wm not dissatisfied
with the result of his vUlt. lie had
fresd his mind and disemtarrassod
hlmielf of the muddle-headed mys
ticism In which ho was ashamed of
having placed such little confldonce as
he had felt.
The next thing to he done was to
get rid of the Idol, as he now folt
himself at liberty to do. He was be
ginning 'to feel less superstitious
?bout It; Its behavior had, so far as
bo knew, been most exemplary since
bo had been away up the Thames,
and he bad almost argued himself
out of the notion that It could possess
gay sort of Intelligence, but for all
Igt ha was determined not to hare
)ut him any longer.
' flsjraa apparently on Its best be
bavtorVin the hope of being allowed
to stgypbnt *hat could not be; not
again WouH. he expose Mtneeif to a
demoralising tocAd. Harmless or po
tent, the tfetagllinst go, and this time
no ens should Worn n ehan?e of assist
' H? had meant "to wait till nightfall
before carrying out hi* plan, bat attar
painting all the morning, ha felt so
giddy and confused that ha deter
mined to get the deed dona while ha
was still capable of action. Ha,
placed the Idol inside a small leather j
bag and strapped It down* afterjehlch
he walked out with his burden to
ward North Bank.
It was a lovely afternoon, eo hot
that the warm air felt like a caress,
and as Campion leaned over the per- !
apet of the cansl bridge he enjoyed '
full possession of his faculties again,
and only waited to be <iulte secure |
his purpose; for the spectaclo of a
well-dressed young man deliberately
casting a bag Into a canal might at
tract notice, and even suspicion.
Very few people were shout, how
ever; the children were all at home
lying down sfter their dinners, no
carriages had yet appeared In the
drive, only one orrand-boy loitered
by the pallnge, and he .bad his back
turned, and no barge glided through
the oily-green water under the hang
ing foliage. A universal siesta
seemed to obtain In that non-com
mercial region.
Now was his time. It was horribly
like drowning a kitten, but he let the
bag fall as If by accident, and saw
It sink with a sudden splash. Then,
as the last ripple radiated from the
piece It had struck and spread to
either bank, he turned away, with a
?lgh of relief.
He had done It at last, if the Idol
had been capable of understanding
Its situation. It Would surely have
made some resistance before submit
ting to be confined In a watery pris
on, llhe DJInn Solomon sealed up In
the coffer.
Somehow he did not foel Inclined
to risk a return of bis headache by
going back to his hot studio, with the
?lckly smell o! paints and mastic, and
he turned Into the park, thinking he
might pass away the afternoon there;
Jut the lake reflected a dazzling glare,
and the turf was dotted with basking
tramps, and In the shade under the
trees he was haunted by torturing
memories of his lost love.
He did not stay there long. and. as
he turned Into Marylebone. a passing
omnibus carrying an advertisement of
the military tournament nt Islington
suggested a method of killing time,
and so it came about that an hour or
so later he was underneath the gal
lery which surrounds the Agricultur
al Hall, picking bis way through the
dim and narrow space filled with a
motley crowd of masked and leather
Jacketed competitors, life-guardsmen,
looking unfamiliar to civilian eyes. In
caps, shell-jaokets, and white buck
skins; artillery guns, harnessed snd
unharnessed, and policemen. From
above and all around rolled thunders
of applause, but nothing could be
seen until he came to a large gang
way, through which he looked up the
vast hall with Its chocolate plain van
ishing In a haze of light, abova
which rose dim tiers of heads and the
blue panes of the crudely tinted arch
of glass and iron.
In the arena tho artillery contest
was just finishing, and the winning
team was driving round at the gallop,
dertly siiaving the posts, and plowing
up the tan In brown spurts at all the
corners; he stood at the gangway for
a time, watching the brightly touched
uniforms, the glancing coats of the
horses, and the lead-colored gun, as
they Cashed In and out of the broad
shafts of light.
He was moving away, when he fan*
cled he saw In the etream of people
who were passing him the faee which
was never long out of hla thoughts;
It was only for a second, and then
there was a cry that the team waa
coming out, and an order to stand
back from the gangway.
The warning was promptly obeyed;
the crowd divided, hastily retreating
to a safe distance, with the eingle ex
ception of a girl who did not seem to
have heard tho order, or understand
what wan coming. There she stood
alone in the opening, looking dream
ily back as If in soareh of someone,
and closa upon her the team waa bear
ing down, whll:?, owing to tho sharp
ness of iho corner, ths ofllcera lu
command would see nothing till too
late.
And the girl, na Campion saw at
once, with a thrill of horror, wan
Sybil Elsworlh! He railed to her to
stand back; nobody else seemed to
have eyes for h<ir danger till then,
when a g?n^ral shout was raloed.
Whether she was confnsed by that,
or by a mutual recognition, or her
deadly peril, could not be known, but
she advanced with uncertain stops
Into yet moro direct danger and then
stopped, fascinated by fear and evi
dently powerless to move a stop.
Campion brushed aside some by
standers who stood In his way, and
rush Ins out Into the opes space
caught he? and drew her back, Just
as the heavy gun swept by with tbe
rattle of gear and clank of metal
through tho gangway, and pulled up
sharp some yards beyond (he spot
where Sybil had been standing. An
other second?and, well as the team
was bandied?nothing could have
saved Sybil from a sudden and ter
rible destb.
He kept his arm round her, and, If
at flrtt she seemed Inclined to reject
the support, she submitted after a
q.!lck side-glance at his face, which
was softened by a reverent ioj,
hit NMIthWl
thoacfc tM shadow of hi*
vAafl IM stream ml people morel
on. bt^fird and forward, ud few
ktnr>w aaarly they had mfwd as
stStlng at a trhgedy; la fket, no on*
took anj farther notice, except a mil
itary-looking Man, who came np Im
mediately tn the great?1 anxiety and
ho had the excuse of being Sybil's fa
ther.
"Good God!" he said. "It wan the
nearest thing?1 aaw It all. and era*
coming as well as I could In thst
crush. You would hate been killed
before I could get anywhere near
you but for this gentleman?^rhy.
you know liirn?he broke off. as If
suddealy enlightened by something In
her expression.
VCsnt't you guen who It Is. papa?**
?aid Sybil, with the faintest smile;
and a light broke over the colonel's
face as he shook Campion's dlson
gsged hand with fervor.
"Why to be sure!" he cried, "of
course?to think we should have met
like this. Well, my little girl, under
Providence" (he Jerked this In as a
hind of safeguard), "owes her llfo to
you. I was Just tsklng hor down for
a cup of tea, and we got separated
somehow, and the next time I saw her
she was?well, we won't talk about
ft. Couldn'fc~-have made your ac
quaintance at a better moment! And
now," adiled the colonel, with a sly
chuckle at his own tact and penetra
tion, "I had better go back and tell
my sister where you are, eh? Tou
take her somewhere for a good strong
cup of tea, and that will put her all
right again. Sybil will tell you where
to find us afterward."
And before either Ronald or Sybil
could say a word, the colonel had
gone off and left them together. Sybil
could stand and wa!!: without assist
ance now, and was little the worse for
the shock. She drew away slightly
and stood looking at him under her
long eyelasties, as if she expected him
to speak.
"Sybil," paid Campion, "I suppose
I ought to say?Miss Elsworth?it's
not my fault that I'm forced upon you
In this way?you must admit that."
"Is It very painful for^you?" she
said, half amused and half wistful.
"Tell me what you wish me to do,
Byliil."
"You were told to take me some
where where there was tes." she said,
meekly.
A wild, incredulous joy seised Cam
pion at her words, for he saw clearly
that, for some reason, she was angry
With him no longer.
And leaving tho reunited pair at
this stage, the story must go back for
a few moments. If only to account for
the colonel's singular complaisance.
He had only returned from India
within the last two days, and Mrs.
Stanlfand had insisted upon his com
ing with them that afternoon; she
had taken four seats, two of them at
some distance from the others, and
the fourth seat was to be occupied by
Lionel Babcock.
For the time had come, in her opin
ion, when Babcock might propose to
Sybil with perfect confidence, and
Mrs. Stanlland, being an old lady who
.liked her own ways even In details,
had arranged that her niece should be
won In the course of this particular
afternoon, and In some part of the
Agricultural Hall.
The colonel was strictly enjoined
not to monopolise his daughter,
which, as he was growing fonder and
prouder of her every moment, ho
thought hard. He had rejoiced great
ly to hear that Campion's engage*
ment was broken off, less on account
of its undeslrablllty than of the op*
portunlty It left for making his
daughter's acquaintance before a
lover could step in between them?
and now a fresh lover was at hand
already, and the colonel felt an In
jured man.
However, his sister was to ardent
In her advocacy of Babcock, and dis
coursed so earnestly on the necessity
of protecting Sybil from falling again
into Campion's clutches, that the
colonel yielded at last. "If you say
he's a good fellow," he conoeded??
"well, I shall see him at this tonrna*
ment affair, and then we can talk
about ft."
Presently Mrs. Stanllanfr saw her
brother coming along the chslrs
beaming. "Become of Sybil?" he
said, In answer to her Inquiries: "oh,
It's all right, she's In good hands.
Whom should we meet downstslrs
but this young Babcock, and?I re
membered your ordtra?Hilary, and
It struck me, by Oad. they'd get on
better without a third party. Wasn't
that right, ohT And 1 like the fel
low, I must say; ho deserves her for
his pluck." Aud with thi* the colonel
told the incident of tho gangway. "If
she had fallen, nothing could have
saved cither of 'em; It was tcflich and
go, by Gad! Think of losing ray lit
tle Rybil Juat when?and in that
way!"
"Horace, It's wonderful, a special
Providence, really, end you've done
quite the right thing! Lionel will
have something to tell us when he
comes back."
So In high good humor Mrs. Stanl
land watched tho light cavalry, ae
they made their horses lie down and
afford cover behind which they dis
charged their carbines, and her con
tent lasted until she saw a well
gloved hand held out and Babcock,
elaborately attired, was standlog over*
against her chair.
-Well?Js It all right?" she ssked,
anxiously.
"Oh, yes, thanks. Couldn't get
here before, don't you know." He
had delayed from policy, thinking 1ft
well that Sybil should begin by miss
ing htm, and unwise to appear too
eager.
To be Continued.
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RfCOTFBB.
T.omon Sauce ?Brawn butter or wa
ter, and melted butter, thickened with
floor, stirred until smooth, and sea*
?eoe* with a little leown Joiee.
WASHINGTON NOTES
Senator Gore's resolution, direct
ing tho committee on finance to eon
duet ?n investigation into, wholesale
and retail prices of commodities, was
discussed before the Senate Tuesday
at soseo ??n?rth. Seeking to have the
resolution adopted, Mr. Gore said ho
wished to have statatecnts concerning
the extortionate prices of retail deal
ers fully probed so that the country
mi$ht know just where the respon
sibility for high prices rests.
That the cotton manufacturers sell
their products, with an agreement aa
to the price at which they are to be
sold at retail, was the-substance of a
charge made by. Mr. Gore. Demand
ing proof of this assertion Senator
Gallinger said that what the country
is demanding is prompt action on the
tariff bill. He nailed that it hnd been
accerted that thfc business interests
of this country were losing $10,000,
000 a day by the holding up of the
tariff bill.
At times provoked much merri
ment by his ready retort and de
nouncing the protective tariff policy,
Senator Gore spoke at length and
until 12 o'clock, when, under the
rules of the Senate, the unfinished
business which was the tariff bill, waa
to be takeu up. Before that was
done, in response to an appeal from
Mr. Bailey, the Senate agreed to vote
on Mr. Gore's leaolution, amended as
suggested by Mr. Bailey so as to re
quire the oppointement of a select
committee of four . Republican and
three Democratic Senators to conduct
the investigation asked for, and by a
vote cf GO to 20 it was referred to
the committee on finance. Senators
?ristow, Crawford and LaFollotte,
voting no with tho Democrats.
Mr. Simmons, of North . Carolina,
whilo speaking in the Senate in sup
port of the contentions, made by Mr.
Stone, relative to the price of im
ported razors, said iliat the Demo
crats were ready to rote on the tariff
bill at any time and that it was the
recalcitrant element of tbe Republi
can party, which was delaying the
measure. "As soon os you can Ret
their consent to take a vote on this
measure," he said, "you can get
ours."
A vote was then taken on an
amendment by Mr: Stone restoring
the Dingley ration-razors. It was
rejected by a vote cvt 30 to 43, the
Republicans voting in the negative
with the Democrats being Beveridge,
Bristow, Brown, C'lapp. Crawford,
Cummins, Dolliver, Gamble, LaFol
lette and Nelson.
Describing the men who have come
before tbe committee on finance in
connection with the tariff bill, "silk
hats and kid gloves and carrying
gold-headed walking sticks." Senator
McLaurin on the floor sai.d he had
failed to see any one there who could
be classed as a consumer. "I have not
clasfed as a consumer. "I have not
seen any one there," said the Senator
from Mississippi, "the cut of whose
jib would indicate to me that he is
a farmer, a mechanic, a blacksmith
or other laboring roan." . .
The most important happenings in
the nation's capital Saturday were a*
follows:
Senator Aldrich failed in his offort
to havo the Senate name a day for a
final vote on the tariff bill, Senators
Daniel en Cummins, both raising ob
jections, wbfn the chairman of the
finance committee suggested June 2
as tlo date.
Two battleships and either Ave tor
pedo boat destroyers or one modern
repair ship are provided for in the
Navy Department's building pro
gramme for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1911, it was officially an
nounced.
Br presidential proclamation, about
700,000 acres rf government lands in
Montana, Idaho and Washington, are
to bo opened up for settlement and
entry.
The Senate sub-Judiciary commit
tee, appointed to pass upon the nom
ination of Judge Connor, decided to
report in favor of confirmation. The
action of tho committee was unani
mous. Similar action is expected by
the full committee which meets Mon
day. No opposition to the confirma
tion of Judge Connor's nomination
has made its appcaranco before tho
tho judiciary committee and none
is oxpoctcd.
Charges against the government at
torney* <onducting the prosecution of
? he Olahorra land fraud ca?vs were
reccncd at the Department of Jus
tice, hut Attorney (lencral Wicker
sham subsequently ennouiiced that no
action would be taken in regard to
them, until tl" cases in which tho
attorney* wero engaged, havo been
disposed of.
The day's session of tho Senate re
solved itself into a talk-fest, in
which Senators Hailey,. McCumbor,
Elkins, Scott, Burton, Hale and
Clapp participated. The lumber
schedule whs under discussion for the
greater part of the time but no vote
was taken on any subject.
e e e
The House rates were retained on
polished plate glass, but with tho un
derstanding that when the bill is
taken up in the Seante proper, thore
will prebably be some alterations.
The so-called '4progressives" criti
cised the House rate as too high,
while Senator Oliver, contended that
the rate was entirely inade<piate to
the proper protection of the plate
flats industry of the United Itatse.
GEORGIA ROAD TIED UP.
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+**ELm* fTrZ Si
Augusta, On., 8pccial.-_The Oeor
pa nailroad was comp'otcly tied up
Sunday mght. The mauo^ent is
??ot tlying to move trains, simply an
nouncing that it has the men the
STL- the equkipm*nt Proceed
^ do so when the 8tate an
nounees that it is ready to protect its
property and employes. The striken
XLu * pat* The* M#?rt ^at
they have not been and will notb,
parties to any violence. Svmpathi*
ere with the strilvra, it is set out,
Sen? 6 hl,,t that ,,as bct'n
General Manager Thomas K. Sco't
ihot **' ml' lrade t,lc announcement
?? t.aifts are moving." (Jo"
XZ ^k.(: Smith his Wired the shcr
2?l ti, co,unty io co-operate
?ith tho municipal authorities and to
25"? J? dcpat,?" '"cessary <?
protect life and property. It is in
and J?""1? iu0t Tfcom8Cn is located
iwJl tu- Tho1na*on that the crowd
2'd., tbeir ultimatum Saturday
JBJl th?A no ,rain,H 8ho"Id paw car
*^rg cittc* IJremen or
oegro flymen. Governor Smith ban
hiS? t "iii V)0 sht>riff there to keep
him fully advised of the situation.
The Governor has also wired the sher
5. ? J and Deka,b
pvmg them information that engi
neers claim to have been rocked at
Conyers and Lithonia and urging up
Pr?mpt action for the pr^>
? ,IroadH and Property.
JE" ??^es of the Georgia
Raihoad here Sunday niRht it was
announced that all freight accumula
. fe Atlanta for Augusta and
pomts beyond would be moved that
? ? Central a,ld Seaboard,
m nST? ro /rfiKlu station here
f . Monday fur delivery of
treigjt to consignees, but. shipors nre
zvricv? withh?,d?? shTpSeSu
milt'J 1 n0tlCe* Affer tl,u? ad"
r?8/,:;:r"i,iMc is ^
? ::Thc ,Geor?ia road is omittinir
? ng that offers promiro' of earlv
resumption." Iy
Williams cn Di?e.
Nate her, Miss., SpecIaT^-The big
formal event of tho slay of the bat
tleship Mississippi at Natchez was
? ;aij;[ Saturday night to the of
ueers of the vessel. Governor Noel
shmi n 'T ,an<1 8pdke *n" "Missis
^PP, a loyal member of the ititer
lood of State, a I. ader in moral and
material progress."
The feature of the stav was tha
urdav Zft J?h" Sha,p Wi,liam? Sat
?rday afternoon at tho presentation
h, Ji f,afjlfl5ent ^atcn silver pnuch
n..
wmii?.esi?dT,tow" E,poai,ion-"
As a complete and crowninc tea.
I?0?1 cf tie sincerity and fe^
of this welcome, Captain, you will
rift"' * ?!, a"1 Is,aud' receive as the
v el ?il.tJe^8t,lteuh,Cml#' a 8ilver Ber*
vice with tho noblo lineaments en
Uin enfUP01! ?f th? 8teadfa*t chief
wh!U i f ?torm*fl'adJed Confederacy,
(o .f. J08 P?M?d> not unworthily in
Ih..^:, A8 a Pflrtial testimonial^
r?i?!l 5 honor now to present these
pieces of nlver. Let them remind
. u in distant seas, not only of tho
we fr^r? Vtub,y bohold? to be
of DiSe thTf bUl ?f th? 9Weet land
earth \vk M P3rt of the wh?l?
i ,h^n 3'0U meot a" enemy's
Sl-I? y0W may nover hav?
from ?ne' "m 1,or-and then quaff
? I? cu.ps a ,oa8t to victory?
vou al Ameneenaj?but if she sinks
. t fli sro has chanced to many a
honn? "? ?! *el1 handled- then for th?
tno* of rho ?wect wom?n of Notchoa,
lot thc?e modest pieces of silver an
"? Mp. .'d Sot M
enemy a booty to shame their name."
Runaway Horse Kills Young Lady.
Augusta, Ky., Special. ? Eflflc
Townsley, the lG-year-old daughter of
Samuel Townsley, of Johnsnnville,
Brackcn county, was Saturday found
dend on tho road near her home. She
had been riding a spirited horse
which became frightened and han
away with her, (browing her off,
dragging her over the rough road
with her foot caught in the stirrups.
Aro Douicd Licenses.
Jefferson City, Mo., Special.?The i
Missouri Supreme (^otirt Saturday i
sustained tho State law, which denies
licenses to insurance companies,
which pay any of their officers salar
ies in excess of $.50,000. Tho decis
ion wp.s on on application from three
laree eastern companies for a writ of\
mandamus to compel the State In
surance Department to issue license
to them. The writ was denied to the (
petitioners?the Equitable Lifo As
surance Society, of Prudential Insur
ance Company and the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company.
ITEMS
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AffMgtd For Busy Readers
Monument DMtp Accepted.
Columbia, Special.?The monument
commission met in the office of Gov
ernor Ansel laet week and acceptcd
the design for the monument to tb?
women of the Confederacy offered py
Sculptor F. W. Ruekstuhl. The de
sign shown in wax is very beautiful,
and when the monument is placed on
the Capitol grounds it will be great
ly admired. The commission will
need $10,000 to complete the work
beforo it, and of this amount the
State has appropriated $7,500. Capt.
W. E. Gonzales, reported to the com-!
mission that there has been collect
ed through the State $0,100. So there
will he needed about $4,000 in ad
dition to the funds now in hand,
whieh it is thought can bo easily
raised for such a worthy cause. The
work oh the bronze monument will
comironce just as soon as Mr. Ruek
stuhl finishes the Calhoun statue and
delivers the some. lie leaves for
Genoa, where he will complete the
work on the Calhoun statue and re
turn to this country, and will then
comironco the monument. Mr. Ruek
stuhl '8 work is well known here, as
he did the imposing statue of Wade
Hampton, which is so much admired.
The monument to tb? women of the
Confederacy will give expression to
a beautiful thought. The wax model
shows that tlvre will be represented
in bronze a woman embodying the
characteristics of Southern beauty.
The figure?sitting?will show a wo
man in a quiet attitude, thoughtful
and serene", dressed in the plain
modes of the time, a woman with a
slight expression of caro to show that
she has suffered. Back of this figure
there will be the Genius of the South
holding in her outstretched arms a
crown?all action here?for she is
about to crown the women of the
South. On the right is a Cupid, the
boy of the South, bearing a gift?
flowers ,a wreath. On the left a
Cupid, bearing a scroll?the Act of
the Legislature signed by the Gover
nor?sympolical of what the monu
ment represents.
Woman,s Monument Fund.
Fund by Counties.
Richland $020.00
Marlboro 510.18
Anderson 470.05
Sumter 403.75
Marion 403.25
Aiken 3(54. 55
Darlington 330.25
York 321.(50
Spartanburg 203.25
Newberry 250.45
Greenwood 204.24
Chesterfield 100.00
Greenville 1815.05
Abbeville 185.75
Kershaw 178.50
Lexington 172.23
Lee 104.25
Farfleld 101.75
Chester 158.10
Edgefield 130.50
Orangeburg 120.25
Lancaster.. . < 121.25
Barnwell . 01.50
Calhoun 00.02
Laurens 75.50
Cherokee 73.25
Bamberg 71.00
Florence 08.75
Oconee 50.25
Clarendon 44.25
Horry 40.00
Union 37.00
Pickens 31.80
Williamsburg 26.50
Goorgetown.. * 25.00
Hampton 23.00
Dorchester.. ,, 21.45
Colleton,, ?# ,, ,, ?, ? ? ? ? 18i75
Saluda 19.00
Charleston 20.00
Berkeley .. 13.50
Peaufort 10.00
Branchville Jail Burned to Ground.
Branchville, Special.?On Sunday
morning about 2:30 o'clock the jail
here was destroyed by fire. One
prisoner (colored) was the victim of
the flames. The origin of the 11 to
is not known. The general opinion
is that it was started by the prisoner
in' An effort to escape.
Phosphato Works Inspectsd.
Columbia, Special.?Governor An
sel, who has returned from the phos
phate insf-oetion trip, reports that
the plants inspected wore found in
good condition. Fie was at nick with
the dredge work that is going on in
the rivers. "We bopo to make this
great industry," said Governor
Ansel. "It will be developed more
and more each year.,, This year
thero were several experts on the
trip, who will make opservations on
the phosphate mining. T1y? members
of tho commission and the guests re
port a fine time on the trip.
Orders Frcm Gen. Da7is.
Charleston, Special.?Brig. Con.
Zimmerman Davis of Charleston,
commanding the South Carolina di
vision, U. C'. V., lias issued the fol
lowing: general orders:
"Headquarters, Soutlj Carolina Di
vision, United Confederate Vet
erans.
"Charleston, S. C.. May lo.lOOO.
"General Ordois No. 2, Series of
ioor>.
"1. Tl:e general reunion of U. C.
V. will he h< l.l in Memphis, Tcnn.,
on June 8, 0, and 11), pro*.
"The usual reduccd rates have
j teen published by I lie railroad, to
' get her with the sehodul? of special
' trnin f.om South Carolina, leaving
Columbia at 1 uMjtk p. m., June 7,
via Southern railway to Birmingham
and Frisco System to Meu-.phis.
"The committee of arrangements
j in Memphis, requests all veterans
| who expect to he entertained in free
J quarters to carry their blankets with
J tliem, and to notify \y. J{. Barksdale,
.chairman of the committee on hotels
? nnd accommodations, in odvnnce, of
I tluir intended acceptance of this hos
pitality.
"?2. The annual reunion of th?
South Carolina division, U. C. V.,
will be held nt Chester, S. CM on
June C3 and 21. Application has
been made for the usuil reduced
lates over all railroad?.
"It is hoped that a large number
of the veterans of the division will
attend both of these reunions.
"3. The following appointments
are announced: Miss Margaret Childs
Columbia, maid of honor; Miss Nan
Walker, .Barnwell, maid cf honor;
Mrs. L. C. Crenshaw, Chester, mat
ron of honor.
"Also the following members of
the division staff: Col. Stephen E,
Welch, Charleston, adjutant general
and chief of staff; Lieut. Col. C. 8.
Dwight, Columbia, r.s.3istnnt adjo
in nt general; Lieut. Cel. John O.
l.ee, Charles'? n. assistant adjutant
general; Lieut. Col. J. W. Reed, Ches
ter, ass:stant adjutant general; Liont.
Col. W. H. Ed wards, Chester, assis
tant adjutant general; Lieut. Col. W.
M. Graham, Sumter, assistant adju
tant general; Lieut. Col. David Card
well, Columbia, quartermaster gen
eral ; Maj. J. (). C. Flcmiug, Lauren*,
assistant quartermaster general;
I icut. Col. A. Moultrie ttrailsford,
Camden, inspector general; Maj. D.
F. Bradley, Easley, assistant inspcc
tor general; Lieut. Col. 0. L. Sehum
i pert, Newberry, judge advocate gen
eral; Lieut. Col. J. II. Wharton,
Waterloo, commissarv general; Lieut.
Col. F. L. Parker, Charleston. sur
geon general; Maj. M. J. D. Dantz
ler, Elloree, assistant surgeon gen
eral; Lieut. Col. W. B. Gordon, Cam
den, chaplain general; Lieut. Col.
Wm. E. James, Darlington, chief of
Ordnance,
"By command of
"Zimmerman Davis,
"Brig, Gen, Commanding,'*
" Official:
"Stephen E. Welch,
"Adj. Gen. find Chief of Stnff." ?
Mill Asks Tor Receiver.
Greenville, Special.?At a mooting
Monday afternoon of the stock
holders of the Reedy River Manufac
turing Company, a resolution was
passing declaring that n temporary re
ceivership, for tho repair nnd enlarge*
rrent of the plant, was expedient. In
pursuanco of this resolution proceed*
mgs will be commenced nt ones
looking to tho appointment of a re
ceiver find the readjustment of ths
affairs of tho corporation. This,
however, will not involvo tho shut
ting down of tho plant or any stop
pago ns arrnngomenti have been
made to eontinuo tho operation of
tho plant without interruption. ,y
Leases Silica Springs.
Gnffney, Special.?Mr. Z. A. Rob*
ertson has leased from W. Sam Lip
scomb the Lipscomb Silica Springs,
and will not only supply tho people
of GafTney, but will arrange to ship
the water to people out of the city.
'1 lie springs are situated a few miles
from Gnffney, and numbers of our
people go out daily to get the water
on account of its medicinal qualities.
C'hcraw Teachcrs Chocen.
I Clieraw, Special.?At the rrssion
of the Clieraw school hoard held hist
Friday, the annual ic|?:>it of the su
I periulendent was reed and showed
| this to have hem an excellent year
both as to atlindanee nnd work done.
The entire teaching force wns re
elected: B. C. Melver, snperintcdent;
| II. C. Sheridan, Mrs. J. S. llartfell,
Misses I izzi/? Mnlloy, Ilattie God
frey and Mat tie Duvall, An ad
dilunal teacher in the high school
department is to be elected beforo
the close of school, nnd a lonelier of
music nnd a teacher of typewriting
and stenography are also to be
pelectod.
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