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>|iabiie schools fqr all children betwee 'the ages of six and 21 years, and for tl division of the counties into suitab school districts, as compact in form J practicable, having regard to natur boundaries, and not to exceed 49 n< be less than 9 square miles in are Provided, that in cities of 10,000 ii -habitants and over, this limitation < ?rea shall not ap}?ly: Provided, fu . ther, that when any school district lai out under this section shall embra< . cities or towns already orgauized im special school districts in which gradt . school buildings have been erected I the issue of bonds, or by special tax; "tion, or by donation, all the territot included in said school district sha ' bear its just proportion of any tax th: may be levied to liquidate such boni or support the public schools the rei i Provided, further, that nothing iu th article contained shall be construed i a repeal of the laws under which tt several graded school districts of th: State are organized. The present divi ion Of the com ties into school dist ric and the provisions of law now goveri ing the same shall remain until chan? ed by the general assembly, ? Sec. 6. The existing boards of con , missioners of the several counties, c such officer or officers as may hereafte be vested with the same or simib powers and duties, shall levy an ai ! nual tax of three mills on the dolla upon all the taxable property in thei respective counties, which tax shall b collected at the same time and by th same officers as the other taxes for th same year, and shall be held in th county treasury of the respeetiv . counties; and the said fund shall b apportioned among the schoo' district - of. the county in proportion to th number of pupils enrolled in th public schools of the respective dit tricts, and the officer or officer charged oy law with making said ap pointment shall notify the trustees o the respective school districts thereo! who shall expend and disburse th same as the general assembly may pre scribe. The general assembly 6hal define "enrollment." Not less thai three trustees for each school distric ehall be selected from the qualifie? voters and taxpayers therein, in sud manner and for such terms as the gen .eral assembly may determine, excep in cases of special school districts nov existing, where the provisions of lav now governif g the same shall remaii until changed by the general assembly Provided, The manner of the selec ?ion of said trustees need not be uni .form throughout the State. Then <shall be assessed on all taxable polls ii ^the State between the ages of 21 anc *$0 years (excepting Confederate sol vdiers above the age of 50 years.) ai .annual tax of SI on each poll, the pro ceeds of which tax shall be expeudec for school purposes in the severa school districts in which it is collected. Whenever during the next three en suing years the tax levied by the sail .?ouuty boards of commissioners OJ Similar officers and the poll tax sha! not yield an amount equal tc $3 per capita of the number of child? ren enrolled in the public schools ol .each county for the scholastic yeal .ending the Slsi day of October, in thc year 1895, as it aj?pears in the report of the state superintendent of educa tion for said scholastic jevr, the comp troller general shall, for the aforesaid three next ensuing fiscal years, on the first day of each of said years lev} such an annual tax on the taxable property of the State as he m*y de termine to be necessary to make ur. such deficiency, to be collected at other State taxes, and apportion thc same among the counties of the State in proportion to the respective defici? encies therein. The sum so appor? tioned shall oe paid by ?he state treas? urer to the county treasurers of tht respective counties, in proportion tc the respective deficiencies therein, OE the warrant of the comptroller general, and shall be apportioned among thc school districts of tho counties and disbursed as other sehool funds; and from and after thc 31st day of Decem? ber, in the year 1898, the general as? sembly shall cause to be levied annu? ally on all the taxable property of the State such a tax, in addition to the ?said tax levied by the said county boards of commissioners or similar officers, and poil tax above provided, as may be necessary to keep the fichools open throughout the State for such a length of time in each scholastic year as the general assembly may pre ccrihe: and said tax sh>dl be appor? tioned among the counties in propor? tion to the deficiencies thereiu and dis? bursed as other school fuuds. Any school district may by the au? thority of tho general assembly levy un additional tax for tho support of its Schools. Sec. 7. Separate selonds shall be provided for children OJ the white and Colored races, and no child of either . race shall ever be permitted to ath ml a school provided for children of the Other race. Sec. 8. The general assembly may provide for the maintenance of (dem son Agricultural college, tin: University cf South Carolin i, and tuc Winthrop ."Normal and Industrial college, a branch thereof, as now established by law, aud may create scholarships therein: theproeeeds realized from the laud scrip given by tiie act of congress passed the s ?< ??nd day of Jul?., i8(>2, for the support of an agricultura] col leg -, ami any lauds or funds which have heretofore been or may h retfter be given or appropriated for educa? tional purposes by the congress of the U.'iited States, shall be applied as directed iu th ; acts appropriating the same: Pr v. ; ?I, That th . general as? sembly shall, as soon as practicable, wholly separate O?a?i n college from Cladiu university, aud pro vi !e for a separate corps ot professors a ; ; in? struct? ?rs thereiu, represe tttiou ;?> givea to men ??nd women .?. t.ic uegso race, and ;t shall be the. Colored Nor II-- Hill- ? -- I-? - ??-I ????IIIHH mal, Industrial, Agricultural anc chanical college of this State. Sec. 9. The property or creel the State of Sonth Carolina, or oi county, city, town, township, s district, or other subdivision o? said State, or any public money, whatever source derived, shall nc gift, donation, loan, contract, a] priation, or otherwise, be used, dil or indirectly, in aid or maintenan any college, school, hospital or house, or other institution, socie organization of whatever kind, v ! is wholy or in part under the dire ! or control of any church or of religious or sectarian denomina society or organization. Sec. 10. All gilts of every kin educational purposes, if accepte J the general assembly, shall be ap; and used ior the purposes design by the giver, unless the same 1 conflict with the provisions of ; Constitution. j Sec. ll. All gifts to the State w ! the purpose is not designated, al cheated property, the net abse funds of all estates or copartner; in the hands of the courts of the ? where there have been no claim for the same within-the last 70 y< and other money cominginto the ti ury of the State by reason of the '. ; section of an act entitled "An ac j provide a mode of distribution ol j moneys as direct tax from the citi of this State by the United Stat? trust to the State of South Carolii approved the 24th day of Deeeni 1891, together with such other rm as tue general assembly may prov shall be securely invested as the S school fund, and the annual inc thereof shall be apportioned by general assembly for the purpos ! maintaining the public schools. Sec. 12. All the net income tc I derived by the Stale from the sale j license for the sale of spirituous, m , vinous and intoxicating liquors i j beverages, not including so m j thereof as is now or may hereafter allowed by law to go to the conn and municipal corporations of State, shall be applied anuually in of the supplementary taxes provn for in the sixth section of this arti? aud if after said application th should be a surplus, it shall be voted to public school purposes, ? apportoined as the general asseni may determine: Provided, howev That the said supplementary ta shall only be levied when the net come aforesaid from the sale or lice: for the side of alcoholic liquors beverages is not sufficient to meet a equalize the deficiencies for which 1 said supplementary taxes are pro vid* ARTICLE XIL CHARITABLE ANT> PENAL INSTITTJTIO: Sec. 1. Institutions for the C? of the insane, bliud, deaf and dui and the poor shall always be foster and snj ported by this State, and sh be subject to such regulations as t general assembly may enact. Sec. 2. The regents of the State hi pital for the insane and the superi . tendent thereof, who shail be a phy ? cian, shall be appoiuted by the govi I nor, by aud with the advice and co sent of the senate. All other phyi eiaus, oilicers and employees of t hospital shall be appointed by th^ r gents, unless otherwise ordered by tl general assembly. j Sec. 3. The respective counties this State shall make such provis* I as may be determined by law for t ! those inhabitautswho by reason of ag j infirmities and misfortune may have I claim upon the sympathy and aid society. Sec. 4. The directors of the bene clent aud penal Stateinstitutions whk may be hereafter created shall be aj pointed or elected as the general assei bly may direct. Sec. 5. The directors and superi: tendent of the penitentiary shall be aj pointed or elected as the general assen bly m H y direct. See. 6. All convicts sentenced t hard labor by any of the courts in th State may be employed upon the pub lie works of the State or of the counth and upou the public highways. Sec. 7. Provision may be made b ! the general assembly for tho establish meut and maintenance by the State c a reformatory for juvenile offender separate and apart from hardene criminals. Sec. 8. The governor shall havi I power to fill all vacancies that may oe j cur in the offices aforesaid, excep where otherwise provided for, with th i power of removal until the next sessioi ! ?d' the general assembly and until ! sucre."?ur or successors shall be ap I pom ted and confirmed, j Sec;. 9. ihe penitentiary and tin j convicts thereto semteueed shall for < vcr be under th supervision and con trol of oilicers employed by the State and iu ease any Convicts are hired ol j farmed out, as may be provided j law, their maintenance, support, med I ieal attendance aud discipline .-mell bi j under the direction of officers detailed j for those linties by ibo authorities o: ; tiie penitentiary, i _ _ ARTICLE XIII. MILITIA. ! Section 1. Tho militia of this Stute shall consist oi all able-bodied male ? citizens of the Stale between the ages of IS and 45 years, e xcept sneh per? sons as are now or may be exempted , by the laws of the United States or this State, or who from religious scruples may be averse to bearing i:rms, and shall bo or ira ni zed, o Iii cere I, arne d, equipped and discipline i ns the general assembly ajay by law direct. See. The volunteer and militia f??rees shall (ex rcpt for treason, felony and hi -ii e- the p?age) b.? exempt from at i ot by warran! or other pro? cess while in active service or attend? ing muster or the election of officers, or while going to or returning fr either oi the same. Sec. 3. The governor shall have power to call ont the volunteer f militia forces, either or both, to e cute tho laws, repel invasions., suppr insurrections and preserve the pul peace? Sec. 4. There shall be an adj uti and inspector general elected by 1 qualified electors of the State tit i same time and in the same manner other State officers, who shall rank ; brigadier general, and whose dut and compensation shall be prescrit by law. The governor shall, by a with the advice and conseut of thes< ate, appoint such other staff officers I the geueral assembly may direct. Sec. 5. The geueral assembly j hereby empowered and required, at first session after the adoption of tl Constitution, to provide such proi and liberal legislation as will guan tee and seenre an annual pension every indigent or disabled Confeder* soldier and sailor of this State and the late Confederate States who fi citizens of this State, and also to t indigent widows o. Confederate sol ers and sailors, ARTICLE XIV. EMINENT DOMAIN*. Section 1. The State shall ha concurrent jurisdiction on all rive bordering on this State, so far as su rivers shall form a common bounda to this and any other State bound by the same; and they, together wi all navigable waters within the limi of the State, shall be common big ways and forever free, as well to ti inhabitants of this St*te as to the cit zens of the United States, without ai tax or impost therefor, unless the san be expressly provided for by the ge eral assembly. Sec. 2. The title of all lands ar other property which have heretofo; accrued to this State by grant, gil purchase, forfeiture, escheats or otho wise shall vest in the State of Soul Carolina, the same as though no cham hail taken place. Sec. 3. The people of the Sta are declared to possess the ultima property in and to all lands within tl jurisdiction of the Stute; and all lam the title to which shall fail from dei'ei of heirs shall revert or escheat to tl people. ARTICLE XV. IMPEACHMENTS. Section 1. The house of represent) tives shall have the sole power of in peachinent. A vote of two-thirds < all the members elected shall be r< quired for an impeachment. Any ofl cer impeached shall thereby be sm pended from office until judgment i the case shall have been pronouncec and the office shall be filled during th trial in such manner as may be prov; ued by law. Sec. 2. All impeachments shail b tried by the senate, and when sittin for that purpose they shali be unde oath or affirmation. Ao persou shall b convicted except by a vote of two-third of ail the members elected. When th governor is impeached, the chief jiu tice of the supreme court, or, if he b disqualified, the senior justice sha) preside, with a casting vote in all pre iimiuary questions. Sec. 3. The governor and all ethe executive and judicial officers shall b liable to impeachment; but judgmen in such case shall not extend furthe than removal from office. The per sous convicted shall, nevertheless, b< liable to indictment, trial and punish ment according to law. Sec. 4. Por any willful neglect o duty, or other reasonable cause, whicl shall njt be sufficient ground of im peachment, the governor shall remov? any executive or judicial officer on tl.< address of two-thirds of each house o the general assembly: Provided That the cause or causes for which saie removal may be required shall Ix stated at length in such address, am I entered on tho journals of each house And provided, further, That the officei intended to be removed shall be noti tied of such cause or causes, and shal be admitted to a hearing in his OWE defense, or buy his counsel, or bj both, before any \ofce for such address and in all cases the vote shall be taker by yeas and nays, aud bo entered oil the journals of ouch house respective ly. _ ARTICLE XVL AMENDMENT AND BEVISION OP THE CONSTITUTION. Section I. Any amendment or amendments to t?.e Constitution may be proposed in the senate or house o? representatives. If the same be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elect? ed to each house, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the j journ.Js respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon: aird the same shill be submitted to the qualified electors of tue State, at the next gener? al election thereafter for representa? tives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for mouthers of thc general assembly, voting thereon, snail vote in favor of such amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next general assembly shall, after such an election, and be? fore another, ratify the same ameiiu nieut or amendments by yeas and nays, the same -h:.ll become part of the Constitutum: Provitled, That such amendment or amendments shall have been read three tiuus, on three several days, in each house. Sec. 2. if two O? mor-; amendments j shall bo submitted at thu same time, ! they shall be submitted iu such manner j vh it tue electors shrill Vote ?or or ! against e.ieh of such ameudiaonta sep ' ar it ely. Sec. Whenever two-thirds of the ? members elect, d io each branch <d tim geueral assembh shall think it ucces i sary to call a convention to re amend or change this Constitu? they shall recommend to the elec to vote for or against a conventie the next election for repr?sent?t] and if a majority of all the eler. voting at said election shall have v for a convention, the general asser shall, at its next session, provid law for calling the same; and such vention shall consist of a nuuibt members equal to that of the r numerous branch of the general i.s* bly. _ ARTICLE XVII. mLCELLANEOrS ?IATTEIiS. Section 1. Xo person shall elected or appointed to any offici this State unless he possess the qr fications of an elector: Provided, the provisions of this section shall apply to the offices of state libra: and departmental .clerks, to eithei which offices any woman, a resit of the State two years, who hai tained the age of 21 years shall be gi ble. Sec. 2. The general assembly i direct by law, in what man claims against the State amy be es' lished and adjusted. Sec. 3. ^Divorces from the bo of matrimony shall not be allowct this State. Sec. 4. Xo person who denies existence of a Supreme Being si hold any office under this Constitnti Sec. 5. The printing of the Ia journals, bills, legislative doenme and papers for each branch of g.meral assembly, with the print required for the executive and ot departments of the State, shail be . on contract, in such manner as shall prescribed by law. Sec. 6. The generd assembly si provide for the removal of ali eau which may be pending when this C< stitution goes into effect to cou created by the same. Sec. 7. Xo lottery shall ever allowed, or advertised by uewspape or otherwise, or its tickets be sold this State; and the general asseml shall 2>rovide by law at its next sessi for the enforcement of this provisic Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for u person holding an office of honor, tn or profit to engage in gambling, beating on games of chance; and a such officer, upon conviction lhere shall become thereby disqualified fr< the further exercise of the functions his office, and the office of said pers shall become vacant, as in the case resignation or death. Sec. 9. The real and personal pro erty of a woman held at the time her marriage, or that which she m hereafter acquire, either by gi ft, g rai inheritance, devise or otherwise, stn be her separate property, and she sh have all the rights incident to the sat to which an unmarried woman or man is entitled. She shall have t power to contract and be contract with in the same manner as if she we married. Sec. 10. All laws now in force : this State and not repugnant to th Constituci?n shall remain and be e forced until altered or repealed by tl general ussembly, or shail expire I their own limitations. Sec. ll. That no inconvenience ma I arise from the change in the Constit tion of this State, and in order to can this Constitution into complete oper tu n, it is hereby declared: Fust. That all laws in force in th j State, at the time of the adoption c I this Constitution, not inconsistei I therewith, and constitutional when ei j acted, shall remain in full force nut j altered or repealed by the general ai I sembly or expire by their own limiti tion. All ordinances passed and rat lied at this convention shall have th same force and effect as if included i and constituting a part of this Const tution. Second. All writs, actions, ca?sese action, proceedings, prosecutions, an rights of individuals, of bodies corpoi ate and of the State, when not incor sistent with this Constitution, shu. coutiuue as valid. Third. The provisions of all law which are inconsistent with this Cou stitution shall ct ase upon its adoption except that ad laws which are incon sistent with such provisions of this Cou stitution as require legislation to en force them shall remain in force uuti such legislation is had. Fourth. All hues, penalties, forfeit? ures and escheats ?ceruiug to the St itt of South Caroliua nuder the Coustitu tion and laws heretofore in force shal accrue to the use of the State of Soutl Carolina under this Constitution, ex cept as herein otherwise provided. Fifth. All recognizances, obligation* and all other instruments entered inti j or executed before the adoption of thii j Constitution to the State, <>r to any county, township, city or town there? in, and ail tines, taxes, penalties anti ! forfeitures duo or owing to this Statt ? or to any county, township, city or town therein and all writs, proseen ? t ons, actions and proceedings, except j as herein otherwise provided, shail con? tinue and remain unaffected by the I adoption of this Constitution. All iu I dictmeiits which sh.ill have been fouud, i or may hereafter be found, for any ! crime or offence committed before the j adoption of this Constitution may be j prosecuted as if no change had beeu made, except as otherwise provided herein. I Sixth. All officers, State, executive, l?gislative, judicial, circuit, district, '. e.-unty, township and municipal, who i may be iu office at the adoption of I this Constitution or who may oe. eb;.-ted before the election of their successors as herein provided, shall hold their respective offices until their terms ii i\ o expired and until their succ< ?sors are el ce ted or appointed and ipiabtb d as provided iu this Coustiutio i, unless . mer removed as may be provide i by i iv, and shail receive the coaij eusa Uou now tixed by th; statute laws iii force at the adoption of tb:s Constita tion. Seventh. At all elections held for members of the general assembly in case of a vacancy, or any other office, Stute, county or municipal, the quali? fications of electors shall remain as they were under the Constitution o? 18(58, until the first day of November. 1896. Eighth. This Constitution, adopted by the people of South Carolina in convention assembled, shall be in force and effect from and after the 31st day of December, in the year 1895. .Ninth. The provisions of tue Con? stitution of 18o8 aud amendments thereto are repealed by this Constitu? tion, except when reordained and de? clared herein. CHEAT BODES, Hivw ihe Trice of Pu bl i cations Has j Been Reduced. Fifteen years ago ??Iuuro, the great American pirate, surprised the public, amazed booksellers and precipitated international copyright by issuing standard works at 15 to 25 cents c volume. They were in newspaper type, in awkard shape and badly printed. They were received as a miracle of cheapness. Whatever else they ac? complished they destroyed the profits of the respectable New York Timo and 8vo pirates, and the big bookselling firms, after half a century of piracy, were all instantly converted to inter? national copyright. Ten years ago there began to be is? sued at 10, 20 and 40 cents a volume, in paper 12mo editions of standard I works, which again amazed the public by their cheapness. They were in as large type and as well printed as the 1 franc, 25 centimes books with which Levy revolutionized the French book trade 40 years ago. They were better printed and covered a wider range than the shilling volumes of iiutledge, in England 25 years ago, thc predecessors of many shilling series since. Five ycar3 ago various failure?, liquidations and speculations brought great blocks and stocks of these issues on the market and they fell to 10 cents. This seemed about as far as they could go, but the past five years has seeu a great change in the cost of producing cheap books. Paper has fallen in value, typesetting machines have reduced the cost of composition, i>resses are run at a speed before un? known, while new machines fold,stitch and cover the volumes as they come from the press and tie them in bundies. The result is that one New York firm has made a contract to deliver 2,000, 000 complete paper covered books at 2} cents a volume, wh\'e another cheap book firm is delivering ali its large list by the 1,000 at 2?. cents a volume, less 5 per cent, for cash. This is probably as cheap as the book is likely to go and even at these wholesale prices the book is not as cheap as the newspaper.-Philadelphia Press. Typographical Errors Fourni in AH the Books Ever Printed, .I rem? mber once of a publisher in London who made up his mind to publish a book that should have no typographical errors whatever. He had his proofs corrected by his own proof-readers, until they all assured him that there were no longer any errors in the text. Then lie sent proofs to the universities and to other publishing houses offering a prize of several pounds sterling in cash for every typographical mistake that could be found. Hundreds of proofs wt re sent out in this way and many skilled proof-readers examined the pages in the hope of earning a prize. A few errors were discovered. Then all the proof-sheets having been heard from the publisher felt sure that his book would appear before the public an absolutely perfect piece of compo? sition. He had tho plates cast, tho edition printed and bound between expensive covers, because as a perfect specimen of printers' art it was of course unique in literature and ex? ceedingly valuable to bibliophiles. 1 he edition sold well and was spread all over the country. The publisher was very much pleased with himself for having done something that had hitherto been considered an impossi? bility. Iben his pride had a fad, for six or eight months later he received a letter calling his attention to a cer? tain line on a certain page. Thou came another letter announcing the discovery of a second error in this perfect book. I believe before the yeai was out four or rive mistakes were lound. - Harper's bound Table. Best Schcol o'. Journalism, ?t is impossible, in my judgment, that there should be any special school which will take a young niau intend ii:j; to pursue tue profession of journ albm, after he has finished his college studies, and give him much valuable instiuction in the duties and labors of j the future professional life, and in j that general experience in business ? which 1 recommend as most indis- j j), usable. '1 here is only one school for ? that purpose, and that is the news- j paper office, and the better the news- , ] aper office the more complete, the ; moze varied, and the more extensive i the labors that it aims at and per-! foi ms, and the better educated the vonng man who is going to learn bis . ade lhere, the more effectually will j ie h am it. '1 he newspaper i i?ice is 1 l:e best post-graduate college that the indent of the newspaper profession .en have. Lei him get the best ?cu-j iiliou possible and ? in u go ii? work in ! hews] aper office, and the better the ditor the better the instruction.- ? hurles A. Duna. s CRA?iiO HAKO& HOUSE. Supposed to Kc the driest Cvrellin ia This Couatry? Contrary to general exnectanon, says the Xew York Time?, the famou? Crailo manor hou-e is not to be de? molished. This will be extremely in? teresting news to rainy peopio throughout the United S*ate?, but more particularly iko^e of Eastern Xew York. The historical old place GLPEST DWELLING IN THE UNION. sfanns m one o: rue picturesque streets oc Greenbush, inst across the Hudson Eire? from A.?bmy. It was near this hons3 that "Yankee Doodle" was written. For year* the old block house has been fast delvin? under the ruthless ravages <>f time and the element*. The Society o? Colonial Dame?, reco^niz:.- .'the value of this, the oldest hon-e in th9 United States, has leased it for a term o? fifteen years. When the improvements now in prog? ress shall have been completed a cus? todian will be place I in charge. By the payment of a small entrance fee it will be accessible to all visitor". The building was erected in 1642 as a manor house and olac^ of defense, and was known as Fort Crailo. It was General Abercrombie's headqutrfcers while that doughty warrior was march in? to attack Fort Ticonderoga, ia 175S. It was at the cantonment east of this house, near the old well, that the Army Surgeon, R. Shuckbnrgh, composed the immoria? song, "Yankee Doodle." The house is the original* homestead of the younger and larder ? brauen of the Van Rensselaer family, after whom tbs county wis named. According to the best histories, the building was erected by Killian Yan * Rensselaer for his son Johannes be? tween the ve irs 1530 and 16i*2. The building is a two-story and" attic brick structure of most substan- \ tial construction. Tho walls are of, great thickness, and are still pierced: with two of the nine stone loopholes which once commanded the ap-: proacu.es. The beam? of hewn pine are of unusual size, some of them be? ing sixteen inches -quire. About the muidle of the eighteenth century the rude fortress-like dwelling was trans? formed into a handsome residence, and an addition was made in the rear in 174'). The main entrance is in the ! middle of the r.ver iront and gives access to a small hail, from which open doors leading to the main rooms on either side. At the end of the hall Borings an arch, tue imposts and sof? fits o;" which are ornamented with delicate garlands in low relief. A second and much larger paneled hall, opening noon tbe porch afc the left, intersects this hall ar the centre of the boase. The old Crailo manor house is most curiously planned. All the rooms 3onuectwith each other, usually by means of closets, but as there ara several levels on the same story the doors in some cuses open several feet above the level O? tho floor of the lower room. There is no ap? parent reason for this diff?rence of level, unless it was purposely designed j to increase the difficulty o? capture in the event of the house being taken by an enemy. Tho building some years ago passed out of th? hands of the Van Rensse? laer, and the property was in litiga? tion for nearly two years. During that time it was the retreat of a band of young ruffians who broke the win? dows, defaced the woodwork, and de? molished the mantels and balusters. Prior to that time the old manor was visited by people from all parts of the United States. It is famous in history and song. In the ?Same Coat. %JO to 4 \\r 4'Is ir true that you caught th* richest mau at the beach ia-*t summer? I heard you were engaged to him." "Of course I was engaged to him! Do you think ? wanted to be the only giri that W;LS not'?"-Tr^th. She Vt'as Astonished. "*" As a Chicago woman cyclist was taking a run on her wheel ulong a country road, a woman rushed wildly out from a small cottage many yards fren the highway, waving her apron and hallooing madly. The wheelwoman stopped short and wailed. The wom? an's husband was probably dying and sin* wanted to send for a doctor. Curi? ous, she tarried while the rural dame drew near. As she came up, pauling md breathless, she ejaculated: '* 'Fore God. Indy, tell me h nv ye ever learnt to set on them wheels." A "versatile genius" is renl?y a -Tack-, -all-trades, and master o? noue. <