University of South Carolina Libraries
SIMPSON ENTERS THE FIGHT. Asserts Claim That He Was In Supreme Command During Battle of Santiago. Washington, Feb, 7.-E. S. Theall, representing Stayton, Campbell & Theall, counsel for Rear Admiral Sampson, filed the following brief with President Roosevelt protesting against the claim set up in Admiral Seeley's appeal that he was in su? preme command during the battle off Santiago : "No argument will be submitted as to the volunteered opinion of the pre? siding member of the court upon the question of command at Santiago. We repeatedly applied for an opportunity to present evidence upon this point to the court, and our request was as often refused, and we are confident that an attempt to pronounce . an ad? verse judgment where a hearing has been denied is so plain a violation of simple good faith that it has no chance of receiving your approval. -We were ready then and are still ready, to produce much evidence which was not offered before the court on this question. We are prepared to show that the statement that the New York at the beginning of the battle "was not of sight of each and every ship of the blockading squadron but one,'" is inaccuiate. "We are ready to show that under the navy regulations and the judicial interpretations thereof Rear Admiral Sampson was during the battle in com? mand of every single vessel in the American line. There is abundance of testimony available to show that from the beginning of the battle every American vessel off Santiago was ic sight of the New York. There is evi? dence at hand, both record and parol, to show that whenever the commander in chief left the blockading line in front of Santiago he hoisted the sig? nal ''disregard movements of com? mand-in-chief" proceeded to that point where under '. the regulations his immediate command of the squadron ceased and then signalled to the next in rank to take command : and that on the morning of July 3d the com? mander-in-chief had given instruc? tions to have ready for hoisting the signal directing Commodore Sch ley to assume command ; and that this sig? nal was to be hoisted when under the regulations the appropriate moment arrived : that that moment bad not ar? rived, and that such signal had not been hoisted when the enemy endeav? ored to escape from the harbor. "From the Oregon', too. there is available evidence to show that when the first shot was "fired the quarter? master of the Oregon, using the long glass, could, from the position of that vessel near the centre of the line, read the New York's battle signals then flying. "AH this evidence was ready to be presented to the court of inquiry and it is ready to be presented to you. It was not admited before the court be? cause it refused to go into the question of command. "Rear Admiral Sampson has never objected, and does not now object, to any inquiry to determine the question o? command. He has, however, re? ported that he was in command at that battle. As commander-in-chief be has made his recommendations concerning the promotions. He has been recognized by the executive and judicial departments of the govern? ment as being in command, and he asks that when the accuracy of his reports is questioned, be be at least permitted to bear the evidence in opposition and to permit bis brother officers to come forward with the testimony they are ready to give in his behalf. "There is further an abundance of ovidence available to establish the fact that what the applicant now calls 'the complete and total failure of the prearranged order of battle' was due wholly to his own disobedience of or? ders of the commander in chief. These orders were to close in and hold the enemy at the harbor's mouth. Com modore Scbley so understood the or? ders. He hoisted that very signal. Yet when he saw the enemy 'approach "that part of the line guarded by his -own vessel, be looped. He withdrew from the battle formation, left a hole in the line, interfered with the Tex? as, which would have stopped the gap, and caused her to back, thereby giv? ing the enemy the double oportunity of wbicb they availed themselves-to escape through the interval he had made: "We have no desire to prolong this controversy. We only ask that before there shall be a finding adverse to Admiral Sampson either by the presi? dent, the courts, or the navy depart? ment, that he be given the opportuni? ty which has been given to Admiral Scbley to present such evidence as may make both sides of the matter clear." The president will consider the brief in connection with Scbley's appeal and the navy departments' comment. His decision in the Schley case will not be made public until after his return from Charleston. laws to Control Wireless Teleg? raphy. One of the early steps which will ia ve to be taken by this Government is the establishment of restrictions j governing communication by wireless i telegraphy. This would be absolutely ? necessary from the strategic stand? point, but already the Governments abroad are taking that feature of the situation into consideration. Of .course at sea in time of war wireless telegraph messages between ships of the same squadron will be receivable by the ships of a foe, and secret com? munication can only be maintained by means of a code. A claim made by Maroom that a cer? tain "tuning" of bis instruments has removed the possibility of interference is not, say the experts, fully sustained. It will not be possible, of course, to regulate such appropriation of mes? sages at sea. but it will be absolutely necessary and entirely feasible to con? trol the wireless telegraph operations on land, and when the matter is nearer complete development than at present this Government will have to enact legisaltion in regard to wireless tele? graphy on land, notably along the coast. - ( Washington telegram to the Chicago Tribune. HESTER'S WEEKLY STATEMENT, Last Week Shows a Decrease of 50,000 Bales and 90, 000 For Year Before Last. New Orlenas, Feb. 7.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement issued today shows for the seven days of February a decrease under last year of 50,000 and a decrease under the same period vear before last of 90.000. For the 16? days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead cf the same days of last year 322,000 and ahead of the same period year before last of 967,000. The amount brought into sight dur? ing the past week has been 132,567 against 182,154 for the same seven days last year and 222,405 year before last. The movement since Sept. 1 shows receipts at all United States ports to be 5,968,806 against 5,477,755 last year; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 754,987 against 845,. 217 last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the com? mercial year 440,922 against 645,802 last year and southern mill takings 879,000 against 770,851 last year. The total movement since Sept. 1 is 8,061,717 against 7,739,625 last year and 7,094.522 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 124,476 against 113,989 last year, making the total thus far for the season 4,658,553 against 4,056,682 last year. The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 2,307,295 against 2,168,845 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres have decreased during the week 86,419 bales against a decrease during the corres? ponding period last season of 27,025. Including: stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 8,421,402 against 7,862,159 for the same period last year. WHO BEFRIENDED SPAift ? Berlin, February 7.-The foreign office was informed-today that the As? sociated Press has issued for publica? tion the text of the replies of ali; the European Courts except from Germany to the request of concerted action of the Powers sent out March 25, 1S98, from Madrid. The Associated Press correspondent here asked for the text of the German answer to this request. The foreign office said that the answer of the German Government was made orally by the German ambassador at Madrid. The answer was that Ger? many could not take the initiative and must await the action of. the other Powers. Subsequent events made a further answer unnecesasry. The foreign office called attention to cablegrams from Washington, saying that the British embassy there admits making a second proposal April 14, 1898, but with . no evil intentions against the United States. The for? eign office added : "We fully recognized the fact that England had no evil intentions against the United States. The German Government, . far from imputing snch intentions on the other hand, and sim? ply upon the basis of the comments in the ca?e, protest against London im? puting to us intentions we never had." An Enthusiastic Bull. New York, February 7.-The weekly figures made up today disclose a posi? tion of exceptional strength and point to much higher prices in the immedi? ate future. The world's supply of American cot: ton shows a decrease for the week of 145,-000 bales, and is now only 180,000 bales greater than two years ago, when cotton went to ten and eleven cents per pound and was practically unob? tainable at the end of the season. Of this visible supply there is in Ameri? ca at the ports and interior towns 176,000 bales less than last year and 360,000 bales less than in the memor? able bull year of 1900. The quantity of cotton brought into sight for the week is only 132,000 bales, which is the smallest on record for the corresponding week of any season in which the crop exceeded 9,000,000 bales. We have consumed approximately 650.000 bales more than ended last year, Japan alone having taken 115, 000 bales, against only 6,000 last year. In every direction the demand seems to be expancing and the supply de? creasing. The average weight of bales is six pounds less than last year, which is equivalent to a redaction of 120.000 bales in the supply. The cotton trade of the world seems upon the eve of recognizing the extra? ordinary situation and a very sharp ad? vance in the market appears immi? nent. It is certain to come promptly if those who hold the small remnant of this year's crop decline to sell ex? cept at its fair value. It is worth, in view of the situation today disclosed, certainly nine cents, and will probably command ten cents before the end of the season. It is only through a very sharp and immediate advance that an absolute cotton famine in Ameiica can I be averted. I Theodore H. Price. In the Czar's kitchen at St. Peters ! burg not only are the walls and ceil? ings of black covered with valuable ornaments, but many of the kitchen pots and pans, which originally be? longed to the Empress Catherine, are of solid gold. SEWEBAGTF?R ??ERSQN. Anderson, February 7.-At a special election here today on the question of sewerage it was decided by a ma? jority of ?06 to issue bonds for a first class system of sewerage. About twelve miles will be put in at a cost of 640,000. A light vote was polled. Georgetown's New Building. Washington, Feb. 7. The senate committee on public buildings and j grounds today reported favorably thc j following bills for oublie buildings: ! Selma, Ala., S100,000: New Orleans, ! SI.250,000: Durham, N. C., $100,000: j Georgetown, S. C., $100,000: Mem - j phis, Tenn., (addition; $250,000. The Worship of Sport. The sensation created by Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The Islanders," not only continues, but becomes more pronounced. The poet's invective has angered both the British army and navy and aroused the wrath of the supporters of the government's war policy in South Arfica. One of the many writers whom Mr. Kipling has provoked is an Australian poet who geos back at him in Kipling's own style. "The Islands" is a severe arraign? ment of the British public, especially the British youth, for its lack o? pa? triotic fire, indulgence in sport and devotion to it at a time when the gov? ernment is calling for soldiers. Mr. R. A. Streatfield has contri? buted to the London Times an inter? esting article, in which he points out that Mr. Kipling's protest is very like one that was made centuries ago under similar circumstances by the greatest of Greek dramatists. Mr. Streatfield writes: "Mr. Kipling ls not the first to at? tack the worship of sport. I happened today to light upon a passage in one of the fragments of Euripides-the few lines which are practically all that remain of .his satyric play"Autoly cus" - which anticipates rath curiously Mr. Kipling's diatribes against 'flannelled fools' and 'mud? died oafs- I fancy that the passage has never been put into English be? fore, so I am compelled to append a version of my own, which, however lacking in elegance, represents, I hope, the spirit of the original with tolerable accuracy: "Of all the myriad plagues that harass Greece 'Tis sure the tribe of athletes is the worst ? They learn not how to make a liveli? hood, And would not if they could ; for how should they, Slaves to a gullet, panders to a paunch, Add even a stiver to their father's store? Nor can they suffer poverty, nor snit Their ways to varying fates, for being used To no wise habits, hardly can they change In adverse fortune. While their bright youth lasts. They wal:s admired, the darlings of the crowd ; But when the bitterness of age is come, Like worn-out garments, they are cast aside, And much I blame the costom of the Greeks, Who gat.ber from afar to see these men, Honoring their useless sports, which do but serve To whet the appetite of greedy folk. For grant a man has wrestled weil, or won A foot race, deftly pitched a quoit, or struck A ringing blow, how has he served the state? Why do ye crown him? Will he quoit in hand, Do battle for his country, or go forth To box with foes who come in armor clad? When swords are drawn, we put these follies from us. But wise and good men, these 'tis well to wreath With crowns of laurel, they who rule the state, Calm tumults and avert the woes of war. It will be generally conceded that the Greek article is superior to the English, but there is no insinuation that Mr. Kipling plagarized from Euripides, or even got the suggestion of "The Islanders" from that mighty master. There is no probability that he did, as the play from which Mr. Streat? field, quotes is not well known even to scholars, and Mr. Kipling probably never read it.-Atlanta Journal. What She Was Charged With. About ten years ago I witnessed an unusual occurrence in the circuit court room at London, Ky. Judge Robert Boyd was the presiding justice. One morning, shortly after the court had opened, Andrew Jackson, the fore? man of the grand jury, appeared be? fore the judge in charg? of a woman, who, he stated, had refused to testify before the grand jury. The juds:e, with a very polite bow, said to the woman: "Madam, it is your duty to tell anything you may know about any violations of the law in this county, except, of course, such as may have taken place in your im? mediate family. It would be very disagreeable to me to have to punish you in any way, and I trust that you will go at once and answer the ques? tions that may be asked by the fore? man of the grand jury." "PH be durned if I do," she said with a withering look of scorn. "Mr. Clerk, enter a fine of $10 against this woman," said the court. "Now, madam, you go and testify to this jury at once." "You go to h-1, you durned old fool," the woman retorted. "Mr. Sheriff, take her to jail," roared the judge. . "Andhaint'sl already in jail for ? selling whisky, and brought out of ' jail to testify?"' she said, and with an inimitable tess of her head she passed out of the court room. Being very fond of the judge, and quite intimate with bim, I arose and said to him, as if I had not fully gathered what had been going on: "May I inquire of your honor what the lady is charged with?" "I don't know sir: but I think she is charged with dynamite," replied the court with a look of exasperation. -Governor Bradley's Stories of Ken? tucky Life. It Dazzles the World. No discovery in medicine has ever cre ? ated one quarter of thc excitement that j has been caused by Dr King's New Dis? covery for consumption. Its severest tests have been on hopeless victims of j consumption, pneumonia, hemorrhage, pleurisy and bronchitis, thousands Of ? whom it h.-ts restored t-> perfect health, j For coughs, colds, asthma, croup, hay I fever, hoarseness and whooping cough it is the quickest, surest cue in the world. It is sold by .1 F VV DeLorrae, who guar? antees satisfaction or refunds money. Large bottles 50c and $1. Trial bottles free. 1 CUBA ANO THE PHILIPPINES. Congress StiiS Trying to Wo Out a Policy. Washi:?t?;on, Feb. .10. -There exi a peculiar situation in the House Representatives, and that Chamber ? pears to be bent upon amply demc strating to the country that with republican majority and the Re Rules it is a thoroughly impotent a irresponsible body. Even the Pre dent has ceased to urge his wist upon the lower house and has conce trated his efforts noon the Sem where there seems to be every reas to believe that they have proved eff< ti ve. The recent statements of Sei tor Platt of Connecticut, chairmian the Committee on Relations wi Cuba, and Senator Proctor of V< mont, are regarded, not only as indie tive of the attitude of the Senate the question of Cuban reciprocit but as a threat that if the House dc not pursue a reasonable course t Senate will disregard it and effect t desired reciprocal relations by mea of a treaty. The excessive fear, inspired by t attack of Representative Babcock upi that portion of the Dingley tariff b which serves to augment the immen profits of the Steel' Trust, seems have paralyzed the Ways and Mea Committee and that body is afraid report any measure granting recipr city to Cuba because of Mr. Babcock .announced intention to move t' amendment of the bill to secure modicum of tariff reform. While tl Ways and Means Committee is dom nated by the extreme protectioni view such is not true of the enti House and a republican member wi would not permit me to use his nam said yesterday: "The situation is mo distressing to the more progressive r j publicans. They appreciate the trui of Senator Plait's statement that prote j tion is likoly ' to suffer most in tl house of its friends' and they reali: j that, if the Democrats have the for sight to drop their 'anti-expansioi j theories and go before the country c a straight tariff reform platform t b( will make serious inroads in our rank Our only hope is that the Demi eratic porpensity to blunder will lei them to'adopt 'anti-expansion' as the slogan rather than "tariff reform." The speaker was an astute Westei republican who may be counted upc to know the situation in his own se tion, at least. . The republicans are holding a perfei love feast in the Senate committee 01 the Philippines over the testimony < Judge Taft in regard to conditions i the islands. It never seems to occt to them that a gentleman who is drav ing a salan- of 320,000 per annum fe governing thed "colony" is most like ly to see the rosy side of the situatior Without impugning Judge Taft' sincerity, it is reasonable to assum that from his magnificently furnisbe offices in Manila, and surrounded b the members of a commssion ail hanc ?omely recompensed for their services things may look very bright in tb Philippines. As a matter of fact, how ever, there are others, perhaps equall competent to testify, many of ther officers who have penetrated into th strongholds of the insurrection, wc do not regard the situation from th same hopeful' and complacent stand point as does Governor Taft. The Philippine tariff bill continue to occupy the attention of the Senat and drastic censure of the course o the administrration has been theusua order of the day on the democratic side. Senator Lodge has, however stated that the Senate proposes t< pass the measure regardless of th opinion of the minority: and his posi tion, that he and his colleagues an not open to renson or conviction, ma; serve to precipitate the passage of tb< bill, in view of the large amount o businses which the Senate still ha: to consider. Representative Newlands of Nevad? bas introduced a resolution in tb< House providing for the collection o: three-fourths of the Dingley rates 01 Cuban sugar and tobacco in considera tion of reciprocal concessions frorr Cuba and concludes with an invitatio! to Cuba to come into the Uni tee States under a territorial form of gov ernment and with the proviso thal statehood will be granted when, in the judgment of Congress, it seems ad? visable. Mr. Newlands deems suet a course the most expedient solution of the Cuban problem. Speaking ol the matter he told me that he had nc reason for waiting until the Cubans had formed powerful poliical organiza? tions, the members of which woulci expect to derive their livelihood 'from politiics and would therefore oppose annexation, before inviting the island j to come into the United States. "Under annexation," said Mr. New? lands, "the beet sugar men believe they would be better protected than with a reduction of the tariff, and I am inclined to think they are right. The Cubans have admitted before this committee (the Ways and Means; that they now have employed in the pro? duction of sugar all the labor in the islands and they have tacitly admitted that the extension of the industry must come from thc importation of cheap Chinese and other labor. If j the island was annexed to the United States our immigration laws would apply, the rate of wages would be gradually raised to the same level and their sugar would be produced under conditions so similar Lo our own that the competition would be by no means as severe. " The introduction of the Newlands resolution caused a sensa? tion in the House and it was every where actively discussed. Had it come from a republican source it seems most likely that it would have been adopted. Under the circumstances its future is most problematical. Representative Oscar W. Underwood, of Alabama, expressed himself to your correspondent, yesterday in no uncertain terms upon the question of our relations with Cuba. He said that ho was in favor of relations as near free trade as could be secured. "There are immense markets in Cuba for American products which would m<?re than make up any possible loss which might lie sustained by the sugar inter? ests. Every increase in the manufac ? ture of Cuban sugar will be attende:*! I with a demand for machinery which, under reciprocity, the United States j will sell. The farmers of the whole ; country will be benefitted by the in? creased demand for boots and shoes, and the resultant higher prices of hides, for instance: there will be a de? mand for American coal as the small Caban product is so poor as to be hardly a merchantale product. There are a hundred demands which the United States will supply which are now supplied by other countries. The very fact that, under a former recipro? city treaty, we had a trade of $18,000, 000 per annum ought of itself to be sufficient proof of the advisability of controlling these markets." In reply to a question, Mr. Underwood said that the present trade with Cuba had dwindled to a small fraction of the former trade. TEN MILLION DOLLAR FIRE IN NEW JERSEY. Business Portion of Patterson Swept by Flames-Great Gale Fanned the Furious Fire. Paterson, N. J., Feb. 9.-A great fire ?wept through Paterson today and in its desolate wake are the embers and ashes of property valued in pre? liminary estimate at 810,0000,00. It burned its way through the business section of the city and claimed as its own a majority of the finer structures devoted to commercial, civic, educa tioanal and religious use, as well as scores of houses. There was small tribute of life and injury to the con? flagration, but hundreds were left homeless and thousands without em? ployment. A relief movement for the care of those unsheltered and unpro? vided for has been organized already and Mayor John Henchcliffe said to? night that Paterson'would be able to care for her own without appealing to the charity of other communities and States. The great manufacturing plants of the place are safe and the community, temporarily dazed by the calamity, already has commenced the work of reorganization and restora? tion. The fire came at last midnight and was checked only after a desperate figth that lasted until late this after? noon. Every city and town within reach of Patterson sent firemen and apparatus to the relief of the threaten? ed city and it took the united efforts of them all to win the battle. A northerly gale gave the conflagration its impetus and carried its burning brands to kindle the blaze afresh at other points. The firemen made stand after stand before the wall of fire, but were driven back repeatedly, and when victory finally came to them they were grimed and exhausted. THE PRESIDENT ABANDONS TRIP TO CHARLESTON. Doctors Say That Disease May Take a Sudden Change. - Washington, Feb. 8.-The following statement was issued at the White House at noon today : "The condition of the president's son is favorable. The doctors say that the president should not go to Charles? ton as at any time within the six days the disease may take a sudden turn for the worse. The president also is asked not to go to Groton as his visit might excite the boy who is not in im? mediate danger." Owing to the request of the physi? cians tho president has abandoned his trip to Charleston. Washintgon, Feb. 8.-President "Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou, left here tonight at 12.24 for Groton, Mass., in a special car attach? ed to the regular train over the Pennsylvania railroad. A special train will be in waiting in New York to take him to Boston. Late this evening the president determined to disregard the request of his son's physician and to go to his boy's bed? side. It was stated that the president felt his presence would be a comfort to Mrs. Roosevelt *and that as the critical period covers the next three days he should be near his son. It is also stated that the trip to Massa? chusetts is taken on the president's own initiative and is not due to any alarming news which has reached him concerning his son's condition. It s stated that the president has no plans for returning to Washington, his future movements depending upon the condition of his son. Groton, Mass., Feb. 9.-President Roosevelt, upon his arrival at Groton this afternoon did not find his son, Theodore, Jr., alarmingly ill with pneumonia, but the boy's condition was not sufficiently reassuring to war? rant the president's immediate return to the national capital. Favorite Nearly Everywhere Constipation means dullness, depres sion, headache, geneally disordered health Dewitt's Little Early Risers stimulate the liver, open the bowels and relieve this con? dition. Safe, speedy and thorough. They never gripe. Favorite pills. J S Hugh son <fc Co. --MM?- - Fernandina, Fla., Feb. 8.-Edward Burton, superintendent of the Sea? board Air Line shops here, was shot and killed in his office this morning by D. M. Sylvester, a machinist, who had until a few minutes previous to the tragedy been working for the com? pany. ? IB ? ? ? . ? 1 - "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy for a number of years and have no hesitancy in saying that it is the best rem? edy for coughs, colds and croup I have ever used in my family. 1 have not words to express my confidence in this reme? dy.--M rs J A Moore, North Star. Mich' For sale by Dr A J China. The President May Not Come to Charleston. HIS SON IS SERIOUSLY ILL OF PNEUMONIA. Washington, Feb. 7.-The illness of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., has changed very greatly the plans of the president for his trip to Charleston to visit the exposition there. The trip possibly may have to be abandoned altogether, but the present purpose is to make a flying visit to the exposition and to re? turn, immedatley after the most im? portant functions in which it has been arranged the presidential party should participate. No ladies will accom? pany the presidential party owing to the absence of Mrs. Roosevelt and the hurried nature of the modified ar? rangements. The president, instead of leaving here Monday night will not start until Tuesday morning. He will go direct to Charleston and will take part in the exercises of Wednesday and be present at the banquet, and then will return to Washington, reach? ing here some time Thursday. The three cabinet officers who it was an? nounced heretofore would accompany the president, Secretary Cortelyou and a stenographer, will comprise the entire party as now arranged. A Southern Publishing Project. A meeting of Southern men is an nonced for Charleston, S. C., Tues? day, February ll, for the purpose of taking into consideration the interests of the South with reference to publishing school text books. It is expected that a corporation will be organized with a large capital to em? bark in this branch of business. It is set out that the Southern States have a school population of about five millions, 75,000 teachers and 50.OOo school buildings. The moderate esti? mate of one dollar per pupil for books and printed supplies gives ' an aggre? gate pf $5,000,000 a year. It is furth? er said that not 5 percent, of the books in schools or private libraries bear the imprint of a Southern publisher, or the name of a Southern author. It is considered a conservative estimate that ten million dollars leave the South every year for the product of printing presses, it is asserted that the South is more deficient in book printing than in anv other industry. To correct this it -is urged that the South should combine in such a way as to own one vast plant, with an outfit not surpassed by any other in America. Sentiment and resolutions will never supply the deficiency. In order to be independent it is necessary for the South to build the plant-to have its "own machinery, talent, funds and editors. " There is certainly no reason why the South should not push the business of publishing books as well as aim to extend its other industries. This not for the reason that Southern writers cannot get fair treatment fiom North? ern publishing houses, ns some foolish? ly contend but on the general principle of diversifying industries and supply? ing all articles for which an adequate market can be found. It is needless to say that such an enterprise to suc? ceed must be conducted on strict busi? ness principles. The facilities it pro? vides must be proportioned to the de? mand, and it will be obliged to suc? ceed by supplying an article as well adapted, if not better, to the needs of the market at a reasonable price as can be done by any of his competit? ors. It will have very vigorous com petitioii to met, and it cannot over? come it without giving better services at the same price, or as good service at a less price. Too much reliance must not be placed on calling this a distinctly Southern enterprise. There is not much sentiment in business, and sectionalism counts for nothing unless there is at least eqnality in the service. No doubt the South has money enough and ability enough to found a great publishing house and to conduct it. The problem is to get this money and this ability together under competent management. With? out able supervision a project of this sort cannot be successful. We do not want sectional text books, but' good ones. There bas been complaint of some of our school histories because they have a sectional or party bias. These may easily be displaced by providing better ones. But when "a Southern publishing house is established it should work not for the South alone, but for every? body who is willing to give it patron? age. A project to set up a publishing house in the South for the benefit of Southern writers who cannot get their manuscripts accepted in the North would be certain to fail, and a project to conduct a publishing house_ to profit by and stimulate sectionalism would deserve to fail. If the South makes books on a large scale it must do it as it makes cotton cloth or sugar-for the benefit of everybody that wants them-and must adapt its products to the wants of the market as other branches of business are obliged to do. There is no such thing as an exclusively Northern pub? lishing house and there is no legiti? mate field for an exclusively Southern publishing house.-Louisville Cou? rier-Journal. OIL ON ROADS. Mr. Eldridge, assistant director of the "Department of Good Roads In? quiries, Washington, D. C., has made some interesting statements in regard to the kind of oil that will give the best results for road sprinkling. He says that the proper oil to use is what is known as the residum oil, which is usually discarded as useless. It has considerable body to it, and when sprinkled on the road, consolidates with tho dust particles, forming a crust on the surface resembling leath? er, which is almost impervious to wa? ter. On sandy soil this treatment will not help matters at all. When the oil is properly applied, the surface should Inst for a year. Kerosene or petroleum should never be used, according to Mr. Eldridge, on account of their volatile nature. In Pensacola. Fla., a fund was made up for the purpose of purchasing a quantity of crude oil from the Texas oil fields, and the first consignment of the oil, when placed on the streets, proved such a satisfac? tion to the people that much more has been ordered.