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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1915.
WEATHER FOBEGAST
Probably fair Wednesday and
Thursday.
Regular Budweiser weather!
o ? ' -
All's well that ends well-Brogon
Mill strike.
? ? -o ???
It is reported that thc Sultan of
.Turkey lu dead again.
--o
Planters to Hoar Prof. Kippln.
Headline. Ile ought to be a pippin,
o
What has become of the old fashion
ed benefactor who fell for tito buy-a
balc movement?
? O'' -
The papers aro having a lot to Bay
about qie Say ville wireless station
being taken over.
-? o
No, you goldarned Bimp, lt ain't
quite hot enough for us. we could
stand a degree more.
Hopo for Better Thing's in Moxlco.
-Headline. Talking about Uncle Sam's
soldiers, wc suppose.
What's in a natue anyway. Wo seo
whero the Safety Powder company's
plant waB wrecked by an explosion.
Thc Charleston papers are talking
about "blind tiger milk." A lot of
folks In Charleston think in terms of
blind tiger. .
Paranoiac Bounds better than luna
tic and kleptomaniac Bounds bettor
tk?n. thief, but If tho tenner lands in
'.th?C-iiy'.'un and the latter on t' . reek
pil?'whit's thc difference?
O
Tito Chicago physician who said a
sea voyage wat. tho best treatment in
the world for, a nervous breakdown
probably doesn't know about subma
rines being in tito water and bomba
in the holds of ships.
It looks like the garment workers
ehow poor Judgment In going on a
strike Just at a time when we are
dispensing with all the apparel so
ciety will .permit and wishing we
could abbreviate lt down to a Hg leaf.
--<?
A bad boy In Passaic, New Jersey,
has been made good by an operation.
Why not hare your son operated
ti pon?-Spartanburg Journal. Daddy's
knees make a mighty good operating
tablo and a ?lipper or a hairbrush a
alight/ handy instrument, .
Ut* UM A NY'S AMAZING ll KP UV.
Germany s long delayed and care*
fully consldorcd reply to our govern
ment'? pr?tent against 1I<T methods ot
naval warfare hon brought keon dis
appoliitmciit. lt wan expected to HIIOW
an understanding of the American at
titude and a disposition to meei UJ
halfway, Th? nailon hoped that Ger
many would at least disavow thu
Lusitania outrage, and Indicate lo r
desire t<? return lo humane and legal
methods so far as her submarine pol
icy directly ufTcctcd the United States.
in:.tend, Minister Von J Ugo w's note
ls au utmost Incredible document of
evasion and of Insolence unconcealed
by phrases ot mechanical courtesy.
The one thing which aroused this
nation to a fever beat, and the prin
ciple of which is regarded as far
more, vital than any controversy over
mere property rights, was the sinking
of Hie Lusitania, without warning, and
the killing of I.4D0 people, more than
Kio of them Ann rican citizens, lt was
with that in mind particularly that
President Wilson wrote, in his note of
Muy 15: "lt (the United States gov
ernment) confidently expects that the
Imperial German Government will dis
avow the acts of which the United
states complains, that they will make
reparation, so far as reparation is
possible, for injuries which ure with
out measure, and that they will take
Immediate steps to prevent thc recur
rence of anything so obviously sub
versive nf the principles of warfare."
Thc iirst (?erinn reply, making only
tiie untrue comment that the Lusi
tania utas armed, ignored that demand,
and our government i ?mowed it "very
earnestly and solemnly" on June 10.
Now. Germany defends that act of
assassination on the quibbling und ir
relevant ground that Great lirltain ba'
armed some of her merchantmen and
encouraged them to defend themselves
against submarines, and ma'utains
that the submarine crew was justified
in killing 1,400 noncombatants, to
give them a chance to escape might
have endangered tho score or so of
Germans in the U boat.
She adds the mocking comment that
tho Lusitania rcnlly -shouldn't hav??
sunk so .quickly, anyway, and makes
tho absurd and pettifogging Insinua
tion that lt was tho cartridges on
hoard that sent her to the bottom,
rether than tho German torpedo. She
reaches a climax in the astonishing
d?claration that the Lusitania case
shows "tn what jeopardizing of hu
man lives thu manner of conducting
war employed by our" adversaries
leads."
It ls impossible that the United
States can bo satisfied with sucli
heartless and lawless evasion.
When it comos to other matters in
volved, tho German position ls just as
amuzing. President Wilson has de
clared unconditionally that Americans
will not surrender their inalienable
right to sall the seas, on any peace
ful vessels, whether under neutral or
belligerent Hags. Germany refuses to
admit this right, which lias never been
questioned, und refuses to allow Amer
icans to cross the Atlantic except on
neutral ships. The plain inference ls
that she reserves the right to destroy
oilier passengor ship, flying enemy
lings, au shu destroyed thc Lusitania,
without warning.
Tf wo want to cross tho Atlantic, she
Informs us, we must do so in our own
ships. Doubtless that would bo a wiso
thing to do; but wc aro free agents in
tho matter. She is willing to have us
operate a "reasonable number" of
passenger ships, and will oven allow
us to buy some - from her enemies
four to bo exact--if wo can't get them
lu any other way. Those passenger
ships, she warns us, must carry no
contraband.
As for American freighters ihat
carry no passengers, they "will not be
hindered in thc proscoutlon of legiti
mate shipping." In German diplo
matic phraseology, "legitimate" uoiuis
"ion-contraband" although neutral
ships ure legally soft no matter whut
the cargoes, ano \ xpects our govern
rnont *.o give her Assurances; In all
rr. .cs, that there arc no contraband
goods aboard.
In other words. Germany pretends
ihnt she owns the sea, and that Amer
icans havo no right to sall lt except
by her sufferance. Sho refuges to
obey international law. ,Sho puts on
us tho onus of "searching" ships,
which belongs to her, and assumes
t!ie right to destroy every ship under
tho American flag if sho ?alls to ro
<.< ive assurance that there is no con
traband aboard, although that ls lu
absolute disregard of our own rights
as guaranteed b> the German-Ameri
can treaties. She refuses to appolo
glxe for killing the Americans on thc
Lusitania, and refuses to make repara
tion to their families.
Tho situation ls serious. Unless
Germany quickly changes hor front,
there ls sparently nothing for Presi
dent Wilson to do, In view of tho
position he has taken with tho solid
support of tho whole nation, but tu cat
off diplomatic relations with Gcnsun/. .
THE GERIV
(Now York World?
Tt was liardly lo be exported, we
suppose, i h.ii a nation will? li blow in
tcriintiunul law to atoms win n il as
Hussinuteil tli<' Lusitania would fail on
oeeusion to make hom?' plea in self-de
fense, even though a weak one. Pres
sing no new argument or ?-x< use ex
cept thut it was surprised, perhaps
appalled, al the suddenness with
which thut gn at ship went to tho bot
tom, tin- dorman note now in hand is
little moro than a repetition ol' the
plea, nlrcady familiar to us, that lie
cuutH) Great llritam ha sviolatcd In
ternational law lu its assaults upon
|>|i'operty at sea Germany is justitiell
in tin- perpetration of every crime
known to civilization.
Violence which at the very outset
runs tin' whole gamut of outlawry and
lias no word of n-nret for wholesale
murder naturally enough is not abash
ed win n it is called to account for
bsser injuries to a friend. Herr von
JagOW does not fail to dwell upon tho
Germun grievance against us fur sidl
ing munitions of war to the allie;-,
which lie knows is perfectly lawful;
lie does not neglect to speak of the
"thousands of German mothers and
children robbed of breadwinners,"
those breadwinners being German sol
diers conducting "a war of defense"
by invading foreign States, and ho re
news the complaint that British mer
chunum n are armed and that they at
tempt io ram German submarines, but
he doon refuse- to (Hscusu law and
right and he does ignore thc treaties
between tlie United States and Prus
sia which clearly cover every point
now lu dispute.
To the extent that tho note give*
assurance that "American ships will
not bo hindered in tho prosecution of
legitimate shipping ami thu lives of
American citizens1 in neutral vessels
shall not bo placed in Jeopardy" there
is u distinct advance over anything
that has emanated heretofore from the
Gorman foreign office. Tlie further
statement, however, that "the Imperial
government ls unable to admit that
American Press 0
Tin* Mon' Dangerous.
Louisville ('our 1er-Journal.
Tho German answer would carry
better persuasion If it could be con
sidered wholly and apart as an ex
parte statement. That the English
orders In council were violation of
noutrul rights under International law
and usage was made manifest by tlie
protest of our government. Unfor
tunately -tho course pursued by Ger
muny made lt needful before proceed
ing with that protest to meet a more
Immediate und dangerous asuiitlt.
Full of Loopholes.
Baltimore Sun.
The note from Berlin settles noth
iug. Ita proposals, as submitted, aro
far too full of conditions and of loop
holes for double dealing to be ac
cepted by thia government.
Can't Accept lt.
Baltimore American.
Th0 very couutry that prates about
freedom of the seas has tho effront
ery to propose thut American sailing
.ships and conditions be placed undi -
the censorship and the consent et* thc
German admiralty. The United State J
fought England in the wpr ol 1 s j ^
for reasons less offensive than this
condition would bring about.
An Old Story.
Portland (Ore.) Oregonian .
The ternis which Germany oner,
to the United States fall in thu san
class as those which Austria offered
to Servia.
Jiote Intolerable.
Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman Review.
The Gorman note ls intolerable.
Offers No Itoparutinn.
St. Louis Uepubllc.
The German note falls Wholly t-;
offer any reparation for*"the uiciuurt
less wrongs sustained by Ihnoci lil
American citizens who took pansage
on tho Lusitania.
Polite but Unsatisfactory.
Kansas City Star.
The German reply ls admirably po
lite. But thc proposals do not meet
tho situation. The Lusitania tragedy
remains as it was the day ls occurred.
Asks Too Much.
Savannah Press.
Germany in her last note asks us
to do too much, bbb seoks to put us
tn a position of showing special fa
voritism t her in the clearing of
ships from American ports and this
we eau not agreo to do.
Close to Trouble.
Charleston livening Post.
Tho next communication from
Washington will very probably be a
penultimate address. From that point
the Issuo will be within tire control
of Germany. Another Lusitania Inci
dent would mean war.
Painful Surprise.
ToWo (Ohio) News-Bee.
Painful surprise follows thc discov
ery that Germany Justifies the de
3truction of the Lusitania. . . .Ger
many remains so firm sod ls so quer
ulous In her lat ?st reply that a nation
less aggressive and less tolerant Utan
the United States might call lt quits
sud bave no more to do with her. But
Washington kuows the temper of thc
u?nnan as well as of the American
people.
Time ta Act.
Louisville Times.
It ls Impossible to see how nego
tiations between tho two governments
can continue on this .baals. It would
seem that Ute time has come for Mr.
Wilson to act.
Here Verbal Fearing.
Knoxville (Tenn.) Sentinel.
- lt ls a mere piece ot verbal fencing
IAN NOTE
American ?ltlsi ns can protect an en
? my ship through tb? mere fact of
their presence on hoard "ls offensive,
und by Implication is a falsehood.
Wc have not held that the presence
of Americans on enemy ships protect
ed the ehips. What wi- have main
tained and still must maintain is
that Americans in Buch cases, us in
all others where they may bo engaged
upon lawful errands, are protected by
international law. We are not protect
ing Hrltlsh ships. We arc protecting
American rights and thc law of na
tions.
Herr von Jagow's suggestion of a
method by which the United States
may carry on a limited amount of
commerce in the so-called German
war zone, subject tu tho forbearance
of the war lords who direct thc Ger
man submarines, while interesting
and, in a way, enlightening, is of
course inadmissible. We do not hold
our sea rights subject to anybody's
.supcrvlHion. Wc are not likely to nar
render any of those rights to a nr. .on
that docs not have a single dread
nought or cruiser on the ocean and
whose boasted se.i power ls now ex
erted only by the methods of thc foot
pad and the bia? khander.
Whatever may be thought or said of
this note, it is always to be remem
bered that actions speak louder than
v '?rds. For the present wo should say
that Germany is lo be judged more by
its deeds than by it diplomacy. It bas
not been sinking any Ainerian ships
of late. It lias not been sinking
without warning any enemy ships
having Americans on bonrd. It has
not assailed any more transatlantic
tiucr.s. While these conditions may
Irritate or exasperate, but they need
not necessarily liad to a rupture. To
discontinue national wrongdoing is
one tiling. To apologize for it, even
to a friend, lu thu presence of a peo
l|lu infuriated by suffering and in
llanied by falsehood, is another. Wo
shall have to address the Germans
again and in language even more for
cible than that ul ready used.
n German Answer
that refuses to seriously regard the
president's representations of our
American rights upon the high Beas
and our grievances against her for
the violation thereof.
Won't 31?vc Wilson.
Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal and Trib
une.
Tber0 is no probability of the pres
ident's course of procedure being
blocked by the kaiser's note. Wood
row Wilson is going to do whatever
may bo necessary to protect Ameri
can interests on high seas as guaran
teed by international law and usage.
As Bad as the First
New York Globo*. ?:
Germany's'' reply' to ; 'the second
Lusitania note is as unsatisfactory as
her reply to thc first. There is evasion
of the simple issuo as to whether
Germany intends to violate Interna
tional law when the violai ion incaus
tho death of American citizens.
Impudence and Fatuity.
New York Evening Sun.
The German reply. . . .would be a
climax of impudenco if it were not
a marvel of fatuity.
One of Defiance.
New York Herald.
Stripped of Its cant about "human
ity". . . .of Ita prating about Ger
many's previous contentions lu he
halt' of "abolishment of the right of
capture". . . .of its trade against
Great Britain and its altogether spc
ciutis contentions with regard to thc
Lusitania, the German answer to thc
United Slates ls ono of defiance.
Arrogant and Offensive.
Louisville Evening, Post.
It is impossible to seo bow nego
tiations between tho two governments
can continue on this basis. It would
seem that the time has come for Mr.
Wilson to act.
Arrogant and Offensive,
Louisville Evening Post.
Nothing more arrogant, nothing
const rued ed with more offense, t . .
lias ever been sent in a not? to any
Independent power. If the kaiser had
swept the navy of the United States
from the seas; if ho had bottled up
the navy of Great Britain as his own
is bottled up, he could not have added
a single word ot offense to the note
yesterday sent to Ambassador Gerard.
A Mixe? Proceeding.
Raleigh (N. C.) Times.
We shall no tgo to war with Ger
many. . . .but we undoubtedly will
break og diplomatic relations, aban
don our neutrality and throw our
moral and other resources on tho side
of tho allies and humanity.
A Solemn Daty.
Birmingham (Ala.) News.
It now becomos tho solemn duty of
the government to carry out its prom
ise to omit no word cr act necossary
to secure compliance with tho rules'
which must be observed if. tho lives
snd liberties of American citizens are
tn be safeguarded.
Worse Thea Impossible.
Mobile (Ala.) Item.
"impossible," is a mild term in
deed to apply to that proposal in view
cf tte fart that the tights of neutral
vessels, under a neutral flag, hare
never heretofore been called into
question.
Wishes to Dicker.
Memphis News Scimitar.
We may not relish the .idea of dick
ering with Germany as te row our cit
isens shall travel tho seso, but cer
tainly we hare no Just complaint
against reaching a fair understanding
with Germany on this point so long
as we submit to dictates of Great
Britain regarding commerce with nea
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William Howard Taft, tho man who
has tho most right to a groucn, mis
none.-Florida Times-Union.
The jury sometimes fails to con
vict on circumstantial evidence, but
tho neighbors never do.-Topeka
Capital.
Lost at first Bight is often hard on
the eyes, judging from the tales they
tell in the divorce court.-Ogden
(Utah) Examiner.
Some people seem to think that ex
Secretary Uryan is a blankot Indian,
who has left the reservation.- Mem
puls News Scimitar.
The explosion of a jug of grapo
juice In an Indianapolis flat seems
to be a coincidence that ls weil worth
Washington's notjec.-Indianapolis
News.
Premier Asquith says the number
in tho British army will not exceed
3,200,000. Not if men are kept near
enough to the front.-Terre Haute
Star.
According to Disraeli "we are all
born '.or lovo" but sevon-elghts of us
aro destined to be more constantly in
thc clasp of debt.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Tiie Russians quit Vodka, the
French absinthe, the British tho
whiskey and soda, and now tho Teu
tons might swoar off trying to tako
Warsaw.-Indianapolis Star.
An interesting item in exposition
finance is tho fact that although moro
than twenty years havo passed since
the World's Fair at Chicago the di
rectors have only recently balanced
their accounts and disbanded the or
ganization.-San Francisca Chroni
cle.
An exchange remarks that peroxide
has knocked all of tho sontlment out
of that beautiful old song, "Silver
ThreadB Among the Gold."-Mc A les
ter (Okla.) News-Capital.
A Detroit tailor is said to be able
to cut a suit from memory. That
must be the material of which some
ot the ladies* summer clothes are
made.-Macon (Ga.) Nows.
Tho marriage of Mrs. Dowey Mur
phy of Fairplay, rails to mind thc
fact that a generation spans tho time
between today and the battle of Ma
nila bay. Louisville Courier-Journal.
A man can walk across the United
States without getting through a state
that lias a legalized saloon and he can
get liproariously drunk lu every state
he goes through.--Florida Times
Union.
The Sunday supplement is growing
BO nowadays that it causes almost as
much devastation In thc sp. ace for
ests as one of Henry Watteron*? shor
ter war editorial.-Boston lrans
crlpt. \
Life is growing harder and harder
for married men. Gov. Whitman of
New York was In Sacrencnto and
heard the baby In Albany crying. No
escape.-.Wichita (Kans.) Beacon.
Au Idaho plumber did a job et pipe
repairing while asleep.. Judged by
their work, some plumbers In other
pisces have worked while under the
apell of nightmam.-Terre Haute
Haute (Ind) Star.
tral ports.
Takes Step Further.
Tampa (Fla) Times.
Germany has abated not a jot her
stiff-necked attitude. Rather abe har
gone further toward a separation of
rctaVt-ns with tho United States by
her covert threat of attack on any
American passenger sh!p which also
carries munitions ot war.
We have the
well in hand i
business as w<
a good many
Hat Sale.
Yes, we've ci
trimmed to y<
$2.50 and $2
$3.00 Straw
$4.00 Straw
$5.00 Panam;
$3.50 Bankol
A few pairs lt
$6 Oxfords \
mendrous red
some of mos
fer you a \
at.
PRESS CC
John Bull Will ?cally Oct to Work. !
(Now York Sun.)
It 1B plain that thc English people
has at last been compelled to acknowl
edge thc tremendous difficulties of thc
struggle on which .it entered last
August. Self-complacency and con
tempt for the Tentons have been ex
pelled from the minds of those who in
their ignorance belittled the might of
their foes. Tho correspondent whose
impressions of the British state of
mind the Sun printed yesterday rec
orded tho significant fact that op
timism has given placo to pessimism;
that th? reverse of thc allies, the in
ability of thc king's soldiers to gain
ground, the situation at the Dardanel
les, have brought about a distinct
mental reaction, the effect of which
is discernible throughout th J country.
But this new attitude must not bo
Interpreted as one of despair. It is
moro likely to turn out the salva
tion of the empire. Under its ' in
fluence tho British will see the de
ficiencies and weaknesses of their
military establishment, devote theni
j selvea to their correction, and apply
their energy to the creation of a de
fensive and offenslvo engine of men
'and munitions sufficient to thc magnl
j tudc of tho task they have undertaken.
! The depression that eleven months
of costly Instruction has produced ls
a far graver menace to Germany tl:un
tbe reckless denial of facts which
characterized the beginning of the
world contest.
Mexican Conditions.
(Chicago Tribune.)
The president's determination to
withhold from the' public knowledge
of conditions in Mexico as disclosed In
reports ot Red Cross agents ls rather
masterful statecraft. Americans who
have been so free slnco tho war be
gan with their rebukes of old world
autocracy and secret diplomacy might
i find food for more modest meditation
at home.
The point at Issue is or ought to
be whether Gie reports arc true. Per
haps they are not, yet the Rod Cross
ri'TW'f"" --1-,-TVI;-r~vn~-fr-r--Trrrr
* ABOUT THE STATE. ?
Cans Vegetables.
C. P. Flshburne, who lives In Wal
terboro and farms at Neyres, has Just
Invested in a canning outfit of suffi
cient slzo t . take care. of his sur
plus vegetables. Ho has this year two
acroB of tomatoes ana one of okra. He
figures that something over 11,000
tins will be necessary to can this pro
duct.-Walterboro Press and Stan
dard.
Knew Frank Heit.
Percy Berry, of York, who was.a
student at Cornell University at
Ithlaca, N. T., last year, days that he
Knew Frank Holt the man who at
tempted to assassinate J. P. Morgan,
w*\? tried to blow up the United States
capitol and who later comniiitcrr sui
cide. Mr. Berry said that Holt wes
Instructor In German and that ho al
ways appeared "queer" to Gie college
students.-York News.
Kew Surface Well.
A surface well has Just been com
pleted by the board of public works
with a dally capacity of 3.500 gallons.
This water supply will be nsed for
boiler purposes, separat? tanks for
.holding Gie surplus having been re
cently completed. The well is 10 feet
square and was dug near the bolter
room.-Hones PaGj Chronicle.
Location of Battons 1
A Pickena youug man wept to see
a yonnr 'ady the other night, aad as
lt war .-^'alng when ho started home,
the youug lady insisted upon him
wearing her raincoat. He put the coat
oe, bs! couldn't find any buttons on
It and thought there were none. Next
morning when he went to return the
co?<- he noticed that the huttons.were,
on tho left-hand side. He Int jstlgated
and found that all. ladles' coats have
straw hat proposition
low. We're enlivening
ill as the appearance of
men with our Straw
it 'em all and they're
our taste too.
Straw Hats now. $1.50
Hats now . . . $2.00
Hats now . . . $2.50
i Hats now . . . .$3.75
k Hats.$2.50
2ft of the lot of Hanan
ve're selling at a tre
uction. There are still
;t all sizes. They of
vonderful opportunity
.$3.95
'TU Stan.?Uh* JConxitx*.
i
)MMENT_
is not an irresponsible body, nor ls
it likely its agents aro unreliable. If
their reports are -highly sensational
there is reason to believe, from what
we know of the Mexican situation,
they are not tin less true for being
so. The situation of Mexico ls high
ly sensational and it is doubtful lt
reports of it .can bo exaggerated.
Hut wc are not inclined to beli.-tvo
that lied Cross reports arc suppressed
because they aro untrue or becauso
time is wanted to verify tt.em. Neither
are willing to believe the president
is so ingenuous und self-distrustful HS
to fear that his judgment will be the
victim of a Cient?fico conspiracy and
its manufactured news.
Dut if facts aro to be kept from the
public in order to avoid tho formula
tion of p .. ile opinion which might
direct Itself ;alnBt the Mexican policy
of thc ad ..ia iBt rat ion we have here
in our own country as perfect a speci
men of socret diplomacy and essential
autocracy as could be found anywhere
among tho governments.
This being a republic, with certain
leanings toward freedom of thought
and individual responsibility, it would
seem that tho peoplo have a right to
.know all tho facts respectng the Mexi
can situation. It may bo that Mr. Wil
son believes we should not use our
knowledgo wisely and therefore with
fatherly intent withholds tho sharp
edged truth from our blundering fing
ers. But is this the American idea
of tho function of the executive?
During diplomatic negotiations full
publicity is not proper. Tl.At ls con
ceded. But thc right of ?.tie nation to
know the facts, all attainable facts,
facts favorable, and unfavorable, re
specting un Important government
policy, domestic or foreign, cannot be
challenged in a republic Mr. Wil
son's policy as to Mexico is perforce
tho nation's policy for the time being,
but if the executive ts to suppress in
formation from reputable sources la
order to escape pressure to alter its
pYedeturminod course, the fact that
tho executive is called president in
stead of emperor is immaterial.
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? ODDS AND ENDS. ?
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Ono of the best ways to clean Ivory
is to boil lt in a solution of alum and
water for about two noars and dry In
the sun. It will look equal to new.
Another way is to burn a piece ot
pumice stone in the ovch, scrape lt in
to a fine powder, moisten with a lit
tle spirit cf ammonia, and with lt rub
thc ivory carefully. To clean carved
ivory figures, take equal parts of pow
dered whiting and methylated spirits
and make tb em into a.pasto; rub it
on tlit> Ivory with a brush. When
dry, ' brush tho figures well with a
soft brush. , i ?it ?sat
% -
Tho canework of a chair, ban be
cleaned and tightened up if lt 1B
scrubbed with hot soap and water,
first on tho ton and then on the under
side ot the cane. Turn the chair bot?
tom upwards, so that ibo cap? may
be well soaked, ant1 leave lt In the air
to dry. This process will cause the
cane to shrink, and, If not broken,
the seat will be as firm as when now.
Whlto spots may r.i removed from
varnished furniture by rubbing with
a cloth dampened with spirits of carn*
plier. To remove mortar and paint
spots from windows, rub the morts,*
spots with hot sharp vinegar, or, if
fresh, cold vinegar will loosen them,
Rub the paint, with camphene and
sand.
Before asking our opinion of the
war be good enough to state your
own. Wo aro some diplomat-Dar
lington News and Press.
the buttons on the left-brad side and
men's coats hav*e the .buttons on tba
right-hand aldo, Tie wants to know
why this ls, and .Wo would like to
kQAW, too. Will someone please en*
lighten us?-Picketts Sentinel.